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IVAW YouTube of "Ruck March" March 1&2 We of the IVAW and of the Delaware Valley Veterans of America made an appearance at Elmwood Park to celebrate MayDay
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U.S.
Vets HONOR Afghan Women for Peace,
at NATO Protests in Chicago
Collateral Damage Magazine quotes some Afghan women who relay story of Chicago protest: Samira: To see that we had three Afghan women leading a march of thousands of people through the streets of Chicago … it was a very big moment for Afghans For Peace, for Afghans in general and for the [anti-war movement] movement as a whole. Saba: When we started that march and when we saw where we stood – on the front lines – with the soldiers behind us, backing us – backing us – honoring us, it was a historic moment for Afghans because it has never happened in our history like that. And when we put our peace signs up, they [veteran soldiers] followed us in suit, in a military formation, and that felt historic. It was true solidarity … and when we got to the stage, the symbolic gesture of returning the sovereignty of Afghanistan to the Afghan people through Afghans For Peace, what a moment that was … I was in awe. And then they started throwing their medals one by one, I was proud to be on the stage and to witness that moment with them. And they were just as proud and honored to stand with us. And then when they took to the ground and kneeled [in apology] in front of three Afghan women – three Afghan women – whom they are honoring and respecting. …
It was empowering, it was inspirational. And what I really hope that it did, because the three of us as Afghan women, we battle a lot because we bear so many different roles: activists, women, young, Afghans, Muslims, daughters of refugees or refugees ourselves. We are bearing so many different roles and to stand up on that stage and to bring all of those voices to the table … we are really putting ourselves on the line. And what we were really hopping it would do is that other Afghans who bear similar roles would want to join too, that they too would see and say: you know what, it’s ok to stand up against this [war], it’s ok, don’t be afraid. Suraia: I’m happy to know that one of the largest anti-NATO demonstrations was lead by both Afghans and veterans, and ended with a reconciliation ceremony to signify solidarity and healing from both sides. [The soldiers were honoring us] not just through their actions but also through their words. It was important for us to hear them express their feelings of remorse and shame in their involvement in these wars. And now it’s important for us to share it with the Afghan community. Where the NATO summit has failed, this is how we’re working towards peace. Scott Olsen, shot at Occupy Oakland, rids NATO Medals w/ IVAW VETS99 Facebook photosHuffington Post piece on atrocity Veteran-Led Civil Resistance to U.S. Wars December 16 ● Washington, D.C. ● 10 am Rally at Lafayette Park and March on the White House Bill
Perry's FaceBook Album, of the 131 arrests
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Daniel Ellsberg |
Chris Hedges |
Ralph Nader |
from the group Son Rise |
Sam Adams, Dr. Jon
Bjornson, Al Kovnat - Longtime VVAW members |
Janine Boneparth |
DC cops getting ready to
bust all 120 veterans for expressing their opinion. |
Phalanx |
Serious hardware for
dangerous grannies and old peaceniks. |
Zack Choat (Iraq vet), Jay
Wenk (WW II vet), Colonel Ann Wright (29 years vet), Dan
Elllsberg (Pentagon Papers) |
Rich Gardner, Dr Jon
Bjornson, Al Kovnat & R.W. Dennen |
Sandy |
Bill Perry & Steve
Richter |
Ft Drum | Camp LeJeune |
Ft Bragg | Ft Stewart |
History is made with Active Duty G.I.'s Jon Hutto & Liam Madden representing the 1,200 signers of the Appeal for Redress Active Duty. G.I.'s |
Active-duty
GIs submit Appeal for Redress
Peter
Brunner's pictures of visit
to DC where we meet with Cindy Sheehan, Bill Clinton & new
Congressman Patrick Murphy
IVAW Deployed member, Darrell Anderson's Mom, Anita,
posts a bunch of Delaware
Valley Vets pic's on her site
Sgt Madden speaks on
Appeal for Redress to students
DV-VFA
Promotional Piece (PDF)
Please print and distribute
Agent
Orange Action
We meet with Cindy
Sheehan
We go to the
dedicaton of a Pentagon chapel
Welcome Home, Sgt. Kevin
Benderman!!
Protest at UN
Cindy Sheehan kicks off
Peace Mom book
tour
We
go to Washington DC for the opening of the new Congress
New TV Ad from VoteVets
along with our meeting Congressfolks
GOLD STAR Mom, Celeste Zappala leads Phila
Recruiting Station RALLY, w/ VETS
Delaware Valley
Vets visit 3 VA Hospitals and distribute
2-hour phone cards to 400+ patients/Vets
Iraq
Veterans
Deployed do a protest in San Francisco
We both support
the
Granny
Peace
Brigade
and protest
an award given to former SecDef Rumsfeld
IVAW @ Fort Benning
to protest School of the Americas or "The torture school"
PhillyIMC
story provides details on SOA Protest (22,000 protesters!!!)
We go to Johnstown to support
John Murtha (Photos by Rich)
II (Photos by Bill)
III (Photos by Bill)
IV Media
commentary (Sandy)
Labor Day
Parade 2006 |
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Camp
Democracy on National Mall |
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Monique Frugier's |
DelValVets 80 Hollow Rd
Levittown, PA 19056 Contact |