Shut Down the Army Experience Center at Franklin Mills Mall
By Pat Elder

Killing is fun -- and life is cheap at the Army Experience Center at the Franklin Mills Mall in suburban Philadelphia.

"This is so cool!" This is so cool!" The enthralled 13 year-old kept repeating as he squeezed rounds from his M-16, picking off "enemy combatants" while perched on a real Army Humvee.

We're in the new Army Experience Center in suburban Philadelphia and the young teen, who doesn't look older than eleven, was obviously impressed with the Army's killing machines. "I just came to the mall to skateboard in the skate park across the hall but everyone said this was pretty cool. I just had to try it and its great!"

When: Saturday, March 28, 2pm

Florida Mass March - Front Street Park to Melbourne City Hall

Join several hundreds from more than 10 cities, Miami to Atlanta, in demanding our government fund human needs instead of war and corporate greed. Bail out the people and the troops, not the banks. ("Hey, Obama, yes, we can. Troops out of Afghanistan.") In addition to sending a message to elected officials, our coming together for this mass march for peace will stir the consciousness of the broader public, educate the uninitiated, and cultivate a new bond between citizens, peace and justice activists and those from more than 60 local, statewide, and national groups.

Bean Park Speakers

If you are concerned that our democracy and your community are being under-served by the state of today's media, then you should join us for this informative half-day summit.

Saturday, March 21, 2009
11:00am to 5:15pm, with reception to follow
Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA
Mosher Auditorium in the Norris Hall of Chemistry
Metro bus line 68/84 (stop: Westdale)

The program is in the works, but here is a taste of what we are working on:

Keynote Speaker:

Dominique DiPrima is host of the early morning talk radio show The Front Page on Los Angeles radio station KJLH 102.3-FM. Ms. DiPrima is also producer of the program.

An evening with Liz Bradley of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Reception to follow in the Hotung lobby.

Sponsored by Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign. Co-sponsored by Georgetown Law School’s Amnesty International Chapter.

Join CCR Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney of the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Shane Kadidal for a discussion of Guantanamo litigation and the path forward to restoration of the Constitution.

Sponsored by Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign. Co-sponsored by the American Constitutional Society Chapter at George Mason Law School.

Join us for "Reflections of a Guantanamo Lawyer" in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. CCR staff attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will speak about her clients and the ongoing struggle to close Guantánamo and secure justice for its victims and survivors. In the face of the new executive orders by President Barack Obama to close Guantanamo, Ms. Kebriaei will lay out what is necessary to close the prison camp swiftly and effectively.

She will also discuss the Center's 100 Days Campaign calling for a broad restoration of the Constitution and pushing back against abuses of power like those at Guantanamo and other secret and arbitrary detention sites.

The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Witness Against Torture's 100 Days Campaign. A reception will follow in the auditorium lobby.

Health Care for All Santa Barbara Chapter & Progressive Democrats of Santa Barbara invite you to attend

HEALTH CARE FOR SANTA BARBARA

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Faulkner Gallery
Santa Barbara Public Library

(optional donation to cover costs)

6:30 to 7 PM Socializing

7 PM Viewing of "Sick Around the World," a one hour documentary on how 5 other nations provide fine medical care for all for half what we pay

8 PM Discussion:

What Would Universal Single-Payer Health Care look like in Barbara County?

What would improve?

What are the pitfalls?

Who are the winners and losers?

What is stopping us from having guaranteed health care with top-quality treatment for everyone?

Iraq War 6th Year Memorials Planned in Oklahoma City

The March 19, six-year anniversary of the start of the U.S. war in Iraq will be commemorated in Oklahoma City with memorial events, public vigils, and a silent memorial walk, according to planners. Peace House Director Nathaniel Batchelder said that the tone of events planned this year is more to seek higher wisdom to make the world less violent and more humane, and less to tell Washington, D.C., what to do.

In a statement sent to The City Sentinel, Batchelder said, “We are hopeful that a new administration and Congress can resolve the Middle East conflicts with more diplomacy and less violence.”

Iraq Veterans Against the War Commence “OPERATION NOT CHANGE” | Press Release

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans begin a tower-guard vigil across from the White House. The towers will be manned 24 hours a day March 19th
to March 21st, Saturday. (All are welcome to come speak to the vets on post and ask questions about their deployments.)

WHEN: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, March 19th

WHERE: Constitution Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets, North of the Washington Monument

WHY: To protest President Obama's deceptions about his foreign policy and mark the sixth year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

WHO:

Sixth Anniversary Peace Vigil

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Outside Border's Book Store

Street: Bethlehem Pike and Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill

City State Zip: Philadelphia, PA 19118

Phone: 215-843-4256 and nwgreens@yahoo.com

665,000 civilians dead during the U.S. occupation of Iraq! More than 4,200 U.S. soldiers dead. If you object, please join our peace vigil.