VFP Meeting, Thursday, Sep. 27, St Mary's Episcopal

Vets,

Ernest Gruening Chapter (Southcentral Alaska), Meeting Agenda

Thursday, Sep. 27, 7 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Tudor & Lake Otis, Room 3 (downstairs)

1. Introductions & Discuss Agenda
2. Chapter Business-Finances
3. Coordination with Eyes Wide Open
1. Plans for the Eyes Wide Open exhibit around the state—Anchorage Oct 13 (http://ewoak.blogspot.com) are underway. See national site (http://www.afsc.org/eyes/ ) Next meeting ?, 7 pm at the home of: Taylor and Terry Brelsford 5909 Lynkerry Circle, phone 338-5520, or cell 244-2992 (near Northern Lights and Boniface)
2. Financial help with publicity
4. Anchorage Truth in Recruiting
1. NEXT MEETING--Thursday, October 4, 7 pm, in Rogers Park
2. 2621 Redwood Street (in Rogers Park near Northern Lights and the Seward highway) Contact: Mel 277-5751
3. http://akcountermilrec.blogspot.com/
5. Movie Co-Sponsorship
1. WHEN I CAME HOME, FRI, 9/28/7, 7 PM
2. WHERE: UAA, Social Sciences Building, Room 118
3. 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.
4. Dan Lohaus the maker of the film: "When I Came Home" www.whenicamehome.com
6. Upcoming Events
1. SEPT 22- 29: Encampment in front of Congress - Cut off the War funds - Build a People Peace Congress--Congress will not end the war, Marches alone will not end the war, It's time to shut down Washington DC -No more business as usual! http://www.troopsoutnow.org/sept2207call.html
2. No War, No Warming (October 21st -23rd);
   FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, NOT WARS FOR OIL! Join a global movement rising up against war and global warming by participating in a massive intervention in Washington DC or your own community. The Declaration of Peace is working with many other anti-war initiatives this summer and fall -- to consolidate our actions to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. http://nowarnowarming.org/article.php?list=class&class=20
3. October 27 Massive Regional Actions to End the War in Iraq Regional Mobilizations being planned by United for Peace and Justice and member groups http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
7. Pressure on Politicians Congressional Delegation- What can we do?
8. Next Meeting on Oct. 25th (4^th Thursday of every month)

See you on Thursday—let me know if you are coming on the 27th.

Jon Lockert, 250-4986

Jon4Paz@AcsAlaska.net

• Peace Events: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=qcq21ir6k6f56vll38aorgltic%40group.calendar.google.com
• Veterans for Peace: http://akpeacevets.blogspot.com
• Peace Coalition: http://alaskans4peace.blogspot.com

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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