In the leadup to the San Francisco Bay Area Support Rally for military resisters on Tuesday, May 10th, at 12 noon, there will be several events in the Bay Area related to resistance to military service. Pablo Paredes will face a Special Courts Martial on May 11th on charges of absence without leave and "missing movement," since his application for conscientious objector status was rejected. Several events will be co-sponsored by Not in Our Name and Courage to Resist!

On Saturday, April 30th, Kevin and Monica Benderman will be in San Francisco to speak at 2pm. Army sergeant and Iraq War veteran- turned- conscientious objector Kevin Benderman will be facing a May 11th court martial at Fort Stewart, Georgia. That evening, there will be an Old-Time Anti-War Square Dance Benefit in San Francisco to benefit the defense of military resister Pablo Paredes, as well as Iraq Veterans Against the War. In protest against the Iraq War, Paredes publicly refused to deploy to the Middle East. IVAW is a newly formed organization of recent Iraq veterans opposed to the ongoing war and occupation.

On Sunday, May 1st, Camilo Mejia and Kevin Benderman will have two appearances- one in San Jose in the afternoon, and in Palo Alto in the evening. On Monday, May 2nd, Camilo Mejia will speak in Oakland, and then on Wednesday, May 4th, he will speak in Santa Cruz. On Sunday, May 29th, there will be a Military Voices Against Endless War Forum in Berkeley. The event is being hosted by Not in Our Name, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Gold Star Families for Peace, and will be co-sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance, Veterans for Peace, Vanguard Foundation, LA Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools. The event will include Aidan Delgado, Dr. Gene Bolles, Camilo Mejia, Cindy Sheehan, Tim Goodrich, Stephen Funk. A similar event will take place in LA the night before.

Read more about Courage to Resist, Pablo Paredes, Camilo Mejia- recently released from prison, Kevin and Monica Benderman, Not in Our Name, and these events. There will be several events in solidarity with Pablo Paredes in San Diego from May 10th-13th.