[Peace-discuss] Fwd: AFSC Iraq Update: Eyewitness to Occupation

Tue Feb 17 12:04:03 CST 2004

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>Subject: AFSC Iraq Update: Eyewitness to Occupation
>Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:19:45 -0800
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>AFSC's Iraq Update
>  In This Issue: February 9, 2004
>•   Speaking Tour: Eyewitness to Occupation
>•   Global Day of Action on March 20
>•   News on Daily Life Under Occupation
>•   Combat Boots as Memorial - An Antiwar Message to the World
>•   Dover to D.C. Memorial Procession
>  Speaking Tour: Eyewitness to Occupation
>Featuring Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud
>AFSC Iraq Country Representatives
>
>March 2-20, 2004
>Visiting: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Portland, 
>Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C.
>
>Rick and Mary will speak in many U.S. cities about their experiences over 
>the past ten months in Iraq. You can get a taste of their experiences on 
>AFSC's website, in the Iraq Aftermath section.
>
>We are still finalizing the dates and locations for the tour. Please check 
>AFSC's website for details.
>
><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4aTYa3FWSZe/>For the latest tour 
>information and Rick and Mary's 
>dispatches><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4aTYa3FWSZe/>
>  News on Daily Life Under Occupation
>In words and pictures, the newest dispatch from Rick and Mary provides a 
>stark, detailed account of the deteriorating conditions in occupied Iraq. 
>As Rick writes:
>
>"Aside from the self-congratulatory rhetoric of the Bush administration, 
>there is little evidence 'on the ground' that many Iraqis are benefiting 
>from the U.S.-led invasion and occupation. Iraqis continue in their daily 
>struggle, as President Bush and Prime Minister Blair attempt to justify 
>their pre-emptive war."
>
><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bQba3FWSZe/>Read the dispatch, 
>Daily Life Under 
>Occupation><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bQba3FWSZe/>
>  Dover to D.C. Memorial Procession
>March 14 & 15
>
>"A Trail of Mourning and Truth" will be a somber memorial procession on 
>March 14 and 15 to honor those who have been killed and wounded in Iraq. 
>It will conclude with an optional nonviolent civil disobedience action at 
>the White House on Monday, March 15. Participants may join the procession 
>at any point.
>
>The event begins on Sunday with a brief service at Camden Friends 
>Meetinghouse in Delaware and proceeds to Dover Air Force Base for another 
>ceremony before heading south. The second day will begin at Walter Reed 
>Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., and proceed to the White House.
>
>The event is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, 
>Baltimore Pledge of Resistance, Brandywine Peace Community, Iraq Pledge of 
>Resistance, Military Families Speak Out, Pacem in Terris, Peace Action, 
>Student Peace Action Network, Veterans for Peace, War Resisters League, 
>Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
>
><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bkia3FWSZe/>Learn more about Dover 
>to D.C.>
>  Global Day of Action on March 20
>
>The one-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq will be marked on 
>March 20 by a Global Day of Action against War and Occupation. On that day 
>people all around the world will take to the streets and say YES to peace 
>and NO to pre-emptive war and occupation.
>
>This will be the first time the broad antiwar community -- the world's 
>"other superpower" -- has taken center stage since hundreds of thousands 
>gathered to reject war on February 15, 2003.
>
>Major mobilizations will be New York City, Chicago, and the San Francisco 
>Bay Area, with a growing list of regional actions as well. The United for 
>Peace and Justice web page has full details, plus outreach material, local 
>and regional activities and updates.
>
><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bkOa3FWSZe/>Get details on the 
>United for Peace and Justice website>
>  Combat Boots as Memorial - An Antiwar Message to the World
>Creative and compelling ways to show the people of the United States the 
>real cost of war are crucial in turning around the war policies of this 
>administration.
>
>On January 21, the American Friends Service Committee sent an anti-war 
>message around the world. Five hundred and four pairs of combat boots were 
>placed in Chicago’s Federal Plaza representing the U.S. soldiers killed to 
>date in an unnecessary and immoral war.
>
>The AP wire story and photo were published in more than 60 newspapers 
>throughout the nation as well as in Spain, Canada, Mexico, and the U.K. It 
>appeared on CNN Morning News, USA Today, six Chicago TV stations, WGN and 
>Chicago Public Radio, the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times, and on the front 
>page of the Daily Southtown, Stars and Stripes, and Northwest Herald. It 
>was featured in The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and the 
>websites of ABC National News, The Washington Post, and Salon.
>
><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bkVa3FWSZe/>Read about the 
>compelling tribute><http://conscience.c.tep1.com/maabUaoaa4bkVa3FWSZe/>
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>ABOUT AFSC'S IRAQ AFTERMATH: THE HUMAN FACE OF WAR WEBSITE
>
>Iraq Aftermath: The Human Face of War is an alternative information 
>website, focusing on the humanitarian crisis caused by the war on Iraq. 
>The site relies on first-person accounts of the situation from our 
>correspondents in the region and other highly reliable sources. At this 
>site, you can learn the nature and scope of the humanitarian crisis. Our 
>reports will emphasize the direct experiences of individuals and families, 
>as well as the big picture.
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