[Peace] War: Truth and Consequences / November 13th

[carol inskeep]

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Paul Vogel was so worried about his 23 year old son - an Army reservist stationed in Baghdad - that he went to visit him in Iraq.  Deeply disturbed by what he saw, Paul put up a sign in front of his small business when he got home:  "Proud of my soldier, Ashamed of my president."  

This week Paul will be the keynote for a timely program on the realities of war and the military which will also include Roaa al-Heeti and line-up of anti-war vets from Champaign-Urbana.  Come out and join us.  And pass the word...

AWARE (the Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort) presents
"War: Truth and Consequences:  An  Event to commemorate Veteran's Day"

Saturday, November 13th, 1:00-4:00pm                                               McKinley Foundation (809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign)
1:00pm Keynote Speaker: Paul Vogel, a small businessman from Barrington, Illinois, whose 23 year old son Aaron, is an Army reservist who recently returned home from Iraq. In November 2003, Paul visited his son in Baghad.
1:45pm Roaa Al-Heeti will do a slide presentation illustrating the effects of the war on the Iraqi people.  Roaa is a University of Illinois Law Student who visited relatives in Iraq with her father last year.

2:30pm BREAK

2:45pm Three generations of local vets speak out about their own experiences:  Bob Wahlfeldt, (combat veteran of WW 2), Joe Miller (of Vietnam Veterans Against the War), Bob Illyes, Meg Miner, and Paul King

3:30pm Excerpts from two films: "Honor Betrayed" and "Hijacking Catastrophe" :  Footage of soldiers on the ground in Iraq, military family members, and a Vietnam veteran who speak about the realities of war and combat


All donations from this event will benefit Iraq Vets Against the War, an organization of returning US soldiers who oppose the on-going war in Iraq.

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY AWARE, THE ANTI-WAR, ANTI-RACISM EFFORT - www.anti-war.net.  For more information contact Carol at 344-9155 or carolinskeep at yahoo.com

 

			
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