Speakers: Reverend Norman Fong, Chinatown Development Center; Supervisor David Chui; Supervisor Eric Mar; Reverend Michael Yoshi, Michael Wong and Ying Lee, Asian Americans for Peace and Justice, Jeff Patterson, Courage to Resist, Paul Rockwell, writer, Peter Yamamoto, poet, and others
Local community leaders and activists, anti-war groups who played in a key role in mobilizing public awareness and support of Lt. Watada in the Bay Area and throughout the country will present a public press conference to celebrate his discharge and discuss the significance of this decision. You are invited to join them at the press conference and victory celebration on Thursday, October 8 at 11 AM in Portsmouth Square, S.F.