Please Join Us for an Evening of Art and Community Discussion Presented by the
Vet Art Project Seattle

Friday, March 19th & Saturday, March 20th
7PM
Suggested Donation $15

Located at:
Freehold Theatre*
2222 2nd Ave (Between Bell and Blanchard)
Seattle, WA 98117

The Vet Art Project creates opportunities for veterans to work in collaboration with artists from all disciplines to create new art about war for public performance and viewing.  read more »

(Update from National VFP)

Two weeks ago, many of us signed an email to the Army to support Spc. Marc Hall in his struggle to remain in the United States for his court martial for allegedly threatening military officers in a protest rap song he wrote.

Attorneys for Marc had filed a petition with the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Georgia on February 14 in an attempt to stop the Army from transferring Marc to Iraq. The petition was denied by a Georgia Federal Court.

Marc did fly out of Georgia to Iraq this weekend. According to his military defense JAG, Marc was flown from Hunter Army Airfield headed to Balad, Iraq. From there he will be transported to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.  read more »

On Thursday, February 11, Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother of an infant son, was informed she would be granted an administrative discharge from the Army.

Last fall, Hutchinson was ordered to prepare to deploy to Afghanistan. On November 5, 2009, after her childcare plans fell through, Hutchinson was faced with the dilemma of having no one to take care of her son when she deployed to a war zone.

Dahr Jamail, Thursday, Feb 11, 2010  read more »

To appreciate what this means, the description of the JHSV forced on the island of Kuaui is eye-opening: four stories high, traveling at speeds of 40-45 miles an hour, killing whales, dolphin, turtles in its wake. The vessels are built to carry heavy weapons and vehicles. This notice appeared in the Olympian.  read more »

Please join us for the rally at the Freedom Bridge at Exit 122. Hot beverages and snacks available before and after the rally at Coffee Strong. Event hosted by Coffee Strong and Veterans For Peace.

Rally for Travis Bishop takes place the fourth Sunday of each month from Jan 2010 through June, 2010. Time is 1:30-3:30 pm. For more information contact Coffee Strong at 253-581-1565. You may also contact Veterans for Peace, Chapter 72 President, Gerry Condon, at 206-499-1220.

See lengthy article about Travis Bishop at the top of the home page at www.GIVoice.org

Please join us for the rally at the Freedom Bridge at Exit 122. Hot beverages and snacks available before and after the rally at Coffee Strong. Event hosted by Coffee Strong and Veterans For Peace.

Rally for Travis Bishop takes place the fourth Sunday of each month from Jan 2010 through June, 2010. Time is 1:30-3:30 pm. For more information contact Coffee Strong at 253-581-1565. You may also contact Veterans for Peace, Chapter 72 President, Gerry Condon, at 206-499-1220.

See lengthy article about Travis Bishop at the top of the home page at www.GIVoice.org

From Courage to Resist:

http://www.couraget oresist.org/ x/content/ view/748/ 119/

Write war resisters directly

Cliff Cornell
Bldg 1041
PSC Box #20140
Camp Lejeune NC 28542
Cliff Cornell in currently jailed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Expected release: March 2010
Cliff traveled to Canada in 2005 to resist Iraq deployment. “I don’t want to be killing innocent people,” he explained at the time. He was deported from Canada in February 2009 and was convicted of desertion at Ft. Steward, Georgia in May. More information about Cliff.

David Travis Bishop
Box 339536
Fort Lewis, WA 98433
Travis is currently jailed at Fort Lewis WA.
Note that Travis is still in need of donations to cover his defense costs. Please see info below.  read more »

by: Dahr Jamail, t r u t h o u t | Report

To read story with photo click here.

In response to President Barack Obama's announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, with comprising both veterans and active-duty members of the US military, has called on all soldiers to refuse their orders to deploy.

"March Forward! calls on all service members to refuse orders to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq," reads a press release from the group from December 3. "We offer our unconditional support and solidarity. Join us in the fight to ensure that no more soldiers or civilians lose their lives in these criminal wars."  read more »

Proclamation

Atlanta City Council

In Honor of

Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright

Whereas, Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright served in the U.S. Army/Army Reserves for 26 years, was a diplomat for 15 years, and deputy chief of mission in U.S. Embassies in
• Sierra Leone,
• Micronesia,
• Afghanistan, and
• Mongolia.
She also held assignments in Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada and Nicaragua and participated in civil reconstruction projects after military operations in Grenada, Panama, and Somalia; and,  read more »

Join us December 10 between noon and 6 pm for a letter writing campaign at Coffee Strong. Our address is 15109 Union Ave SW, Lakewood, just off Exit 122. Go over the bridge, and turn right onto Union. You'll see Subway on the right, and we are located right behind them.

In support of Sgt Travis Bishop, held in the brig at Ft Lewis, we are participating with Amnesty International in Human Rights day. We will send letters to Bishop and to the Commander at Ft Lewis. Bishop is deemed a "prisoner of conscience" by AI, and has another four months to serve in the brig for his refusal to redeploy to Iraq.

We will write him to let him know we are concerned, and will have a presence on the Freedom Bridge for the duration of his time served.  read more »