Justice Not War
Coalition
Press Release / Announcement
The Justice Not War Coalition welcomes the participation of any community member or organization. Currently the coalition consists of:
- Eugene Peaceworks
- Oregon Peaceworks
- Eugene Media Action
- Fair Trade Coalition
- The Pacific Green Party
- Students For Peace
- Urgent Carnival
- Committee in Solidarity with the Central American People (CISCAP)
- Socialist Party of Oregon - Lane County Chapter
- Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
- Independent Police Review Project (IPRP)
Current Programs
Justice Not War CoalitionEugene Media Action
The Right to be Heard
LCAPT - Anti-Nuclear
CopWatch
Eugene PeaceWorks
454 Willamette
Suite #205
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 343-8548
jnotwar@efn.org
Jan. 18, 2002
7:00 PM
Univ. of Oregon, PLC 180, 1425 Kincaid
THE GOOD WAR and those who REFUSED TO FIGHT IT is a one hour documentary directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Tejada-Flores, and narrated by Ed Asner.
Event schedule:
Welcome: 6:45 PM
Movie: 7:00 PM
Panel: 8:00 PM
$1-5 sliding scale
The Panel will include local WWII Conscientious Objectors discussing how their courage applies to today's world events.
THE GOOD WAR and those who refused to fight it is the dramatic story of the conscientious objectors (COs) who refused to fight in World War II. As noncombatant medics under fire, medical guinea pigs, fire fighters, attendants in mental institutions and workers in Civilian Public Service camps, 37,000 COs performed alternative service during the war. Seven thousand war resisters spent those years in prison and used hunger strikes to racially integrate the federal prison system. Their experiences prepared a generation of nonviolent activists to change American society in ways that we are only now beginning to appreciate.
THE GOOD WAR... was produced far the Independent Television Service with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
To purchase a tape contact: Transit Media (800) 343-5540 or response@paradigmproductions.org
THE GOOD WAR... will also be shown January 17, 2002 at 11:00 PM on PBS
CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS at www.itvs.org/thegoodwar
Visit the website at www.pbs.org/thegoodwar
This event is sponsored by the Justice Not War Coalition and the University of Oregon Cultural Forum.
Contact:
- Eugene PeaceWorks, 541-343-8548, jnotwar@efn.org