tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24419975136979353612024-02-18T17:55:55.233-08:00Ventura County Committee to Stop the WarVentura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-64257400331472745082008-09-25T13:01:00.000-07:002008-10-21T18:05:55.923-07:00Antiwar Film Festival at ArtWalk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EkIn3sSQv0L9ot1ctPMUHXR5C3PXvPJQfUYNg_lcWFXL2nvSn4gazZwHQz5YQC8NK36gnx_bL3ZRANYRpMk8nKZvc7vqhFg2LfCLEPOXl1uPXCF9lRk6qFjAdpUXOpFwPthPvmP6NBQ/s1600-h/warincmeansbusiness.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EkIn3sSQv0L9ot1ctPMUHXR5C3PXvPJQfUYNg_lcWFXL2nvSn4gazZwHQz5YQC8NK36gnx_bL3ZRANYRpMk8nKZvc7vqhFg2LfCLEPOXl1uPXCF9lRk6qFjAdpUXOpFwPthPvmP6NBQ/s320/warincmeansbusiness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254094844749950898" border="0" /></a>(click to add comments, esp. if you attended!)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Meeting Resistance <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:50;">11 am</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Taxi to the Dark Side <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:50;">12:45 pm</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">War, Inc. <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:50;">3 pm</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Body of War <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:50;">5:10 pm</span></span></span></span><br /><br />Sunday, October 19th<br />11 am until 7 pm<br />Topping Room<br />Foster Library<br />651 E. Main St., Ventura<br />$10 suggested donation<br /><br />SPECIAL APPEARANCE:<br />Grace Loh<br />Co-producer of <span style="font-style: italic;">War, Inc.</span><br /><ul><li>Grace Loh will answer questions about the film <span style="font-style: italic;">War, Inc.</span> after the film's viewing at 3 pm. </li></ul>For more information, contact Ventura County Committee to Stop the War:<br />805-641-1789<br />vcstopthewar@gmail.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">BACKGROUND<br /><br />Ventura County Committee to Stop the War was formed in March of 2007 to organize education and activism with various groups and individuals throughout the county. Members of the group support GI resistance and engage in counter-recruitment in opposition to aggressive military recruitment of youth.<br /><a href="http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com/">http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. The film is his coming home story as he evolves into a new person, coming to terms with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war.<br />Produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro.<br /><a href="http://www.bodyofwar.com/">http://www.bodyofwar.com/</a><br /><br />Meeting Resistance asks, "What would you do if America was invaded?" and raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle, and documenting for the very first time, the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is occupied. Voices that have previously not been heard, male and female, speak candidly about their motivations, hopes and goals, revealing a kaleidoscope of human perspectives. Featuring reflective, yet fervent conversations with active insurgents, Meeting Resistance is the missing puzzle piece in understanding the Iraq war.<br />Directed by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham.<br /><a href="http://meetingresistance.com/">http://meetingresistance.com/</a><br /><br />Winner of the Oscar for documentary feature, Taxi to the Dark Side is a gripping investigation into the reckless abuse of power by the Bush Administration. A documentary murder mystery that examines the death of an Afghan taxi driver at Bagram Air Base, the film exposes a worldwide policy of detention and interrogation that condones torture and the abrogation of human rights. This disturbing and often brutal film is the most incisive examination to date of the Bush Administration's willingness, in its prosecution of the "war on terror," to undermine the essence of the rule of law. The film asks and answers a key question: what happens when a few men use the wartime powers of the executive to undermine the very principles on which the United States was founded?<br />Directed by Alex Gibney.<br /><a href="http://www.taxitothedarkside.com/taxi_trailer.htm">http://www.taxitothedarkside.com/taxi_trailer.htm</a><br /><br />In War, Inc., John Cusack recreates his role as a hitman, delivering a hilarious performance in this political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Ackroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires Hauser (Cusack) to assassinate a Middle Eastern oil minister. Also stars Hillary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack and Ben Kingsley.<br />Directed by Joshua Seftel. Written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser and producer John Cusack.<br /><a href="http://www.firstlookstudios.com/films/warinc/">http://www.firstlookstudios.com/films/warinc/</a></span> <br /><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-48381753384441278372008-08-09T15:43:00.000-07:002008-08-09T15:51:21.918-07:00Folk artist against the war in Oxnard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e8SSPBmNARxOFtM4JdnOIgI4HF4ECi69xJElcaXZuUNX4-cMwPH3W3HrgGdVEL04ereiOFMJsSdZ3JPKKfWmC0-caRXrg92G61SoCYYPbzS-bI0ZHGJdnszX9hODdqGL7Ls-4CiF18s/s1600-h/David_nablus01_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e8SSPBmNARxOFtM4JdnOIgI4HF4ECi69xJElcaXZuUNX4-cMwPH3W3HrgGdVEL04ereiOFMJsSdZ3JPKKfWmC0-caRXrg92G61SoCYYPbzS-bI0ZHGJdnszX9hODdqGL7Ls-4CiF18s/s320/David_nablus01_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232652790113518386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial black,sans-serif;">David Rovics</span><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:6;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> singer-songwriter<br /> in concert</span></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">$10 suggested donation</span> <br /></span></b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">(no one turned away for lack of funds)<br /><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">Monday, August 18</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"><br />7 pm</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"><br />North Oxnard Methodist Church</span> </span></b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"><br />2300 West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93030</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://davidrovics.prognet.dk/images/David_nablus01.jpg" target="_blank"> </a></span><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;">David Rovics has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the United States. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Democracy Now!</i></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"> host Amy Goodman has called him "the musical version of </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Democracy Now!</i></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;">" Since the mid-90's Rovics has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Japan. He and his songs have been featured on national radio programs in the US, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;">He has shared the stage regularly with leading intellectuals (Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn), activists (Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader), politicians (Dennis Kucinich, George Galloway), musicians (Billy Bragg, the Indigo Girls), and celebrities (Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon). He has performed at dozens of massive rallies throughout North America and Europe and at thousands of conferences, college campuses and folk clubs throughout the world. He has loads of MP3's available for free download on his website, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" href="http://www.davidrovics.com/" target="_blank">www.davidrovics.com</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;">, along with CDs, links, etc. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;">More importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make the revolution irresistible.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><b>Sponsored by<br />Ventura County Committee to Stop the War</b><br /><a href="http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.<wbr>com</a><br /><br />To order tickets or for more information, call 805-641-1789 or email <a href="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com" target="_blank">vcstopthewar@gmail.com</a>.</span><br /></span>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-39500748313746041832008-06-03T11:04:00.000-07:002008-07-02T18:09:05.990-07:00Protest at Military Recruiting Center<b style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Ventura County Committee to Stop the War </b><br /><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"> invites all groups and individuals to a<br /><br /></span><b style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Planning Meeting to Protest the War</b><br /><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"> at a military recruitment center</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">Meeting: </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">Saturday, July 19<br />2 - 4 pm<br />Topping Room<br />Foster Library<br />651 E. Main St.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;">Ventura</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Ventura County Committee to Stop the War is planning an antiwar protest at the </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Oxnard Armed Forces Career Center, 2347 N Oxnard Blvd.</span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" > in Oxnard. We are hoping to have the protest the month of July. We are considering a press conference with street theater to emphasize the disaster of war that enlistees may face. Our goal is to permanently close the center through an ongoing campaign.<br /><br />Already we have committed to reaching out on Friday, July 4th with a petition in opposition to military recruitment. Signatories endorse a general statement to opposition to military recruitment in their communities, with the option of adding their communities' names and types (college, high school, town, etc.). Please come to help organize for the Fourth of July outreach in downtown Ventura.<br /><br />If your organization has an interest in participating in the protest, please consider sending a representative to this meeting. No one will be expected to commit any organization to any action; instead, protest planners can report to their groups important details of the meeting.<br /><br />Contact VC Stop the War at <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com">vcstopthewar@gmail.com</a> if you and/or your group would like to participate. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"></b></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-80527427748223241932008-05-17T13:47:00.000-07:002008-05-30T11:41:31.259-07:00Film: "Soldiers Speak Out"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kMqttDNm4nCgoyt5FWivGoEAOxa44o6NgHobEGIJKazlkarBgs38MrqDpynYCFuKoMkvYX81_N2_r_IPsFAYk4h47e_TtiuBT6-7UICuHMrjfZRE_7khXj33HmLosljstCQNBinvL7s/s1600-h/kellyd.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kMqttDNm4nCgoyt5FWivGoEAOxa44o6NgHobEGIJKazlkarBgs38MrqDpynYCFuKoMkvYX81_N2_r_IPsFAYk4h47e_TtiuBT6-7UICuHMrjfZRE_7khXj33HmLosljstCQNBinvL7s/s320/kellyd.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201451953844306546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Friday, May 30<br />7 pm<br />Sunset iCafe, 2096 E. Main St.<br />Ventura<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Soldiers Speak Out</i> (28 min.) is a powerful, first-hand testament to the reality of the military experience, told entirely in the words of American veterans who have been to war and are now opposing it. We hear how they came to join the military, about their experiences in training and in war, and what led to the turning point when they decided they could no longer, in good conscience, participate in the war, or keep silent.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Ventura County Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) chapter president Cherish Hodge will be on hand to talk about IVAW and answer questions.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Email <a href="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com" target="_blank">vcstopthewar@gmail.com</a> for more information.</span>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-31351300939684068232008-03-23T21:31:00.000-07:002008-03-23T21:41:20.875-07:00Commemoration for the war dead<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="">5 pm MONDAY, March 24, 2008<br />Meet at Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli St., Ventura</span><br /></span><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Rally at city hall, then </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">March through downtown Ventura, and end with </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Candlelight vigil at the beach by the pier</span> </span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hosted by Ventura County Committee to Stop the War </span><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Background: </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Associated Press has announced that 4,000 U.S. soldiers total have been killed in Iraq, with 2007 being the deadliest year. </span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080324/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080324/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq</a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><p>Ventura County Committee to Stop the War is hosting a commemoration for all the war dead because one life destroyed for an illegal and immoral war is one too many, let alone 4,000 U.S. soldiers' lives or up to 1 million estimated Iraqi lives. We join the majority of U.S. public sentiment against the occupation of Iraq by calling for an immediate withdrawal of all U.S. and allied forces from Iraq and Afghanistan. </p></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><p>For more information, email <a style="font-family: verdana;" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com">vcstopthewar@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or call 805-248-3640.<br />Website: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com/">http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com</a><br /></p></span><br /></p></span> <!-- kill -->Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-50695327439812414482008-03-05T20:37:00.000-08:002008-05-17T13:54:14.739-07:00<img alt="The image “http://ivaw.org/banners/WS728x90banner.gif” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors." src="http://ivaw.org/banners/WS728x90banner.gif" /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: arial;" class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:130%;" >Fundraising Event</span></p> </div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:CityBlueprint;font-size:130%;" ></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Music, Video, Speakers, Food</span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Impact;font-size:130%;" >6-9 pm Wed., 3/19</span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Impact;font-size:130%;" >Sunset Café</span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >2096 E. Main St., Ventura</span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >(across from Ventura High School)</span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Impact;font-size:130%;" >Tickets: $20</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Sponsored by<br />Ventura County Committee to Stop the War</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style=""> </span>Almost forty years ago, veterans of the Vietnam War gave public testimony to the war crimes and atrocities committed on behalf of the U.S. government. Now, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are repeating Winter Soldier for this war. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style=""> </span>In order to help raise funds for this historic event, Ventura is joining with thousands of other communities to host a benefit event for soldiers against the war.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style=""></span>For more information,<br />call 805-279-9275 or email <a href="mailto:VCStoptheWar@gmail.com">VCStoptheWar[at]gmail.com</a></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><br /><br /></div>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441997513697935361.post-77191594642160471532008-02-13T18:46:00.002-08:002008-02-13T19:08:11.774-08:00Commemorate Iraq Deaths<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Commemorate 4000 U.S. soldier deaths and the estimated million or more Iraqi deaths</span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Join us to commemorate and demonstrate against the war and killings of U.S. soldiers and countless, innocent Iraqis. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">WHEN: The day after the 4000th U.S. soldier's death is announced. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">WHERE: Ventura City Hall -- meet out front. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">TIME: 5:00 PM</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">WHAT: After meeting up at City Hall, we plan to march through downtown to the Ventura Pier. There we will hold a candlelight vigil. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Check here for updates, and/or get email alerts by subscribing to </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="mailto:iraq-casualties-commemoration-subscribe@googlegroups.com">iraq-casualties-commemoration-subscribe[at]googlegroups.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Call 805-248-3640 or email </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="mailto:vcstopthewar@gmail.com">vcstopthewar[at]gmail.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for more information.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you are a member or representative of another organization that is opposed to the war in Iraq, please notify others in your group and email us to let us know. If your group would like to co-sponsor this event, please email or call. </span><br /></span><p></p></span>Ventura County Stop the Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493760479506596244noreply@blogger.com0