Protest at Military Recruiting Center

Ventura County Committee to Stop the War
invites all groups and individuals to a

Planning Meeting to Protest the War
at a military recruitment center

Meeting:
Saturday, July 19
2 - 4 pm
Topping Room
Foster Library
651 E. Main St.
Ventura

Ventura County Committee to Stop the War is planning an antiwar protest at the Oxnard Armed Forces Career Center, 2347 N Oxnard Blvd. 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.

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.

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.

Contact VC Stop the War at vcstopthewar@gmail.com if you and/or your group would like to participate.

Film: "Soldiers Speak Out"

Friday, May 30
7 pm
Sunset iCafe, 2096 E. Main St.
Ventura

Soldiers Speak Out (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.

Ventura County Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) chapter president Cherish Hodge will be on hand to talk about IVAW and answer questions.

Email vcstopthewar@gmail.com for more information.

Commemoration for the war dead

5 pm MONDAY, March 24, 2008
Meet at Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli St., Ventura

• Rally at city hall, then
• March through downtown Ventura, and end with
• Candlelight vigil at the beach by the pier

Hosted by Ventura County Committee to Stop the War

Background:

The Associated Press has announced that 4,000 U.S. soldiers total have been killed in Iraq, with 2007 being the deadliest year.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080324/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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.

For more information, email vcstopthewar@gmail.com or call 805-248-3640.
Website: http://vcstopthewar.blogspot.com

Fundraising Event

Music, Video, Speakers, Food

6-9 pm Wed., 3/19

Sunset Café

2096 E. Main St., Ventura

(across from Ventura High School)

Tickets: $20

Sponsored by
Ventura County Committee to Stop the War

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.

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.

For more information,
call 805-279-9275 or email VCStoptheWar[at]gmail.com

Commemorate Iraq Deaths

Commemorate 4000 U.S. soldier deaths and the estimated million or more Iraqi deaths

Join us to commemorate and demonstrate against the war and killings of U.S. soldiers and countless, innocent Iraqis.

WHEN: The day after the 4000th U.S. soldier's death is announced.
WHERE: Ventura City Hall -- meet out front.
TIME: 5:00 PM
WHAT: After meeting up at City Hall, we plan to march through downtown to the Ventura Pier. There we will hold a candlelight vigil.

Check here for updates, and/or get email alerts by subscribing to iraq-casualties-commemoration-subscribe[at]googlegroups.com.

Call 805-248-3640 or email vcstopthewar[at]gmail.com for more information.

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.