<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR> <STYLE type=text/css><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></STYLE> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>IT'S TIME FOR TROOPS TO COME HOME NOW!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" align=center><STRONG>ANTIWAR FORUM: Thursday, April 26 @ 7pm</STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" align=center><STRONG>Central Congregational Church, 85 Seaverns Ave, Jamaica Plain</STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" align=center> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM><FONT size=1>Iraqis, US soldiers and US citizens
all want troops out NOW. </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM><FONT size=1>Why does the war continue? How can it be stopped? </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM></EM><FONT size=1></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM><FONT size=1>Join in this discussion with leading antiwar voices, featuring:</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><U><STRONG></STRONG></U> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><U><STRONG>Matt Howard</STRONG></U>-- an active member of <STRONG>Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). </STRONG>He served 2 tours of duty as a marine in the First Tank Battalion in Iraq. Now he speaks to students, soldiers and activists around the country. Recently he
spoke during a series of events at Different Drummer Cafe, a GI coffeehouse near Fort Drum in upstate NY, aimed at increasing antiwar resistance within the military.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><U>Melida Arredondo</U></STRONG>-- a member of <EM>Military Families Speak Out</EM> and <EM>Gold Star Families for Peace, </EM>she has spoken powerfully about the brutal effects of the war on her family and community at many antiwar events and in many publications. She is heavily involved in local anti-war activity, including counter-recruitment efforts, The Occupation Project and other initiatives. She is the stepmother of Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo, killed in Iraq, August 25, 2004.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><U>Elaine Hagopian</U></STRONG>-- a nationally known scholar and activist, and Professor Emerita of Sociology, Simmons College, she is the author of numerous books and articles on Middle East affairs. She is a member of the National Council of Arab Americans and the editor of <U>Civil Rights in Peril: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims</U>, which documents the human impact of the "War on Terror" and offers critical analysis of the key role played by Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in providing ongoing justification and cover for US actions in the Middle East.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><U>Khury Peterson-Smith</U></STRONG>-- a local JP antiwar activist and member of the International Socialist Organization. He helped to found the Campus
Anti-War Network (CAN) in 2002-3 and traveled to Iraq on a peace delegation after the invasion in 2004. Afterwards, he went on a national speaking tour of campuses to share what he had learned from his experiences there. He will offer thoughts about current challenges, opportunities and key next steps for the antiwar movement, as well a perspectve about what it will take to actually end the war.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>When</STRONG>:</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Thursday, April 26 @ 7pm</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>Where</STRONG>:</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY:
verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Central Congregational Church</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">85 Seaverns Ave, Jamaica Plain</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>Directions</STRONG>:</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">From Green Street T stop on the Orange Line- the church is a block away from the back of the station, heading towards Centre St.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">From Bus 39 or 41 on Centre St- the Purple Cactus Restaturant is on the corner of Centre and Seaverns, walk up several blocks, the church is on the right</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica,
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