Afghanistan/Pakistan

Operation: Home Ties' "Faces of Remembrance"

When: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 9:00 am to Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:00 pm
Where: The State House • 1 Ashburton Place • Boston
2009 Jun 11 - 9:00am
2009 Jun 19 - 5:00pm

This past Wednesday an exhibit opened in the State House entitled “Faces of Remembrance.” The exhibit features a project undertaken by a local artist, Gina Johnson, who was inspired to bring a human face to each of the soldiers from Massachusetts who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. To accomplish this she created a detailed pencil portrait of each fallen soldier, illustrating over a hundred portraits that are now on display.

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"Faces of Remembrance" Should Remind Us to End the Wars

Operation: Home Ties' "Faces of Rememberance"
When: June 11-19, 2009 during regular operating hours
Where: Doric Hall of the State House, Second Floor

Faces of RememberanceThis past Wednesday an exhibit opened at the State House entitled “Faces of Remembrance.” The exhibit features a project undertaken by a local artist, Gina Johnson, who was inspired to bring a human face to each of the soldiers from Massachusetts who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. To accomplish this, she created a detailed pencil portrait of each fallen soldier, illustrating over 115 moving portraits that are now on display for the public to witness.

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Forum on U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan

When: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Community Church of Providence • 372 Wayland Ave • Providence
2009 Jun 14 - 7:00pm
2009 Jun 14 - 9:00pm
There will be a public forum to analyze and discuss U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially the rapidly expanding use of military force.  Since reliable information about these countries is so scarce in mainstream media, this forum hopes to provide historical, cultural, and political context.  A Questions and Answers portion of the forum will also help stimulate public understanding and dialogue.

 

The forum’s two principal speakers are:

 

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