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DESCRIPTION:Iraq war veteran and resister Camilo Mejia will speak on May 2nd in 
 Oakland. Mejia was the first Iraq war veteran to file for discharge from 
 the army as a conscientious objector and spent a year in the stockade for 
 his courageous stance. He had seen the suffering of the Iraqi people, whose 
 country was in ruin and who were further humiliated by the raids, patrols 
 and curfews of an occupying army. “By putting my weapon down, I chose to 
 reassert myself as a human being,” he says.   Also appearing will be 
 Brian Willson and other notable resisters, with music by Annie and the 
 Vets.   Tickets $5 - $15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of 
 funds. Benefits Veterans for Peace.  Co-sponsored by: Veterans for Peace, 
 Global Exchange, KPFA, CCCO, AFSC, Not in Our Name, Code Pink, 
 International ANSWER, and Courage to Resist, Penninsula Peace and Justice 
 Center, South Bay Mobilization, Resource Center for Non-Violence, VFW Bill 
 Motto Post 5888, and American Legion Robert Basker Post 315.  FOR MORE 
 INFORMATION : call Veterans for Peace at 415-255-7331 or see 
 http://www.veteransforpeace.org  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/02/65033.php
SUMMARY:CAMILO MEJIA -- Iraq War Conscientious Objector
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Oakland  2501 Harrison Street (at 27th 
 Street, 2 blocks east of 27th & Broadway)  Oakland  [wheelchair accessible] 
  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/02/65033.php
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