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Congress delayed action. There's still time to act. Speak up! Additional War funding of $170 Billion may be voted on in the House during the week of,  May 12th! Enough is Enough! Tell the DEMS NO!!! Take two minutes to send Rep. DeFazio a letter telling him: Cut the Funding!     Stop the War! Sample letter included. Click above! Sign our Petition! Now over 3000 signatures! "If the Administration’s request for 2008 is funded in full, appropriations for military operations and other war-related activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the war on terrorism will rise to $188 billion this year and to a cumulative total of $752 billion since 2001." - Congressional Budget Office - Peter R. Orszag, Director

EPW Campaigns/Programs:      

     Alternative Media Program
        AMP's goal is to involve members of the community in the
          production of a wide range of “media” projects.

• Local sponsor of Democracy Now! on CTV  
• Production of alternative paper, The Peace Pages                 

    Committee for Countering Military Recruitment
        CCMR provides youth with more complete information regarding              military service than that of military recruiters.

•  High School visits throughout Lane County with military veterans
•  Working w/ H.S. administrators to balance military access in schools
  

     Eugene Media Action
        EMA works to educate and empower citizens to view themselves as               media critics and activists.

• Lobbying mainstream media for more accuracy
• Campaigns to put the public back into public broadcasting
• Organize public education on media with national speakers
  

     Social Justice and Education Program
           SJEP works to promote, emphasize, and integrate issues                    regarding Social Justice into public education institutions.

•  Provides alternative resources and networking for teachers

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From March 13-16th, U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan testified, at the National Labor College just outside of Washington, D.C., to what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground in these occupations.

The four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, there were panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists to give context to the testimony. These panels included everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.

Details and additional video at ivaw.org & www.democracynow.org.  
Eugene Vets for Peace stories and images of the Winter Soldier event.

Warning - Testimony and pictures from video below are graphic.
Not for young children

 

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FOX ATTACKS IRAN

Through the efforts of dedicated volunteers  and members like  you, our organization has  been an active presence in the community since its founding in 1981. For twenty-five years, we have  been promoting local and  international cooperation in the Peace  and Justice Movement. We support a commitment to world peace, social and environmental justice issues through nonviolent  grassroots action, education and mutual empowerment to show that  peace works. We provide office space and community organizing resources to community members, promote nonviolent strategies for direct action, and campaign against militarism and its use to preserve and promote other institutions of social and environmental oppression. Whether helping to make Eugene a nuclear free zone or fighting to end corporate greed, EPW has and will continue to work for justice locally and abroad.

Eugene PeaceWorks is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit. This allows us to maintain local control over what we do. So that we may continue our tradition of promoting and taking action for peace, justice and a clean earth, we need your generous support more than ever. Your continued donations and volunteer time are the foundation of the grassroots movement. Thank you again for your support over the years.