{news} Fw: Army of None Tour Oct 13 & Get on AFSC Peace & Justice Bus
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From: [AFSC Connecticut]
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:00 PM
Subject: Army of None Tour Oct 13 & Get on AFSC Peace & Justice Bus
American Friends Service Committee Connecticut
In This Issue: Oct 9 2007
. Oct 13 Army of None Tour in Hamden and Hartford
. Oct 27: Get on the AFSC Peace & Justice Bus to Boston
Oct 13 Army of None Tour in Hamden and Hartford
On Saturday October 13
Army of None Counter-Recruitment Tour in Connecticut Saturday October 13
Hamden 1-4 PM
Unitarian Society of New Haven 700 Hartford Turnpike Hamden, CT 06517
Directions: http://home.att.net/~usnh/contact.html
For more information: John Shanley: 203-640-6743 (cell) 203-288-5543 (eve) johnshanley at sbcglobal.net
Hartford 7-9pm
La Paloma Saberna 405 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 For More information: David Amdur 860-523-1534, 781-249-9320 (cell) damdur at afsc.org
Sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee, Unitarian Society of New Haven, People of Faith Network, Greater New Haven Peace Council, West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice, Capital Community College Chapter of SDS
The Army of None project: To Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World
The military recruitment complex insinuates itself into the daily lives of children and youth in ways most people are not aware of.
Millions of dollars are poured into advanced marketing strategies; recruiters walk freely into classrooms with false promises of a way out of poverty. Army of None Project argues that childhood should be free of military influence and the constant pressure to enlist. This is not just a way to protect our most valuable national resource - children - it is an effective way to take local action to provide equal opportunity and youth leadership training for those who bear the burden of fighting in Iraq and beyond. The counter recruitment movement is one of the fastest growing, most strategic forms of community organizing.
The Army of None Project will bring skills workshops, public performances and talks, and information and resources to 40 communities across the US, including high schools and college campus groups, community organizations, churches, veterans groups, unions, and cultural organizations.
Project Coordinators Aimee Allison and David Solnit have over 30 years of experience working with diverse groups of individuals to create positive change in our communities. During 2007, Aimee and David will travel across the United States to share their knowledge and experience through presentations that can be tailored to each community's needs.
AIMEE ALLISON
Army veteran Aimee Allison has led school and community counter-recruitment activities over the last decade. She is a contributor to 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military.
She was recruited out of high school and became a Conscientious to the Gulf War. She actively supports veterans that are healing from their war experiences.
DAVID SOLNIT
Global justice, antiwar and arts organizer David Solnit is a veteran of social movements over the last 25 years, and was a key organizer in the mass shut downs of the WTO in Seattle and in San Francisco the day after the 2003 invasion of Iraq He is an organizing, strategy, nonviolent direct action, theater and arts trainer, and the editor of Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World. He currently works with the organization Courage to Resist. To Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World
www.myspace.com/armyofnonebook
Oct 27: Get on the AFSC Peace & Justice Bus to Boston
GET ON THE AFSC PEACE & JUSTICE BUS TO BOSTON ON OCTOBER 27TH
The bus will leave from Conard High School parking lot 110 Beechwood Rd West Hartford, CT 06107. At 8:30am Meet at the Conard parking lot entrance nearest the tennis courts. Please park on the street, not in the lot. There's plenty of free and safe on-street parking.
The bus will depart from Boston Common at 6:00pm and should be back at Conrad High School/West Hartford by 8:30pm. There are 55 seats on the bus, so make your reservations today!
NATIONWIDE MOBILIZATION TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ Boston October 27
End the Funding, End the War! Bridges collapsing, levees breaking, schools need books and more teachers, while many of our children go hungry and homeless. Let's bring all troops home safely, fully fund vets, and redirect national resources (our tax dollars!) To restoring our communities and addressing the health, welfare and safety of our nation's struggling families.
. BRING ALL TROOPS HOME NOW . FUND HUMAN NEEDS . DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS . DON'T ATTACK IRAN .
Transportation organized by AFSC Connecticut 56 Arbor St Hartford CT 06106
For scholarships, further information or to arrange for wheelchair access call David Amdur at 860-523-1534 or email Connecticut at afsc.org. Information also available at www.afsc.org/ct
You can reserve seats on line at http://www.stepfour.com/wwwroot/fareha.htm
Or fill out this form and send to AFSC, 56 Arbor St, Hartford CT 06106
AFSC Peace & Justice Bus To Boston $35 Round Trip ($45 after 10/17/07), $25 for seniors, students, and low income
Name______________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________
Phone___________________ Email_____________________
# of Tickets_______
Fill out this form and send to AFSC, 56 Arbor St, Hartford CT 06106
www.newenglandunited.org
American Friends Service Committee
Connecticut Area Office
56 Arbor Street, Suite 213
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860.523.1534
Fax: 860.523.1705
Email: connecticut at afsc.org Visit AFSC CT Online
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