5^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR ON IRAQ

 

Winter Soldier Events*

Friday March 14 and Saturday March 15, 2008

University of Wisconsin Marathon County

Wausau, Wisconsin

 

Schedule of Events

 

Friday Night March 14, 2008, UWMC, Terrace Room

6:00 -7:30 pm

“Aims of the Global War on Terror :the Political, Legal and Economic Context of Iraq and Afghanistan”

[Dialogue for action following the broadcast] 

 

Saturday March 15, 2008, UWMC – Room No. 243

10:00 am -7:30 pm

 

10:00 am-12:00 pm

“Racism and War: Dehumanization of the Enemy, Part I”

 

1:00 -2:30 pm

“Racism and War: the Dehumanization of the Enemy, Part II”

 

3:00-5:00 pm

“Civilian Testimony: The Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan

 

6:00 -7:30 pm

“The Cost of the War at Home”

 

[Dialogue for action following the broadcast]

 

* Winter Soldier Live Broadcast of Panel Discussions from Washington, D.C. by Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans

 

 

Sponsored by the Northwoods Peace Fellowship - Contact number: 675 9681

 

 

 Greetings all,

 

This year, to memorialize the 5^th anniversary of the Iraq occupation, Northwoods Peace Fellowship is sponsoring live broadcasts of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan at UW-Marathon County this Friday and Saturday (details below) with dialogue to follow.

 

For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Winter Soldier events, here’s a brief description:

 

In 1969, the My Lai massacre helped fuel popular opposition to the Vietnam War. U.S. political and military leaders insisted that such crimes were isolated exceptions. Members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War knew differently. In January of 1971, over one hundred Vietnam Veterans gathered in Detroit to testify their experiences to America. Their testimony, called the Winter Soldier Investigation, revealed that atrocities were systemic and responsibility lay at the highest levels of government. The U.S. Government lied to involve us in war and continues to conceal the true nature of military occupation.

On the weekend of 13-15 March, 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War will assemble history's largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors. They will provide first hand accounts of their experiences and reveal the truth of occupation. Once again, our country needs Winter Soldiers. Click here to learn more about the event and the help that IVAW needs.

Again, UWMC will host a live video stream of the event with dialogue to follow.

 

For questions or further information, please feel free to respond to this email or call 675-9681 or 842-4538.

 

Hope to see you there and please pass this on to anyone else you know that may be interested.

 

From: Carol Lukens [mailto:clukens@charter.net]

 

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