Syracuse
Peace Council
2013 East Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13210
spc(a)peacecouncil.net, (315)
472-5478
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Syracuse
Peace Council's
72nd Birthday Dinner |
SPC's
72nd Birthday Celebration
Persistent Peacemakers: Learning from Veterans
featuring Sam Feld, Joe Heath and Bryan Casler
Saturday, September
20, 2008
6:00 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm Program
St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 124 Alden St., Syracuse map
These three veterans will share what they learned through their participation in war and what we need to do to end the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Cost is $15-72 (sliding scale) per person (no one turned away for lack of ability to pay)
Dinner Seating for 175 people. Please make a reservation too help us plan food well. Walk-ins welcome too, first-come, first-served.
Send reservations (with check) to address below, or register online or call Joe at 315-877-3432.
Childcare is available by reservation (Thursday, September 18 deadline)
Place an ad or greeting in the written
program.
Sam Feld served as a bombardier in the US Air Force from 1941-1945, flying 35 missions in Europe during World War II. He received the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and a medal from Boris Yeltsin for flying into the Soviet Union. He has been a lifelong activist for peace and social justice.
Joe Heath served as a Navy submarine officer
in the nuclear navy, with intercontinental missiles aimed at 16 Soviet
cities for two years. He was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector
in 1970 after spending a great deal of time and effort seeking to avoid
being sent to Viet Nam. After leaving the navy, he was active in draft
counseling and other anti-war activities: he was a member of Viet Nam
Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization in the 1970s and
has been a member of Veterans for Peace since the 1980s. He has also been
active in civil rights work and has worked for social justice and peace
for close to 40 years. He is currently the General Counsel for the Onondaga
Nation."
Bryan Casler grew up in Camillus and graduated from West Genesee High School in 2002 before joining the Marines. He served two tours of duty with the Marines in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Now in the Inactive Ready Reserves, Bryan is an active member of Iraq Veterans Against the War in Rochester and has spoken out about the dehumanization and atrocities he saw committed in Iraq and Afghanistan, including testimony at the Winter Soldier Hearings in Maryland. Bryan is one of the organizers for the upcoming North East Winter Soldier Hearings on October 4 at Monroe Community College in Rochester.
Listen
to Bryan Casler's testimony at the Winter Soldier Hearings in Maryland
in winter 2008