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Afghanistan: How did we get in? How can we get out? Wednesday, June 24, 7:00 pm
Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn St., (betw. Brooklyn Br Blvd & Smith St)
Come hear Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, authors of Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story
As the US expands its wars from Iraq to Afghanistan to Pakistan, we need to understand the history of our involvement in the region and the roots of the current crisis. What strategy will promote a peaceful resolution of these conflicts?
The authors have traveled to and reported on Afghanistan for over 30 years. They will lead a discussion and answer questions regarding this war which is destroying the lives of thousands in Afghanistan, undermining domestic reform in the United States, and may yet become the next Vietnam.
Sponsor: Brooklyn For Peace
Co-sponsors: Fort Greene Peace; Peace and Social Action Committee of Brooklyn Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Location: Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn St., (betw. Brooklyn Br Blvd & Smith St)
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Train: A/C/G to Hoyt Schermerhorn; 2/3/4/5/M/R to Court St/Boro Hall
Bus: B24/26/27/28/37/41/75 to Downtown Brooklyn
In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn Vietnam Veterans
Extended showing at the Brooklyn Historical Society
This audio installation uses oral histories, portraits, and personal artifacts to explore the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of Brooklyn's diverse residents, from the first person perspective. You'll "meet" eight people who were touched by the Vietnam War, and share in their memories of the War as well as gaining insight into how it affects them today.
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn Heights.
718–222–4111
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Trains
M, R to Court St., Borough Hall; A, C to High St.; 2, 3, 4, 5, to Borough Hall; F to Jay St.
Questions: Emailbfp@brooklynpeace.org or call 718–624–5921
Vigils for Darfur
Tuesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Vigils will continue the first TUESDAY of every month until aid is restored.
At US Mission to the United Nations, 140 E. 45th St, (between Lexington and 3rd Ave.), Manhattan
This is the time for the U.S. to use its leverage to push UN to enforce the resolutions it has already passed.
• Deploy the already-authorized UN troops (UNAMID) and impose multilateral sanctions on the Sudanese regime, to end ongoing atrocities, being carried out with impunity by the Sudanese government.
• Call for international justice and accountability, including arrest of Sudanese officials who have been indicted by the International Criminal Court.
Now is a time of renewed violence in Darfur. On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Al-Bashir, who has responded by expelling aid groups which are providing essential services (food, health care, water) for more than a million Darfuris in Internally-Displaced-Person camps.
Sponsor: NYC Coalition for Darfur, Vigil Group
Learn more about the current situation and what you can do NOW
Email darfur@brooklynpeace.org for information.
 War No More
Wednesday, July 8, 10:00 pm
Program to be announced
Channel 35
(TimeWarner)
Channel 66 (Cablevision)
On your computer BCAT Ch. 2
Neighborhood Peace Groups
Peace Action Bay Ridge
Email bklynpeaceaction@yahoo.com, call 718–680–2981 or visit www.panys.org/BR
Bay Ridge Neighbors for Peace
Email bayridgepeace@yahoo.com or call 646–546–6422 for information
Flatbush For Peace (Flatbush, Ditams Park, and Kensington)
Email flatbushforpeace@gmail.com for information
Fort Greene Peace
Email fortgreenepeace@googlegroups.com for information
Prospect Lefferts Voices for Peace and Justice
Email prospectforpeace@verizon.net for information
Brooklyn For Peace Meeting Schedule
Anti-militarism Committee (counter-recruitment):
 To be announced
email: nowar@brooklynpeace.org
Darfur/Africa Committee (note new name):
To be announced
email: darfur@brooklynpeace.org
Diversity/Outreach
To be announced
email: outreach@brooklynpeace.org
Iraq/Afghanistan Committee
Wednesday, July 15, 7:30 pm
email: iraq@brooklynpeace.org
Israel-Palestine Committee
To be announced
email: is.pales@brooklynpeace.org
Israel-Palestine Reading Group
To be announced
email: is.pales@brooklynpeace.org
Latin America
To be announced
email: latinam@brooklynpeace.org
Nuclear Zero: NEW COMMITTEE!!
To be announced
email: nuclearzero@brooklynpeace.org
Peace Fair
Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 pm
To be announced
email: peacefair@brooklynpeace.org
UNICEF
To be announced
email: unicef@brooklynpeace.org
Board of Directors (Executive Committee)
To be announced
email: bfp@brooklynpeace.org
Meetings of our committees and of the Executive Board are open to all members. Call 718–624–5921 or email for information on location.
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