What’s our role in permanent war?
Come hear a talk by the award-winning peace activist and writer, Kathy Kelly, entitled, “Break Every Chain: Unshackling ourselves from fears and wars”. We’ll hear about her recent time spent in Yemen, as well as her experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, and inside of federal prison. Learn how we are involved in these wars from right here in Colorado, and ways to take action.
With Poetry from Kerrie Joy!
Some background on Kathy:
Kathy co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence. During each of nine recent trips to Afghanistan, Kathy Kelly, as an invited guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, has lived alongside ordinary Afghan people in a working class neighborhood in Kabul. She and her companions in Voices for Creative Nonviolence believe that “where you stand determines what you see”. They are resolved not to let war sever the bonds of friendship between them and Afghan people whom they’ve grown to know through successive delegations. Kelly and her companions insist that the U.S. is not waging a “humanitarian war” in Afghanistan.
From 1996 – 2003, Voices formed 70 delegations that openly defied economic sanctions by bringing medicines to children and families in Iraq. Kathy and her companions lived in Baghdad throughout the 2003 “Shock and Awe” bombing.
She was sentenced to one year in federal prison for planting corn on nuclear missile silo sites (1988-89) and spent three months in prison, in 2004, for crossing the line at Fort Benning’s military training school. As a war tax refuser, she has refused payment of all forms of federal income tax since 1980. She and her companions at the Voices home/office in Chicago believe that non-violence necessarily involves simplicity, service, sharing of resources and non-violent direct action in resistance to war and oppression
All of our programs are free, with a $5 suggested donation to help with costs.
Interpretation and childcare available if requested.
(A few days notice is helpful for planning!)
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