Iraq

Please join Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace and the American Friends Service Committee for a ceremony for peace on Memorial Day.

Speakers to include:

  • Memorial to Howard Zinn, proud member of Veterans for Peace
  • Joseph Gerson – American Friends Service Committee, Director of Programs
  • Severyn Bruyn – World War II, Army Veteran (1945 – 1947)
  • Bill Ashton, VFP, Smedley Butler Brigade, Navy Corpsman (1981-1986)
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• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Boston

Peace Action Annual Meeting 2010: Our Work Continues

Raed Jarrar

Raed Jarrar, Iraqi-born architect, blogger and political analyst, will speak on the upcoming elections and ongoing refugee crisis in Iraq. Jarrar worked on humanitarian and reconstruction projects before leaving Iraq and immigrating to the US in 2005. During his time in the US, he has facilitated dialogue between US and Iraqi decision makers to ensure a fast a complete US withdrawal from Iraq. An outspoken advocate for ending the US occupation, Raed leaked and translated the infamous new Iraqi hydrocarbon law, and the US-Iraqi security agreement - SOFA.  He is currently a Senior Fellow with Peace Action.

Paul Kawika Martin

Paul Kawika Martin, Political Director of national Peace Action, will discuss how we can build momentum ahead of the UN Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.   He will also share ways to work for nonmilitary solutions in Afghanistan, informed by his recent visit.

Peace activists will hold a march and rally in Washington March 20 targeting the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, occupation of Palestine, and calling for reparations for Haiti.   They will call for money to be directed for jobs, healthcare and education.

The protest is organized by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and endorsed by the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations, U.S. Labor Against the War, and others.    The event is not organized by UJP or UFPJ.

A.N.S.W.E.R. writes: