G.I. Voice
Video from 8/25 Ft. Lewis Coffee House Fundraiser
Over $1,500 was raised on Monday, August 25th at a fundraiser held in Seattle for the Ft. Lewis Coffee House. Check back soon for more information about this project, but for now enjoy this video and forward it to your friends!
Coffeehouse by Fort Lewis would support veterans
Read all about GI Voice's new project!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/373649_gicoffee06.html
"A group of local veterans hopes to launch a coffeehouse near Fort Lewis where soldiers – both active-duty and out of the military – could brew both good java and good company."
Stop the Next War Before It Starts
A looming war threatens the lives of our servicemen and women. The current administration and the complicit congress have clearly made evident their intent to escalate tensions and pave the way for an attack on Iran. This comes on the heels of a catastrophic war on the people of Iraq, which continues to kill and dispossess numerous people daily. As a movement for peace and justice it is our responsibility to exact a social and political cost for such actions and prevent them when they are imminent.
Saturday, August 2nd, is the National Day of Action against war with Iran. Join us at I-5's Exit 119, outside Fort Lewis, from Noon-3pm for a family-friendly demonstration and overpass rally. read more »
Iraq Vets Speak Out at Northwest Winter Soldier
In a clear change of strategy to energise public anti-war sentiment, Iraq veterans led a determined demonstration of hundreds through the streets of downtown Seattle last Saturday, following regional Winter Soldier hearings at the Seattle Town Hall.
Click here to listen to highlights from NW Winter Solider (from KBCS 93.1 FM)
Click to listen to entire segements: Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 (from KBCS 93.1 FM)
Click here to watch video from NW Winter Soldier
Click here for other media accounts of NW Winter Solider
A larger Winter Soldier event occurred at the National Labour College in Silver Spring, Maryland from Mar. 13 to Mar. 16 earlier this year. But the strategy for those hearings appeared to be based on keeping the event from being directly affiliated with any demonstrations or anti-war activities in an attempt to reach a broader audience. Those hearings were closed to the public, and no demonstrations or other overtly public actions were tied to the event.
This tactic was apparently meant to draw in more national mainstream media coverage of the event, which, with few exceptions, did not materialise.