Winter Soldier funraiser on the Cape this Saturday

[unhappycamper]

Smedley D. Butler Brigade, Veterans For Peace
FalmouthPeace.Org
Cape Codders For Peace and Justice and
Pat Scanlon invites you to:

A Fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against The War
Winter Soldier Hearings

At the Moonakis Café
460 Waquoit Hwy (28)
East Falmouth, MA
Saturday, February 9th at 4 PM

“These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country”
Thomas Paine

This quote inspired the name of the Winter Soldier Investigation (WSI) in 1971 of war crimes in Vietnam, for it is the Winter Soldier who is the true patriot. Vietnam Veterans Against The War (VVAW) brought together over 100 veterans to testify as to the true nature of the atrocities and war crimes happening in Vietnam. Now Iraq Veterans Against The War (IVAW) again will make public the testimony of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Winter Soldiers, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors in a public investigation called Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan on March 13 -16 in Washington D.C. This will be explosive testimony about events that are rarely if ever covered in mainstream U.S. media. Americans will be shocked when they hear first hand descriptions of what actually has happened in Iraq and Afghanistan in our name. This is a good opportunity to grab the public’s attention and reach those that have not yet committed to ending this war. It also stands the very good chance of being heard by active duty military personnel. Think of dissent from within!

The budget for this undertaking is large, and Veterans For Peace is organizing fundraisers around the country to help fund this important event. Pat Scanlon, Vietnam Veteran and Veterans For Peace Member, and his band (Holly Gettings, Bill Perry and Eric Kilburn) will be performing music from their latest CD entitled: Kennebunkport - “Songs For Peace”. Joe Bangert, Vietnam Veteran and Winter Soldier I participant will speak. This ‘gentleman’ is worth listening to! The intent of this event is to raise money for a worthy cause, listen to some good music and have a good time with our friends and supporters who want to see this illegal and immoral war ended. Appetizers, beverages, toe-tapping peace tunes and perhaps some “old time” dancing will all flow forth. Please come.

If you cannot come but want to donate, please send a check made out to IVAW to:

Mike Tork
255 Seacoast Shores Blvd., East Falmouth, Ma 02536

Directions to the Moonakis Cafe

Heading west, towards Falmouth, on 28 (Waquoit Hwy) from the Mashpee rotary (where 151 and 28 intersect) travel 2.8 miles. Moonakis Café will be a pale yellow building on your right. Has a large sign on the roof and is hard to miss. It is just across the street from Waquoit Garden and Feed Store.


Moonakis Cafe
460 Waquoit Hwy
508 457-9630


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[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. WOw! What a great turnout! And Liam and Carlos...

Such amazing speakers each in their own way. So Anyway what movie I was telling you about
was "The War Tapes" about the NH National Guard unit deployed to Iraq, and a movie
producer gave everyone in the unit a camera to "journal" their time there. Sgt Steve Pink was
from Falmouth Mass and Zach Bazhi was from Boston.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Tapes

Also another idea I had was for Liam and Carlos to try and hook up with Michael Franti
for a fundraising idea. Franti is so all about this kind of thing. I told them of his movie
"I KNow I'm no alone",and of his last CD "Yell Fire" I really think they should try to explore
this.

Great to see you all
Peace IN

[unhappycamper]

2. Yes, it was a great turnout.

We raised over $6,000 yesterday - current Smedley total - > $12,000 - we rock.