Press
Release posted December 9, 2005 in the Akron
Beacon Journal
Anti-war exhibit on view today
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: The Barberton-Norton Peace Group will host the anti-war
exhibit ``Eyes Wide Open: Ohio'' today at 2745 S. Arlington Road near
Killian Road.
The traveling display, which is a project
of the American Friends Service Committee, uses 100 pairs of military
boots and 100 pairs of men's, women's and children's shoes to represent
the number of Ohio troops and civilians who have died in the Iraq
war.
Each pair of boots carries the name,
rank and hometown of a deceased Ohio service member. Each pair of
shoes represents 100,000 civilian deaths. The show also includes information
on war's effect on U.S. and world economies.
The free exhibit runs from 4 to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Barberton-Norton Peace Group meets
monthly. For more information, call 330-644-4249 or www.afsc.net/ewoohio.html.
