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End the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan

VIGIL & MARCH

5 p.m THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 ON THE 6th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVASION OF IRAQ

Rally Thursday (March 19th) Event in Daytona Beach to mark the 6th Anniversary of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq. The rally will be held on the NW Corner of Nova Road and International Speedway Blvd, in front of Steak N Shake, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

The rally is being sponsored by: (1) the Central Florida chapter of Veterans For Peace (www.cflveteransforpeace.org), (2) the Florida chapter of Military Families Speak Out (www.mfsoflorida.tripod.com), (3) the East Central Florida chapter of CODEPINK Women for Peace (www.codepinkalert.org), and (4) the Florida chapter of WeAreChange (www.wearechangefl.org).

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Join us as we converge on Duke Energy’s headquarters in downtown Charlotte to demand that Duke cancel its climate change time bomb, the new Cliffside coal plant. If built, Cliffside would emit 6 million tons of CO2 each year from coal extracted through mountaintop removal mining.

We cannot be silent as Duke poisons our air, destroys the Appalachian mountains, and fans the flames of climate change for the sake of profit.

We demand clean energy, climate justice and a livable planet.

This Earth Day, join us as we take direct action to stop the construction of Cliffside and all new coal-fired power plants. The future is up to us.

The time to act is now!

We will be offering trainings in nonviolent direct action, Sunday, April 19th.

Come early, learn new skills, meet new friends, and get ready for action!

You're Invited to a Panel Discussion on National Security Courts: Bringing Detainees to Justice and Justice to Detainees: Remaining Questions about Detention and Trials after Obama's Executive Orders

The Constitution Project, Human Rights First, and the Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law will co-host a panel discussion exploring the legal and constitutional issues raised by President Obama's executive orders on detention and Guantanamo, including proposals for the establishment of a national security court and a preventive detention regime. The Constitution Project has previously condemned proposals for national security courts and preventive detention in its report "A Critique of National Security Courts."

The panelists will be:

• David Laufman, Attorney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who has prosecuted terrorism cases
  

Let's Jam up the War Machine!

War Jam!

A Nation Still at War (times two+)!

On the 6th Anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, (Thursday, March 19 at 7pm) a date many anti-war groups are trying to downplay, Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox is presenting:

War Jam!

Starring: famed anti-war musician, Country Joe McDonald

and

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee,

Cindy Sheehan

We will have other musicians, speakers and artists performing.

We can't just sweep the carnage under the rug!

Tickets are 10.00 and are on-sale now or at the event, but seating is limited.

Send an email to: Cindy@CindySheehansSoapbox.com to purchase tickets...please put "War Jam!" in the Subject line , or send a check to:

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox, LLC

55 Chumasero Dr, STE 5D

San Francisco, Ca 94103

Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UCSB present:

Aaron Glantz, author of "How American Lost Iraq" discusses his new book:
“The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle against America's Veterans”

Printable Flyer

"The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle against America's Veterans" is the first book to systematically document the U.S. government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz, who reported extensively from Iraq during the first three years of this war and has been reporting on the plight of veterans ever since, offers a devastating indictment of the Bush administration for its blatant neglect of soldiers and its disingenuous reneging on their benefits.

CRITICAL ISSUES FACING NEWS MEDIA

SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE MARCH 7-8

Critical issues facing the news media will be the subject of a two-day conference opening March 7 that will draw top authorities to the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover .

Five Pulitzer Prize winners as well as the directors of several media foundations will be among the presenters to discuss, “Full Court Press: Facing and Fixing Media Problems.”

“As well as undergoing transformative changes in technology that are shaking up the news industry as never before, journalists are being challenged to gather and report the news accurately from hazardous battlefields in the Middle East to the offices of Washington bureaucrats bent on classifying everything as secret. The journalists are not doing well,” said Lawrence Velvel, dean and cofounder of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover and conference convener.

Healing the Wounds of War: A Film Series will be held at Charlottesville Mennonite Church, 701 Monticello Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22902.

March 29 - The Radicals, a story of the beginning of the peace church tradition in the midst of the Wars of Religion in the 16th and 17th century Europe.

6:00 pm snacks
6:30 pm movie begins
Each film will be followed by a brief discussion.
Childcare: Children’s movie with Adult present
With questions call (434) 293-8306 or email at pastorcmc@embarqmail.com

Healing the Wounds of War: A Film Series will be held at Charlottesville Mennonite Church, 701 Monticello Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22902.

March 15 - The Imam and the Pastor, the story of a Christian Pastor and a Muslim Imam who were enemies yet became peacemakers in Nigeria. http://www.iofc.org/imam-pastor

6:00 pm snacks
6:30 pm movie begins
Each film will be followed by a brief discussion.
Childcare: Children’s movie with Adult present
With questions call (434) 293-8306 or email at pastorcmc@embarqmail.com

Bring the Procession for the Future to Your Campus or Town!

The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists in this critical time. We first launched the Procession on March 4th (March Forth!), 2008 in Portland, Oregon.