* SOA: Guns & Greed: Rarely seen footage in this documentary shows how the combat-ready SOA graduates use their guns to protect the greed of large corporations and world financial institutions. Acting on their own or under orders from their governments, the soldiers target labor organizers, human rights advocates, educators, religious leaders and others who speak out against sweatshops and enterprises of greed that exploit the country's people and resources. SOA: Guns & Greed presents powerful statements from students, labor leaders, veterans and church people involved in nonviolent protests to close the School of the Americas. * The New Patriots: Five U.S. military veterans, including a Congressional Medal of Honor winner and a woman West Point graduate, speak out about terrorism, patriotism, and their transformation from warriors to peace activists. After the 9/11 tragedy the U.S. government called for the eradication of terrorist training camps. Not mentioned by officials was the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA), located at Ft. Benning, GA, described by the veterans as a school for terrorism. After a decade of protests, the SOA changed its name to Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC). As SOA did in earlier years, WHISC today trains hundreds of Latin American soldiers in counter-insurgency techniques aimed at terrorizing civilian populations.
Mary Hershberger, Graciela Rennella, & Vince Ramos will lead discussion.
Location: 300 Journalism Building, OSU, 242 West 18th Ave., Columbus, OH
Sponsors: Student International Forum & Social Welfare Action Alliance Contact: Yoshie Furuhashi, 614-668-6554 or <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> Download the flyer at <http://www.service.ohio-state.edu/students/sif/SOA.doc>. -- Yoshie
* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>