tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601248030539650022011-11-07T11:15:45.049-08:00Welcome to the Portland SOA Watch!Joshua Eddingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06542134017646873659noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-5323496892995240462011-10-24T14:47:00.001-07:002011-11-07T11:15:45.092-08:00

We had thought the focus of the national SOAW was changing, and that the Vigil at Ft Benning Georgia, each fall would be no more. However, even while SOAW is focusing on Washington DC and other direct and indirect actions, the Vigil still continues, although with smaller numbers. Portland and Oregon will be sending a handful of vigilers to Columbus this November, including your's truly, Joshua

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Join us as we send-off our local members to the School of America Watch Vigil at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The National SOA Watch says this will be the last Vigil that will take place in Georgia. Ann Huntwork will not be going to the Vigil this year for health reasons. She will speak at the Sendoff - please join her there! Also, We now have a FaceBook group. If you are on FaceBook click here

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Sounds like there is a small number going from the Portland area and Oregon to the SOA Watch Vigil at Ft. Benning, Georga in late November. Looks like this will be the last annual Vigil at Ft. Benning. We are tentatively planning a send-off event here in Portland, hopefully on the evening of Thursday, Nov 11th. We're working to confirm that now, and will get back to you! Note - I've also set up

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Father Roy Bourgeois is making a quick stop in Portland on April 9. His talk will not directly address the School of Americas, but rather another topic close to his heart - the injustice of excluding women from priestly ordination in the Catholic Church. His topic is "Shatter the Stained Glass Ceiling." I talked to Fr. Roy about this visit,  he said that he might also give a quick update on the

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Thousands attended the Vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning last weekend. We're still waiting for an accurate account of how many thousands. Last year it was over  20,000! In addition, 4 human rights activists were arrested for "crossing the line". See www.soaw.org for more info. A handful of local protesters gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square to leaflet and educate people about the School of

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Here is a pdf of a 1/2 page handout for the action this Sunday. If you have access to a printer please print & bring copies if you're coming to Pioneer Courthouse Square at noon. SOA Watch Portland 1/2 page Handout Some notes about this - It is in Adobe Acrobate Format You should be able to "right click" and download the link above to your computer  It is hosted on coyoteco.com (my website) The

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When: 1 PM Sunday, November 22 Where: S.E. Corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square, S.W. Broadway & Yamhill, Downtown Portland Why: Provide solidarity with the SOA Watch Vigil at Ft. Benning that concludes on Sunday, including the 10+ Oregonians who traveled to Georgia to take part in the Vigil - to stand up for justice, to shut down the School of the Americas and to end the oppressive U.S. foreign

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John Walsh just returned from a Witness for Peace delegation returned from Colombia Sunday, after meeting with union leaders – prime targets of assassination – human rights, and indigenous groups. He will speak about what the delegation learned about militarization and killings in Colombia, particularly now that the agreement for US use of seven Colombian bases has been signed. John works in the

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Join us at the First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland as we send off a number of volunteers who will be going to the "Close the School of Americas" vigil at Ft. Benning, Georgia later this month. We will have a short video, discussion and introductions by people going this year and past attendees, including several who were arrested at past vigils and have spent time in Federal prison as

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Join us at the St. Francis Catholic Worker House Tuesday, Sept 8th at 7 PM as we plan for the 2009 Vigil at Ft. Benning! We will be planning a series of informational "movie" nites at Portland area locations, and planning for a major fund-raiser at the end of October. We are hoping to raise money to help send people to the Vigil, Nov 20-22 We will have a send-off event the week of Nov 15,

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Not a huge crowd, but lots of new faces at our event on March 5. Thanks everyone for your help! Someone asked whether there are any of the SOA manuals for torture online. There are some of the manuals from the 80's and 90's available. A little research quickly turned up lots of information from the natinal Security  Archive, housed at the George Washington University. Please see this page at the

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Close Down the School of the Americas/WHINSEC!Thursday, March 5, 20097:00 pmAugustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th AveThe U.S. Army School of the Americas, based in Ft. Benning, GA, trains Latin American military officers in combat techniques. The SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military

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Wed, January 7 at 7 PM Parish Meeting room Location: the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House at St. Francis Parish St. Francis of Assisi Church 1131 SE Oak Portland, OR 97214 We will be talking about putting together a speaker event, some action events, and perhaps a fundraiser to send people to the SOA Watch vigil in Nov, 2009, which will hopefully be a giant party celebrating the closure of the

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Thank you to Pdxjustice Video Productions for getting this online!

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About 30 people showed up at Pioneer Square in Portland Sunday to pass out information about closing the School of Americas and to tell others about the Vigil at Ft. Benning. There is lots of hope that the school will be closed next year.

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Six people were arrested this morning for non-violent civil disobedience at the gates of Ft. Benning, in Georgia. Over 20,000 protesters, including dozens from Oregon, are gathered at the gates at the dates demanding the SOA be closed, and to commemorate six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter who where killed in El Salvador in 1989 and the other thousands murdered and tortured

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We are going to meet at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland on Sunday, Nov 23 at 2 PMto stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers who will be at the Vigil at Ft. Benning, Georgia to demand the closure of the school of americas and remember the thousands killed by the schools graduates in Latin America. We will be passing out flyers and explaining to people what the School of Americas is

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Join us Monday, November 10th as we "Send Off" the people who will be traveling to Ft. Benning, Georgia to participate in the SOA Watch Vigil on Nov 21-23. WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)is hosting the sendoff. The event will include reflections from past year "Vigilers"; a short video showing scenes from past Vigils, introduction of the "Vigilers" going this year, and

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It is almost time for the annual November Vigil at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Don't miss our last big meeting before the Vigil.We're meeting at the Center for Intercultural Organizing's office atWednesday, Nov 5 at 7 PM700 N. Killingsworth - (take the #4, 72 or Yellow Max to Killingsworth)Agenda for this meeting:Last minute applications for financial help to go to the SOA Watch Vigil in Georgia

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Oregon SOA Watch ApplicationThanks for your interest in attending the SOA Watch vigil this November in Columbus, Georgia. SOA Watch Oregon has a small scholarship fund available to help people who may not otherwise be able to attend the annual vigil. Scholarships are partial. People committed to organizing around the issue before and after the vigil are given priority.If you live in Portland /

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524947376964467330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-50903269032442229882008-09-11T09:41:00.000-07:002008-09-11T09:51:55.431-07:00

Please note the location change for Fr. Roy Bourgeois' visit to Portland.Fr. Roy BourgeoisFounder of the School of the Americas Watch!Basta! !No Mas!Speaking on Grassroots Organizing for Peace and Justice in the AmericasPortland7 pmMonday, Sept. 15Augustana Lutheran Church2710 N.E. 14 Street (15th & Knott)Eugene7 pmTuesday, Sept. 16First United Methodist Church1376 Olive St.Salem4 pmWednesday,

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Hear Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of SOA Watch, will be in the Pacific N.W. to speak from personal experience about why the SOA/WHINSEC must be closed.The Portland talk to be at St. Andrews' Community CenterDate: Monday, September 1thTime: 7 P.M.Address: St. Andrews Community Center: 806 NE Alberta Ave., Portland, Oregon 97211this is served by Trimet's #72 bus!Thank You to the St. Andrew's Peace

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Next SOAW Portland MeetingApril 2nd7:00 p.m.Dorothy Day Catholic Worker HouseCall 503.287.7847 for directionsHope to see you there!

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524947376964467330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-8445944943865752602008-01-22T11:26:00.000-08:002008-01-25T10:42:17.498-08:00

Please join us!School of the Americas TEACH-IN Lyceum @ Concordia UniversityWednesday, January 30th7 p.m., Fine Arts BuildingConcordia University2811 NE Holman St, PortlandCome participate in an evening of stories of horror and redemption, struggle and hope. We are the Portland School of the Americas Watch group—people of faith, and people of conscience—committed to educating the masses, and

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524947376964467330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-14960711576317477622007-11-27T11:42:00.000-08:002007-11-27T11:50:40.856-08:00

Teach-in participants writing letters to Congress urging them to close the SOA/WHISC!

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Things that we have been doing: Take delegation to Ft. BenningHost speaking events (Fr. Roy)Lobby Days – April in Washington,DCSOAW PDX mailing list – pretty much low volume Things that we can do: Share stories from Latin America.Work on personal/ internal racism & privilegeNetworking w/in PDX – other L.A. solidarity orgsWar Tax

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Join us as we show our solidarity with our sisters and brothers who will be at the Vigil at the Gates of Ft. Benning the weekend of the 17-18th!Event: Close the School of Americas / Teach-in Date: November 18, 2007 Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Location: Multi Cultural Center, 2nd Floor, Smith Hall, Portland StateAll are welcome!includes: ¡Presente!Video on the School of AmericasPanel /

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¡Basta! ¡No Mas!Film Screening and talk about the Portland School of Americas Watch Date: First Thursday, November 1, 2007Time: 7 PMLocation: Liberty Hall (Click for map)Publish Post311 N. Ivy 97227 Since 1990 protesters gather at the main gate of Ft. Benning the Weekend before Thanksgiving, demanding that the “School of Americas” Close. The School is a military training camp for soldiers from

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Present: Kathleen, Josh, Philip, Jamie, Barbara, Chani, Katie, Ann, and Beth SOA Vigil November 16 -18, 2007 Columbus, GA Attending: Barbara, Ann, Jamie (plus others from UP) Transportation: Need drivers over age 25 to run shuttles to/from Atlanta airport to Columbus JAMIE will check on transportation from Birmingham There is a bus that runs from the airport to Columbus. Send-off

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Panel discussion on the SOAOctober 28, 20071:30 p.m.Portland Community MediaMLK Blvd and NE GrahamWe need audience members for a panel discussion on the School of the Americas that will be aired on cable access t.v. in November. Contact Josh for more information.SOA Watch Documentary Screening FundraiserNovember 1st, 20077 p.m.Liberty Hall311 N IvyPlease join us as PCASC and the Bolivarian Media

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524947376964467330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-59460326837956949762007-09-24T11:17:00.000-07:002007-09-24T11:27:04.781-07:00

Oregonians: Help organize to close down the School of the Americas!Vigil to Close the SOA/WHISCNovember 16-18, 2007Ft. Benning, GAWe have hotel rooms reserved for the vigil and will be arranging transportation from Atlanta to Columbus. Please contact us for more details.Newsletters!Presente! newsletters are available for distribution at the Peace House in Portland. Can you help distribute some

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524947376964467330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060124803053965002.post-34838288118789963692007-09-20T14:51:00.001-07:002007-09-20T14:54:24.696-07:00

Next MeetingThursday, October 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the Catholic Worker House,call 503.287.4230 to RSVP / Directions or email Josh at coyoteco@gmail.comSOA Watch VigilNovember 17, 18 & 19 - Gates of Ft. Benning, Georgia

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