Winter Soldier Northwest: Eyewitness Accounts of War October 18, 2008

Hear eyewitness accounts of the realities of war from soldiers, their families, Iraqi refugees, and health care workers. Panelists will discuss the true costs of war, and what we can do here at home to support our veterans, work in solidarity with the Iraqi people and end the war. Speakers include: Camilo Mejia, first soldier to resist the Iraq war; Dahr Jamail, unembedded journalist in Iraq; Chanan Suarezdiaz, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Seattle Chapter President; Sara Rich, mother of Eugene war resister Suzanne Swift; plus area veterans, Iraqi refugees and health care workers.

Where: First Unitarian Church 1011 SW 12th Street (at Main), Portland Oregon
When: Saturday, October 18 12:00-5:00
Topics include: Veterans' Voices from Iraq and Afghanistan, Human Costs of War and Building Resistance to War.
Sponsored by: PDX Peace Coalition, Veterans for Peace Chapter 72, Military Families Speak Out Oregon and many more.

For more information visit www.pdxpeace.org
email wintersoldier@pdxpeace.org or call 503-230-9427

Official Website: http://www.pdxpeace.org