Friday, September 21, 2007

Anchorage Eyes Wide Open Exhibit October 13 - Town Square

Vets,

 

Several VFP members have been working on the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit that is touring the state and will be mounted in Town Square on Oct. 13. I would like to devote a considerable portion of our upcoming meeting at St. Mary’s Episcopal on Thursday, Sep. 27 to figuring out how we can best support this effort.

 

I am attaching the PDF of the Fairbanks poster (which we hope to run in the ADN) and a piece from the Fairbank’s News Miner.

 

In addition VFP will be co-sponsoring a movie on Sep. 28:

 

WHEN I CAME HOME, FRI, 9/28/7, 7 PM

 

       WHERE:  UAA, Social Sciences Building, Room 118

 

Iraq War veteran Herold Noel suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and lives out of his car in Brooklyn. Using Noel's story as a fulcrum, this doc examines the wider issue of homeless U.S. military veterans-from Vietnam to Iraq-who have to fight tooth-and-nail to receive the benefits promised to them by their government.

 

Dan Lohaus the maker of the film: "When I Came Home"  www.whenicamehome.com

 

See you next week.

 

 

From: Taylor Brelsford [mailto:brelsfot@alaska.net]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:49 AM

Friends,

All the components of the Alaska Eyes Wide Open exhibit are now in place.  Those of us who gathered last week to attach name tags to the military boot and civilian shoes have some idea of how powerfully this exhibit will touch the people who come to "engage in the encounter."   The first showing is late this week in Fairbanks at the Veterans Memorial Park, (September 20 - 22).  The Anchorage Eyes Wide Open showing is just four weeks away, and we are well underway with our focus on soliciting volunteers and implementing a wide publicity effort.

Thanks to all,

Taylor Brelsford
for the Anchorage Host Committee

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