Northwest Winter Soldier Event and Cindy Sheehan

There are two upcoming events in Seattle, first the Northwest Winter Soldier event on May 31st where local and region groups of Iraq Veterans Against The War will speak about their experiences in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.

One week later, at the same location, Cindy Sheehan, will speak. Cindy is an anti-war activist well known for camping outside President Bush's Crawford ranch and is currently running for congress against Nancy Pelosi.

Cindy Sheehan will also be coming to Olympia on June 8th.

Northwest Winter Soldier Event

Saturday, May 31st

Noon-4:15pm
Antiwar demonstration @ 4:30pm
Seattle Town Hall, 8th Ave and Seneca St.

Panels will address:

• Eyewitness accounts and ersonal stories from veterans and military families
• Veterans' Healthcare and the failure of the VA system
• The poverty draft and military recruitment today
• Supporting war resisters and the future of GI resistance
• Racism and the War on Terror
  
• Veterans, GIs, students and labor working together end the war

With guest speaker Antonia Juhasz, respected policy-analyst, author and activist.
Her recent book, The Bu$h Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time, exposes the Bush administration's use of corporate globalization policy as a weapon of war.

Guest appearance and book signing by Dahr Jamail, author of the award-winning book Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq.

Event Details
Tickets: $5 at the door, first-come-first served
Doors open @ 11:00am
Directions to Town Hall: http://www.townhallseattle.org/directionsAndParking.cfm

The history behind Winter Soldier:
The first Winter Soldier event was organized in 1971 by Vietnam Veterans Against the War in response to a growing list of human rights violations occurring in Vietnam. From March 13-16, 2008, IVAW organized a national Winter Solider: Iraq and Afghanistan outside Washington D.C. This four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists gave context to the testimony. These panels covered everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.

Sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against The War
Endorsed by SESAME

One week Later...

An Evening with Cindy Sheehan
In Seattle...
Friday, June 6
Town Hall at Eighth and Seneca, Seattle
Tabling from 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Program: 7:00-9:00 pm
Tickets: $10-25 (sliding scale) can be purchased at the door or
from Brown Paper Tickets
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33712

In Olympia...
Sunday, June 8th
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts at SPSCC
2011 Mottman Road SW Olympia, WA 98512
Tickets: At the door and advance tickets are available at Traditions Café and World Art, 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501
(Tickets $10 - $25, Students $5)

The public is also invited to a pre-event dinner reception for Cindy at Plenty. Restaurant – 204 W. Ave., Olympia, from 5:00-6:30 p.m., ($25 dinner ticket includes entrance to the speaking event. Call Chris at (360) 705-3528 for reservations.

Speaking on the subject, "A Revolution of Values: Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy," Sheehan will address the need to challenge our current leaders in Congress and to move the country away from its militaristic response to international problems to an economy based upon peace and social justice.