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Entries from July 2009

Iraq Vet and CO in Ithaca & T-burg Friday & Saturday

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

[ July 17, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 18, 2009; ] Potluck dinner/talk with Iraq Vet turned conscientious objector Josh Stieber

—Friday., July 17, Ithaca Unitarian Church Parlor (306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca)

—Potluck 6:30 pm, talk/discussion follows (hosted by anti-war action team, Ithaca Unitarian Church)

Info: Bob at 607-592-7692 bobnape@solarishot.com or Cris at 607-387-9830, cris@tompkinsagaibnstwar.org

21-year-old Josh Stieber, an Iraq vet turned conscientious objector, was deployed to Baghdad as [...]

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Potluck dinner/talk with Iraq Vet turned conscientious objector Josh Stieber, Slocum House, Syracuse

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

[ July 15, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Potluck dinner/talk with Iraq Vet turned conscientious objector Josh Stieber

—Wed., July 15 at Slocum House (208 Slocum Ave., Syracuse)

—Potluck 6:30 pm, talk/discussion follows

Info: Marina at 914-844-6042 or Carol at SPC (315-472-5478, carol@peacecouncil.net)

21-year-old Josh Stieber, an Iraq vet turned conscientious objector, was deployed to Baghdad as part of the Surge from Feb 07 to Apr [...]

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Pot Luck Dinner with Iraq War Veteran, C.O., and Peacewalker Josh Stieber, St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, Rochester

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

[ July 19, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] The Rochester Anti-War Community will host a
POT LUCK DINNER
to welcome

JOSH STIEBER
“An Iraq Vet turned Conscientious Objector walking/biking the country, waging peace and love instead of fear and violence.”

Sunday, July 19th at 5:30 pm
St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality
402 South Avenue

The dinner will be followed by a short presentation and conversation with [...]

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Quicktime Video with Peter reporting on Blackwater action

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments

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Witness to War:US out of Iraq 12-11-07 event. Use the pull down menu to the right of the bottom control bar to select chapter.

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Quicktime Video of Peter De Mott Memorial Mass 2-23-09

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments

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Poetry Benefit Night for the DeMott-Grady family, St. Joseph’s Catholic Worker House, 42 South Avenue, Rochester

July 11th, 2009 · No Comments

[ July 11, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] Dear Friends,
We invite you to an evening of celebration and support for the DeMott-Grady family.

As you may remember, Peter DeMott died this past February while cutting down trees, part-time work he took on, as needed. Peter and Ellen and their four children lived the life of Catholic Workers, committed to the works of [...]

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