-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Boston City Council MinutesBoston City Council Minutes . Minutes are too abbreviated for ordinary folks to comprehend clearly. . There's no index for docket items made available. . There is... Operation Refuse War: May 11-16 - NYC-DC Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit sent by John Miller (WRL) - May 2, 2006 Operation Refuse War: May 11-16 NYC & DC From May 11th to 16th, an international group of conscientious objectors will gather in New York City and Washington, DC for Operation Refuse War, a week of conferences, demonstrations, and actions in celebration of International Conscientious Objectors Day, May 15th. Operation Refuse War will be an opportunity for conscientious objectors, anti-war activists, and military families to come together to share strategies and build community. Participants are coming from South Korea, Eritrea, Colombia, Peru, El Salvador, Canada, Britain, Israel, Macedonia, Bosnia, Germany, and across the United States. This week of action will highlight the difficulties that current conscientious objectors face as well as help build relationships and connections between the various communities within the anti-war movement. In addition, Operation Refuse War will bring together international and American conscientious objectors to share their experiences and ideas. Activities will include: * We Will Not Kill: International Conscientious Objectors Speak Out! Thursday May 11th 2006 7pm-9pm Location: Friends Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY * Operation Refuse War: An International Conference of Resisters to Global War Washington DC, May 13-14 2006 This two-day conference will be an opportunity to connect domestic and international anti war organizers Other Events: Lobby Day on Capitol Hill for CO Recognition (organized by the Center on Conscience & War), Eyes Wide Open Exhibit on the Mall, GI Rights Hotline Gathering, Silent March Against the War in Iraq and a number of other events. Sponsoring organizations include the War Resisters League, War Resisters International American Friends Service Committee Youth and Militarism Program, the Center on Conscience & War, the Washington Peace Center, the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, Iraq Veterans Agianst the War NYC Chapter, Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild, Fellowship of Reconciliation: Disarmament Program, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO), and Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) (List in formation) Since the 1980s, May 15th has been celebrated as International Conscientious Objectors' Day. Each year, activities are held in a country where conscientious objectors are facing persecution or harbuttment. Previous locations have included the Balkans in 2002, Israel in 2003, Chile in 2004, and Greece in 2005. In addition, a similar gathering of conscientious objectors has been held each year in Washington, DC to forward the rights of conscientious objectors in the United States. Steve Theberge National Organizer, Youth and Counter Militarism Program War Resisters League warresisters.org-youth operationrefusewar.org notyoursoldier.org nyspc.net 212.228.0450 x102 339 Lafayette Street New York City, NY 10012 * ================================================================ NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us ================================================================ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU-Linux) iD8DBQFEWXq1HwEfpL2U00kRAkvpAKDJStb4OG589U0Kaz91w+4Tlxa9QACfYrJq owJOI-D1OZYA3gYcAiDBI-A= =ItHP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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