Press Releases

For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

CONTACT:
Adam Sanchez, Portland Labor Against the War 503-449-7249, adam.m.sanchez@gmail.com
Kelly Campbell, PDX Peace 503-720-1815, kcampbell@afsc.org
          
NEWS ADVISORY

PORTLAND LONGSHORE WORKERS, PDXPeace and VETERANS FOR PEACE TO HONOR TROOPS WITH MAY DAY EVENT

Longshoreman to place flowers in Willamette River as part of anti-war events called for by ILWU at major west coast ports
 
PORTLAND, OR (April 29, 2008) – Longshore workers at Oregon’s largest port will protest the war in Iraq with a waterfront event honoring the troops and calling for their immediate and safe return to their families. Rank and file members of ILWU Local 8 will place 800 red flowers in the Willamette River at noon on May 1 to honor the more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives.
 
This event coincides with International Workers’ Day and several other anti-war events sponsored by International Longshore and Warehouse Union members at major ports in California and Washington.   
 
WHO:     ILWU Local 8, PDX Peace Coalition, Veterans for Peace, other community groups
 
WHAT:   “Flowers in the River” protest of the war in Iraq. Visuals include union members placing flowers in the river, and crowds holding signs and banners.
 
WHERE: On the floating dock on the east side of the river, just north of the Burnside Bridge. Parking is available at either end of the bridge, or near the East end of the Steel Bridge.
 
WHEN: Thursday, May 1
    11:00 AM Supporters will gather with Veterans for Peace at the Peace Memorial Park on the corner of NE Interstate and NE Oregon and march to the action
       12:00 ILWU Flowers in the River action, on floating dock just north of the Burnside Bridge
 
WHY:    The ILWU nationally has called for an immediate end to the War in Iraq and withdrawal of U.S. troops, and  local unions are holding rallies in all major West Coast ports.

More information on this and other May Day activities including the rally and march organized by the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition and a teach-in at Portland State is available at http://www.pdxpeace.org

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For Immediate Release
Friday March 14, 2008

Contacts:
Kelly Campbell, American Friends Service Committee
503-720-1815 (mobile), kcampbell@afsc.org

Rachel Larson, Physicians for Social Responsibility
971-533-5380 (mobile), rachel@oregonpsr.org

NEWS RELEASE

All Day Action Camp, March and Rally to “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!”

(PORTLAND) After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and many other groups and individuals are organizing “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks.

Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March

Interviews with speakers, performers and organizers are available throughout the day.
Media check-in is at north end of the main stage in front of the Portland Art Museum.

Rally speakers include:
    * Zahra Sultan, Iraqi Social Worker, director of Saverefugees.org
    * Sean Lewis, First Gulf War Veteran, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for         Peace Chapter 72
    * Bob Watada, father of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first Commissioned Officer to refuse deployment to         Iraq
    * Tom Chamberlain, President of Oregon AFL-CIO
    * Andrea Cano, Executive Director, Oregon Farm Worker Ministry
    * Youth organizers Terell Wilson, freshman at Madison H.S. and Lizo Wallace, United Voices Youth         Program
    * Barbara Dudley, Professor in the Hatfield School of Government, former Executive Director of             Greenpeace USA

The rally will be hosted by spoken word artist Walidah Imarisha and Megan Brooker of the PDX Peace Coalition and Military Families Speak Out.

Action Camp
Participants of all ages are encouraged to come early to take part in the Action Camp from 10:00-6:00. Nine "Action Camp" tents organized by dozens of area organizations will provide workshops, activities, performances and exhibits on:

Military Resistance and Recovery
Costs of War
Iraqi Crisis Under US Invasion
PDX Youth M.O.V.E
Stop the War on Working People at Home and Abroad
US out of the “Middle East”: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran…
No Human Being is Illegal! Defend Human Rights for All!
Palestine: 40 Years of Occupation and 60 years of Dispossession
Visions of Peace: Building Bridges of Faith to a World Without War

World War None: the PDX Peace Music Festival
A talented and diverse anti-war music line up including March Forth Marching Band, Mic Crenshaw, Commotion with Ben Darwish, Dave Rovics and more.

For more information, including maps of the march and the action camp, schedule of the day, speaker bios, performer bios, detailed description of the action camp, visit http://www.pdxpeace.org

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PDX Peace is a coalition of organizations and individuals in the greater Portland, Oregon area building a movement for peace and justice. Our immediate and vital goal is ending the war in Iraq and bringing US troops home. We are committed to US policies based on democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution of conflict.

March 15 cosponsors include: AFSCME Local 88; Alliance for Democracy; American Friends Service Committee; American Iranian Friendship Council; Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights; Amnesty International, Portland Group 48; Ash Creek Press; Augustana Lutheran Church; Bridge City Friends Meeting; Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland; The Bus Project; Center for Intercultural Organizing; Church of Scientology Youth for Human Rights; Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; Education Without Borders; Episcopal Peace Fellowship; First Unitarian Peace Action Committee; Freedom Socialist Party; GlobalFam; Hawthorne Wellness Center; ILWU Local 5; International Socialist Organization; IUPAT Local 10; Jim Brunke Real Estate; Justice and Witness Ministry Team, Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ; KBOO; Laughing Horse Books; Lewis and Clark Students for a Democratic Society; Living Earth; Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land & Social Ministries of Central Lutheran Church; The Master Peace, organic clothing store; The Medical Empowerment Program & Counseling Services, Inc.; Metanoia Peace Community, United Methodist Church; Mirador Community Store; MoveOn PDX Council; Multnomah Monthly Meeting's Peace and Social Concerns Committee; Music Millennium; National Association of Social Workers, Oregon Chapter; No More Victims Portland Project; Nonviolent Peaceforce; Old Wives' Tales Restaurant; Oregon AFL-CIO; Oregon PeaceWorks; Oregonians Against the War; Pacific Green Party of Oregon; La Paloma Clothing; Peace, Justice and Environment Committee, Portland Mennonite Church; People of Faith for Peace; Physicians for Social Responsibility; Portland Area Rethinking Schools; Portland Books to Prisoners; Portland Code Pink; Portland Peace Memorial Park; Portland Peaceful Response Coalition; Portland Solidarity; Presents of Mind; Puppetista Project; Radical Women; Recruiter Watch PDX; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; Save Refugees; SEIU Local 49; SEIU Local 503; September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; Sisters of the Road; Spirit Moves Peace Center; Students for Unity; Tikkun Olam (Social Action) Committee of P'nai Or; Tom Dwyer Automotive Services, Inc.; United Voices; Vancouver for Peace; Veterans for Peace Ch. 72; West Hills Friends Peace Committee; White Feather Peace Community; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom--PDX Branch; Workers International League; Willamette Reds; www.AllRightOnTheMoney.org; Yamhill Valley Peacemakers; Amanda Fritz; Jeff Bissonnette for Portland City Council; Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate; Joe Walsh for Congress; John Frohnmayer for U.S. Senate; John Olmsted for Congress (G.P.); Oregon Democratic Party's Peace Caucus; Oregonians for Ron Paul; Steve Novick for Senate. Endorsers: ActivismResource.org; Collateral Repair Project; Committee to Elect Mark Welyczko; Community Independence Project; Community Alliance of Lane County; Direct Aid; East Timor Action Network; Jobs with Justice; Libertarian Party of Oregon; Oregon Action; Oregon Peace Institute; The Portland Alliance Newspaper; Rural Organizing Project; Senator Avel Gordly; Social Action Council of Michael Servitus Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; St. Mary's Peace Club; Stumptown Earth First!; Witness for Peace Northwest.

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Contact:
Rachel Larson, 503-274-2720 rachel@oregonpsr.org
Kelly Campbell, 503-720-1815 kcampbell@afsc.org

PHOTO-OP

Banner Making, Peacekeeper Training, Candlelight Service in Preparation for Sat. Peace March
Photo-ops this week before March 15 "World Without War" Rally, March and Action Camp

Portland--In preparation for the Saturday, March 15 World Without War event, organizers are gathering to paint banners on Wednesday, to train as march peacekeepers on Thursday, and to pray for peace on Friday, March 14.

Banner and Sign Painting
What: Artists gather to paint colorful 10 foot banners in preparation for Saturday, March 15 peace march
Where: Shop People (corner of SE Oak and Grand in Portland) Call Katie at 703-859-0038 to be let in the door
When: Wednesday, March 12, 6:00 PM
Visuals: volunteers painting colorful, large banners

Peacekeeper Training
What: Training for peacekeepers (security) for March 15 peace march
Where: Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse, Social Hall, 4312 SE Stark St
When: Thursday, March 13, 7:00 PM
Note: media will only be allowed with consent of the participants.
Who: Joe Keating will be leading the training, contact him at 503-234-2613 or keats@aracnet.com
Visuals: interactive training exercises

All Denominations Gathering for Peace with Lighting of Candles
What: Faith leaders from many Christian traditions will lead an all denominations gathering to bear witness for peace, marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. The evening will include reflections, music, unity and lighting of candles.
Where: First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland
When: Friday, March 14th 7-8 P
Who: Service led by clergy and faith leaders from traditions including:
Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, Congregationalist, Mennonite, Quaker, Unitarian Universalist, and others.
Everyone is Welcome, Families Are Encouraged
Co-sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
Visuals: lighting of candles, singing

These events are in preparation for the March 15 "World Without War" march, rally and action camp at the South Park blocks. Visit http://www.pdxpeace.org for more details.

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For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Contact:
Courtney Dillard, 503-260-9803, cldillard@gmail.com
Kelly Campbell, 503-720-1815 kcampbell@afsc.org

EVENT ADVISORY

March 14: One Night For Peace
All Denominations Gathering to Bear Witness to 5 Years of War

What:  Faith leaders from many Christian traditions will lead an all denominations gathering to bear witness for peace, marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. The evening will include reflections, music, unity and lighting of candles.

When: Friday, March 14th 7-8 PM

Where: First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland

Who: Service led by clergy and faith leaders from traditions including:
Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, Congregationalist, Mennonite, Quaker, Unitarian Universalist, and others.

Everyone is Welcome, Families Are Encouraged

PHOTO-OP: Lighting of candles to bear witness for peace.

Co-sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.

The gathering will be on the eve of the March 15 "World Without War" march, rally and action camp at the South Park blocks. Visit www.pdxpeace.org for more details.

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For Immediate Release
March 6, 2008

Coordinating Contacts:
Kelly Campbell, American Friends Service Committee
503-720-1815 (mobile), kcampbell@afsc.org

Rachel Larson, Physicians for Social Responsibility
503-274-2720, rachel@oregonpsr.org

EVENT ADVISORY

March 15 World Without War: A Day of Resistance and Hope
Rally to “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!” goes Green!

(PORTLAND) After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and numerous other groups and individuals are organizing “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks. Organizers and consulting companies work to lessen the environmental impact of this huge community gathering. The rally will run on solar power, have master recycling, bike parking and generators running on bio-diesel. see below for more information and contact details. Leaders in the peace movement deeply understand the connection between respecting human life and protecting our environment, in fact, every issue is intimately linked. Efforts to subtly remind the community of those connections will be on display around the Action Tents.

Solar Power –contact Peter Clark at email GLS@abstractearthproject.com or visit www.abstractearthproject.com.
A solar (photovoltaic) power system provided by Our Future Now (www.ourfuturenow.org), Mr. Sun Solar and GreenLite Source representative Peter Clark and team will be powering everything within the four action tents on site at the peace rally and will be a live demonstration piece for the local community. GreenLite Source, a dedicated local group providing sustainable solutions to events and gatherings throughout the Western United States, will be on site at PDX peace day to provide information, consultation and education in an effort to raise awareness on the subject of sustainability and carbon responsibility.

Master Recycler -contact Tina Frasnelly at tinafrasnelly@hotmail.com, phone 503.754.4164.
We are making every effort to make this event a green (eco-friendly) event leaving as small of a footprint on the event site as possible. Portland Disposal and Recycling will provide recycling receptacles for paper, plastic, aluminum, glass and food waste with volunteers placed at each recycling station to help make sure the material goes into the correct receptacle. The participants are encouraged to bring as little waste to the event as possible and be responsible for the waste they do generate. Also, regular non-recyclable trash bins will also be present to avoid overburdening the City with the extra disposal needs created by the crowds.

Bike Parking and Bio diesel -contact logistics chairperson, Katie Heald at katieh@riseup.net, cell: 703.859.0038
Katie- We called this event "World Without War," because we felt it was important for the movement to focus on building the alternative world we want to see, as well as being clearly against this war. Nations continue to fight over resources, so by working to make anti-war events sustainable, we're finding and teaching ways to use less resources, thus directly reducing our very reasons for going to war.Katie is ensuring there will be plenty of bike parking at the event and that all generators powering stages or the remaining tents not on solar power are running on bio diesel.

Advance interviews with speakers and organizers are available.

Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March

The Action Camp will include workshops, activities and exhibits on:
Military Resistance and Recovery
Costs of War
Iraqi Crisis Under US Invasion
PDX Youth M.O.V.E
Stop the War on Working People at Home and Abroad
US out of the “Middle East”: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran…
No Human Being is Illegal! Defend Human Rights for All!
Palestine: 40 Years of Occupation and 60 years of Dispossession
Visions of Peace: Building Bridges of Faith to a World Without War

For more information visit pdxpeace.org
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PDX Peace is a coalition of organizations and individuals in the greater Portland, Oregon area building a movement for peace and justice. Our immediate and vital goal is ending the war in Iraq and bringing US troops home. We are committed to US policies based on democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution of conflict.

March 15 cosponsors include: AFSCME Local 88, Alliance for Democracy, American Friends Service Committee, American Iranian Friendship Council, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, Amnesty International, Portland Group 48, Bridge City Friends Meeting, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland, Center for Intercultural Organizing, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Education Without Borders, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, First Unitarian Peace Action Committee, Freedom Socialist Party, GlobalFam, ILWU Local 5, International Socialist Organization, IUPAT Local 10, Justice and Witness Ministry Team, Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ, KBOO, Laughing Horse Books, Lewis and Clark Students for a Democratic Society, Living Earth, Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land & Social Ministries of Central Lutheran Church, The Medical Empowerment Program & Counseling Services, Inc., Metanoia Peace Community, United Methodist Church, Mirador Community Store, MoveOn PDX Council, Music Millennium, National Association of Social Workers, Oregon Chapter, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon PeaceWorks, Oregonians Against the War, Pacific Green Party of Oregon, People of Faith for Peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Portland Books to Prisoners, Portland Code Pink, Portland Peace Memorial Park, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, Portland Area Rethinking Schools, Presents of Mind, Puppetista Project, Radical Women, Recruiter Watch PDX, Save Refugees, SEIU Local 49, SEIU Local 503, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Sisters of the Road, Spirit Moves Peace Center, Tikkun Olam (Social Action) Committee of P'nai Or, Tom Dwyer Automotive Services, Inc., United Voices, Veterans for Peace Ch. 72, West Hills Friends Peace Committee, White Feather Peace Community, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom--PDX Branch, Workers International League, Willamette Reds, ww.AllRightOnTheMoney.org, Yamhill Valley Peacemakers, Amanda Fritz, John Frohnmayer for U.S. Senate, Jeff Bissonnette for Portland City Council, Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate, John Olmsted for Congress (G.P.), Oregon Democratic Party's Peace Caucus, Oregonians for Ron Paul, Steve Novick for Senate Endorsers: ActivismResource.org, Committee to Elect Mark Welyczko, Community Independence Project, Community Alliance of Lane County, East Timor Action Network, Jobs with Justice, Oregon Action, Oregon Peace Institute, The Portland Alliance Newspaper, Rural Organizing Project, Senator Avel Gordly, Social Action Council of Michael Servitus Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Stumptown Earth First!, Witness for Peace Northwest.

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Contacts:
Kelly Campbell, American Friends Service Committee
503-230-9427, kcampbell@afsc.org
Rachel Larson, Physicians for Social Responsibility
503-274-2720, rachel@oregonpsr.org

EVENT ADVISORY
March 15 World Without War: A Day of Resistance and Hope

Iraqi Refugee and Iraq War Vet Speak at Rally to “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!”
(PORTLAND) After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and numerous other groups and individuals are organizing “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks.

• Zahra Sultan, Iraqi Social Worker, director of Saverefugees.org
• Sean Lewis, First Gulf War Veteran, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace Chapter 72
• Bob Watada, father of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first Commissioned Officer to refuse deployment to Iraq
• Tom Chamberlain, President of Oregon AFL-CIO
• Andrea Cano, Executive Director, Oregon Farm Labor Ministry
• Youth organizers Terell Wilson, freshman at Madison H.S. and Lizo Wallace, United Voices Youth Program
• Barbara Dudley, Professor in the Hatfield School of Government, former Executive Director of Greenpeace USA

The rally will be hosted by spoken word artist Walidah Imarisha and Megan Brooker of the PDX Peace Coalition and Military Families Speak Out.

Advance interviews with speakers and organizers are available.
Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March

Bring your friends and family! Come early to take part in
the Action Camp. We'll have workshops, activities, performances and
exhibits on:
Military Resistance and Recovery
Costs of War
Iraqi Crisis Under US Invasion
PDX Youth M.O.V.E
Stop the War on Working People at Home and Abroad
US out of the “Middle East”: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran…
No Human Being is Illegal! Defend Human Rights for All!
Palestine: 40 Years of Occupation and 60 years of Dispossession
Visions of Peace: Building Bridges of Faith to a World Without War

For more information visit pdxpeace.org

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PDX Peace is a coalition of organizations and individuals in the greater Portland, Oregon area building a movement for peace and justice. Our immediate and vital goal is ending the war in Iraq and bringing US troops home. We are committed to US policies based on democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution of conflict.

March 15 cosponsors include: AFSCME Local 88, Alliance for Democracy, American Friends Service Committee, American Iranian Friendship Council, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, Bridge City Friends Meeting, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland, Center for Intercultural Organizing, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Education Without Borders, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, First Unitarian Peace Action Committee, Freedom Socialist Party, GlobalFam, ILWU Local 5, International Socialist Organization, Justice and Witness Ministry Team, Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ, KBOO, Laughing Horse Books, Lewis and Clark Students for a Democratic Society, Living Earth, Lutherans for Justice in the Holy Land & Social Ministries of Central Lutheran Church, The Medical Empowerment Program & Counseling Services, Inc., Metanoia Peace Community United Methodist Church, Mirador Community Store, MoveOn PDX Council, National Association of Social Workers, Oregon Chapter, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Oregonians Against the War, Oregon PeaceWorks, Pacific Green Party of Oregon, People of Faith for Peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Portland Books to Prisoners, Portland Code Pink, Portland Peace Memorial Park, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, Portland Area Rethinking Schools, Presents of Mind, Puppetista Project, Radical Women, Recruiter Watch PDX, Save Refugees, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Sisters of the Road, United Voices, Veterans for Peace Ch. 72, West Hills Friends Peace Committee, White Feather Peace Community, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom--PDX Branch, Workers International League, www.AllRightOnTheMoney.org, Jeff Bissonnette for Portland City Council, Amanda Fritz, John Frohnmayer for U.S. Senate, Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate, Steve Novick for Senate, John Olmsted for Congress (G.P.),Endorsers: ActivismResource.org, Committee to Elect Mark Welyczko, Community Independence Project, Community Alliance of Lane County, East Timor Action Network, Jobs with Justice, Oregon Action, Oregon Peace Institute, The Portland Alliance Newspaper, Rural Organizing Project, Senator Avel Gordly, Social Action Council of Michael Servitus Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Stumptown Earth First!, Witness for Peace Northwest.

Iraq Body Count Exhibit at
Portland State University:
03/9/08 - 03/20/08

contact:     Rudy Dietz (503) 381-6264        Danna Halverson (503) 725-8777     
                   info@iraqbodycountexhibit.org       pdxunity@yahoo.com
           IraqBodyCountExhibit.org

The Iraq Body Count Exhibit will be displayed at Portland State University from March 9th until March 20th.  Using 120,000 surveyor flags, the Exhibit represents American and Iraqi deaths caused as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.  

Formerly displayed in Boulder CO, Chico CA, Walla Walla WA, and Eugene OR, this dramatic display fills up almost three acres, and takes over 200 volunteers an entire day to set up.  Each white flag represents at least 6 Iraqis killed in the war, and each red flag represents 1 American killed.

“Passer byes are awe-struck when they see how large the Exhibit is and how many people have died in this war.  It is much different from reading a number in a newspaper” said Rudy Dietz, an organizer of the Exhibit.

The numbers used by Iraq Body Count Exhibit are based on The Lancet Medical Journal’s 2006 study that interviewed over 1800 Iraqi households, using widely accepted statistical methods (1).  More recent surveys by  British research firm ORB have cited numbers as high as 1.2 million (2).

The Students for Unity at PSU are sponsoring the Exhibit, and are helping to recruit the over 200 volunteers required to set up on the 9th.  Those who are interested in volunteering can meet at PSU in front of the Library at 9:00 am on the 9th of March.  Volunteers are welcome to help out for an hour, or the entire day.  

Please Contact Rudy Dietz with any questions.
(503) 381-6264, info@iraqbodycountexhibit.org

OR go to IraqBodyCountExhibit.org for more information.

(1)    "Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey" Gilbert Burnham, Riyadh Lafta, Shannon Doocy, and Les Roberts. The Lancet: October 11, 2006.

(2)  “Poll: Civilian toll in Iraq may top 1M”. Susman, Tina. L.A. Times. September 17th,
       2007.   http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-iraq14sep
       14,1,1207545.story?cooll=la-news-a_section ]

For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Contacts:
Kelly Campbell, American Friends Service Committee
503-230-9427, kcampbell@afsc.org

Rachel Larson, Physicians for Social Responsibility
503-274-2720, rachel@oregonpsr.org

NEWS ADVISORY

March 15 World Without War: A Day of Resistance and Hope
Youth and Students Organize to “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!”

(PORTLAND) After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and numerous other groups and individuals are organizing “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks.  

An integral part of this day of action are the many youth organizations and students involved in the planning process. Below are quotes of engaging students who are giving their time and energy to build a stronger, multigenerational peace movement. New youth and student groups are forming all over Portland and want their voices to be heard. Together, they are sponsoring a tent at the March 15 action camp entitled “PDX Youth M.O.V.E (mobilize, organize, vocalize, empower)” in order to educate, inspire and mentor more youth in our community with their message of peace. These students are available for interviews.

I work for peace because I don't want my children or grandchildren to suffer like the millions of people do today.  -Rachel A. Carpenito
 
Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are. -Hafsat Abiola
 
Peace is freedom and liberation; it’s about unity and acceptance. Why fight it? -David Nguyun
 
I’m working for a world that is more worth living…getting rid of corrupt government war for profit crushing out civilization and cheapening all our lives is part of that- Lizo Wallace
 
500,00 to 1,000,000 dead Iraqis. I work for peace because they can’t -Marko
 
I’m working for peace because it is not only the right thing to do but an obligation for everyone to work for -Ben

I am working for peace because I believe that peace is a good way to get everyone to understand the problems that are happening on this earth. Peace is the epitome of life! -Terell
 
I work for peace because it is the right thing to do, if we don’t fight for justice and peace who will? Ellie Wiesel said “Once we bring life into this world, we most protect it” We must protect the rights and freedoms of those who don’t have voices.-Rosa Navarro
 
I work for peace because I think we all need to participate in creating the world we want to live in.-Paige
 
I work for peace because I have faith that we can change the world.-Carolina

Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March

The Action Camp will include workshops, activities and exhibits on:
•    Military Resistance and Recovery
•    Costs of War
•    Iraqi Crisis Under US Invasion
•    PDX Youth M.O.V.E
•    Stop the War on Working People at Home and Abroad
•    US out of the “Middle East”: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran…
•    No Human Being is Illegal! Defend Human Rights for All!
•    Palestine: 40 Years of Occupation and 60 years of Dispossession
•    Visions of Peace: Building Bridges of Faith to a World Without War

Advance interviews with speakers and organizers are available.

For more information visit pdxpeace.org

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PDX Peace is a coalition of organizations and individuals in the greater Portland, Oregon area building a movement for peace and justice. Our immediate and vital goal is ending the war in Iraq and bringing US troops home. We are committed to US policies based on democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution of conflict.

For Immediate Release:

Feburary 14, 2008

Calendar Listing

Action Camp, March and Rally to mark 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq as Portlanders say “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!”

After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and numerous other groups and individuals are organizing “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks. The day will bring Oregonians together to resist the war with a rally and march through the streets of Portland along with a full day of workshop, exhibits and performances hosted by dozens of Portland area peace and justice organizations.

Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March

For more information visit www.pdxpeace.org
or call 503-230-9427

For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Contacts:

Kelly Campbell, American Friends Service Committee
503-230-9427, kcampbell@afsc.org

Rachel Larson, Physicians for Social Responsibility
503-274-2720 rachel@oregonpsr.org

EVENT ADVISORY

March 15 World Without War: A Day of Resistance and Hope

Action Camp, March and Rally to mark 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq as Portlanders say “Stop the War, Bring the Troops Home Now!”

(PORTLAND) After five years of war in Iraq, the PDX Peace coalition and numerous other groups and individuals are organizing  “World Without War: a Day of Resistance and Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 15th at the South Park Blocks.  The day will bring Oregonians together to resist the war with a rally and march through the streets of Portland along with a full day of workshop, exhibits and performances hosted by dozens of Portland area peace and justice organizations.

Where: South Park Blocks (SW Park and Madison), Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00-6:00 Action Camp featuring workshops, exhibits, performances, music
2:00 Rally and March
 
Advance interviews with speakers and organizers are available.
 
For more information visit www.pdxpeace.org
 
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PDX Peace is a coalition of organizations and individuals in the greater Portland, Oregon area building a movement for peace and justice. Our immediate and vital goal is ending the war in Iraq and bringing US troops home. We are committed to US policies based on democratic principles, human rights, and nonviolent resolution of conflict.