[Peace-discuss] PRC To Host Iraq War Vet Dave Adams!

[Jen Tayabji]

AWARE is a cosponsoring organization of this upcoming anti-war event.

Please forward widely!

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SATURDAY!

The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) presents...

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Iraq War Veteran Dave Adams
Speaks Out Against the War
A Discussion Will Follow the Presentation

Saturday, February 11th
2-4pm
IL Disciples Foundation,
Close to the U of I Quad**

Free and open to the public!

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On Saturday, February 11th, the PRC will be hosting Iraq War veteran Dave
Adams as he shares his experiences as a veteran and speaks out against the
war. The event will begin at 2pm and will conclude with a discussion and a
question and answer session.

Dave Adams is a recent veteran of the U.S.-led war on Iraq. Upon returning
from service, he joined the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), a veteran
organization dedicated to bringing home the troops and fighting for
resources and support for recent veterans. For more information on
IVAW,please visit their website at http://www.ivaw.net. Dave has been
speaking out against the war by sharing his experiences as a soldier.
Currently, Dave is an undergraduate at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in
Carbondale.

The event is being cosponsored by: Activist Forum, Anti-War Anti-Racism
Effort (AWARE), Channing-Murray Foundation, Illinois Disciples Foundation,
La Casa Cultural Latina, McKinley Foundation, Mennonite Church Peace and
Justice Initiative Committee, U-C Friends Meeting, UIUC Gender and Women's
Studies, University YMCA, and Vietnam Veterans Against the War (CU Chapter).

**The event will be held in Wisegarver Lounge, located on the 1st floor of
the Illinois Disciples Foundation (IDF). The IDF is located at the NW corner
of Springfield and Wright in Champaign, only a block away from the U of I
Quad. There is free parking and the IDF is located on many of the CU bus
routes. The event is wheelchair accessible.

The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) is a multi-issue,
multi-tactical activist organization. The PRC is a program of the Illinois
Disciples Foundation and a Registered Student Organization at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Interested in getting involved in activism on campus? Check out our Semester
Intro Meeting on Wednesday, February 15th from 7:30-8:30pm at the Illinois
Disciples Foundation (located at NW corner of Springfield and Wright in
Champaign, close to campus). Everyone is welcome and there will be free
snacks!

For more information about the Dave Adams event, PRC's Intro Meeting, or
anything else, please feel free to contact us at (217) 352-8721,
prc at prairienet.org, or visit us online at http://www.prairienet.org/prc.