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Your help is needed to bring a dynamic exhibit on the human cost of war to Columbus, Ohio June 12-14. The American Friends Service Committee exhibit: "Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War" will open at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 12, on the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio (High Street between Broad and State) and remain in place through Wednesday, June 14. The Episcopal Peace Fellowship is bringing the exhibit to coincide with the national General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the USA. We need additional contributions from individuals and groups: $10 from 600 people, or $100 from 60 groups, or a combination! All contributions will be used for the exhibit.
The exhibit features:
• A panel display memorializing the civilian Iraqis killed in the war.
• A field of empty combat boots symbolizing the more than 2,350 US soldiers who have lost their lives, each pair of boots bearing the name of a fallen soldier.
• An interlocked field of shoes and sandals representing Iraqi children, women, and men who have died.
This exhibit can happen only with your help! We need assistance promoting the event, setting up and breaking down the displays each day, and passing out educational information. We are organizing two-hour shifts Monday and Tuesday, from 7 am – 11 pm, and Wednesday, from 7 am – 9 pm. In addition, we need volunteers who can be available on short notice to remove the exhibit in case of rain. Please consider volunteering some of your time to these efforts and also inviting your friends, neighbors, colleagues and families along to help. The goals of the exhibit are to put a human face to the casualties in the Iraq war, to lift up the deaths of US soldiers and Iraqis, and urge US government accountability.
The exhibit is traveling throughout the country and will travel from Columbus to Birmingham, Alabama, for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The Columbus event will also include an AFSC hosted press conference on Monday, June 12, as well as other program events highlighting diverse voices from the interfaith community. The exhibit is supported by a grant from the Puffin Foundation, by the work of numerous local organizations, and by contributions to the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
We need additional contributions from individuals and groups: $10 from 600 people, or $100 from 60 groups, or a combination! All contributions will be used for the exhibit. Contributions are tax deductible and can be made via the internet at www.episcopalpeacefellowship.org or write a check to
Episcopal Peace Fellowship, write EWO in the memo line, and send it to one of the following people:
Madeleine Trichel, Interfaith Center for Peace,
1970 Waldeck
Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
Java Kitrick, Director, Puffin Foundation, Ltd.,
2186 East Broad Street,
Bexley, Ohio 43209
To volunteer, please call Pat Rose at 614-294-9019 or email ProgramAsst@peace-center.org. For more information on the exhibit visit http://www.afsc.org/eyes/about-the-exhibit.htm Thank you for your help.
The exhibit features:
• A panel display memorializing the civilian Iraqis killed in the war.
• A field of empty combat boots symbolizing the more than 2,350 US soldiers who have lost their lives, each pair of boots bearing the name of a fallen soldier.
• An interlocked field of shoes and sandals representing Iraqi children, women, and men who have died.
This exhibit can happen only with your help! We need assistance promoting the event, setting up and breaking down the displays each day, and passing out educational information. We are organizing two-hour shifts Monday and Tuesday, from 7 am – 11 pm, and Wednesday, from 7 am – 9 pm. In addition, we need volunteers who can be available on short notice to remove the exhibit in case of rain. Please consider volunteering some of your time to these efforts and also inviting your friends, neighbors, colleagues and families along to help. The goals of the exhibit are to put a human face to the casualties in the Iraq war, to lift up the deaths of US soldiers and Iraqis, and urge US government accountability.
The exhibit is traveling throughout the country and will travel from Columbus to Birmingham, Alabama, for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The Columbus event will also include an AFSC hosted press conference on Monday, June 12, as well as other program events highlighting diverse voices from the interfaith community. The exhibit is supported by a grant from the Puffin Foundation, by the work of numerous local organizations, and by contributions to the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
We need additional contributions from individuals and groups: $10 from 600 people, or $100 from 60 groups, or a combination! All contributions will be used for the exhibit. Contributions are tax deductible and can be made via the internet at www.episcopalpeacefellowship.org or write a check to
Episcopal Peace Fellowship, write EWO in the memo line, and send it to one of the following people:
Madeleine Trichel, Interfaith Center for Peace,
1970 Waldeck
Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
Java Kitrick, Director, Puffin Foundation, Ltd.,
2186 East Broad Street,
Bexley, Ohio 43209
To volunteer, please call Pat Rose at 614-294-9019 or email ProgramAsst@peace-center.org. For more information on the exhibit visit http://www.afsc.org/eyes/about-the-exhibit.htm Thank you for your help.