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

[Sarah Lazare]

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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