Tampa Bay Veterans for Peace Chapter 119

COUNTER-RECRUITMENT EFFORTS ON NOV 3RD AND 4RTH!!!

2005-11-03T11:41:00.000-05:00

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Dear Friends,

There wil be an organizing meeting for those who are interested in
counter-recruitment actions. The meeting will be on November 3rd at 7:30 pm at
the Quaker Meeting House (130 19th Ave S.E.) Please join us then as we
collaborate on ideas for actions which will bring some attention to this
important issue. Call 867-1212 (Linda) or 864-1535 (Dwight).

In peace,
Linda Hubner

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Veterans for Peace and others to leaflet at Dunedin High School, Friday, Nov. 4
at 6:15 am. Please join us for one hour.
Contact: Dwight Lawton 727-414-0308
Location: 1651 Pinehurst Rd, Dunedin, Pinellas County, FL
School phone #: 727-469-4100

Directions; from US 19, go east on 580 (Main St.) past CR 1 north on Pinehurst
Rd. School on the west side.

Veterans for Peace, Tampa Bay and other community groups will be leafleting at
Dunedin H.S. to provide information to students and their parents about their
right to opt out of being contacted by military recruiters and to give them
educational information that will aid them in their enlistment decision.

The Pinellas and Hillsborough County school administrations have denied veterans
and other community groups the opportunity to speak to students about military
service. We and the students have been denied rights guaranteed by the First and
Fourteenth Amendment. This denial runs counter to the primary goal of education
to provide needed information.

Please call or e-mail Pinellas School Superintendent, Dr. Clayton Wilcox
(727-588-6011); wilcoxc@pcsb.org or Hillsborough Superintendent, Mary Ellen Elia
(813 -272-4000); Maryellen.elia@sdhc.K12.fl.us and ask them to instruct the
schools to give us the same access that is afforded military recruiters.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER! VETERAN'S DAY VIGILS!

2005-11-03T10:33:00.000-05:00

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
Veterans For Peace Tampa Bay Chapter 119
*Camp Casey Cornering Vigil*
November 7th from 4 PM to 6 PM /DUSK
at 4th St North and Gandy Blvd .
Show motorists you are a friend when they are traveling home to Hillsborough
and Pinellas. Show our right to dissent in a friendly manner with our message in Hating
War! Right afterwards, come and join us at the:
*Monthly Chapter Meeting*
November 7, 2005
Panera Bread
1908 4th St N from 6:30 to 9 PM in St. Petersburg.
Veterans For Peace has elected at the last meeting to observe Camp Casey
once a month on the first Monday and Chapter meetings will follow.
(Rain date will follow the next Monday).
Next vigils and meetings are December 5th and Jan 2nd with meetings at the
Feather Sound Penera Bread. Unless notified otherwise.
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*Veterans For Peace Tampa Bay Chapter 119 *
*Veterans/Armistice Day Vigils*
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*Friday November 11, 2005 Veterans For Peace Tampa Bay Chapter 119
*urges you to participate either in a day ceremony or evening vigil to honor
living Veteran survivors of war and the Armistice of the Great War. The
origin of this day is the Armistice treaty that ended the Great War of
1914-1918 in France on the 11 month, 11th day, 11th hour and minute in 1918.
Armistice Day was later changed to Veterans Day in 1954. At these vigils we
hope to bring back the true meaning of this day: to make peace instead of
celebrating the horrors of war.

*Daytime Memorial Vigil* will be held at the Veterans Flag Memorial at 1st
Ave N and 3rd St N in Williams Park, St Petersburg between 11AM to 12:30PM.
Invocations will be given by the Muslim, Jewish and Christian Clergy. The
Fallen of Tampa Bay and Florida roster will be recited from the current
conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A movable memorial will in place.
Speakers may include Veterans, elected officials, poets, singers to lead us
in song and those with a message of peace for humanity. Street parking is
available. Then we all can forage at a nearby restaurant.

*Candle Light Vigil* will held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM Friday November 11th
across from Bayshore Park and the Patriots Corner in Tampa,FL at
intersection of W Bay to Bay and Bayshore Blvds. We will repeat the morning
event for those who had to work. Then at the end of the ceremonies we will
spread up and down the sidewalk along the bay with our candles and make new
friends. And again we all can forage at a nearby restaurant.

Additional information:
Park your vehicle at the park's lot or on a side street. Cross over safely
and link up in a ongoing line that will flow up or down the shoreline
sidewalk. Please leave space for pedestrians access on the sidewalk. We
should make a good impact and we will be below one of the flight paths for
MacDill AFB and passing motorists.
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*For more information*
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**Veterans for Peace Tampa Bay 119*
http://www.geocities.com/tampabayvfp/Chapter119.html
*Points of Contact
*Jay Alexander
jayalexus@yahoo.com, 727-527-3996(h) 727-365-4558(c)
Debra Hedding
debrakay@tampabay.rr.com, 813-600-5654(h)
Jesse Kern
trabahocfjc@yahoo.com, 727-823-8346(h)

Upcoming Meeting Dates and Camp Casey Vigils--ALL ARE WELCOME!

2005-10-24T17:56:00.000-04:00

Hi to those Waging Peace:

Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his last inaugural address in 1945..."If you want friends .... you have to be one!" You can show your friendship to many at the next Camp Casey Cornering Vigil on November 7th from 4:30PM to 6 PM /dusk at 4th St North and Gandy Blvd .

Show motorists you are a friend when they are traveling home to Hillsborough and
Pinellas Counties. Show our right to dissent in a friendly manner with our message in Hating War!

Veterans For Peace has elected at the last meeting to observe Camp Casey once a month and observe it on the first Monday of the month.

After our monthly effort is our monthly meeting will be held at Panera Bread located at 1908 4th St N from 6:30 to 9 PM.

The next Camp Casey and meetings will be held the same time on December 5th and Jan 2nd with meetings at the Feather Sound Panera Bread.

We can share viewpoints with friends who witnessed the horror of war to friends
who object to all war.... Lets be Friends..

SEE YA SOON

Jay Alexander
VFP Veterans For Peace
Tampa Bay Chapter 119

COUNTER-RECRUITMENT--"National Stand Down Day" Discussing a local event for this date!

2005-10-16T13:47:00.000-04:00

PLEASE FORWARD!
"National Stand Down Day"
End The Iraq War - Demonstrations and Nonviolent Resistance at
Recruiting Stations Across the Country

November 18, 2005

Young Americans sign on to go into harm's way to defend their country
if necessary, but instead they are being turned into harm's ministers
in a war that has claimed more then 100,000 Iraqi lives and nearly
2,000 Americans. The President and Congress have breached a sacred
trust with our soldiers and abused their oath to defend the
Constitution by leading young Americans to kill and die in a war based
on lies.

As the Bush Administration refuses to make plans to bring our troops
home, join us for "National Stand Down Day," as we halt the machinery
that takes young Americans off to this illegal and endless war in Iraq.

We welcome, and will provide coordination and support as possible, for
all manner of protests and demonstrations at recruiting centers. We
want to especially encourage and assist nonviolent resistance actions,
such as civil resistance or civil disobedience. As we recognize and
support soldiers who take great risks to refuse fighting in this
unjust war, so it is our moral responsibility to share that risk to
the extent that we can, by preventing even more young Americans from
being placed in such jeopardy – particularly in light of the lies and
abusive practices being used in the recruiting process.

Our violation of these unjust practices is undertaken in a spirit of
nonviolence and love, with compassion and respect for all we
encounter. But our nonviolence will not be mistaken for lack of
resolve: we cannot stand by while our schools and communities are
militarized by the "No Child Left Behind Act," or as potential
recruits are deceived by clauses that allow the armed forces to
disregard the terms of their contract.

This call is also made in support of the "National `Not Your Soldier'
Youth and Student Day of Action" call for a youth and student led counter-recruitment day of action on Thursday, November 17. We encourage everyone who will
participate in National Stand Down Day on November 18 to support the
efforts of local students as well - you can find out more by going to

http://www.nyspc.net/home.php

Please join us as we say NO the war in Iraq, and NO to the recruitment
of our fellow Americans into this war.

If you are interested in joining this nationally coordinated day of
nonviolent action to end the war, please contact us at http://www.iraqpledge.org

National Stand Down Day is a project of the Iraq Pledge of
Resistance's National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance.

Endorsers (list in formation):
Code Pink Women for Peace
National Call for Nonviolent Resistance
Progressive Democrats of America
Iraq Pledge of Resistance

Pete Perry
202-957-7383
http://www.peteperry.net

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."
~Buddha

UPCOMING EVENTS and Discussion Topics--(all are being FINALIZED)

2005-10-16T13:26:00.000-04:00

*National Candlelight Vigil
Tentative Location for vigil for the Tampa Bay Region for the
National Candlelight Vigil when the KIA body count reaches 2,000 in Iraq
Bayshore and Bay to Bay Blvd Candle light Vigil 7 -8 pm

*Call for dates for a board/membership meeting in late October or early November

*Need volunteers for http://www.circusmcgurkis.org/ on Oct 29

*Nov 10 - Radio Talk shows for Veteran's Day

8 AM American AM - Host Henry Raines - Veterans Speak Out - Tentative guests Tampa Bay VFP and Srgt Massey USMC Iraq Vet and author.

1:05 PM Host Rob Lorei- Radioactivity Show on WMNF 88.5 FM
Show topic Veterans Speak Out on Issues confronting our Nation in a time of War and announcing events occurring locally and across the state and nation.

*Nov 11 - Veterans' Day (formerly Armistice Day) November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four years of conflict.

Observances in St Petersburg in the AM Tampa in the PM

*Williams Park 11 AM Sharp to 12 Noon.
Attending will be guest speakers from the invocations of our religious leaders, elected officials and Veterans of WW2 though Iraq War on the topic of honoring Veterans. Also will include singing and recitation of the fallen Floridians in Iraq and Afghanistan with a moveable memorial to the fallen.

*Bayshore and Bay to Bay Blvd Candle light Vigil - Tampa 6 - 8 PM
Invocation, local elected officials and active duty military to participate with public in candlelight vigil on the Shoreline sidewalk. Bring a candle or flashlight...this may be location for vigil for Tampa Bay for the National Candlelight Vigil when the KIA body count reaches 2,000 in Iraq

*Camp Casey Monday NOV 14th at 4:30 to 5:30 PM

*Counter-Recruitment "National Stand Down Day" on November 18, 2005
(See next post on this blog!)

*SOA 18 to 20 Nov SOA(School of the America's) - Ft Benning - save on gas lets take a bus or van and share a room.

Chapter 119 TBVFP - Monthly Membership Meeting 10/10/05

2005-10-06T18:22:00.000-04:00

Chapter 119 TBVFP - Monthly Membership Meeting
PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ON TO ANY VETERANS THAT YOU KNOW!
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Monthly Membership Meeting
Of Chapter 119
Tampa Bay Veterans For Peace

October 10 “Columbus Day”
at 7-9 PM

Panera Bread
2285 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, FLA 33762
727-592-9690
Directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=2285+Ulmerton+Rd&city=Clearwater&state=FL&zipcode=33762
CLICK ABOVE!
Look for VFP Flag in meeting Room!

This meeting will follow the Camp Casey Vigil at 4th and Gandy Blvd from 5 to 6:30 pm. We will open with introductions and briefly share with us your peace activities over the summer. Everyone is asked to be involved in upcoming events from Direct Actions as vigils to counter recruiting - training for Counseling for the GI Hotline - Circus Magurkis, Armistice Day/Veterans Day Observance – SOA at Ft Benning,
and more as time permits

Bring along a friend especially an Iraq War Vet!

Thanks for your support of the TBVFP & TBSAC Camp Casey Vigil at 4th and Gandy Blvd at 5 to 6:30 pm.

Agenda will be given at the meeting.

Points of Contact--call for more information!
Jesse Kern 727-823-8346 trabahocfjc@yahoo.com
Jay Alexander 727-527-3996 jayalexus@yahoo.com
Dwight Lawton 727-864-1535 dlawton2@tampabay.rr.com
D. K. Hedding 813-600-5654 debrakay@tampabay.rr.com

TWO COUNTER-RECRUITMENT HAPPENINGS!

2005-09-27T21:24:00.000-04:00

Come and join the local Chapter 119 Veterans for Peace in leafletting the high schools. VFP members will be passing out flyers regarding the military and the high schoolers options to entering the military.

For you early risers, each gathering will take place at 615AM on Friday mornings for the next two weeks:

Sept 30th
Osceola High School
9751 98th St N.
Seminole

October 7th
Pinellas Park High School
6305 118th Ave
Largo

If you cannot join in the fun, please get in touch with Mr. Wilcox,
the head of the Pinellas County School Board.

Direct your phone calls and letters to:
Pinellas County Schools
301 4th Street SW
Largo, FL 33779-2942
727-586-1818

...or an email to:
wilcoxc@pcsb.org

So far, Mr. Wilcox will not allow Veterans for Peace into the schools to talk directly to the kids. But the recruiters are always allowed in! This is in violation of the First and Fourth Ammendments!
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/06/Tampabay/Veterans_group_denied.shtml

Get in touch with Dwight Lawton at dlawton2@tampabay.rr.com for more information.

Ongoing Monday Camp Casey - Tampa Bay 9/19/05

2005-09-17T17:32:00.000-04:00

Tampa Bay Veterans For Peace Chapter 119
ASKS YOU to join us in the ongoing Monday Camp Casey - Tampa Bay

Monday, September 19, 2005 5:30 to 6: 30 p.m.
at 4th and Gandy Blvd, St Petersburg.

Cindy Sheehan lost her son Casey on April 4, 2004.
President Bush has avioded meeting to answer her simple question...

"What was the 'Noble Cause" for Casey and the 1900+ who
died in Iraq?"

She and many Americans need our support!
Thanks in advance for coming out to support Cindy
and to end our addiction to war! Bring a sign and water.

WAGE PEACE!

Park your vehicle at 99th Ave and 4th Street North at the Bennigan’s
Restaurant. There is plenty of empty space next to their property at the abandoned Steak n'
Shake building. The manager said there is no fear of getting towed.

Walk through the hedge and head north along the fence line on 4th St on the
mowed grass to the shaded southeast corner sidewalk. From there we will
populate the other concrete traffic islands and sidewalks for maximum exposure
to motorists safely in all directions of their travel.

Afterwards we can forage and enjoy some suds and food at a local dining spot!
See Cindy Sheehan's Bus Tour
http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/

Sponsors are a coaltion of
Veterans for Peace - Tampa Bay Chapter 119
http://www.geocities.com/tampabayvfp/Chapter119.html
Save America Coalition Tampa Bay
http://www.jkenoyer.com/dsm/
St Pete For Peace
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org

Contact Jay Alexander jayalexus@yahoo.com 727 527 3996

September 14, 2005--Veterans for Peace to leaflet students about military recruitment.

2005-09-15T17:51:00.000-04:00

MEDIA RELEASE
CONTACT:
Please call Dwight Lawton for the latest information on leafletting at the schools in the Tampa/St. Pete area or see our elist.
http://www.geocities.com/tampabayvfp/Chapter119.html
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/tampabayvfp
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September 14, 2005
Dwight Lawton
(727) 415-0308
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Veterans for Peace to leaflet students about military recruitment.
Boca Ciega High School, Gulfport, Florida
924 58th St. South, St. Petersburg

Friday, September 16 at 6:15 am
Veterans for Peace, Tampa Bay and other community groups will be leafleting at Boca Ciega H.S. to provide information to students and their parents about their right to opt out of being contacted by military recruiters and to give them educational information that will aid them in their career decision.

The Pinellas and Hillsborough County school administrations have denied veterans and other community groups the opportunity to speak to students about military service. Our goal is to furnish students and their parents with information that could help them make an informed decision.

2005-09-11T22:43:00.000-04:00

Tampa Bay Veterans For Peace Chapter 119
Ongoing Street Action
Camp Casey - Tampa Bay
Monday, September 12, 2005

5:30 to 6: 30 p.m. at 4th and Gandy St Petersburg.
Join the ongoing peaceful Camp Casey Sign-Waving Rally
Cindy Sheehan need our support to spread her message of peace
and to end our addiction to war! Bring a sign and water.

THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE !

WAGE PEACE!

Park your vehicle at 99th Ave and 4th Street North at the Bennigan's Restaurant.

There is plenty of empty space next to their property at the abandoned Steak n Shakes building. The manager said there is No Fear of getting towed.

Walk through the hedge and head north along the fence line on 4th St on the mowed grass to the shaded southeast corner sidewalk. From there we will populate the other concrete traffic islands and sidewalks for maximum exposure to motorists safely in all directions of their travel.

Afterward we can forage and enjoy some suds and food at a local spot!

See Cindy Sheehan's Bus Tour

http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/

Thanks in advance for coming out to support Cindy

and to end our addiction to war!

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Contacts

Jay Alexander jayalexus@yahoo.com 727 527 3996

Sam Simpson sammscript@hotmail.com 727 734 4192

Bill Bucolo bbuc@mac.com 727-347-1829

September 24th Peace Activity at Williams Park -St Petersburg

http://www.marchonwashingtontampabay.org

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org

Get a free copy of this DVD by volunteering to host a Back-to-School event.

http://www.LeaveMyChildAlone.org

Sponsored by

Veterans for Peace - Tampa Bay Chapter 119
http://www.geocities.com/tampabayvfp/Chapter119.html

Save America Coalition Tampa Bay
http://www.jkenoyer.com/dsm/

St Pete For Peace
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org

US BODY COUNT IN IRAQ 1896+ 11.09.05
"We need food and water and they sent us men with guns"
Katrina survivor http://www.katrina.com/

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM VETERANS FOR PEACE CHAPTER 119--IN SOLIDARITY FOR FREE SPEECH!

2005-08-12T10:50:00.000-04:00

We, the local Chapter 119 of the national organization, Veterans for Peace support Free Speech and our right to evoke Free Speech on public property. We stand in solidarity with St. Pete for Peace, St. Pete Food Not Bombs, Code Pink Tampa Bay and other local peace organizations in this cause. We, veterans of wars or active duty during times of military conflict know more about war and conflict resolution than average citizens, so we are able to speak and express ourselves from a unique perspective. We demand that our local leaders act in accordance with the city, county, state and federal laws and along with the will of the people, so that we may all be free and able to present a peaceful resolution to conflicts and the other side of war to our fellow citizens. Our government cannot stifle our right to Free Speech and then call itself a "free" country.

Tampa Bay Chapter 119
Veterans for Peace

2005-08-08T09:15:00.000-04:00

YOU ARE INVITED!

Meet Ken Mayers

Sunday, August 14, 2005

6 pm

Fourth Street Shrimp Store and Restaurant

1006 4^th St. N., St. Petersburg

727-822-0325

VFP 119 Members and Friends:

Come meet Ken Mayers, 2005 Board of Directors, Veterans for Peace

Ken serves as Treasurer on the Board and recently gave a seminar on Chapter Development at the VFP Convention in Dallas.

Here’s his bio:

USMC 1958-66. USMCR 1966-78. Third MarDiv, Second MarDiv, Company Commander Co. D, MarSptBn. Peace activist since 1967. Threatened with Court Martial for anti-Vietnam war activities. Founder, Santa Fe Chapter of VFP.

WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA:

Convention Snapshot: Dallas Roundup

The View from National: Plans for 2005-2006

Chapter Development: Help for VFP 119: Chapter Recruitment and Retention Chapter Meetings, Programs, Events Q&A BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS!

Fourth Street Shrimp Store is in the heart of Old St. Pete near downtown.

For TAMPA folks: --Come over the Gandy Bridge --EXIT:4^th St. N.--Look for the restaurant on the right as you near downtown St. Pete. FOOD is cheap – you can eat like a king for $10 or a prince for $5 – seafood, meat, poultry and veggie dishes in an Old Florida setting PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE by 4 pm, Friday, Aug. 12: Deb Hedding, 813-600-5654 debrakay@tampabay.rr.com

Tampa Bay VFP Chapter 119 on Monday, August 8th, 2005

2005-07-27T13:50:00.000-04:00

Tampa Bay VFP Chapter 119 on Monday, August 8th, 2005

To All Members and Prospective Members:
Please join us for a dinner before the meeting at 5:30 PM at:
Golden Corral
10050 Ulmerton Rd Largo, FL
(727) 501-0885

(This is right past the intersection of Ulmerton and Keene/Starkey Road and just a little east of Largo Mall.)

When our first Golden Corral Restaurant opened in Fayetteville, NC back in 1973, a fledgling tradition of friendly service, great value and fresh, tasty food. For more info:
http://www.goldencorral.net/

The Veterans for Peace Chapter 119 Tampa Bay Monthly Meeting will be at the Largo Library in Meeting Room C and a few miles away and immediately following the dinner at the Golden Corral. (Approximately 7PM and right near the Largo Police Station on Highland Avenue.)
Address and more info on the library is right here:
http://www.largo.com/index.cfm?action=dept&drill=library

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COMMON GROUND RALLY 7/23 @ FOSSIL PARK in St. Pete

2005-07-22T17:48:00.000-04:00

http://www.pinellasprogressives.org/civicspace/index.php

Saturday, July 23, 2005, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Fossil Park, 6739 Martin Luther King Jr. St. North, St. Petersburg

All interested citizens and organizations are invited.
Enjoy the picnic like atmosphere of Mid County’s Fossil Park to listen,
learn and share ideas, visions and activities with likeminded progressives.

Food available through Smokin Joe’s BBQ and Bean Pot Cafe.

Children's activities

Discover common ground on issues that affect everyone.***
Raise awareness of progressive groups and activities.
Create relationships and alliances.

***Election Reform, Protecting our Environment, Human Rights,
Equality and Civil Rights, Truth in Media/ Media Reform, and more!

Participating Groups include
ACLU • ACORN • Citizen’s Vote Verification Group
Code Pink • Committee For Fair Elections
Concerned Organizations for Quality Education for Black Students
Council of American Islamic Relations
Democratic Party • Earth Charter Pinellas • Election Reform Coalition
Equality Florida • FCAN/Floridians United to Protect Social Security
First Progressive Club of St. Petersburg • Florida Voices for Animals
Food for Life • Green Party • Gulfport Progressives • Humanists of Florida
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance • Libertarian Party
National Council of Negro Women • Pinellas Progressives
Rainbow Push Coalition • Sierra Club • Sojourner Truth Center
St. Pete Food Not Bombs • St. Pete for Peace
Stop Pet Overpopulation Together • Tampa Bay Veterans for Peace
Tampa Indy Media • Uhuru Solidarity Committe • WMNF

For more information, contact:
Candi 727 724 1196 canditoni@msn.com
or Samm 727 734 4192 sammscript@hotmail.com

Go to the site and download a flyer and help us spread the word!
Also go there to get a map and directions to Fossil Park!

MONTHLY MEETING--Monday -July 11, 2005

2005-06-28T00:02:00.000-04:00

VFP Tampa Bay Chapter 119
Monthly Meeting
Monday -July 11, 2005
19:00 / 7 pm

John F Germany
Hillsborough County Main Library
900 N Ashley Drive
Tampa, FL 33602-3704
Phone (813) 273 - 3652

http://www.hcplc.org/hcplc/liblocales/jfg
Please bring drinks or munchies!
AGENDA

6:30 p.m. - VETWORKING: Meet new and old friends
7:00 Self introductions
7:15 Minutes from the last meeting
7:25 Treasurer’s report – Jesse Kern
7:30 Old Business

***Reports on activities
Military Recruitment Education
Hillsborough County – Bill Hines
Pinellas County – Dwight Lawton
Discussion
Jesse Kern proposed handouts, etc.

Contact info.

Website: Anita Stewart

Parade Chapter Banner: Jay Alexander

Arlington South War Memorial in Chapter Area

Casualty Count Signs

Other old business

***8:10 New Business
Do we support the impeachment position of National?
Pinellas Progressive Gathering at Fossil Park
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigil
VFP Dallas Convention
Election of Officers

*** August Meeting - August 8, 2005 -
Largo Library Room C

8:45 Adjourn

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THIRD rally to DEMAND TRUTH FROM MEDIA!--Action on Thursday Night 6/9

2005-06-07T22:03:00.000-04:00

**THIRD** rally to DEMAND TRUTH FROM MEDIA!

Hello Code Pink! I hope you will join me this Thursday, June 9 for the
third rally of the Save America Coalition. Details follow. Given the
action from Code Pink today about the Downing Street Memo- the timing is
excellent. Check out our previous two rallies here:
http://www.jkenoyer.com/dsm/index.htm

JOIN US! Participants include members of St. Pete for Peace, Progressive
Democrats of America, Democracy for America Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace and other concerned citizens.

We are calling for the media (and the passing rush hour motorists) to
DEMAND THE TRUTH and investigate the "Downing Street Memo". The
administration has been documented LIEING and fixing the case for war
(yes, I know WE know this, but others are opening their eyes). The major
media are starting to ASK QUESTIONS.

We have been covered in the local press, and these SIMPLE actions have
garnered national attention.

Now is the time to TAKE ACTION. Please take ten or fifteen minutes out
of your day and join us. Please forward this message to all you know
(not just email; CALL people you know!)

Thanks and I hope to see you there! (bring your own fabulous hot pink
poster board sign, or hold up one we will provide for you!) PEACE!
Michelle Geisler

P.S.- if you bring just THREE others with you, I will give you a
fabulous BIG Code Pink button for FREE! (look for my pink sign with
Downing Street Memo on it)
THANKS!
-----Original Message-----
Subject: **THIRD** rally to DEMAND TRUTH FROM MEDIA!

When: Thursday, June 9th at 4:30 p.m.

Where: Media General/Channel 8/Tampa Tribune complex on Parker in
downtown Tampa (between Channelside and UT; between Kennedy and the
Crosstown)--map is here:

http://www.google.com/maps?li=lmd&hl=en&q=tampa+tribune+loc:+Tampa,+FL&n
um=10&cid=27947222,-82458611,8311599162544420741&radius=0.000000&hl=en&i
e=UTF-8

What: Protest the Media; DEMAND TRUTH

Why: To DEMAND TRUTH about the much-ignored (and continually being
discounted) Downing St. Memo!

Please feel free to pass this along, FAR and WIDE!

Hello Fellow Progressives!!

We are planning YET ANOTHER sign-holding rally outside of the Media
General/Channel 8/Tampa Tribune complex on Parker in downtown Tampa
(between Channelside and UT; between Kennedy and the Crosstown), to
express our outrage at the media not doing its job of reporting on the
DOWNING STREET MEMO!!

The Downing Street Memo is the document which proves that George Bush
and Tony Blair "fixed the facts" to get us into the Iraq war and
resulted in the unnecessary deaths of 1,600 American men and women in
uniform, as well as more than 100,000 Iraqis.

NOTE that some mainstream media IS starting to cover it, but
predictably, the conservative talking heads and Bush spinmeisters are
already trying to discredit it. (For more info about the Downing Street
Memo, visit http://www.downingstreetmemo.com)

This story of the White House's deception and betrayal of us, and its
potentially impeachable offense, has been VIRTUALLY IGNORED by the
mainstream media!! We want to bring it to the public's attention--our
first step is to picket on Kennedy near Media General, and draw the
media to us!!

Thank you to all who have shown your support at the last two rallies. If
at all possible, please, try to make some time for a third day to
support this worthy cause, and DEMAND TRUTH FROM OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA!!

Michelle K.

NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY NIGHT, JULY 11TH!

2005-06-07T00:53:00.000-04:00

Time and date to be announced right here as soon as both are finalized. Keep checking back!

TampaBayVFP

TV News Coverage!

2005-06-01T01:04:00.000-04:00

http://www.channel10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=14523

This was some TV coverage of the Memorial Day Vigil for the Fallen in Tampa--May 30th on Bayshore Blvd. Click on the "video" to see the report!

Memorial Day on the Radio!

2005-06-01T00:28:00.000-04:00

Subject: Vets for Peace Radio Show on 88.5!
Go to this site:
http://www.wmnf.org/programming/daily.php?ShowId=202
...and click on the show for May 30th to listen to Veterans for Peace on the radio for one hour on 88.5 WMNF-FM yesterday!

June 6th Meeting!

2005-05-31T23:09:00.000-04:00

Our next event is at Joe's Crabshack on Monday night, June 6th at 7PM. This restaurant is in Clearwater--right across the street from Clearwater Mall and they have a room reserved for us! We have tabled quite a bit for discussion. Come and join us and have a few bites of some great seafood! Bring some friends! Join in the discussion! You do not have to be a member of VFP to come to the meetings!

See ya there!
Tampa Bay Veterans for Peace!