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Veterans Crash DNC "Watch Party" for Bradley Manning

Yesterday, following speeches from Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, 100 protesters marched to the location of President Obama’s Official San Francisco Democratic Acceptance Speech Watch Party. In a room full of local Democratic officials, Obama activists and donors, they delivered a message demanding that the President free accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower and Nobel Peace Prize nominee PFC Bradley Manning. Several of those attending the party stopped to [...]

 

 
 
 

Protesters Rip into NATO representatives at Panel

Pritzker Military Library Presents: Social Responsibility and National Security: Towards a New NATO NATO Summit Chicago: Demonstrators and NATO Experts May 17th, 2012 A debate with a live audience (May 17, 2012) at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, Illinois. In describing the debate, moderator Richard E. Friedman of the National Strategy Forum, a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Chicago said, “The webcast is of national and international interest because of [...]

 

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Oakland Memorial for Afghanistan Killings

Oakland Residents Join Afghans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Code Pink to Mourn Victims of Murderous Rampage by US Military Personnel It was a solemn scene Monday night, with close to a hundred souls gathering in front of Obama campaign headquarters to mourn the loss of life of sixteen Afghan civilians, who were murdered in the middle of the night Sunday by at least one United States soldier. [...]

 

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Emergency Vigil for Afghanistan

Tomorrow will be the funeral ceremonies for the Afghan civilians killed in Panjwai. Afghans for Peace will be holding a vigil for the victims with a statement delivered, followed by a moment of silence to pay our respects to the victims and their families. Iraq Veterans Against the War will be supporting the vigil, and calling for all concerned veterans and citizens to participate. Oakland, California – Obama campaign headquarters [...]

 

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Rally to Save Vietnam Veteran's Home! via @IVAWSF

Via @IVAWSF: 63 year old combat-injured Vietnam veteran Jerome Loston and his wife Linda are facing foreclosure January 9th by Wells Fargo. Jerome & Linda are meeting with Jim Foley, Regional President for Northern California at 3:00pm to attempt to modify their loan and we are mobilizing to let Wells Fargo know we will not stand for another foreclosed family on the streets. Jerome was the sole survivor in the [...]

 

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Veterans Join the D12 West Coast Port Shutdown

The Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) Bay Area Chapter announce they will assist in West Coast Port Shutdown. Read the IVAW press release: OAKLAND/SAN FRANSISCO (December 9, 2011)—On December 12th, the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) Bay Area Chapter will march with the 99% as Occupy movements along the West Coast stage mass mobilizations to shutdown the hubs of commerce owned by the 1%. (Read more)