Truth Commission on Conscience in War

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Date:

Monday, May 03, 2010

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Screening

Organizer/Author:

Iraq Action Group at UCSF

Location Details:

First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way (parking lot on Channing)
Berkeley , CA 94704

Map: http://www.fccb. org/maps. php

Please join the Bay Area Commissioners who were part of the first historic Truth Commission on Conscience in War

Public Screening and Discussion

Reception at 9 pm

You will:

* See powerful military veteran testimony delivered at the Public Hearing on March 21 at the Riverside Church, NY.

* Hear Commissioners reflect about the testimony and continuing work of the Truth Commission. Speakers:

- Rita Nakashima Brock, Director, Faith Voices for the Common Good,

- Megan Dowdell, PhD student in ethics, Graduate Theological Union

- Dru Howard, Navy Veteran & M.Div. student, Starr King School for the
Ministry

- Gabriella Lettini, Director, Studies in Public Ministry, Starr King
School for the Ministry

- Rebecca Parker, President, Starr King School for the Ministry

- Jennifer Whitten, M. Div. student, Starr King School for the Ministry

* Learn how you and your community can become part of the work to

(1) protect freedom of conscience for service members,

(2) bring together pacifists, just war proponents, and just peace advocates to expand regulations governing Conscientious Objection, and

(3) understand and heal moral injury in our communities.

For more information: http://www.iraqactiongroup.org/

Added to the calendar on Sat, May 1, 2010 2:23PM

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