First Mennonite Church
Wadsworth, Ohio

Saturday, April 29, 2006 - Sunday, April 30, 2006

Sponsored by the First Mennonite Church

For more information visit their website at http://www.firstmennonite.com or e-mail: fmc@wadsnet.com

Photos by Ron Chamberlin and Barbara Newcomer

To see MORE photos from this event visit First Mennonite Church's webpage .

• FACT : Since the Iraq war began, 70+ Ohio troops have died; 500+ Ohioans have been injured. *
• FACT: Ohioans have spent 7.8 billion tax dollars for the Iraq war and occupation.*
• FACT: It is estimated that over 100,000 Iraqis have died as the result of war and occupation.*
• FACT: Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the events of 9/11. The premise for our government's preemptive strike on Iraq - "weapons of mass destruction" - have never been found ... in fact, did not exist at the beginning of the war.
• FACT: It is estimated that 40% of the country's part-time military lose income when called to active duty.*
  *Information for these facts are from the National Priorities Project, Iraqi Body Count, icasualties.org, Antiwar.com, and the Christian Science Monitor. The casualty counts are as of July 8, 2005. IT HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE SINCE THEN.

The human and economic cost of the Iraqi war and occupation continues to grow. Eyes Wide Open Ohio is a multi-media exhibit that presents a portion of the true impact of the war.

Sponsored by the Akron and Dayton offices of the American Friends Service Committee, Eyes Wide Open Ohio is a state version of the nationally-acclaimed AFSC-sponsored Eyes Wide Open exhibit that has toured the U.S. since March 2004. Seen by more than 600,000 people in 60 cities across the country, Eyes Wide Open has been featured in 115 media outlets in the U.S. and around the world.

Click HERE to read visitor comments on the exhibit.

To bring Eyes Wide Open Ohio to your community, call 330-253-7151 (Northeast Ohio) or 937-278-4225 (Southwest Ohio), or e-mail: kmyrman@afsc.org or broberts@afsc.org. We hope to bring the exhibit to small communities throughout Ohio over the course of the next year.