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Forum/Foro: Afghanistan & Syria: U.S. aims/Afganistán y Siria: objectivos de EE.UU.
2969 Mission St. San Francisco
$3 - $5 donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds.
(Refreshments served. Cross street 25th and 26th. Near 24th St. BART. MUNI #14, 49. For more info contact PSL at 415-821-6171.
2969 Calle Mission
Sugerimos una donación de $3 a $5, todos bienvenidos, con o sin fondos.
(Habrá antojitos. Esquiná de la calle 25 y 26, acerca de BART/24 St., MUNI #14, 49)
Para mayor información llame al PSL, en 415-821-6171....
Event Date: Fri, May 18, 2012 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 15, 2012 9:20pm PDT
Veterans and Activists of "Operation Recovery" Speak on Military Trauma (video/x-flv 51.4MB)
SAN FRANCISCO, 4/26/12 -- Many military members and veterans suffer from Military Sexual Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and/or Traumatic Brain Injury. The military sends them back into battle despite their wounds, and Operation Recovery is organizing to stop this. Video highlights: 19:41; complete audio: 1:44:39...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 2:17pm PDT
A Portrait of Afghan Women's Lives: Challenges and Opportunities
Free Speech Movement Café (Moffitt Library)
UC Berkeley...
Event Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 9:21am PDT
Afghans and Vets Lead Anti-war Protest in Fremont (video/x-ms-wmv 166.9MB)
A video news report (8:10)....
Posted: Sun, Apr 1, 2012 7:52pm PDT
Emergency Protest
Powell & Market St
San Francisco, CA...
Event Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:42pm PDT
Veterans at Occupy Sacramento speak out against war, arrests
"Out of my experience that day, I made my committment to work for peace - and decided that the best way to do that was as a pastor," said Jerry Pedersen, a Lutheran minister and veteran. "As a member of Veterans for Peace, I am working for our veterans to be treated honorably when they come home from war - and for the government to make a real committment to slow down the war and violence business."
Photo: Jerry Pedersen, speaking at the Occupy Sacramento press conference on Veterans Day,...
Posted: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 6:28pm PST
Activists' Panel on Afghanistan and Civil Society (audio/mpeg 3.2MB)
OAKLAND, Oct 22 2011 -- Suraya Sadeed (Executive Director of Help the Afghan Children), Mustafa Popul (Professor of History at College of Alameda), and Peter Lewis (AFSC) spoke at the Islamic Cultural Center of N. California about civil society in Afghanistan and the US. Sandra Schwarz (FCNL) moderated. Audio: Sadeed opening (5:30); Popul opening (4:34); Lewis opening (6:39); Q&A (49:28)...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 5:47pm PDT
USF Professor and Iraq War Vet Discuss Exit Strategies for Afghanistan
SAN FRANCISCO, 10/13/11 -- University of San Francisco Professor of Politics and International Studies Keally McBride and Friends' National Committee on National Legislation Associate Matt Southworth talk about policy research and lobbying efforts to end the war. Audio: McBride opening (14:35); Southworth opening (23:30); Q&A (43:19)...
Posted: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 7:40pm PDT
Afghanistan Vets' Talk/Slideshow on Their Return As Peace Activists
VETERANS' BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 2011 -- Brock Mcintosh and Jacob George spoke about their efforts to support peaceful institution building in Afghanistan.
Audio: Introductions (4:32), Talk (8:31), Q&A (34.38)....
Posted: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 1:56pm PDT
Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan
Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
1433 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 32-7600
http://www.iccnc.org...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 22, 2011 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 8:28pm PDT
Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan
University of San Francisco - Kalmanovitz Hall
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-422-5122
http://www.usfca.edu/virtualtour/kalmanovitz/...
Event Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2011 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 10:32am PDT
10 years after
As the U.S. and NATO mark 10 years of war in Afghanistan on Friday, a grim picture emerges from scores of interviews over six months across the country with ordinary Afghans, government officials, soldiers, and former and current Taliban, along with recent data....
Posted: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 10:50am PDT
Afghanistan Peace Day
Start at Fremont-Centerville Train Station (37260 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94536) and march to Centerville Community Center (3355 Country Drive, Fremont, CA, 94536)....
Event Date: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 11:23pm PDT
A Different Commemoration of the 9/11 Tragedy - 5 (video/quicktime 34.2MB)
September 11, 2011
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge...
Posted: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 3:18pm PDT
A Different Commemoration of the 9/11 Tragedy - 4 (video/quicktime 11.1MB)
September 11, 2011
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge...
Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 4:57am PDT
A Different Commemoration of the 9/11 Tragedy - 3 (video/quicktime 77.4MB)
September 11, 2011
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge...
Posted: Sat, Sep 17, 2011 8:12am PDT
A Different Commemoration of the 9/11 Tragedy - 2 (video/quicktime 25.6MB)
September 11, 2011
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge...
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2011 11:15pm PDT
A Different Commemoration of the 9/11 Tragedy (video/quicktime 27.2MB)
Bay Area Codepink:
September 11, 2011
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
In memory of those lives lost 10 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.
May their tragedy not continue to be manipulated to justify the violence committed by the U.S. in it's perpetual wars and endless occupations.
In honor of their lives we call for an honest accounting of 9/11. We also honor the over 1.5 million Iraqi and Afghan civilians dead....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 6:33pm PDT