End The War Party March 20th |
End the War Party! A Benefit for Iraq Veterans Against the WarFriday, March 20th8:00$10 suggested donationEpiphany Church (201 S. Ashland)All agesFeaturing live music from:Mucca Pazza8 Inch BetsyVill... Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:03:00 GMT |
Important Event! Please Calll your Illinois congress people and ask them to come! |
WAR'S REAL IMPACT: OUR VOICES Testimony from veterans, workers, military families, and students 1:00 p.m. Saturday Jan 31 Teamster City Auditorium, 300 S. Ashland (at Van Buren) HELP S... Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:56:00 GMT |
Voice of the Vet |
By James Redden Jr.I can say from personal experience that veterans tend to have a lot on their plate. That "lot" is often the emotional, psychological and/or physical scars they received from battle ... Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:24:00 GMT |
Chris in the UK |
Dear Friend's,As many of you know our brother from the Chicago chapter of IVAW, Chris Arendt, is currently on a speaking tour throughout the UK speaking out againstĀ the conditions at the Gauntanamo B... Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:15:00 GMT |
the present homeless |
i should have known that this experience would have been much more difficult than i'd imagined, but if you've met me i'm sure you've recognized a polished naive. i have only been a "homeless veteran" ... Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:47:00 GMT |
Mike Applegate - GI Blood Bill |
Most veterans would be happy about the reformed GI Bill, but the passage is attached to the new war-funding bill which will perpetuate the occupation for the next commander-in-chief who comes into off... Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:06:00 GMT |
Peter Sullivan - Hindsight of a Trained Killer |
I served in the Army National Guard from 1995-2007. Following 9/11 I spent time on state active duty in Clinton, IL in 2001, and on federal active duty Wiesbaden, Germany in 2002, and in Ft. Polk, L... Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:04:00 GMT |
Aaron Hughes - An Open Letter to the VA |
This is an open letter to James S. Jones Medical Center Director Department of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Director Jones, James S. Iraq Veterans Against the War was founded by Ira... Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT |
the future homeless |
So, I'd like to be the first to announce the commencement of the Future Homeless travelling homeless vet roadshow.Jonathan Turner, David Mann, and myself (christopher arendt) will be rolling through y... Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:56:00 GMT |
Camp Delta SOP |
For those interested, this is the link to the Camp Delta standard operating proceedure:blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/files/gitmo-sop.pdfAs some of you may know, Camp Delta is where I lost a little piece o... Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:37:00 GMT |