US Government Targets Anti-war Reverend and Veteran

Call for Action & Solidarity!!

Peace and justice advocate and U.S. Air Force veteran Rev. Lennox Yearwood is challenging the Air Force’s attempt to label his activities ‘inconsistent with national security’ as a cause for his discharge from the Ready Reserve.

This move against Rev. Yearwood is part of a pattern of government harassment targeting anti-war veterans. The specific citation used in this case suggests an outrageous attempt to attack the reputation and credibility of this powerful voice for justice. The section cited reads: ‘misconduct or immoral or professional dereliction, behavior clearly not consistent with national security.’

Please join us the morning of his administrative hearing before the Air Force discharge board on July 12. The time of the hearing is yet to be determined but we assume it will be at 9am. A press conference is tentatively scheduled at 8:30am. Please arrive in time to support him in his public statement. For up to the minute info, and/or to make much needed donations to his legal defense fund can be made at www.hiphopcaucus.org.

Phone inquiries can be directed to Liz Havstad at 510-206-6749 or Polly Miller at 573-247-3772.

WHERE:

Intersection between Martin Luther King Blvd. & Highway 29
Robbins Air Force Base
Warner Robbins, Georgia

31098

WHEN: Thursday, July 12, 2007,

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. is President of the Hip Hop Caucus. Much needed donations to his legal defense fund can be made at www.hiphopcaucus.org.

Linda Schade
Executive Director
VotersForPeace
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 240
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-270-2355