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DESCRIPTION:The next planning meeting for  THE SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES PROJECT\n\n\nFARMS 
 NOT ARMS, a national organization of farmers striving for a more peaceful 
 world, is inviting the local farming community to meet at the Santa Cruz 
 Veterans Hall, Sunday, June 10, with veterans, Gold Star Mothers, and other 
 interested citizens, to discuss how the agricultural industry can help 
 America's young men and women returning from war in Iraq and 
 Afghanistan.\n\n\nThe meeting will NOT be political.  We ask that we all 
 leave our opinions of the wars at the door.\n\nThe purpose will be to 
 review a number of projects that can create employment, job training, and 
 places to heal on our farms for these deserving citizens.\n\nFARMS NOT ARMS 
 has been collaborating with NOT THIS TIME VETS and VETERANS VILLAGE to 
 organize this meeting and we urge all local farmers and farming 
 organizations to come and participate.  Participation will not be construed 
 as endorsement of our group or any of the other groups in attendance.\n\nA 
 partial list of the veterans and their advocates that are planning to 
 attend the meeting:\n\nNadia McCaffrey, founder, Gold Star Mother of 
 Sergeant Patrick McCaffrey, Founder, Veterans Village, San Jose, CA; 
 \nSteve Edwards, ex-National Guard Iraq veteran, coordinator, Veterans 
 Village, San Jose, CA; \nTheresa Edwards, VP Public Relations, Veterans 
 Village, San Jose, CA; \nMichael Murray RA, architect for the Patrick 
 McCaffrey Foundation, Veterans Village Farm-Project, San Francisco, CA; 
 \nMoctezuma Sanchez, Marine, Iraq veteran, Veterans Village, Stockton, CA; 
 \nDonna Jacobs, Not This Time Vets, Santa Cruz, CA;  \nRamon Leal, Iraq 
 Vet, VP Bay Area Chapter, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Berkeley, CA; 
 \nMatthew Hevezi, ex-Marine, Iraq Veteran, Founder of CampVet, San 
 Diego,CA; \nDwayne Hunn PHD, Veterans advocacy, Peoples Lobby , Mill 
 Valley, CA; \nAmy Merriweather, coordinator Iraq Veterans Projects, Swords 
 to Plowshares, San Francisco, CA.\n\nA partial list of farmers and farm 
 groups that will be attending: \nJim Cochran, Swanton Berry Farm, 
 co-chairman Farms Not Arms, Davenport, CA;  \nMichael O'Gorman, Jacobs 
 Farm/Del Cabo, co-chairman Farms Not Arms, San Diego, CA; \nJeff and Lori 
 Fiorivich, Crystal Bay Farm, Watsonville, CA; \nReggie Knox, California 
 FarmLink, Watsonville, CA  \nMark Lipson, Molino Creek Farming Collective, 
 Davenport, CA\nTO RSVP, for more information, or to offer your assistance 
 please contact: \nLinda Speel, Farms Not Arms, 707-765-0196, 
 info@farmsnotarms.org \nReggie Knox, Califronia FarmLink, 831-425-8145 
 reg4@californiafarmlink.org \nNadia McCaffrey, Veterans Village, 
 209-830-9955, nadiamccaffrey@gmail.com \nDonna Jacobs, Santa Cruz Veterans 
 Building, 831-338-7965, not_this_time_vets_2004@hotmail.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/04/18424637.php
SUMMARY:Swords to Plowshares with Farms Not Arms
LOCATION:The Veterans Memorial Building\n846 Front Street\nSanta Cruz CA  \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/04/18424637.php
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