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Another Free Yard sign is available “War Is Not the Answer” done by Friends Committee on National Legislation. Contact: singingplow@igc.org Poster: Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement. The Pentagon spends $2 billion/year recruiting vulnerable youth to join the military. Recruiters have ever-increasing access to youth in our schools with virtually no contrasting views presented. This poster helps youth understand the real issues and their options. Also many other posters from the Syracuse Cultural Workers. Movies and Documentaries: Charleston and Wheeling Peace groups and probably Clarksburg in the fall have an ongoing film series. This is an easy way to raise awareness and encourage people to show films to their neighbors, clubs, and churches. For a list of films click here. Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Anti-War Movement - Scott Ritter on Book TV: "Opposing this war is the easiest thing in the world to do, because it's the right thing to do. And yet, the anti-war movement can't get it's act together. That's why I wrote this book. The anti-war movement thinks that a strategy is holding a demonstration on a street corner, holding hands, lighting candles and singing Kumbia... No, that's not a strategy. That may qualify as a tactic. But a tactic divorced from strategy is just the 'noise before defeat.' ...That's why when I say, 'Waging Peace: The Art of War for the anti-war movement,' I use that terminology. I know there are some people in the anti-war movement that are against it. They say, 'There's no way we can support something like that.' Well then you will continue to get your butts kicked." (The author will be in Charleston October 25) On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking About the Fundamentals by Robert Helvey. Robert Helvey is a retired military officer who lives in South Charleston. He has trained nonviolent activists all over the world. This book is free to download, plus many other books and films on nonviolence at the same web site. Props for Demonstrations: Banners on Cost of War – The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has given all peace groups in West Virginia permanent access to the “One Day of the Iraq War” banners and companion leaflets. There are five banners which state positive alternatives to the 720 million dollars spent each day on the war. The banners are self supporting and stand seven feet tall by two feet wide – good for inside or out of doors. See http://www.afsc.org/cost/banners.htm for pictures. Call or email Rev. Rose Edington of the Charleston Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to reserve the banners for local use – 346-6645 rledington@suddenlink.net
Peace Tee Shirts – Design by Charlie “Jupiter” Hamilton, supports the work of WV Patriots for Peace http://wvpatriotsforpeace.org/t-shirts.html West Virginia Council of Churches (WVCC) Policy on the Iraq War: WVCC “has great concern for the men and women our country has sent to Iraq. These are not only soldiers but our sons and daughters, co-workers, neighbors and fellow participants in our houses of worship. Their families remain with us as the soldiers depart in service to our country. As vulnerability of our soldiers has escalated, resulting in more than 3000 American deaths and countless thousands of Iraqis dead, we call upon the U.S. Congress and president to establish a withdrawal plan for our troops. We believe that the gospel teaching, "Blessed are the peacemakers," calls us to take this action.” Rev. Ricardo Flippin revflip@wvcc.org of the WVCC is working to help WV vets returning from Iraq. Hotlines:GI Rights Hotline – 800 394 9544 Is a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to service members about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights. Letters to the editor and your elected representatives Letter to the editor from Kristen Lorken “Terrible Mistake” re: Iraq War |
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Boots on the Ground / Eyes Wide Open – An exhibit of boots representing the West Virginians that have lost their life in Iraq plus shoes representing some of the Iraqi’s who have lost their life. Contact Paul Sheridan 
Wall of Remembrance – Lists all US casualties in the Iraq war. West Virginia war dead are tagged with ribbons. It takes about 35 people to hold the wall or stakes can be used. Available for state wide use. Contact: John Doyle 345-6096 | Contact WVPNN: editor@wvpnn.org |