Oct 1 2008 - 6:00pm to Oct 2 2008 - 8:00pm

Iraq Veterans Against the War
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan
Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations

When: Wednesday, October 1st, 6pm

Where: UMass-Amherst Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge

"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine, 1776

Today more and more veterans and GIs of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are openly opposing these wars. Come hear from members of the local Iraq Veterans Against the War chapter about the atrocities being committed daily in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This event is a continuation of an event this past March in Silver Springs, MD where over 200 military veterans and soldiers, as well as many Iraqi and Afghan Civilians gave testimony to their experiences of the occupations. These events are inspired by the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War who held Winter Soldier testimonies in 1971 that were intended to show the systematic nature of the pillage of Vietnam.

There will be an antiwar vigil immediately following this panel. And a speak out on the UMass Student Union steps at noon on Thursday October 2nd! The vast majority of people in the U.S. are opposed to the occupations and it is time that we gather our forces locally and give organization to that sentiment.

For more information visit: ivaw.org
or email: amherst@ivaw.org

Co-sponsors of this event include: Western Mass. AFSC, Arise for Social Justice, Campus Antiwar Network, Code Pink, GI Rights Hotline, International Socialist Organization, Northampton Committee to Stop the War, Veterans Education Project, Veterans for Peace and Sage

Chapter: Amherst MA | Chapter 39

Contact: Mike

Contact e-mail: amherst@ivaw.org

Website: http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26523212842

Location:
Cape Cod Lounge
UMass Student Union
Amherst, MA 01002