The members of MFSO Oregon have made a decision to post the complete video of Oregon Military Families Speak Out, which we hope is a tool to help our Oregon neighbors understand the true cost of the war through the stories of our loved ones. Watch the full video | Order DVD

MFSO’s newest Newsletter has stories about the Afghan war and personal stories from members. Click here for Feb 2010 newsletter.pdf (.pdf files, viewable with Adobe Acrobat). For previous newsletters, click here: January 2010 newsletter.pdf December 09 newsletter.pdf November 09 newsletter.pdf October 09 newsletter.pdf Sept 09.pdf May ’09 Newsletter April 09 newsletter March 09 Newsletter Feb [...]

On May 1st, David Brownlow, Executive Director for Believers Against The War; and James DeYoung, PhD, professor of Western Bible Seminary; met to debate the Iraq War “How should Christians Stand”. To watch the debate, please click here: Google Video Oregonian article by Steve Dunn regarding the debate here: God’s people and mindless propaganda.

Evangelicals: Against abortion, and now war More Christians who backed Bush are rethinking their support Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in The Oregonian JULIE SULLIVAN Suzanne Brownlow shivers on the Interstate 205 overpass as a cutting wind whips her sign: “Honk to End the War.” Her weekly demonstration is the latest turn in a fractious journey [...]

10 MFSO/GSFSO families plus children were present and heard at this hearing. It’s been making the news and the front page of our paper. Torn by war and a resolution A nonbinding state proposal backing a troop pullout puts Oregon families in opposite corners Tuesday, February 27, 2007 JULIE SULLIVAN The Oregonian

On November 30th the Portland City Council heard testimony from many citizens including MFSO-Oregon members on an “Out of Iraq” resolution. It passed unanimously. Here’s a message from one of the organizers: WE DID IT! By unanimous vote, the Portland City council adopted our resolution to bring the troops home from Iraq and fund human [...]

From the Wilamette Weekly film listings for this weekend: Military Families Speak Out: Oregon An absolutely heartbreaking documentary featuring the pain and grief of a handful of Oregon military families who have lost loved ones in Iraq. Much of the film is taken up with candid accounts of the needless waste of human life and [...]

Adele Kubein of MFSO Oregon spoke on the California Bay Area station KPFA’s program ‘Countdown 2006!’ on Monday on the topic of the November Elections. Listen to the radio archive here on kpfa.org

in the News Register, McMinville, Oregon: original article Published: August 24, 2006 By DAVID BATES Jeremiah Busby and his mom, Deborah Barquinero, are both fighting the war in Iraq. Busby, 26, does his fighting with bullets – bullets fired from a Bradley fighting vehicle, which has saved him from more than one roadside bomb attack [...]

Coming home – Volunteers offer professional help to veterans coping with aftereffects of Iraq or Afghanistan The Oregonian Tuesday, July 25, 2006 DEE ANNE FINKEN Accustomed to helping people deal with their emotions, Portland social worker Carol Levine was floundering with her own feelings less than a year into the U.S. war in Iraq. Old [...]