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Veterans Day: Recognizing the sacrifices of women service members and veterans

published by Aaron Hughes on 11/08/11 12:40am
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Operation Recovery

On Veterans Day take a stand with the Operation Recovery Campaign as chapters across the country host events recognizing the sacrifices of women service members and veterans.

Women service members are disproportionately abused and neglected by their command and disproportionately affected by military traumas, sexual assualt, harrassment, and sexism. Moreover they are subjected to scrutiny above and beyond their male counterparts; yet still they thrive, overcoming these obstacles to become powerful leaders in the movement for service members' rights.

For too long women service members and veterans have gone unrecognized for their sacrifices and hardships in the military. IVAW is fighting to change this situation by highlighting women's experiences in the military and demanding that General Campbell improve conditions for women and all service members at Fort Hood. 

General Campbell was put on watch for the abuse of service members' right to heal this past Memorial Day after numerous failed attempts to meet with him to discuss the mental health epidemic at Fort Hood. With General Campbell on watch, the Operation Recovery Team took to the blacktop to reach out directly to the most effected soldiers about their right to heal.  Over the past six months, the Operation Recovery Team at Fort Hood has met with hundreds of service members and their families to collect their personal stories and share resources. From this work it has become clear that women service members are disproportionately being affected by the abuse of service members' right to heal. 

Take a stand at one of the events or organize your own event to show your solidarity. Learn about the experience of women in the military, and make demands of General Campbell. 

We will expose the injustices done against women service members and all service members, including violations of their right to heal. 

We will confront issues politicians and military officers, like General Campbell, refuse to address: Military Sexual Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, patriarchy, discrimination, sexual assualt, limited access to care, and a suicide epidemic amongst veterans and servce members.

We will demand a response.

Help get the message to General Campbell - postcard campaign

Postcards addressed to General Campbell will be distributed and re-collected at each event. All signed postcards will then be mailed to General Campbell. Sign up here to have us fill out a postcard on your behalf.

EVENTS:

Central Illinois - Contact: Scott Kimball
NOV 10th - Action targeting Tim Johnson, IL 15th District Representative, on his voting against bills on justice for victims of MST. 
 
Chicago, IL - Contact: Aaron Hughes
NOV 9th 5-9PM - Fatigues Clothesline Workshop at the National Veterans Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana Ave. Chicago, IL
NOV 10th 8-11PM - Occupied: Performance of War at the Hideout Inn, 1354 W Wabansia Ave. Chicago, IL
NOV 11th 11AM - Memorial and speak out on the struggles and triumphs of women’s experiences in the military at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Corner of E. Wacker Dr. and N. Wabash Ave.) Chicago, IL
NOV 11th 5PM - Radical Vulnerability opening at the National Veterans Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana Ave. Chicago, IL
NOV 12th 3PM - Lonely Soldier Monologues at the National Veterans Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana Ave. Chicago, IL
 
Denver, CO 
NOV. 11th 8PM - Operation Recovery Teach-in at Metro State College, Auraria Campus North Classroom, Room 1539, Denver, CO 
NOV. 13th 7-8:30PM - Auther Antonia Juhasz and IVAW members speak out in Unitarian Universalists Church of Boulder 5001 Pennsylvania Ave. Boulder, CO 
NOV. 17th 8PM - Poster Girl screening and discussion with Robynn Murray and Sarah Nesson (director) at the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. Denver, CO
 
Detroit, MI - Contact: Maggie Martin
NOV 11th 3-4PM - Operation Recovery: Women in the Military speak out at Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit, MI
 
Ft. Hood, TX
NOV. 11th - Killeen Poetry Slam highlighting veteran experience at Under the Hood Cafe and GI Outreach Center, 17 College St. Killeen, TX
 
Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA - Cntact: Andrew Wright
NOV. 11th 4PM - A panel discussion followed by showing of "Poster Girl" at Coffee Strong 15109 Union Ave SW Lakewood, WA
 
Madison, WI - Contact: Todd Denis
NOV. 11th 8PM - Bandallamas and Friends at the Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Ave. Madison, WI
 
New Hampshire - Contact: Will Hopkins
NOV. 11th - March with local Veterans For Peace in Manchester 
 
New York, NY - Contact: Jose Vasquez
NOV. 11th 6PM Vetallica Benefit Show at Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton St. New York, NY
 
Philly, PA 
NOV 10th 8PM - Women Are Veterans Day wheat pasting
NOV 11th 12PM - Warrior Writer reading Featuring Women Veterans at the 
Penn University Book Store, 3601 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA
 
Pittsburgh, PA - Contact: Joyce Wagner
NOV. 11th 6-8PM Lay Down Your Arms at the Justseeds Global Distribution Center 3410 Penn Ave. 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Rochester, NY - Contact: Ken Braley
NOV 11th - 5:30PM Veterans of the 99% March and Rally at Washington Square Park Rochester, NY
 
San Francisco/Bay Area, CA - Contact: Matt Howard
NOV. 9th 3:15-4:30PM Screening of Poster Girl and talk by Dottie Guy and Emily Yates at City College of San Francisco Rosenburg Library RM 304, 50 Phelan Ave. San Francisco, CA
NOV. 11th 11AM - Veterans Day March, Market St. San Francisco, CA 
NOV. 11th 4PM - Veteran led march against police brutality, Oakland, CA
NOV. 13th 6-9PM Public Screening of Poster Girl and panel discussion at San Franscisco Quaker Meeting House, 65 9th St. San Francisco, CA
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