When Resistance is Right: A Panel on War Resistance

Saturday June 4, 2005; 4pm
First Unitarian Church,
220 S. Winton St

Victor Paredes is the brother of Pablo Paredes, a Navy enlisted sailor who refused to deploy with his Iraq-bound troop ship in December 2004 because of his opposition to the war. Victor has been touring the country speaking for his brother, who recently faced court martial for his act of resistance. In a major, unprecedented victory, the Navy judge refused to send Pablo Paredes to jail, finding instead that any service member has reasonable cause to believe that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were illegal.

David Cline served in Vietnam in 1967 as a rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division. He was awarded three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and other medals. He is also disabled from the wounds he received. He was an early member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and is currently a VVAW national coordinator and president of Veterans For Peace. David is also on the coordinating committee for "BringThem Home Now," a campaign of military families, veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and others opposed to the ongoing war in Iraq.

Come hear these two nationally prominent speakers.
Learn about war resistance and the need for our support.