[Antiracism] Nostoi: This Week

[American Friends Service Committee]

>The following events are part of an extensive springtime series of events 
>titled Homecomings (Nostoi) Project, Stories of War and Return, from Troy 
>to Iraq, which is collaboration between Hampshire College and number of 
>local organizations.  More information on the series can be found at: 
>http://nostoi.hampshire.edu.
>
>Monday (Tonight), April 3
>  7:30pm
>Hampshire College, 893 West Street (Route 116), Amherst, MA
>Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall
>Lecture: Pulitzer prizewinner Chris Hedges, author of “War is a Force That 
>Gives Us Meaning”  Panel of three veterans will respond to Hedges’ 
>presentation­Nichole Dardin (Army, Iraq era); Eric Wasileski (Army and 
>Navy; Desert Storm era, Desert Fox; President of Veterans for Peace, 
>Veterans Education Project speaker); Al Miller (Army, Vietnam, Veterans 
>Education Project speaker).  Questions and answers and discussion will follow.
>
>Tuesday, April 4
>7pm
>Hampshire College, 893 West Street (Route 116), Amherst, MA
>Franklin Patterson Hall, West Lecture Hall
>Film: “The Soldier’s Heart,” a powerful Frontline documentary profiling 
>the varied impacts of PTSD on the lives and the families of four soldiers 
>and marines who served in Iraq or Afghanistan.  Jeff Lucey, a local Marine 
>reservist who was overcome by PTSD and who committed suicide after his 
>return from duty in Iraq, is profiled in the film, as well as one of the 
>founders of Iraq Veterans Against the War.  Members of the Lucey family 
>will attend this screening to participate in the discussion.
>
>Thursday, April 6
>7pm
>Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst, MA
>Amherst Room
>Film: After the Fog, veterans of eras from WWII to the present speak from 
>the heart in this documentary about how military service in wartime 
>affected and changed their lives.  Local Vietnam veteran George Williams, 
>a VEP speaker, is profiled in the compelling film and will attend the 
>screening and discussion.
>
>Sunday, April 9
>7pm
>Hampshire College, 893 West Street (Route 116), Amherst, MA
>Franklin Patterson Hall, West Lecture Hall
>Film: Turtles Can Fly  This film by acclaimed director Bahman Ghobadi is 
>the first film shot in Iraq after the American invasion and the fall of 
>Saddam Hussein. It tells the story of war’s youngest veterans, Iraq’s 
>children, struggling to survive in a war zone. A heartbreaking 
>masterpiece.  Discussion will follow the screening.

"Peace is all around us.  It is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of 
practice."  ~ Thich Nhat Hanh


Jo Comerford
American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts
140 Pine Street, Room 10
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413.584.8975 (W)
413.584.8987 (F)
413.695.6059 (C)
afsc at crocker.com
www.WesternMassAFSC.org

New Resource:
Ten Reasons Why the US Must Leave Iraq:
http://www.afsc.org/iraq/activism/10-reasons.pdf
http://www.afsc.org/iraq/activism/10-reasons.htm (Text)
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