[HCCN] Fwd: VFP Convention Public Meeting - Aug 26 in Portland

[Judith Robbins]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Global Network" <globalnet at mindspring.com>
>
>
> Lifting the Fog of War: 25 Years of
> Working for Peace
>
> A Public Meeting
> Thursday, August 26th   7:00 pm
> First Parish Meeting House—UU Church
> 425 Congress St—Portland, Maine
> $10 donation requested
>

>
> Local, State, and National leaders will address the Veterans for  
> Peace 25th anniversary convention theme, “Lifting the Fog of  
> War”; speaking about the impact of our military-based economy on  
> our communities.
>
> Welcoming remarks - Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
> Keynote - Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA) - a Freedom Rider in the  
> ’60’s, now Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
> Keynote - Terry Tempest Williams - acclaimed author (Refuge: An  
> Unnatural History of Family and Place, The Open Space of Democracy)  
> and fierce advocate for justice
> Michael Brennan - former Maine Senate majority leader, former Maine  
> House Chair of Education Committee and of the Health and Human  
> Services Committee
> gkisedtanamoogk - is a Mashpee-Wampanoag and a Native American rights
> activist.  He is an Instructor in Native Studies and Peace &  
> Reconciliation Studies at UMO and at Bangor Theological Seminary
> Dawud Ummah - President of Maine’s Center for African Heritage;  
> Muslim Chaplain at USM, veteran and member of Portland NAACP
> Matt Moonen - Political Director of EqualityMaine, dedicated to  
> securing full equality for all people in Maine
> Geoffrey Millard - Board Chair, Iraq Veterans Against the War
> Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm - celebrated Maine women vocalists and  
> drummers
>
> Maine Veterans for Peace    www.vfpmaine.org

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