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East Central Retreat May4-6 fun in the mountains May7 - 8 Decatur, Tennessee

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Join us for this first East Central regional retreat.

23081 State Hwy 58 N.

Decatur, TN 37322

Friday evening (May 4) through Sunday afternoon (May 6)

Community building, training, fun, and transformation. Come meet other members in the region as we work on developing a local organizing strategy that works with our national campaign Operation Recovery.

Friday night: Dinner and fun

Saturday: Community values and goals, how do we fit into a Fort Hood win?, regional strategy, art, writing, fun

Sunday: Brunch, next steps for region, fun

May 7-8 We will be planning a mountain fun trip that folks can attent at their own expense. White water rafting is a strong possibility and will cost around $60 per person.

If you live in MI, OH, IN, Western PA, KY, TN, WV, Southern VA, NC, SC, AL, MS, GA, FL This retreat is especially for you

If you live in the rest of the country you are welcome to attend if you can get yourself there.

Accomodations will be camping and food will be provided. Gas reimbursment will be available to folks in the region who need it but please make prior arrangements with me. If you don't have camping equiptment or don't do camping and want a space in the house let me know that as well.

Register below if you are interested (even if you don't know if you can make it)

https://docs.google.com/a/ivaw.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDlXZUw4Z0tCQjZkUkFkM3ZfY3BNYkE6MQ

Thank you friends and new friends to come. We are really looking forward to this time together!

Maggie

maggiemartin@ivaw.org

912-596-8484

Sunday, January 8, 2012 - 9:20am

https://docs.google.com/a/ivaw.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDlXZUw4Z0tCQjZkUkFkM3ZfY3BNYkE6MQ

East Central Retreat Registration

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UNITY MARCH FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION AT THE NATO SUMMIT

Sunday May 20th supported by thousands, Afghanistan and Iraq veterans will march to NATO Summit to ceremoniously return their military service medals. Join the event and share with friends on facebook 10AM - Music at...

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FIRST GI CAFE IN GERMANY OPENS ITS DOORS

March 25, 2012 - Crost Post From: The Clearing Barrel by Helen Jaccard and Gerry Condon U.S. soldiers in Germany now have a GI coffeehouse. The Clearing Barrel Bar and Café opened Saturday, March 24, in Kaiserslautern,...

On this Anniversary Remember War is Trauma

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It's time to end the Afghanistan occupation

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IVAW sends support to "Fast for Fair Food" with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Student Farmworker Alliance.

I’m writing from day 3 of 6 of the “Fast for Fair Food” in Lakeland, Florida. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA), and other allies are coming together to hold Publix grocery store...
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Now That You Have Destroyed Our Country, Withdrawing Is Not Enough

I post this letter by Fallah Alwan, President of the Federation of Workers' Councils and Unions in Iraq, as I trying to understand what the withdraw of troops means. I returned from the war in 2004 and it still sits with me...

NYC IVAW CHAPTER: VETERANS OF THE 99% CALL TO ACTION

Call to Action Across the country Americans of all stripes are coming together in their cities and towns to demand government accountability and an end to Wall Street’s stranglehold on our political system.  As the 99%...
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Preview of the Justseeds-IVAW portfolio

Justseeds is busy at work on our third portfolio project! War is Trauma, due out in the mid-to-late Fall, is a collaborative portfolio project between Justseeds, Iraq Veterans Against the War(IVAW), and Booklyn. Close to 30...

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