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"Yellow Ribbon"

published by Emily Yates on 10/15/13 2:18pm
I wrote this song in early August, following my umpteenth conversation with some fellow veterans about those yellow ribbon magnets everyone seems to have on their gas-guzzlers these days, and what, if anything, symbols like that seem to mean to the people who display  them.
Recorded in Times Square, 8/21/13.

http://youtu.be/t0LKRKWxfkU

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Hiring for Development Director Position

Iraq Veterans Against the War is hiring. Director of Development | Job Posting Full-time: 40 hours/week The Director of Development is responsible for all aspects of revenue generation for Iraq Veterans Against the War (...
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I bid you farewell

To the Membership of IVAW: Some of you may have heard that I am leaving IVAW after almost nine years. This month, I am starting work as an organizational development consultant with Dragonfly Partners, as well as working...
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Hiring for an Administrative Assistant in NY

Iraq Veterans Against the War is hiring. Administrative Assistant (P/T) | Job Posting Part-time: 20-25 hours/week   JOB DESCRIPTION The Administrative Assistant is responsible for the timely processing of donations,...
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IVAW Not Endorsing 'Open Carry March on Washington'

May 8, 2013 Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) neither endorses nor is affiliated with Adam Kokesh's 'Open Carry March on Washington' planned for July 4th. This event is in direct conflict with our Resolution That IVAW...
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If we only voted on what really matters!!!

There's a lot of things going on that Ii would love to vote on! The war! Bailouts! The reform of outdated laws!! But instead we only get to vote on a representative: Everyone craves for that leader to look up...
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Demanding the Right to Heal

Three days ago I saw the aftermath of explosives that tore through a crowd of unsuspecting bystanders, shrapnel leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. I read how children lost their lives, others lost limbs and a...

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