Anti-Warrers:


Editor's note: This is the first substantial update since the war began.
In the past two weeks much has happened, and this update can in no way
reflect all of that. Needless to say, there is lots going on and lots
to talk about. Enjoy...




In this update: - PROTEST IN DES MOINES THIS SATURDAY (lots of details below)
- Tabling for prospies @ Harris : Lunch tomorrow, and next 2 Fridays - Faith based responses to the outbreak of war in Grinnell
- Chaplain's Office offers open discussion times
- Grinnell students' social protest dance for peace
- University of IA Peace Camp
- Join Moveon.org's media corps
- Movie (Promises) on campus this week - April 12th protest in Washington, D.C.
- Next Meeting: Tuesday 9 PM , ARH 120
- News Digest (lots o news)


******** PROTEST THIS SATURDAY ********** Flyer attached in .pdf format


a) We will be congregating at the Forum parking lot at 10:30 AM Saturday
morning for people to bring cars and organize rides


b) If you have a car, can drive someone else's or can lend a car, please
bring it to the forum parking lot at 10:30 AM on Saturday. We would
much rather have too many cars than too few, so please please please
bring cars! Contact Jessica Petertil [Petertil] if you think you can
bring a car


c) SIGN MAKING - There will be a sign making session at 9:30 on Saturday
in the SGA office area of the Forum. Bring your own posterboard,
cardboard, or use the posterboard provided. Contact Eli Zigas
[zigaseli] with questions.


d) Schedule of Event:


"STOP THE WAR" RALLY
April 5; Nollen Plaza, DM
12:00 gathering with music and food
1:00 Program: Music and speakers from around Iowa
2:30 March through downtown DM -- making the peace movement
visible


SPEAKERS
Abby Hagel, Grinnell College student
Michael Blackwell, Multicultural Education, UNI
Rev. Sue Schneider, St. John's Lutheran church , DM
Tom Lewis, U of I professor
Larry Ginter Farm activist
Sabry WazWaz, Anti-war committee, MINN
Charli Carpenter, Drake professor
Joann Hughes, Citizens for community Justice,
Debbie Neustdadt, Sierra Club
Ako Aabdul Samad (Creative Visions)
Fr. Frank Cordaro, Catholic Worker


MUSIC
Raging Grannies
Radical Cheerleaders
Community Drummers
Coline Jameson
& more!
e) There are also protests going on in DC, Chicago, and Oakland,
sponsored by the Campus Antiwar Network (http://www.antiwarnetwork.org)


*** Tabling for prospies @ Harris *****


Shouldn't we make some impression on prospective students? If you can sacrifice one hour (or three) over the next three Fridays to
sit at a table in Harris from 11:30-12:30 and talk about the group with
prospies, you would be doing our group and Grinnell a great service.
(These really are critical affairs)


Seriously, if you can dedicate one Friday 11:30-12:30 (4/4, 4/11, or
4/18) to tabling contact Eli Zigas [zigaseli]


********* Faith based responses to the outbreak of war in Grinnell
*******


On Campus:
Herrick Chapel will be open 24 hours each day for sanctuary in a time of
war. Members of the community are invited to use the chapel for
meditation and prayer.


In Town:
(Text taken from flyer)


Offer a Prayer for Peace at the Grinnell United Church of Christ (UCC)
peace prayer vigil. April 2-5th 2003 9 AM - 9PM. Sanctuary is open to
use by all.


Sunday April 6th - 6 PM
Concluding the week of peace and the culmination of the "peace wave"
with song and prayer at the UCC sanctuary. All Grinnell area faith
communities have invited to participate through music prayer or
readings. The service will be a brief non-partisan vigil designed to
help participants discern and align themselves with the will of God for
this time.


The sanctuary is located on the North-East corner of 4th and Broad St.


Contact: Grinnell UCC 641-236-3111




******** Chaplain's Office offers open discussion times *************


The College Chaplain's office is offering a space to discuss the war and
its implications. No matter your stance or how you approach the
situation, any and all members of the campus community are invited to
discuss the war in a safe space for dialogue.


When: Tuesday @ 4:15
Where: Chaplain's Office


****** Grinnell students' social protest dance for peace *********


Planned prior to the onset of war, and a project of two Grinnell
students, Jill Peterson and Barbi Rodriguez, the social protest dance
about Iraq is coming... (ok... so I don't have a better plug off the
cuff ...)


Show Times:


Wed. Apr. 16 , morning, Des Moines - Opening show. Large crowd wanted !


Mon. Apr. 21, 8 PM, Grinnell College - Robert's Theater Fri. Apr. 25, noon, Grinnell Town - Central Park
Sat. Apr. 26, afternoon - IA City
Contact: Jill [petersoj] or Barbi [rodrigub]


********* University of IA Peace Camp ********* Campaign Against War, the anti-war group on U of IA's campus, has set up
a "peace camp". It is literally a collection of tents set up on the
campus that have a continual presence of people. The camp is a place to
discuss the war, interact with visitors, and generally remain a
presence. The Peace camp is always looking for people to join them, if
only for a little bit.


Austin Wells [wellsa] will be making occasional trips to the camp. If
you'd like to go contact him.


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What follows is an update from one of the organizer's of the camp, Joe
Mirabella :




The morale of the camp is at an all time high. The nice weather has =
allowed us to actually enjoy what we're doing. Last night was =
relatively quiet. We did get egged, though. Two eggs hit camp. One =
made contact with the edge of my tent and one hit Anjali's arm. (I =
can't help but giggle about it though). People who were angry with us =
in the beginning of the week have been returning as friends. New =
campers arrive daily. We're running low on supplies, though. The food
= donations at the beginning of the week were excellent, but the food is
= almost gone. We went through several cases of water in just one day.
= If you don't have time to cook or buy water, feel free to drop a =
donation in the can located at the camp.=20


We're working on scheduling teach-ins to be held everyday from Noon-1pm
= at the camp. Other activities will be organized as well. We're
looking = forward to meeting the reporters who will be spending the
weekend at the = camp. One is from the DI and one is from the Des
Moines Register. = Additionally, I'm making a documentary about the
entire experience that = will be finished and available on-line at the
end of the semester.=20


Thanks so much for all your help. Keep writing letters to the =
newspapers in our support, keep bringing donations, and please join us =
for some camping. It is really a lot of fun!


Peace,
Joe
********** Join Moveon.org's media corps **************** Dear MoveOn member,


Our country is at war, and many of us continue to feel grief and anger
that this terrible conflict is being fought on our behalf. It's a hard
time.


It's also a critical time for us to stay involved. As we report below,
together we've had some amazing successes over the last month, both
domestically and in opposition to this war. We need to keep this
momentum building. As a next step, please consider joining MoveOn's
Media Corps -- a group of committed online activists who will keep the
media accountable. Help make sure that our news media report the war
the way it happens, not the way the Bush Administration wishes it would
happen.


You can sign up now at:


http://www.moveon.org/mediacorps/


********** Movie (Promises) on campus this week ******** [editor's note : this may be a controversial posting to some because it
is more focused on Israel/Palestine than on Iraq. I would like to hear
comments on whether people feel it appropriate to place this in the
update... I do so with some reservations]


From Tony Pham, Film's Chair:


I thought your group might be interested in knowing that "Promises," an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary this year, will be screening
in Harris this Saturday at 4:30 and 7:30 PM (and also on Sunday afternoon
at 1:30 PM). The film tells the story of Palestinian and Jewish
children living in Jerusalem today. It does a good job about showing
all sides of the issue and fits right in with what you all are trying to
do in terms of educating people about the realities of war.


Take Care,
Tony
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PROMISES follows the journey of one of the filmmakers Israeli-American
B.Z. Goldberg. He travels to Palestinian communities and settlements in
the West Bank -places he had never ventured before-and to the familiar
neighborhoods of Jerusalem. He meets seven Palestinian and Israeli
children between the ages of nine and thirteen. PROMISES explores the
Middle East conflict through their eyes. The film was shot between
1995-2000. Running time, 106 minutes. Arabic, Hebrew and English
dialogue with English subtitles.


More @ : http://www.promisesproject.org




****** April 12th protest in Washington, D.C. ******** If you are interested in going contact [student's name removed at their request, 12/15/04]


More info: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a12/index.html
********* Democratic Candidates Coming to Iowa with Tom Harkin**********


For more info: Click on Tom Harkin star in left sidebar at :
http://www.iowademocrats.org/


U.S. Senator Tom Harkin will host a series of forums across Iowa with
the declared Democratic Presidential candidates. As a result of a
drawing that took place on February 20, 2003, the following is the
schedule of upcoming forums:




April 6 - Polk County - Sen. John Edwards (NC)


May 17 - Scott County - Gov. Howard Dean (VT)


June 22 - Cerro Gordo County - Sen. John Kerry (MA)


June (TBA) - Pottawattamie County - Sen. Bob Graham (FL)


July 13 - Dubuque County - Rep. Richard Gephardt (MO)


July 27 - Wapello County - Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH)


August 5 - Woodbury County - Rev. Al Sharpton


August (TBA) - Blackhawk County - Amb. Carol Moseley Braun (IL)


September 21 - Linn County - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (CT)


Additional information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
For more information, please call Jeff Link or Sharon Haselhoff at
515-277-9966.


************** Next Meeting *********


Next Grinnell Anti-War Meeting: Tuesday, 9 PM, ARH 120


**************** News Digest ***********************


- Conflict in Iraq Bulletins and War and Peace News in Reviews are
attached
- When proof is forged, misrepresented, and more:


"Iraq the Torrent of Deceit": Robin Miller
http://traprockpeace.org/robinmillermarch2003.html


Boston Globe: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0316-05.htm


So what is the deal with this Uranium mentioned in the State of the
Union?
AP: http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/03/14/iraq_documents/index.html
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/14/sprj.irq.documents/index.html
New Yorker, Seymour Hersch:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?030331fa_fact1




For a great debunking of many other claims: http://www.prioritypeace.org/WarTruth-3.pdf




- Center for Public Integrity: 9 Defense Policy Board members have ties
to Defense Contractors (including Richard Perle who only resigned from
the chairmanship, not the board)
http://www.public-i.org/dtaweb/report.asp?ReportID=513&L1=10&L2=10&L3=0&
L4=0&L5=0




- Sunday Herald (Ireland) Use of DU is illegal
http://www.sundayherald.com/32522


More on Depleted Uranium: http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html


- BBC Questions accuracy of reporting (Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0%2C2763%2C924172%2C00.html


- Reuters: Problems with accuracy in reporting: False claims litter Iraq
conflict
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=focusIraqNews&storyID=247
9746




- Guardian: British Soldiers protest civilian deaths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,926135,00.html




**************************************** Random Note for the day:


Well designed signs for "Bring our Troops Home "
http://www.wanderbody.com/bringthemhomenow/
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The Anti-War Update and Digest is published by:


Eli Zigas


Coordinator, Grinnell College Anti-War Alliance


http://www.grinnell.edu/student/groups/antiwar/


Email: antiwar@grinnell.edu


Phone:641-269-4039

• april_5_DSM_flyer.pdf
• Conflict in Iraq Bulletin No. 11.htm
• Conflict in Iraq Bulletin No. 10.htm
• IFP_review_mar_23_mar_29.htm
• IFP_review_mar_16_mar_22.htm