Saturday, December 3rd to Wednesday December 7th
CAMILO MEJIA SPEAKING TOUR

Former Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia Tours Greater Boston First Iraq War Veteran Imprisoned For Refusing To Return To Iraq Speaks Out On The Iraq War And Why He Chose Jail Over Military Service

CAMILO MEJIA'S BOSTON-AREA PUBLIC SPEAKING SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DEC 3, 6 pm, Potluck Dinner And Gathering To Welcome Camilo To Our Community. Newton, Paul's Episcopal Church, 1135 Walnut St., Newton Highlands (near Lincoln St.). Sponsored by Newton Dialogues For Peace, smirsky@comcast.net

SUNDAY, DEC 4, 2-3:30 PM, CHELSEA: Choice Through Education Office, 140 Pearl St. Sponsored by Chelsea Uniting Against The War. Spanish with English translation. Call Lyn Meza, 617-889-2841.

MONDAY, DEC 5, 11 AM - 12 NOON, SALEM: The Underground, Ellison Campus Center, 352 Layfayette St, Salem State College. Sponsored by The Peace Institute and the Program In Latin American Studies. In English. Achomsky@salemstate.edu

MONDAY, DEC 5, 6-9 PM, DORCHESTER: Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles Street, Fields Corner. Food, music, „A Year for Peace‰ display, and introduction by City Councilor Felix Arroyo. Sponsored by Dorchester People For Peace. Spanish with English Translation. Mikeprok@ziplink.net

TUESDAY, DEC 6, 7 PM, CAMBRIDGE: Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park. Music and Refreshments. Sponsored by Cambridge UJP, Cambridge Peace Commission, Centro Presente, and Cambridge Friends Committee, Peace and Social Concerns Committee. Vicky.steinitz@umb.edu

WEDNESDAY, DEC 7, 7 PM, LAWRENCE: Christ United Methodist Church, 207 Haverhill St (next to library). Sponsored by Merrimack Valley People For Peace. In English. Bobbie Goldman, bg@comcast.net

28 year old Camilo Mejia joined the military in part to get money for college. In April 2003 he was in Iraq, where he engaged in combat, saw civilians being killed and witnessed the abuse of prisoners. His conscience and sense of morality would not let him continue. On leave back in the US, he refused to return to Iraq. In March 2004 a US military tribunal sentenced Camilo to one year in prison. He was released early this year. Camilo now criss-crosses the country speaking out on behalf of other soldiers whose conscience will not allow them to be part of an 'illegal and immoral' war.

This event is sponsored by United for Justice with Peace.
Send email to ujpcoalition@yahoo.com for additional information.
Other Contact Information: (617) 491-4857.

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