BCO to perform at GI Rights Benefit 2/27

GI Rights Hotline/CCCO Fundraiser
Big City Orchestra performance

Sunday February 27, 2005
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street & 411 28th Street, Oakland, CA

On February 27th, The Oakland GI Rights Hotline/CCCO will be holding a benefit at Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland, from 3 to 6:30 p.m.

The program will present three decades of anti-war activism, from Vietnam to Iraq. A panel of Conscientious Objectors including David Harris, Vietnam era CO, Jeff Patterson, Gulf War I CO, and others to be announced will discuss war and their experiences as Conscientious Objectors. The panel will be moderated by Steven Morse, CO, Veteran, Coordinator, GI Rights Hotline. Well known Independent Journalist Dahr Jamail, filmmaker Mark Manning, Nadia McCaffery, military mom, and others will report on their recent trip to Iraq.

GI Rights counselors will be available to answer questions on the draft and military service. Highlights include live music with Annie and the Vets, performance artist Aryeh Shell, Big City Orchestra and an Auction for Peace of Anti-War memorabilia.

Light refreshments will be served.
Donations are requested, on a sliding scale beginning with $5.00.