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Report Back from Camp Casey, Katrina Relief Benefit | |
Date | Monday September 12 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Location Details | |
Grand Lake Theater 3200 Grand Avenue Oakland |
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Event Type | Fundraiser |
Organizer/Author | Not in Our Name Bay Area |
Not in Our Name, CodePink, and US Tour of Duty present
Report back from Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas In the wake of the Katrina disaster, many are asking, "why are tens of thousands of National Guard troops in Iraq?" Out of Iraq now! Monday, September 12 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Grand Lake Theater, Oakland 3200 Grand Avenue Zero to $10 donation requested Thousands came to Crawford, Texas in August to support Cindy Sheehan's challenge to President Bush to explain his administration's war in Iraq. A simple request from a bereaved mother inspired and galvanized the peace movement. Come find out what Camp Casey was like on the ground from people who were there, hear first-hand accounts of the war being fought in our name, and learn why the movement launched in Crawford by military families, vets, and activists is turning the tide. A benefit for the Veterans for Peace "Camp Casey" in Covington, Louisiana currently providing relief, including food, shelter, and a communications center, to hundreds displaced by the Katrina disaster in coordination with the local Red Cross. More info: http://www.vfproadtrips.org/ Event hosted by AIMEE ALLISON Army conscientious objector and Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council Featuring special guests direct from Camp Casey: KAREN MEREDITH member of Gold Star Families for Peace - her son Kenneth Ballard was killed last year in Iraq JEFF PATERSON former Marine, official Camp Casey blogger/photographer, Not in Our Name organizer Camp Casey photos: http://www.notinourname.net/war/sheehan.htm NANCY MANCIAS CodePink Women's March to Bush Ranch organizer SEAN O'NEILL Purple Heart Iraq War veteran, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War RAY McGOVERN former CIA analyst, featured in "Uncovered: The War on Iraq" JESSE DYEN singer-songwriter, Camp Casey volunteer Plus a 16-minute film by MARK MANNING, "CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE" Featuring exclusive footage of the U.S. bombardment of Falluja and its aftermath For more information call 510.452.3556 Special thanks to Allen Michaan and the Grand Lake Theater. |
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