AFSC's exhibit, "Eyes Wide Open," returns to Washington from May 11-14, over
Mother's Day weekend. The American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star
Families for Peace, Gold Star Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the
War, Military Families Speak Out, September 11th Families for Peaceful
Tomorrows and Veterans for Peace are co-sponsors for this witness to the
human cost of the Iraq war.
The "Eyes Wide Open" exhibit - which pays tribute to lives lost in the war -
will be displayed on the National Mall. Led by many of those who have most
directly borne the cost of the war, silent marchers will carry boots
representing those who have died and photos of those still in harm's way -
calling on Congress to save lives by ending the war.
We look forward to joining with other peace advocates over these days and
will be back in touch with you soon with more information. Visit
www.afsc.org/Iraq or contact
cpifer@afsc.org
Denny Hartzell, Chris Pifer, Heather Foote and Kitty Dana
AFSC Washington Office
A call to take part in
The Silence of the Dead, The Voices of the Living:
A Witness to End the War in Iraq
May 11-14, 2006
at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
and across the United States
On Mother's Day weekend, you are invited to join members and supporters of
the American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star Families for Peace, Gold
Star Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families
Speak Out, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, and Veterans for
Peace, who will gather for four days of witness in Washington, D.C. (and in
sites around the country) to call for an end to the Iraq War. We will mourn
for the thousands who have been lost and call for an end to the war that
continues to take Iraqi, U.S. and other lives.
Led by many of those who have borne the cost of the war, silent marchers
will carry boots representing those who have died and photos of those still
in harm's way -- calling on Congress to save lives by stopping the war.
Participants will include: veterans; families of the U.S. soldiers who have
been killed and wounded; families of those on active duty who remain in
harm's way; families of those who died in the attacks on September 11th in
whose name the Iraq War was started, and representatives of the people of
Iraq, who have seen more than 100,000 deaths and the destruction of their
country.
Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of the Iraq War, the American Friends Service
Committee's touring exhibit (eyes.afsc.org) that honors the lives lost in
Iraq will return to Washington, D.C. for these days of witness, with combat
boots representing the deaths of U.S. military personnel, a striking new
representation of Iraqi losses, and symbols of the lives that will most
certainly be lost before the end of 2006, if the U.S. "stays the course."
The exhibit will provide a dramatic visual backdrop for the words and
emotions of those who have lost the most in this conflict - and stand to
lose more.
Please come and take part in:
- the set up and staffing of the Eyes Wide Open exhibit;
- a daily reading of names of U.S. service personnel and Iraqis
killed in the war;
- a silent memorial procession around the Mall;
- testimonies from those who have lost loved ones and from those whose
loved ones remain in harm's way;
- visits to Congressional representatives to discuss the human cost of
the war;
- a candlelight vigil; and
- other events.
For more information:
Visit: www.afsc.org/iraq
