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

[C. G. Estabrook]

Sarah et al.--

IVAW is invited to send a representative(s) to talk about the October  
7 rally on "AWARE On the Air," AWARE's weekly cable TV program (shown  
Tuesdays at 10pm on channels 6/99).

We'll record the program on Tuesday, October 4, at 1pm in the Urbana  
Public Television studios (= the Urbana City Council chambers).

The program is unscripted and unrehearsed, so you're invited to join  
us at 1pm next Tuesday for an open discussion.

Regards,

Carl Estabrook


On Sep 29, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Sarah Lazare 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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