Veterans For Peace LOs Angeles Invites You to an Event about Gaza
Providing space for resolution in Gaza International Humanitarian Law & the role of USa citizenry Saturday May 14th - 3:00 PM IMAN Cultural Center 3376 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles 90034 Speakers: Elliott Adams, National President of Veterans For Peace, who has been to Gaza Will Covert, A Member of VFP, who has made five visits to Palestine, including one into Gaza For More Information Call: 310-339-1770 or Email: [email protected] HEALING WOUNDS THROUGH HUMANITARIAN AID In October, 2009, Washington Physicians For Social Responsibility, sponsored a delegation to the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem & Bethlehem. Assisted by Israeli authorities, the 12 delegates spent 5 days in Gaza. 6 were physicians who offered medical consultation & provided care with their professional colleagues. 5 humanitarian delegates (including Elliott Adams & Will Covert) toured sites in Gaza & visited human rights professionals, child development centers, & family members. Stories of the ongoing siege & the results of the Israeli war on Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, during the Winter of 2008-2009 were central to each encounter. The delegation was hosted by Dr. Eyad El Sarraj, founder of Gaza Community Mental Health Program, & a friend of Washington Physicians For Social Responsibility since 1993. Elliott Adams, a former paratrooper serving in Viet Nam, has served his local community as: President of the School Board & Mayor. Elliott left politics to become an activist and is currently the National President of Veterans For Peace. Elliott moved from being a soldier to a nonviolent warrior. He is a Nonviolent Training Coordinator for Veterans For Peace, Creating A Culture Of Peace, Michigan Peace Team, & is a member of their Leadership Teams. He is now dedicating his life to stopping all war. Will Covert, a US Navy Veteran & member of Veterans For Peace is committed to the abolishment of war as an instrument of national policy. In his effort to understand the Palestinian/Israeli conflict & the role that the U.S. government plays in the conflict, has made five visits to Palestine including one into Gaza. Will believes that the survival of the Palestinian people [& perhaps of the human species] is inevitably tied to bringing about the paradigm of nonviolent conflict resolution. hosted by Veterans For Peace, los angeles This event is wheelchair accessible and disability affirmative. If you need specific accommodations, please contact us 72 hours in advance at: 310-339-1770 www.veteransforpeacela.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
