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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : International Relations : Iraq : Peace : Protest Activity |
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The PRC Presents the CU Premiere of "Operation: Veteran Freedom" |
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by Jen Tayabji
Email: tayabji (nospam) shout.net (verified)
Phone: (217) 352-8721
Address: 610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign |
25 Aug 2005
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Join the PRC in the Champaign-Urbana screening and premiere of…
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“Operation: Veteran Freedom”
An Anti-War Documentary
Wednesday, August 31st
7:30-9:30pm
At the Illinois Disciples Foundation*
The film will be followed by a discussion
Free Admission!
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In March 2005 thousands of people assembled outside Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the largest Army installation in the world, to protest two years of U.S. occupation in Iraq. War supporters denounced them as "dirty, hippy, commie, pinkos” but the truth paints a far different picture. The group was primarily veterans and family members of soldiers who had fought and died in the war-torn regions of the Middle East. They belonged to organizations like Veterans for Peace, Viet Nam Veterans Against the War, Gold Star Families for Peace, and Military Families Speak Out.
A young group of veterans, reservists, and active-duty military personnel who had served in some of the deadliest combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan led this demonstration in a morning march through the city streets. Soldiers stationed at Ft. Bragg left base against the orders of their commanding officers and joined their fellow GIs in expressing their resentment toward the war. The following day a newly formed organization named "Iraq Veterans Against the War" held its first national meeting. This event marked the beginning of an organized GI resistance against the Gulf War.
“Operation: Veteran Freedom” chronicles the events that led to this first national meeting and provides a rare view of the inner battles that faced these veterans upon their return home from the combat zone. For more information about this film, go to www.operationveteranfreedom.com.
The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative is a multi-issue, multi-tactical activist organization. Over the past few years, the PRC has been focused on anti-“Chief” work around the U of I’s mascot and symbol, “Chief Illiniwek,” and struggling against the U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The PRC is a program of the Illinois Disciples Foundation and is a Registered Student Organization of the U of I. For more information about the PRC or this event in particular, please contact us at (217) 352-8721, prc (at) prairienet.org or visit our website at www.prairienet.org/prc.
*The film will be shown on the 2nd Floor of the Illinois Disciples Foundation. It is wheelchair accessible. The Illinois Disciples Foundation is located at the NW Corner of Springfield and Wright in Champaign. |
See also:
http://www.prairienet.org/prc
http://www.operationveteranfreedom.com
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This work is in the public domain |
