Saturday, June 16, 2007

4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

2510 Tassajara Avenue, El Cerrito*

the home of Linda Novick and Seth Clark

Come hear Pablo Paredes talk about how he was recruited into the Navy, how and why he became a conscientious objector, why he refused to board a ship that would take Marines to Iraq, his court martial and sentence, and why he has marched 241 miles and spoken at over 200 high schools since his discharge.

Pablo is now working on a fellowship at the San Francisco office of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), advising volunteers for the G.I. Rights Hotline, handling calls, doing counter-recruitment work in schools and colleges and designing an amazing “wiki” to help counselors locate resources quickly.

This party is to help fund Pablo’s fellowship during the next four months and to help establish a new East Bay location for the G.I. Rights Hotline. 

Refreshments, conversation, raffle.  Short videos, including “Before You Enlist”.

RSVP to Dorothy Callison, dorothyandpaul@phch.org or 925-681-2676.  If you plan to bring children, please let us know their ages so we can arrange child care.

PLEASE BRING YOUR CHECKBOOK  

  Write checks to Veterans for Peace/Chapter 69, with “AMIE, Pablo” on the memo line.  Donations are tax deductible.

 Checks can be mailed to Dorothy Callison, 2244 Lisa Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

* Directions to 2510 Tassajara Ave., El Cerrito.   From 80 East, exit at San Pablo Ave. Right at end of ramp onto San Pablo. Left at first light onto Barrett Ave.  Drive up hill 0.9 miles.  Right on Tassajara Avenue (directly after the tennis courts and playground on right, across from the school).  2510 is on the left side across from Alva Ave.  We are about a mile from Del Norte BART.  If you plan to ride BART, let us know and someone can pick you up.  510-234-9448.