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MA, Boston: Krzysztof Wodiczko's Veterans Project at Institute for Contemporary Art

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:17:09 -0500

Start: 11/04/2009 - 12:00am

End: 03/07/2010 - 11:59pm

Krzysztof Wodiczko's Veterans Project at Institute for Contemporary Art
Nov 4 2009 - 8:00am to 8:00 pm

Krzysztof Wodiczko
The Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
November 4, 2009 – March 7, 2010

The Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston (ICA) has invited Krzysztof Wodiczko to create a new project focusing on veterans returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. This new project will go on view at the ICA November 4, 2009, just prior to the observation of Veterans Day, and continues through March 7, 2010.

WI, Madison: Future Cities 2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:26:34 -0400

Start: 11/05/2009 - 12:00am

End: 11/08/2009 - 11:59pm

CA, San Diego: "What Do You Really Know About War?" & "Bring Their Buddies Home" Vigil

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:23:44 -0400

Start: 11/08/2009 - 11:30am

End: 11/08/2009 - 4:30pm

What do you really know about war? Hear from the people who have been there:

Iraq

Afghanistan

GI Resistance

Women in the Military

Homeless Veterans

Military Families

When: Sunday, Nov. 8th, 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Where: Multi-Purpose Rm - Student Services Center

Keynote Address by Rep. Bob Filner (CA-51), Chairman of Veterans Affairs with highlights from Arlington West & Cross My Heart, by Peter Dudar & Sally Marr. Music by Kevin "Mac Mac" McCoy.

FREE but donations appreciated. REGISTER BEFORE NOV. 4TH FOR FREE LUNCH TICKET. Program followed by a sunset vigil:

Stand in silence along N. Torrey Pines Rd. (North and South of Muir College Drive) for a Sunset Vigil to honor those who have died in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq We will provide each participant with a memorial page to wear bearing the name of a fallen soldier, or you can bring your own for someone you wish to honor.

NY, West Point: "Army - Don't Go To Iraqistan!" Rally

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:15:55 -0400

Start: 11/14/2009 - 10:30am

End: 11/14/2009 - 10:30am

Please try to attend the next "Army - Don't Go to Iraqistan" rally to be held this coming Saturday, Oct. 10 at West Point to address people arriving for the Army-Vanderbilt football game. Directions.

We will gather at 10:30 a.m. in Highland Falls by the clock at the southern most tip of the public park at Main Street and West Point Highway, just south of West Point's Thayer Gate. The rally will end at noon, kickoff time.

Eleven of us attended the rally there this last Saturday, and we found the experience very worthwhile.

We came to West Point because it is the nation’s top training center for young people entering Army leadership and because it is a way to reach out to people who are directly affected by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The photos below are graciously provided by Andy Courtney.

GA, Ft. Benning: Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:00:00 -0400

Start: 11/20/2009 - 12:00am

End: 11/22/2009 - 11:59pm

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November 20-22, 2009 - Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia
Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC)!

The military coup by SOA graduates in Honduras has once again exposed the destabilizing and deadly effects that the School of the Americas has on Latin America. The actions of the school's graduates are unmasking the Pentagon rhetoric and reveal the anti-democratic results of U.S. policies. It is time for a change towards justice.

From November 20-22, 2209, thousands will vigil at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia, to stand up for justice, to shut down the School of the Americas and to end the oppressive U.S. foreign policy that the school represents.

GA, Ft. Benning: Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:00:13 -0400

Start: 11/20/2009 - 12:00am

End: 11/22/2009 - 11:59pm

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November 20-22, 2009 - Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia
Mass Mobilization to Shut Down the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC)!

CA, Clovis: Daybreak Book Signing & Discussion With Author David Swanson

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:01:25 -0400

Start: 11/21/2009 - 10:30am

End: 11/21/2009 - 12:00pm

David Swanson discussing and signing his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

CA, Fair Oaks: Daybreak Book Signing & Discussion With Author David Swanson

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:09:14 -0400

Start: 11/21/2009 - 5:00pm

End: 11/21/2009 - 5:00pm

David Swanson discussing and signing his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

CA, Oakland: Daybreak Book Signing & Discussion With Author David Swanson

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:16:58 -0400

Start: 11/22/2009 - 3:00pm

End: 11/22/2009 - 3:00pm

David Swanson discussing and signing his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

NY, NYC: Daybreak Book Signing & Discussion With Author David Swanson & Mark Crispin Miller

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:24:52 -0400

Start: 12/01/2009 - 7:00pm

End: 12/01/2009 - 7:00pm

David Swanson discussing and signing his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

IL, Chicago: Third National Assembly: US Labor Against the War

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:48:12 -0400

Start: 12/04/2009 - 12:00am

End: 12/06/2009 - 11:59pm

Featuring:

Iraqi Oil Worker Union Leaders
Pakistani Women, Youth & Labor leaders
Scholars and Policy Experts on Afghanistan
Antiwar Trade Unionists from Across the US
Iraq & Afghan War Veterans

We are at a turning point in US History. In 2008 the labor movement had a moment of triumph, playing a critical role in electing Barack Obama and a majority Democratic Congress. In 2009 we find ourselves still in the middle of a devastating economic crisis with wars and militarism standing between working people and the peaceful just world we seek and deserve.