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DESCRIPTION:Imprisoned for refusing to fight the Iraq War, half-Filipino gay former 
 Marine Corps reservist and local anti-war hero returns from six months in a 
 North Carolina military prison.  3 – 5 PM   Reception and BBQ  Meet 
 Stephen Funk, find out about local counter-recruitment efforts, help gear 
 up for the March 20th “End the Occupation!” global actions, and throw 
 some tofu and/or meat on the fire.  5 – 7 PM   Dinner program  Stephen 
 Funk, first public Iraq War military resister   Stephen Collier, Stephen 
 Funk’s lawyer   Tommi Avicolli Mecca, radical queer performer/poet – 
 more poets TBA   1991 Gulf War GI refusniks Amiee Allison, Azania Howse, 
 Erik Larsen and Jeff Paterson     7:30 – 9 PM   Film screening of the new 
 movie “The Fourth World War”  While our airwaves are crowded with talk 
 of a new world war, narrated by generals and filmed from the noses of 
 bombs, the human story of this global conflict remains untold. "The Fourth 
 World War" brings together the images and voices of the war on the ground. 
 It is a story of a war without end and of those who resist. Official 
 selection of the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 1994.  A 
 benefit for Not in Our Name -- proceeds to help cover expenses of 
 Stephen’s defense; co-sponsored by the Stephen Funk Legal Defense 
 Committee. Initial event endorses include: Bay Area United Against War, 
 Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, Global Exchange, Middle East 
 Children’s Alliance, Refuse & Resist! Bay Area, and Queers for Peace and 
 Justice. Suggested donation: $10 - $20 (no one turned away for lack of 
 funds--free admission for AWOL troops).  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/26/31983.php
SUMMARY:Welcome Home Stephen Funk, Local Anti-War Hero Returns from Military Prison
LOCATION:Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street (between Telegraph and Broadway), Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/26/31983.php
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