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Can you please add the following: The March 20 Peace Bus going to Washington DC will be picking up at LIE Exit 63 as
well as Exit 49 Park & Ride. Call 631-875-8647
to reserve your seat or for more info. Thanks
so much, Karen Sackett ************************************************
Greeting Members and Supporters,
Please be advised of the following.
On March 20, 2010, people from
all over the country are organizing to converge on Washington, D.C., to demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal
of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Instead of war, we will demand funds so that every person can have
a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing. A BUS WILL BE LEAVING LONG ISLAND AT
EXIT 63 PARK & RIDE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LIE AT 6:00 AM to return by 10PM Saturday night. $35.00 WILL RESERVE A SEAT.
PLEASE CALL Karen at 631-875-8647 TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT! Scholarships are available.
This from Claire at the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. Seanan Holland is an Iraq
Veteran, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Helicopter Pilot, a Candidate for the Unitarian Universalist
Ministry and an Intern with The Church of the Larger Fellowship. He looks forward to meeting with us on Friday, February 19,
6pm. (We will end by 9pm). Seanan has various interests in ministry including sustaining the conversation around peace, war,
and ministry. Seanan believes deeply that it is vital that we understand the nature and causes of war if we are serious about
our pursuit of peace. Seanan is deeply committed to championing UU Chaplaincy in the military. Soup and Salad will be served.
RSVP: Minister@UUCCN.org
This from Michael Zweig, Director, Center for Study of Working Class Life, at Stonybrook. Please note that
my 27-minute film Why Are We in Afghanistan? will air on Bob Goldberg's cable TV program "1/2 Alternative Media"
on the Woodbury Cablevision system's channel 20 this coming Friday Feb 19 at 1 p.m. Woodbury Cablevision serves all of Nassau
County except Great Neck and Manhasset, and the towns of Huntington and Babylon in Suffolk County. Why Are We in Afghanistan?
looks at domestic pressures and geo-strategic interests that keep the U.S. in the region, and the long history of U.S. foreign
interventions that forms the broader context for this war. We also see today's peace movement continuing another long tradition
- popular resistance to war. Why Are We in Afganistan? is an educational resource for communities, unions, veterans and active
duty military, classes, and anyone who wonders why we are in Afghanistan, and what to do about it. You can see the film (and
the 10-minute "express" version), get more information, and buy the DVD at <http://www.WhyAreWeInAfghanistan.org> [NOTE that there is no question mark in the URL]. A Teacher Guide for the film that includes information and classroom
exercises that meet national and New York state high school standards is also available for free at the Website.
This from Kevin also at Stonybrook. A local group of mine has designed two new hand-outs on Haiti, one on the earthquake
and its aftermath and the other a thumbnail sketch of Haitian history that highlights the role of foreign imperialism. I'm
passing the links along in case anyone is holding fundraisers, speaking events, discussion circles, etc., and thinks they
could be of use. If you'd like either file in an editable format get in touch with me. 1. "Why Is Haiti So Poor?
What You Won't Read in the Newspapers" - http://www.sbusja.com/flyers/Why%20is%20Haiti%20so%20Poor%20%20-%20%20History%20info%20sheet.pdf 2. "Earthquake in Haiti: Realities, Myths, and Witnesses" - http://www.sbusja.com/flyers/Haiti%20earthquake.pdf
And finally, here is the Press release and flyer from The Truth Commission on Conscience in War scheduled for
March 21st at 4PM at the Riverside Church in Manhattan. http://www.conscienceinwar.org/TruthCommission_Release.pdf http://www.conscienceinwar.org/TruthCommission_Flyer.pdf
Hope to see you at one or more of these events.
In peace,
Mac
-- Camillo
"Mac" Bica, Ph.D. Coordinator Veterans For Peace, Long Island P.O. Box 3 Commack, NY 11725 631.987.3338 http://www.vfpli.com
"I am more the patriot today as I march in protest and dissent than when I wore the uniform of a United States
Marine. Nor am I less the warrior, armed with a bullhorn rather than a shotgun." -- Camillo Mac Bica
"I
am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks
and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell." —William
Tecumseh Sherman
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Army probes January spike in suicidesFebruary 5, 2009
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The Army is
investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of
combat deaths reported last month by all branches of the armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the fight against terrorism. "In January, we lost more soldiers to suicide than to al-Qaida," said Paul Rieckhoff, director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. He urged "bold
and immediate action" by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were seven confirmed suicides last month, compared with
five a year earlier. An additional 17 cases from January are under investigation. There was no detailed breakdown available for January, such as the percentage of suicides that occurred in Iraq and
Afghanistan or information about the dead. But just one base, Fort Campbell in Kentucky, reported that four soldiers killed themselves near the installation, where 14,000
soldiers from the two wars have returned from duty since October. Some
Fort Campbell soldiers have done three or four tours of duty in the wars. "They come back and they really need to be
in a supportive environment," said Dr. Bret Logan, a commander at the base's Blanchfield Army hospital. "They really
need to be nourished back to normalcy because they have been in a very extreme experience that makes them vulnerable to all
kinds of problems." The service has rarely, if ever, released
a month-by-month update on suicides. But officials said they wanted to re-emphasize "the urgency and seriousness necessary
for preventive action at all levels" of the force. The seven
suicides and 17 other suspected in January were far above the toll for most months. Self-inflicted deaths were at 12 or fewer
for each of nine months in 2008, Army data showed. The highest monthly number last year was 14 in August
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| CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION~JONES BEACH MAY 26, 2007 |
Love is not the starving of whole
populations. Love is not the bombardment of open cities. Love is not killing, it is the laying down of one's life
for one's friends. Our manifesto is the Sermon on the Mount, which means that we will try to be peacemakers."
Dorothy Day
Sunday, August 2, 2-5 PM Smith Haven Mall Lake
Grove, NY
Say No to The Army
Experience Center in Philadelphia
Say No to an Army
Experience Center on Long Island
Coordinated by LI Vets for Peace
Background information The Army Experience Center, located in the Franklin Mills Mall, Philadelphia, PA,
is a one-of-a-kind, $12 million, 14,500-square-foot video arcade recruitment facility where the Army seduces vulnerable
teens into military service by dazzling them with electronic killing games. (Google
“Army Experience Center” to see for yourself.) They're teaching 13 year-olds how to shoot to kill.
In one year, the Army will decide whether or not to expand this project. We must stop this abomination before it takes
hold across the country and on Long Island!! Please write or call
the largest owner of malls in the U.S. and here on Long Island to express your concerns that war is not a game.
Simon Property Group, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 225 West Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
317 636 1600
VETERANS SPEAKER & ADVOCACY
BUREAU: LI Veterans For Peace Chapter 138 has created a speakers bureau with the intention of
holding classroom presentations as well as assemblies in our local high schools and colleges. If you are a teacher or know
of one who might be interested in this, please call 631-875-8647 or email rksrc@optonline.net . For a copy of the letter being sent out to schools,
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