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 From The Decision to Hold the G20 Summit in My Home Town by Joyce Wagner:
The decision to hold the G20 summit in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was announced in late May and came as a huge surprise to everyone here. To me, taking action seemed obvious, but how? Our chapter was brand new and had only 3 members. We spent many hours from late May until the summit and beyond working closely with Veterans for Peace, Codepink and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. We engaged in battles for permits and wondered what would happen if, for any number of reasons, our efforts in organizing around the G20 failed.
Chantelle Bateman
Although we collaborated with other local groups on marches and tent cities, we decided it would be best to do a creative, direct action with members of IVAW, VVAW and VFP. Throughout the planning process, we made it a priority to constantly consider the relationship between our cause (ending the war) and the G20... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- Supporters Rally to Save Our Veterans Land by Steve Crandall
- Building a GI and Veterans Movement by IVAW Field Organizing Team [Chantelle Batemen (East Coast), Jason Hurd (Southeast), Aaron Hughes (Central and Team Leader), Joseph Callen (West)]
- From the National Office by Bill Branson
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- More US Casualties in Afghanistan (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- My View - On Generals by John Zutz
- My View - On Torture and Safety by John Zutz
- Fog of War by Harold Trainer
- CA Central Coast Chapter of VVAW: Something New Pays Off by Carolyn Crandall
- Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Pleiku Jacket (poem) by Thomas Brinson
- New Opportunities for Veterans and GI Counseling by Ray Parrish
- VVAW Military Counseling Services Expanded by VVAW
- After Action Report: VVAW SE Regional Conference by Willie Hager
- Report From The Rear by Gregory Ross
- 58,195 (poem) by Tim Bagwell
- The Hero (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Kent State 40th Anniversary by Bruce Hyland
- Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Army: Murder At Kent State by Bill Davis
- A Message from Jose Vasquez, Executive Director of IVAW by Jose Vasquez
- The Decision to Hold the G20 Summit in My Home Town by Joyce Wagner
- Sullivan Campaign '09: Part 1 by Joshua Noehrenberg
- Iraq: What Now For IVAW? by T.J. Buonomo
- Iraqi Labor Tour DC Report by Denice Lombard
- Sgt. Israel Garcia: The Ritual (poem) by Horace Coleman
- Pain (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Winning Was Never An Option in Vietnam by Joe Miller (reviewer)
- No Reason For Dying by Horace Coleman (reviewer)
- Book Note by Jerry Lembcke
- Men Don't Cry by Joseph Giannini
- RECOLLECTIONS: Dedicated REMF Then and Dedicated REMF Now by Steve Crandall
- With General McChrystal at the Little Big Horn (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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