[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Oct 7 Anti war Speak Out

[Karen Medina]

We will find someone to speak.

-karen medina

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Sarah Lazare <sarah.lazare at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Karen and all.
> Thanks for asking! Help with turnout would be great. If you could encourage
> your membership and anyone else who would be interested to come, that would
> be fabulous! Also, I believe Jacob reached out to AWARE to see if someone
> from that group would be interested in speaking at the speak out. Do you
> know if anyone's interested?
> Take Care,
> Sarah
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sarah, Scott, and Jacob,
>>
>> We are so glad the local IVAW is doing this speak out on October 7th.
>> Can AWARE offer you anything more than moral support, [you have our
>> unending moral support].
>>
>> -karen medina
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Jacob Crawford <jkbcrawford at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Iraq Veterans Against the War will be hosting a speak-out on the quad on
>> > the
>> > anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan:
>> >
>> > When: Noon, Friday, October 7th
>> > Where: The Quad (in front of the student union, facing the Quad).
>> > What: Join us in speaking out against the occupations, against
>> > militarism,
>> > and for peace and social justice.
>> > This October 7th marks the ten-year anniversary of the continued
>> > occupation
>> > of Afghanistan. This decade of war has devastated and traumatized the
>> > people
>> > of Afghanistan, while also having dire consequences here at home, yet we
>> > are
>> > seeing an escalation in the so-called global war on terror. The end of
>> > the
>> > occupation of Afghanistan is nowhere in sight, and the occupation of
>> > Iraq
>> > persists, despite promises of withdrawal. Drone attacks and raids are
>> > carried out daily across the Afghan border into Pakistan, violating
>> > their sovereignty. Our government continues to spend one trillion
>> > dollars a
>> > year to fund worldwide military operations in the midst of a budget
>> > crisis,
>> > maintaining 800 military bases around the globe. Service members
>> > continue to
>> > suffer from war and conflict even after discharge, as they are faced
>> > with
>> > untreated physical and mental injuries, unemployment, substance abuse,
>> > and
>> > homelessness. Meanwhile, rates of trauma amongst occupied populations
>> > are
>> > unknown, with some estimating that they are near universal.
>> >
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> -- karen medina
>> "The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark
>> Twain
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-- karen medina
"The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain