Eyes Wide Open – The Cost of War to Oregon
Published by admin July 11th, 2006 in Blog, events, Eyes Wide Open - Oregon
New Exhibit Opening August 4-5
Peace Memorial Park, Portland
WHAT:
View a display of boots honoring Oregon’s fallen soldiers and shoes representing the more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians who have died in the Iraq War. Take part in an interactive display on the cost of the war to Oregon’s communities.
Join us to honor the lives lost to the war by reading the names of the fallen, participating in a candlelight vigil, and making prayer flags for those killed in the Iraq war.
STATEWIDE TOUR TO BE LAUNCHED IN PORTLAND
Friday, Aug 4, 12:00 pm – 9:30pm
12:00 pm Opening ceremony
8:30-9:30 pm candlelight vigil
Saturday, Aug 5, 9:00 – 5:00 pm
WHERE:
Peace Memorial Park – corner of NE Interstate and NE Oregon, east side of the Steel Bridge, near the Rose Quarter transit center and accessible by the riverside multiuse path.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
To sign up for a volunteer shift at the exhibit or to help out now please call 503-230-9427 or email Kelly Campbell
For more information visit
Presented by: American Friends Service Committee, Military Families Speak Out-Oregon(MFSO-Oregon), Rural Organizing Project and Veterans for Peace Chapter 72.
Eyes Wide Open Flyer (72dpi):
