ONLINE: The Costs of War

press release: We have an excellent lineup of guest speakers and plenty of time for questions from the audience. 

All wars have large costs, which the political, financial, and governmental elites instigating the conflicts would rather the citizens minimize –but pay for. With a “volunteer military”, outsourcing, drones, and “smart bombs”, the war-makers attempt to hide the costs of war. The true story, however, is much grimmer.

working to raise the minimum wage, provide equitable access to menstrual hygiene products, legalize marijuana, empower survivors of sexual assault, protect privacy rights, and other important issues. 

Educational literature will be available from Veterans For Peace at the Memorial Mile site, and the peace rally at James Madison Park on May 27. Free will donations will be accepted during both Madison events.

Register to attend and automatically get a link for the event 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdu2orjMjHNzYgbjtDLL8anAzPJxlsrJWf

Please plan to join us and to hear from our four panelists:

***Veteran of the “War on Terror” Brittyn Calyx who will talk about the cost of war on the individual veteran and the impact of war on their own life.

***Vietnam veteran, artist, and peace activist David Giffey, who will speak on the societal costs of war,

***Dr. Eileen Ahearn, a long-time psychiatrist at the VA in Madison, Wisconsin who will take a look at war and moral injury and

***Rev. David Couper, who brings his experience as a veteran, former Madison police chief, and Episcopal priest, and will discuss the militarization of policing.

Each panelist will be given about 10 minutes to speak, followed by Q&A. We will use the Zoom chat box to field questions from our panelists.

It will be so good to hear from you there.