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Military Voices Against Endless War
A Celebration of Conscience, Courage, Resistance and Truth in a Time of War
Sunday, May 29 at 6 PM
King Middle School, Berkeley, 1781 Rose Street
Sunday, May 29 at 6 PM
King Middle School, Berkeley, 1781 Rose Street
Military Voices Against Endless War
A Celebration of Conscience, Courage, Resistance and Truth in a Time of War
Sunday, May 29 at 6 PM
King Middle School, Berkeley, 1781 Rose Street
Featuring recent veterans of the Iraq War, military family members, and GI resisters
-- with music, short videos, and award presentations
* Marc Bamuthi Joseph *
Evening emcee. National slam poet champ, Broadway vet, featured artist on HBO's
Russell Simmons' Def Poetry.
Featuring:
* Aidan Delgado *
Army Spc Delgado will present an uncensored slide show on his six month assignment
at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison (Florida)
* Dr. Gene Bolles *
Chief of neurosurgery at Landstuhl Medical Center where he oversaw the treatment for
thousands of US military casualties from Iraq (Colorado)
* Camilo Mejia *
Army Staff Sgt Mejia served a one year prison sentence for refusing to return to
Iraq, citing the conduct of US troops towards Iraqi civilians and prisoners
(Florida)
* Cindy Sheehan *
Member of Gold Star Families for Peace, Cindy's son US Army Spc. Casey Sheehan was
killed in Iraq April 4, 2004 (Vacaville)
* Tim Goodrich *
Co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Air Force Airman Goodrich was stationed
in Saudi Arabia (Los Angeles)
* Stephen Funk *
Marine LCpl Funk was the first military serviceperson to be imprisoned for publicly
resisting the Iraq War (San Francisco)
Special musical guest Mat Callahan. "Courage to Resist" awards presented by 1991
Gulf War objectors Aimee Allison, Jeff Paterson, and Tahan K Jones.
Evening presented by Not in Our Name, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Gold Star
Families for Peace.
Endorsed and supported by Veterans for Peace, LEF Foundation, Global Exchange,
Middle East Children’s Alliance, American Friends Service Committee, CodePink,
International Socialist Organization, Freedom Socialist Party, Revolutionary
Communist Party, Bay Area United Against War, Vanguard Foundation, and the Central
Committee for Conscientious Objectors. Special thanks to Jeff Jones, Nancy Mancias,
Amy Hutto, Travis Morales, and Noelle Elia. Not in Our Name Bay Area is a fiscal
project of the Agape Foundation.
Directions from North Berkeley BART: 3 blocks north on Sacramento, right 3 blocks on
Rose Street.
Tickets, leaflets, and more information:
http://www.notinourname.net/mv
1-800-95-NOWAR ext. 710
For more information:
http://www.notinourname.net/mv
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