Speak For Peace Tour 2008

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Be touched by the human side of war......

Speak for Peace

Tour 2008 U.S. Veterans & Iraqis Creating the Way Forward A M E R I C A N F R I E N D S S E RV I C E C O M M I T T E E

Join us to hear from an Iraqi and an Iraq War veteran as they tell the stories of war that we seldom hear and ways that we can bring an end to the suffering.

Iraqi Political Analyst

Currently working as the Iraq consultant for the American Friends Service Committee, based in Washington DC. Following the fall of Baghdad in April 2003, Raed became the country director for the only door-to-door casualty survey group in post-invasion Iraq. He moved to the United States in 2005, where he has been working on ending the occupation.

Time: 7:00 Date: 10/16/08 Location: Xavier University- Bellarmine Chapel 3800 Victory Pkwy

Eugene Cherry

Raed Jarrar

Iraq War Vet

was deployed in 2004 to Iraq where he worked as a medic and was later assigned to a personal security detachment. He returned in 2005 with symptoms of PTSD. Eugene went AWOL for 16 months before turning himself in. He was eventually given an honorable discharge and is now working with various groups, helping to spread the word about the consequences of military service. Sponsored By:

Xavier University's Peace & Justice Programs Bellarmine Chapel Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center

Cincinnati, OH 45207 For more information please contact: Jessica Flores: [email protected] 312-427-2533