Carolyn HoTour schedule

East Coast calendar of events with Carolyn Ho – December 2006

The mother’s voice: Carolyn Ho speaking about her son Lt. Ehren Watada

the first commissioned US Army officer to publicly refuse to serve in Iraq, now facing court-martial.

We hope you will be able to join us at any or all of these events and do what you can to ensure that Lt. Watada is not made to pay any price for refusing to participate in a war the whole world opposes.

Carolyn Ho with her son Lt. Ehren Watada		When I first heard of Ehren’s decision to be the first American Army officer to refuse deployment to Iraq, I wondered: “What would it be like to be a stranger in one’s own country, to be vilified, hated, and demeaned?” … I have come to realize that my son, in a small part, embodies the hope of the nation --- to end an illegal, immoral war that has brought death and destruction to over 650,000 Iraqis and 2800 Americans. – Carolyn Ho Carolyn Ho is part of an invisible movement of mothers, aunts and other women relatives who campaign on behalf of sons, daughters and others in the military who have taken a morally courageous stand against the Iraq war, often at great personal risk. She is supported by women’s organizations to make public her support for her son. A guidance counselor for Native Hawai’ian students, Carolyn Ho has campaigned tirelessly behind the scenes to build support for her son’s cause. Soldiers from communities of color have been in the forefront of military personnel refusing orders to go to Iraq, including the well-known cases of Stephen Funk and Camilo Mejia.

Introduced by Margaret Prescod Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike & KPFK radio host /Los Angeles, whose brother is a Vietnam veteran affected by Agent Orange.					Margaret Prescod	Thurs Nov 30 Springfield PA, 7pm Peace Center of Delaware County 1001 Old Sproul Road Sponsored by Delaware County Wage Peace and Justice. Contact Sue: 610-891-6614

With Gloria Pacis, mother of refusenik Stephen Funk	Sat Dec 2 Philadelphia PA, 2-5pm Refusing to Kill Is Not A Crime Part of an International Day of Action Against Imprisonment of Refuseniks Tabernacle United Church, 3700 Chestnut St Organized by Payday 215-848-1120 Featuring two distinguished mothers of sons who refused to serve in Iraq					Sun Dec 3 Haverford PA, 4-6pm Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave. Chase Auditorium Sponsored by Students Toward A New Democracy (STAND) and Center for Peace and Global Citizenship Contact Fay: fstrongi@haverford.edu

Mon Dec 4
Millersville PA, 12 Noon Millersville University Brown-bag lunch Somerset House, George St. (near corner of Cottage & George) Sponsored by Building a Culture of Peace Contact Cheryl: 717-871-2002 ? ? ? ?				Akron PA 7-9pm Akron Mennonite Church 1311 Diamond St. Sponsored by Equipped Cluster of Akron Mennonite Church and Every Church a Peace Church Contact Lorri: 717-392-1550		Tues Dec 5 Philadelphia PA 4pm Mural Arts Class, Asian Arts Initiative ? ? ? ? Philadelphia PA 5-6:30pm Temple University Tuttleman Hall, Rm 103 Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine Contact Zakia: 215-237-5900
Lancaster PA, 3:45-6pm Franklin & Marshall College Women’s Center (basement of College Center bldg) Sponsored by Amnesty International and Center for Liberal Arts & Society Contact Aditi: 717-799-8844 or Kathleen: kathleen.clinchy@fandm.edu						? ? ? ? Philadelphia PA, 7-9pm Robin’s Bookstore, 108 S. 13^th St Contact Global Women’s Strike: 215-848-1120

						Thurs Dec 7 New York, NY 7pm New York University Great Room 19 University Place (N, R, Q train to 8^th St) Sponsored by Kappa Phi Lambda Contact Gloria Lum, 646-824-2710

Fri Dec 8 New York, NY 6pm Church Center for the UN 777 UN Plaza (44^th and 1^st Ave), 2^nd flr With Gloria Pacis, others Sponsored by United for Lt. Watada and World Can’t Wait Contact Gloria Lum, 646-824-2710			Sun Dec 10 New York, NY Fordham University Law School (to be confirmed) With Cindy Sheehan, others Sponsored by World Can’t Wait, National Lawyers Guild-Fordham Chapter			Tues Dec 12 Princeton NJ 5-6pm Candlelight vigil in Palmer Square 6pm Potluck holiday dinner & meeting Nassau Presbyterian Church Organized by Coalition for Peace Action Contact Anne, 609-924-5022 ablenman@peacecoalition.org