10 / 11
(all day)
Start: Oct 10 2008 - 7:00am
End: Oct 12 2008 - 7:59am
 Olive Oil from the Holy Land
Help bring peace and justice to the middle east by supporting fair trade practices, eating healthy and delicious food, and socializing with friends and neighbors!
We invite you to an Olive Oil Gathering with American Friends Service Committee.
Ziyarat az Zeitoun ("Visiting the Olives") is an educational and advocacy project that highlights Palestinian culture and current political realities on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where Palestinian farmers face the loss of access to their land and the uprooting of their trees due to the occupation.
Wafa Shami, middle east peace education coordinator for the AFSC’s Los Angeles office, will host olive oil gatherings in Portland October 10-12. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the situation of Palestinian farmers, sample fair-trade Palestinian olive oil, and purchase olive oil and soap for yourself or as a thoughful holiday gift.
Friday, October 10
7:00 pm, Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse, 4312 S.E. Stark St. A light dinner will be served. Please RSVP to Mitch Gould, 503-707-4835, mitchgould@generalpicture.com.
Saturday, October 11
11:00 am, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 1704 NE 43rd Ave.
4:00 pm, People’s Co-op, 3029 SE 21st. Ave.
Sunday, October 12
11:30 am, Grace Episcopal Church, 1535 NE 17th Ave.
Download a flyer (pdf).
Start: 11:00 am
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
 Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
When: Every Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: At the totem pole on Hwy 30 in Scappose
Contact: julane@opusnet.com
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: SE Taylor and SE 35th, East side of Sunnyside School
Organization: Peace Activists and Concerned Youth
Start: 7:00 pm
 Jeff Halper, Executive Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
Saturday, October 11 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:00
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Great Hall, 1624 NE Hancock, Portland
Jeff Halper, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize candidate, nominated with Palestinian intellectual and activist Ghassan Andoni by the American Friends Service Committee, is the executive director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), a grassroots activist NGO in Jerusalem resisting the Israeli occupation on the ground and one of the first Israeli peace groups to work inside the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Halper was most recently in the news as the only Israeli Jew aboard the FREE GAZA boats that broke the Israeli blockade by sailing from Cyprus to the port at Gaza City in late August. He was arrested by Israeli police when he returned via the Erez border crossing from Gaza into Israel.
In acts of political resistance, ICAHD works in coalition with a wide range of activist Israeli organizations including: Bat Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights, Gush Shalom and the Alternative Information Center, as well as grassroots Palestinian groups such as the Land Defense Committee, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC) and the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People.
A professor of Anthropology, Halper has written extensively on the Israeli occupation in periodicals such as The Journal of Palestinian Studies, Counterpunch, and Tikkun Magazine and has published Obstacles to Peace: A Re-framing of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict where he discusses at length and illustrates in detail what he calls “The Matrix Of Control.” Halper joins other Israeli and U.S. activist groups in calling for an end to US economic and political support that underwrites the Israeli occupation and applauds President Carter’s courage for writing his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Halper’s latest book, An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel, is just out from Pluto Press.
This program is co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace (Portland Affiliate), KBOO Community Radio, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, Friends of Sabeel - North America, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, American Jews for a Just Peace, Peace and Justice Works, Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land - A Ministry of Central Lutheran Church, Al-Nakba Awareness Project of Eugene, Voices for Mid-East Justice, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, American Friends Service Committee, and others.
For more information, please call (503) 344-5078 or write to pprc@riseup.net
Download a flyer (pdf)
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10 / 12
End: 7:59 am
Start: Oct 10 2008 - 7:00am
End: Oct 12 2008 - 7:59am
Olive Oil from the Holy Land
Help bring peace and justice to the middle east by supporting fair trade practices, eating healthy and delicious food, and socializing with friends and neighbors!
We invite you to an Olive Oil Gathering with American Friends Service Committee.
Ziyarat az Zeitoun ("Visiting the Olives") is an educational and advocacy project that highlights Palestinian culture and current political realities on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where Palestinian farmers face the loss of access to their land and the uprooting of their trees due to the occupation.
Wafa Shami, middle east peace education coordinator for the AFSC’s Los Angeles office, will host olive oil gatherings in Portland October 10-12. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the situation of Palestinian farmers, sample fair-trade Palestinian olive oil, and purchase olive oil and soap for yourself or as a thoughful holiday gift.
Friday, October 10
7:00 pm, Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse, 4312 S.E. Stark St. A light dinner will be served. Please RSVP to Mitch Gould, 503-707-4835, mitchgould@generalpicture.com.
Saturday, October 11
11:00 am, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 1704 NE 43rd Ave.
4:00 pm, People’s Co-op, 3029 SE 21st. Ave.
Sunday, October 12
11:30 am, Grace Episcopal Church, 1535 NE 17th Ave.
Download a flyer (pdf).
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 12
McMenamins, Oregon Peace Works & Empowerment Project present:
A Benefit Screening of: SOLDIERS SPEAK OUT
Presented by Academy-Award-Winning Filmmaker Barbara Trent
Doors at 2 p.m.; reception at 3 p.m.; film at 3:30 p.m. | $10 donation at the door | All ages welcome
Hear an award-winning filmmaker discuss the making of her newest film, SOLDIERS SPEAK OUT.
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10 / 13
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Help us plan final details on the Winter Soldier event, designed to support our camapigns. We will meet at AFSC, 2249 E. Burnside, Portland OR at 7:30 pm (note new time). All members are welcome.
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10 / 14
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Wednesday.
Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Contact: (503) 595-5390
Website: http://portland.wilpf.org/
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10 / 15
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Thursday.
Location: 729 NE Oregon St.
Organizations: Impeach Northwest, Individuals for Justice.
Website: http://www.impeach-nw.com
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
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10 / 16
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
When: Every Friday, 12PM
Where: Federal Building, SW 3rd and Madison
Organization: Women in Black.
Contact: (503) 288-8958
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
When: EveryThursday 4:30 PM
Where: Ft. Vancouver Library, Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA.
Organization: Vancouver for Peace
Contact: deedub@webtv.net
Website: http://www.democracyforvancouver.org
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10 / 17
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:30 pm
Beaverton – Beaverton Farmer’s Market Tabling for Peace
When: Saturdays 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: SW Hall Blvd. between 3rd and 5th
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Lacombe (503) 579-7768
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Hancock St. between 44th and 45th.
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Glancy, barbg07@people.com
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Multnomah and NE 13th, across from Holladay Park
Organization: Stand for Peace
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Corner of Lower Boones Ferry and Kruse Way
Organization: Lake Oswego Peace Group
Contact: lo-peace@hotmail.com (503) 892-6559
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
When: Every Friday 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Where: Highway26 in front of big barn acrossfrom Fred Meyer in Sandy.
Organization: SandyPeace Vigil
Contact: (503) 668-7618
Website: http://sandypeacevigil.org/
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
Contact: (503) 344-5098
Website: http://www.pprc-news.org/
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Hillsdale, Corner SW Capitol Hwy and SW Sunset, by Wilson High School.
Contact: Ruth Adkins, (503) 977-2933
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10 / 18
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Winter Soldier Northwest: Eyewitness Accounts of War is only days away!
In addition to the main program of powerful testimony from 12-5 pm this Saturday, you are invited to two opportunities to mingle with Winter Soldier speakers and participants: at a reception and photo exhibit Friday night, and a concert and poetry reading Saturday night. All the details on this incredible weekend of resistance to war are below–-we hope to see you there!
Winter Soldier Northwest
Hear eyewitness accounts of the realities of war from soldiers, their families, Iraqi refugees, and Afghan-Americans. Panelists will discuss the true costs of war, and what we can do here at home to support our veterans, work in solidarity with the Iraqi and Afghan people and end the war.
Where: First Unitarian Church 1011 SW 12th Street (at Main), Portland Oregon
When: Saturday, October 18 12:00-5:00
Topics include: Veterans' Voices from Iraq and Afghanistan, Human Costs of War and Building Resistance to War.
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned away.
Sponsored by: PDX Peace Coalition, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) Seattle Chapter, American Friends Service Committee, American Iranian Friendship Council, Code Pink Portland, First Unitarian Church Peace Action Committee, International Socialist Organization (ISO) Portland Chapter, KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM, Living Earth, Military Families Speak Out Oregon, MoveOn Portland, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Peace Memorial Park Foundation of Portland, People of Faith for Peace, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, Recruiter WatchPDX, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Vancouver for Peace, Veterans Bridge Fund, Veterans for Peace Chapter 72, Veterans for Peace Chapter 123, War Resisters League Portland, Workers' Action and more.
For more information, to volunteer or to cosponsor Winter Soldier, email wintersoldier@pdxpeace.org or call 503-230-9427.
Friday Night: Photo Exhibit and Reception with Winter Solider Speakers
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson. Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
Where: New American Art Union, 922 SE Ankeny Street
When: October 17 to November 30, 2008
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
Photographer Jim Lommason has invited Winter Soldier speakers and participants to attend the reception.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More information on the exhibit.
Saturday Night: Voices of Resistance
Voices of Resistance is an evening of positive resistance—veteran's poetry & photography and musical performances by Good Sista/Bad Sista and David Rovics following the Winter Soldier hearings. Several veterans will read their own poetry, while veterans' photographs will be displayed on the walls and via projection.
![]()  Good Sista/Bad Sista, Walidah and Turiya, are locally-based performance poets, a dynamic duo that has traveled throughout the country sharing their voice and vision.
 David Rovics brings us songs of social significance. He has been dubbed the "peace poet and troubadour of our time" by Cindy Sheehan and the "musical version of Democracy Now" by Amy Goodman.
Our community has to SPEAK, SING, SNAP, and SLAM against the outrages of war. Come enjoy a more creative variety of struggle. Let's break the violence by breaking the silence.
Where: First Unitarian Church 1011 SW 12th Street (at Main), Portland Oregon
When: Saturday, October 18. Doors open at 6:30
Cost: Free to Winter Soldier attendees! Sliding scale $10-15, no one turned away. Go to flyer downloads
The Winter Soldier Speaker Line-Up just keeps getting better. Here is the updated speakers list.
Panel 1: Voices of Veterans From Iraq & Afghanistan
- Chris Arendt, was a member of c 1-119th field artillery from 2001-2007. He deployed with charlie battery from 2004-2005 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he was a block guard and the escort control for 11 months. While deployed Christopher co-founded the short lived radical G.I. resistance group Motorcycle Awesome. He is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) Chicago.
- Jan Critchfield, a specialist with the Army National Guard who served as an army “journalist” while attached to the 1st Cavalry in Baghdad during 2004. His unspoken job in Iraq was to "counter the liberal media bias" about the occupation. He is a member of IVAW Seattle.
- Joseph Holness, from Gresham, Oregon served eight years in the US Army in Iraq and nine years with the US Air Force Reserves supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Evan Knappenberger, served one year in Iraq with the Army 4th Infantry Division working as an intelligence analyst; held one week long “Tower Guard Vigils” in Bellingham, WA and Washington, DC to call attention to the STOP-LOSS policy.
- David Mann, was an Army Specialist whose Army occupation was mainly working on the Army radios. He was deployed to Nasiriyah, Iraq in 2003 and stop lossed for a second deployment to Balad, Iraq in 2005. He is a member of IVAW Denver.
- Seth Manzel, an Army sergeant who served as a vehicle commander and machine gunner in Iraq. Member of IVAW Seattle.
- Camilo Mejia, a National Guard staff sergeant who after fighting for five months in Iraq, became the first combat soldier to refuse to go back to Iraq. He now serves as Chair of the Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War and is the author of Road from ar Ramadi.
- Josh Simpson,spent six years in the US Army as a counterintelligence agent including a one year tour in Mosul, Iraq. He is now involved with the GI voice project, Port Militarization Resistance, and making Olympia a sanctuary city for war resisters and undocumented immigrants. He is a member of IVAW Olympia.
- Chanan Suarezdiaz, a Navy hospital corpsman and purple heart recipient who served in Ramadi from September 2004 to February 2005 with a weapons company. He is now the Seattle Chapter president of IVAW.
- and more local veterans to be announced.
Panel 2: The Human Costs of War
- Ahmed Abed, father of Mustafa Abed, an Iraqi child who was injured by an American air raid and is currently receiving medical care in Portland through the No More Victims project.
- Dr. Baher Butti, formerly the chief psychiatrist at a mental health clinic Baghdad, now an Iraqi refugee and faculty member at the OHSU School of Medicine.
- Mary Geddry, member of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) Oregon and mother of a Marine son who served two tours of duty in Iraq.
- Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist who spent a total of 8 months as an unembedded reporter in occupied Iraq. He has written for Mother Jones and The Nation, among other publications, and has provided radio reports on Democracy Now! and the BBC. Author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq.
- Dr. Mark Kaplan, Professor in the Department of Community Health - Urban & Public Affairs at Portland State University who has conducted research on suicide rates among male veterans.
- Adele Kubein, Military Families Speak Out Oregon chapter president, mother of an Iraq war veteran.
- Sara Rich, M.S.W., anti-war activist and spokesperson for Courage to Resist; mother of Eugene Iraq war vet & war resister Suzanne Swift.
- Dr. Zaher Wahab, Professor of Education at Lewis & Clark College; serves as a senior advisor to the Minister of Higher Education in Afghanistan, and has been spending about five months annually in that country since 2002.
Panel 3: Building Resistance to War
- Leah Bolger, Veterans for Peace Chapter 132 from Corvallis, on the statewide effort to keep Oregon's National Guard in Oregon.
- Gerry Condon, refused orders to Vietnam and deserted from the Army in 1969. He lived in Sweden and Canada for six years before returning to the U.S. to organize for amnesty for all war resisters. For the last five years he has been working with Iraq War resisters in Canada. He directs Project Safe Haven and works with the War Resister Support Action Team of VFP Ch. 92 in Seattle.
- Adriana Moyola, is a Mexican born female who came to the United States in search of a better life. She joined the Army Reserve in 2000 right after high school. In 2006 she resisted deployment to Iraq. She will speak on her experience as a war resister and on building an Oregon IVAW Chapter.
- Daniel Shea, Veterans for Peace Chapter 72 on the PDX Peace campaign to make Portland a Sanctuary City for War Resisters.
- Michael William, Army National Guardsmen who went AWOL, IVAW Northwest Regional Coordinator.
- and more discussion of local actions we can take to support veterans, refugees and end the war.
Flyers are available. You can donwload them here, or pick them up day or night at the American Friends Service Committee, 2249 E. Burnside in Portland.
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Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
When: Every Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: At the totem pole on Hwy 30 in Scappose
Contact: julane@opusnet.com
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: SE Taylor and SE 35th, East side of Sunnyside School
Organization: Peace Activists and Concerned Youth
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10 / 19
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
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10 / 20
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
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10 / 21
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Wednesday.
Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Contact: (503) 595-5390
Website: http://portland.wilpf.org/
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10 / 22
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Thursday.
Location: 729 NE Oregon St.
Organizations: Impeach Northwest, Individuals for Justice.
Website: http://www.impeach-nw.com
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
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10 / 23
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
When: Every Friday, 12PM
Where: Federal Building, SW 3rd and Madison
Organization: Women in Black.
Contact: (503) 288-8958
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
When: EveryThursday 4:30 PM
Where: Ft. Vancouver Library, Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA.
Organization: Vancouver for Peace
Contact: deedub@webtv.net
Website: http://www.democracyforvancouver.org
Start: 6:30 pm
Former Secretary of State and Barack Obama foreign policy advisor Madeleine Albright will be speaking at the Bagdad Theatre, SE Hawthorne & 37th, on Thursday, October 23rd at 7pm.
Albright is infamous for telling CBS journalist Leslie Stahl on Sixty Minutes in 1996, when asked about the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children under U.S. sanctions against Iraq, that "We think the price is worth it."
As the substantial prospect of a new Democratic administration faces us, it is important to communicate that mass murder and crimes against humanity in pursuit of U.S. imperial ambitions are unacceptable no matter what poitical party is in power.
Turn out to protest the dehumanizing thinking Albright represents and expresses.
The event is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon. It offers an opportunity to communicate a message of peace and opposition to imperial violence to an audience with "conventional" foreign policy orientations that treat such actions and attitudes as normal and acceptable.
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10 / 24
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Hancock St. between 44th and 45th.
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Glancy, barbg07@people.com
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:30 pm
Beaverton – Beaverton Farmer’s Market Tabling for Peace
When: Saturdays 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: SW Hall Blvd. between 3rd and 5th
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Lacombe (503) 579-7768
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Multnomah and NE 13th, across from Holladay Park
Organization: Stand for Peace
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Corner of Lower Boones Ferry and Kruse Way
Organization: Lake Oswego Peace Group
Contact: lo-peace@hotmail.com (503) 892-6559
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
When: Every Friday 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Where: Highway26 in front of big barn acrossfrom Fred Meyer in Sandy.
Organization: SandyPeace Vigil
Contact: (503) 668-7618
Website: http://sandypeacevigil.org/
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
Contact: (503) 344-5098
Website: http://www.pprc-news.org/
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Hillsdale, Corner SW Capitol Hwy and SW Sunset, by Wilson High School.
Contact: Ruth Adkins, (503) 977-2933
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
 4TH VIETNAM AGENT ORANGE JUSTICE TOUR
JOIN US IN WELCOMING VIETNAMESE AGENT ORANGE VICTIMS!
Friday Oct 24th 2008, 7pm to 9pm
Multnomah Friends Meeting House. 4312 S.E. Stark St
Portland, OR, 97215
Donation: $10 to $15 No one turned away
- Three million Vietnamese and tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers and many Vietnamese Americans affected by Agent Orange used by the U.S. during the war.
- Agent Orange causes birth defects and illnesses in hundreds of thousands of children.
- Agent Orange continues to poison the natural environment of Vietnam.
Speakers include:
Dang Hong Nhut from Ho Chi Minh City.
She sufferers from cancer & had multiple miscarriages due to exposure to Agent Orange.
Tran Thi Hoan
21 year old college student who was born without legs due to her mother’s exposure to Agent Orange.
IT’S TIME TO ACHIEVE REAL JUSTICE FOR VIETNAM’S AGENT ORANGE VICTIMS!
- Educating our friends and neighbors about the suffering caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam and in other wars our government has waged.
- Building friendship between U.S., Vietnamese American and Vietnamese Agent Orange victims.
- Holding the U.S. chemical manufacturers responsible through supporting the Agent Orange victims’ lawsuit and a corporate campaign to demand Dow and Monsanto compensate the victims.
- Holding the U.S. government responsible to provide significant and meaningful compensation to Vietnamese victims and additional coverage to affected U.S. veterans.
- Supporting the work of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA).
National Co-sponsors:
Veterans For Peace ▪ Vietnam Veterans Against The War ▪ National Lawyers Guild ▪ United for Peace & Justice ▪
Local Co-sponsors:
Veterans For Peace Chapter 72 ▪ American Friends Service Committee ▪ Portland Lawyers Guild
Sponsored by the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign (VAORRC)
P O BOX 303 • PRINCE ST • NEW YORK • NEW YORK • 10012-0006 • U S A
EMAIL: info@vn-agentorange.org • WEBPAGE: http://www.vn-agentorange.org
Local Contact: Dan Shea djshea@hotmail.com 503.661.1317
www.vfp72.org
Download a flyer (pdf)
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10 / 25
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
When: Every Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: At the totem pole on Hwy 30 in Scappose
Contact: julane@opusnet.com
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: SE Taylor and SE 35th, East side of Sunnyside School
Organization: Peace Activists and Concerned Youth
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10 / 26
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Iraqi Refugees
and the Psychosocial Effects of War
with guest speaker
Dr. Baher Butti, faculty OHSU School of Medicine
Please join us for the presentation, which will be followed by a Q&A and discussion.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
11:30 am –12:30 pm
Following the 10:00 service. All are welcome to attend!
Cedar Hills United Church of Christ
11695 SW Park Way Portland, Oregon
(Corner of Cedar Hills Blvd and SW Park Way)
Dr. Baher Butti, formerly the chief psychiatrist at a mental health clinic in Baghdad, is now an Iraqi refugee and faculty member at the OHSU School of Medicine and a counselor at the Intercultural Psychiatric Program where he treats refugees who suffer from the effects of wartime trauma. He moved to Portland in 2007 from the Iraqi refugee community in Jordan where his family still resides. He is an accomplished writer and speaker on a wide range of topics, including women's mental health, conflict resolution, human rights, Iraqi history and politics, and the social development of the Iraqi community. Dr. Butti is a member of the Iraqi Minorities Council. As an Iraqi Christian, he understands first-hand the discrimination against minorities in Iraq.
Dr. Butti will describe the responses of Iraqis to a combination of factors related to the U.S. occupation, including sectarian and ethnic conflicts, criminal activity, unpredictable eruptions of violence to individuals and the infrastructure, and the breakdown of basic services. He will also include a discussion of the crises of Iraqi refugees displaced both within their country and to surrounding countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Egypt.
Dr. Butti has been interviewed by the BBC, NPR, and The New Yorker.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 26
“Between Two Rivers,” concert with Iraqi-American jazz musician
Amir ElSaffar and Ensemble: http://www.amirelsaffar.com
Amir ElSaffar plays trumpet and santoor and sings Iraqi Maqam, the urban classical vocal tradition of Iraq that draws from Arab, Beduin, Kurdish, Turkmen as well as Persian and Turkish traditions.
Opening act by Portland-based group Al-Andalus.
7:00 p.m. Lewis & Clark College, Evans Auditorium, 0615 SW Palatine
Hill, Portland. Co-sponsored by the Middle East Studies Center at PSU,
Department of Music at Lewis & Clark College, and the Arab-American
Cultural Center of Oregon.
Tickets at PSU Middle East Studies Center (East Hall 322), at the Lewis & calrk Bookstore and at the door.
For information, call (503)725-4074 or (503)768-7460 or write to
middleeaststudiescenter@pdx.edu.
Maqam is the urban classical vocal tradition of Iraq. Found primarily in the cities of Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk, and Basra, the maqam repertoire draws upon musical styles of the many populations in Iraq, such as the Bedouins, rural Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen as well as neighboring Persians, Turks, and other populations that have had extensive contact with Iraq throughout history. The use of the word maqam in Iraq is distinct from its use in the rest
of the Arab world and Turkey, where the term refers to a musical mode on which compositions and improvisations are based. In Iraq, maqam refers to the composition itself.
The exact beginning of the maqam tradition in Iraq is unknown, and is a subject of debate among maqam musicians and connoisseurs. Some believe that the maqam is a several hundred years old tradition, brought in by the conquering Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Others postulate that it began during the Abbasid period (8th-13th century A.D.), when Baghdad was the seat of the Islamic caliphate and was a great center of art, learning, and technological achievement. Still others believe that the maqam may reach to a much further past, to Iraq’s ancient civilizations, the Babylonian or perhaps the Sumerian.
Until the 20th century, the maqam was ubiquitous in the urban centers of modern-day Iraq, its melodies heard in various settings. In religious contexts, maqam melodies were used in the call to prayer, during mawlud rituals (celebrations of the birth of the prophet Mohammed), as well as in Qur’anic recitation. Maqam was also sung in the zurkhanes (athletic houses), to energize the participants performing physical activity. It was even sung by street vendors advertising their products. Tradition often dictated which types of vendors would sing what melodies. Formal maqam concerts took place in private homes during celebrations and in gahawi (coffeehouses), which were the primary venues for maqam performance.
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10 / 27
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Powell's City of Books on Burnside
1005 W Burnside (800) 878-7323
From the Powell's calendar:
"In the tradition of An Inconvenient Truth comes Antonia Juhasz's The Tyranny of Oil (Morrow), a chilling and important exposé of the modern American oil industry -- and a blueprint for what citizens can do to take power back. "A riveting read with a bold blueprint for ending the madness," says Terry Tamminen, former Secretary of the California EPA. This event co-sponsored by KBOO."
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10 / 28
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Wednesday.
Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Contact: (503) 595-5390
Website: http://portland.wilpf.org/
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join the PDX Peace coalition to help plan our camapign work. We will be wrapping up Winter Soldier and talking about where to from here on our Sanctuary City camapign and supporting the Keep Oregon's National Guard in Oregon campaign. All members are welcome to attend! We will meet at American Friends Service Committee: 2249 E. Burnside, Portland.
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10 / 29
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Thursday.
Location: 729 NE Oregon St.
Organizations: Impeach Northwest, Individuals for Justice.
Website: http://www.impeach-nw.com
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
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10 / 30
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
When: Every Friday, 12PM
Where: Federal Building, SW 3rd and Madison
Organization: Women in Black.
Contact: (503) 288-8958
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
When: EveryThursday 4:30 PM
Where: Ft. Vancouver Library, Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA.
Organization: Vancouver for Peace
Contact: deedub@webtv.net
Website: http://www.democracyforvancouver.org
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Thursday October 30th we’ll explore a new language, a language that takes back that power, the language of Nonviolence. This workshop is based on the work and experience of Marshall Rosenberg and Portland’s own “seriously pissed off granny” Bonnie Tinker.
This workshop is FREE - but donations are greatly appreciated
When: October 30th 7-9pm Where: Spirit Feathers 7704 SE 13th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97202 Info: ( tshofner )@( gmail.com ) remove() and spaces phone/text: 503-816-4826
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
The Northwest Film Center presents the film " The Recruiter", as part of a series on: "Global Concerns; Human Rights on Film". The Recruiter, features a US Army sergeant, who targets kids and recruits them for boot camp and ultimately, combat. The film will be shown on Thursday, October 30, @ 8:00pm., Whitsell Auditorium: 1219 SW Park. For more information about tickets, or the film series, visit:
http://www.nwfilm.org.
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10 / 31
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Hancock St. between 44th and 45th.
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Glancy, barbg07@people.com
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Multnomah and NE 13th, across from Holladay Park
Organization: Stand for Peace
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Corner of Lower Boones Ferry and Kruse Way
Organization: Lake Oswego Peace Group
Contact: lo-peace@hotmail.com (503) 892-6559
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
When: Every Friday 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Where: Highway26 in front of big barn acrossfrom Fred Meyer in Sandy.
Organization: SandyPeace Vigil
Contact: (503) 668-7618
Website: http://sandypeacevigil.org/
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
Contact: (503) 344-5098
Website: http://www.pprc-news.org/
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Hillsdale, Corner SW Capitol Hwy and SW Sunset, by Wilson High School.
Contact: Ruth Adkins, (503) 977-2933
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11 / 1
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
When: Every Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: At the totem pole on Hwy 30 in Scappose
Contact: julane@opusnet.com
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: SE Taylor and SE 35th, East side of Sunnyside School
Organization: Peace Activists and Concerned Youth
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11 / 2
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
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11 / 3
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
PDX Peace Coalition General Membership Meeting
7-9pm
Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse
4312 S.E. Stark Street
All coalition members are welcome to attend.
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11 / 4
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Wednesday.
Where: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Contact: (503) 595-5390
Website: http://portland.wilpf.org/
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11 / 5
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Thursday.
Location: 729 NE Oregon St.
Organizations: Impeach Northwest, Individuals for Justice.
Website: http://www.impeach-nw.com
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
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11 / 6
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
When: Every Friday, 12PM
Where: Federal Building, SW 3rd and Madison
Organization: Women in Black.
Contact: (503) 288-8958
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
When: EveryThursday 4:30 PM
Where: Ft. Vancouver Library, Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA.
Organization: Vancouver for Peace
Contact: deedub@webtv.net
Website: http://www.democracyforvancouver.org
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11 / 7
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Hancock St. between 44th and 45th.
Organization: Peace Action Committee 1st Unitarian Church
Contact: Barbara Glancy, barbg07@people.com
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Every Saturday.
Location: NE Multnomah and NE 13th, across from Holladay Park
Organization: Stand for Peace
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Corner of Lower Boones Ferry and Kruse Way
Organization: Lake Oswego Peace Group
Contact: lo-peace@hotmail.com (503) 892-6559
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
When: Every Friday 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Where: Highway26 in front of big barn acrossfrom Fred Meyer in Sandy.
Organization: SandyPeace Vigil
Contact: (503) 668-7618
Website: http://sandypeacevigil.org/
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and Morrison.
Organization: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
Contact: (503) 344-5098
Website: http://www.pprc-news.org/
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Every Friday.
Location: Hillsdale, Corner SW Capitol Hwy and SW Sunset, by Wilson High School.
Contact: Ruth Adkins, (503) 977-2933
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Dear Friends,
What a mind-boggling, historic, audacious, powerful moment we just experienced, a moment that has the whole world enthralled. And what a gift to be alive today. And…we all know it is just a first step. We know that unprecedented pressures and challenges still lie ahead. We know the election holds great promise and potential, but no certain guarantees. How our lives will be shaped by this moment, how we participate in what it portends, is up to us.
What is it like for you? How does it feel? What does the election represent, what has changed and what hasn’t? What are your highest hopes and strongest fears? Probably most important, what are your priorities in the months ahead, and how might you engage? Join us for this conversation on First Friday this week. It’s not a time to recruit or proselytize, but to listen, open up, connect, and be in conversation about what lies ahead.
First Friday Post-Election Potluck & Community Conversation
Friday Nov. 7, 6:30-9:00 pm
Friends Meeting House, 4213 SE Stark, PDX
Come and share a meal, connect in community, ponder the election results, and look ahead with a fresh sense of possibility. Bring a veg/vegan potluck dish to share and join the conversation. Suggested donation $5 but all are welcome, no matter your views and votes. Feel free to forward to friends --
Hope to see you at First Friday.
May all beings be free, be safe, be well, and know wild ever-flowing peace.
~ Betsy Toll
www.livingearthgatherings.org
Start: 7:00 pm
American Iranian Friendship Council & Andisheh Center present:
Evil Doers Ltd. _ A laughter roundup from the Middle East.
From recent posts to the Portland's Willamette Week's web site (wweek.com):
"Muslims are harassed? ...PLEASE....if you don't like it here, go back to your Muslim country, you don't want to assimilate anything American, you don't feel welcome, you don't respect our country...why are you here? Oh yes, freedom, money, food, electricity, water, toilets, sewer systems, jobs...."
"These a..holes need to learn what it means to assimilate into America. I can't wait to encounter one of their freakin footbaths so I can spit in it."
These comments represent a system of attitudes and believes held by many even in the liberal island of Portland, Oregon. Educational campaigns, letters in response and sometimes protest may all be legitimate attempts to address what for the most part is simply ignorance, but it is not enough. That is why on November 7 we will present a program that intends to address the stereotyping through humor.
We will present five top comedians at Portland's Center for Performing Arts in a program entitled "Evil Doers Ltd."
Ahmed Ahmed - Born in Helwan, Egypt June 27th, 1970. Parents immigrated to the US when he was one month old and grew up in Riverside, CA. Moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand up comedian. Attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts for one year and studied with various acting coaches such as Cliff Osmond, Ivana Chubbuck and Sandy Marshall.
Arab comedian Ahmed Ahmed joined Rabbi Bob Alper as part of their ongoing tour, "One Arab, One Jew, One Stage." Ahmed says that the duo was not political. They performed together because it packs some serious "entertainment value" into their sets.
A regular performer at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood Ahmed tours all across America, Europe and Middle East. He is one of the original performers of the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour", produced by Comedy Central, which has gone on stage in many cities across the USA. Mr. Ahmed has won the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Scotland, 2004. In addition Ahmed has written an original screenplay titled "The Pilgrimage" based on his Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca).
Tissa Hami is one of the world's few female Muslim stand-up comics. She grew up in a traditional Iranian family in a predominantly white suburb of Boston. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in international affairs. Tissa hopes her comedy will help break down stereotypes about Muslim women and foster understanding between Iranians and Americans. She has a frequent media presence and was featured in the documentary "Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age."
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Dan Ahdoot went to college at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University and graduated with honors as a premed student. But he chose comedy over medicine and has been celebrated ever since. Dan's stand-up act is based on his hilarious observations about everyday life as a young Jewish Iranian living in New York City.
Negin Farsad grew up in Southern California. She first obtained a Bachelors Degree in Theater Arts and Government from Cornell University. Since moving to New York she writes and performs comedy at night while completing a Masters Degree in Race Relations and a second in Urban Management at Columbia University by day. She also produced a film.
Jimmy Dore, aka Citizen Jimmy, was born into a Catholic family of twelve in a very blue-collar neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. He is part of Comedy Central and other comedy shows around the county. LA Weekly called his show “Completely Offensive and Very Funny!”
7 pm - Nov. 7th 2008
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- Newmark Theatre -
1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Tickets are available at PCPA Box Office and at Ticketmaster
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11 / 8
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: Estacada, Estacada City Hall, Hwy 224 and Main St.
Contact: Peter Hamer, phamer@cascadeaccess.com
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
When: Every Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: At the totem pole on Hwy 30 in Scappose
Contact: julane@opusnet.com
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Every Sunday.
Location: SE Taylor and SE 35th, East side of Sunnyside School
Organization: Peace Activists and Concerned Youth
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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First Unitarian Church
| 1011 SW 12th Ave. (corner of 12th & Salmon) |
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Meeting begins at 7pm, second Tuesday of every month |
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others
(a) Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war.
(b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations
(c) To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons
(d) To seek justice for veterans and victims of war
(e) To abolish war as an instrument of national policy.
To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.
We urge all people who share this vision to join us.
www.vfpchapter72.org
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11 / 9
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
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11 / 10
(all day)
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 11:00am
End: Nov 30 2008 - 11:59am
Exit Wounds: Combat Trauma and Trials of Homecoming
Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Jim Lommasson.
Over two thousand photos by the soldiers taken while in country, including interviews and writing by the soldiers.
New American Art Union
October 17 to November 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9.
922 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
Thursday - Sunday, Noon - 6PM + By appointment.
The Myth of Return
Photographer Jim Lommasson will present a series of photographs and interviews with American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The soldiers speak the truth about war, their participation, and the effects on themselves and those caught in the crossfire. This exhibit examines and raises questions about a generation of soldiers largely invisible to the American public. The stories are profound and timeless. Returning soldiers have always had to process the real and transformative traumas of battle while integrating into a new civilian culture that lacks the clarity, meaning, and sense of ‘mission’ that war can provide. But how will these returning ‘silent warriors’ shape the social fabric into which they must now incorporate? With bodies and minds completely attuned to the violence and exigencies of war, what is the psychic space these young veterans inhabit after their tours? What happens when battle-bred virtues, such as a heroic disregard for one’s life and pain, become a liability or even contemptible in their new home? Exit Wounds looks at some of the trials of reintegration for this generation of invisible warriors and asks whether they do in fact get to ‘come home.’
More info about the exhibit.
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Help the PDX Peace Coalition plan where we go next on our campaign to make Portland a sanctuary city for GI resisters and supporting the statewide camapign to keep the Oregon National Guard in Oregon. We will be meeting at the American Friends Service Committee office, 2249 E. Burnside, Portland 7:30 pm. All PDX Peace members are welcome to attend!
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