Change ≠ War
Out of Iraq, Out of Afghanistan
We want CHANGE, not WAR!
The PDX Peace Coalition presents Change ≠ War, a public performance and education forum to take place on Saturday, April 4th, 2009. We will gather to demand an immediate end to the war in Iraq, and join with brothers and sisters worldwide to call for the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan. The event will also commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech, which linked unjust social conditions with aggressive U.S. military policy.
Change ≠ War
Saturday, April 4th
2:00 pm March: Out of Iraq, Out of Afghanistan
Money for People, Not for War
South Park Blocks, SW Park & SW Salmon
3:00 pm Public Reading: Dr. Martin Luther King's “Beyond Vietnam” ... 42 years later, an inspiration for today's peace movement.
Skidmore Fountain, SW 1st & SW Ankeny
Teach-in: Ending Occupation from Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine
Cramer Hall, Portland State University directions to campus
11:00 am – 11:30 am Welcome & Opening
Portland State University, Cramer Hall, Room 071
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Workshops
Obama & the Anti-War Movement, Cramer Hall, Room 071Featured Speakers:
- Zahra Alkabi, founder of Save Refugees (http://www.saverefugees.org)
- Wael Elasady, of liberalarab.com, and co-founder of Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights
- Meredith Reese, PDX Peace Coalition & International Socialist Organization
Politics & Economics of War, Cramer Hall, Room 150
Featured Speakers:
- Mary King, Professor of Economics, Portland State University
- Peter Shapiro, Portland Jobs with Justice
- War Resisters League
The Sanctuary City Campaign, Cramer Hall, Room 171
Featured Speakers:
- Gerry Condon, Canada GI Safehaven Project
- Benji Lewis, Iraq Veterans Against the War Oregon
- Dan Shea, Veterans for Peace, Chapter 72
- Nick Spring, Bellingham Sanctuary City Campaign
Equality, Justice & Peace: The Lessons of Martin Luther King, Cramer Hall, Room 183
Interactive workshop presented by John Nerikaat
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Closing Ceremony
Portland State University, Cramer Hall, Room 071
1:30 pm Join Others at the South Park Blocks to March!
It is up to the peace movement to remind the people of Oregon of the costs of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and here at home. To ensure that we bring the troops home now and give returning veterans the support they need.
The recent election and inauguration positively inspired huge numbers of people. Unfortunately, though, President Obama plans to send an additional 17,000 Americans to Afghanistan, and to extend the occupation of Iraq until at least 2011. Grassroots activists are called to offer an alternative vision that will alter this bloody course of action and create a climate for real change. Let’s show the world that Portland is up to the task.
