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Eyes Wide Open, AFSC’s widely acclaimed exhibit of boots and shoes honoring the casualties of the Iraq war returned to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. after a tour of more than 70 cities. The exhibit anchored a larger four-day event , Silence of the Dead – Voices of the Living: A Witness To End the War in Iraq, co-sponsored with organizations of veterans, military families, and others. See photos and read Northeast Ohioan's reflections on this event HERE.

To see VIDEO from this event follow this LINK at TruthOut.org

 

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On December 31, 2006, it was confirmed that 3000 US Troops and Hundreds of Thousands of Innocent Iraqis have died as a result of the Iraq War & Occupation. Local residents gathered with AFSC to commemorate this somber milestone and to make the statement that “Not One More Death...Not One More Dollar” be wasted on this unjust war.
Go HERE for more details.

 

Eyes Wide Open Ohio Archive Journal

2007 Events

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International Day of Peace
September 21, 2007 - Come Down to the River to Pray
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

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Labor Day 2007
Cleveland Peace Show at Willard Park

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August 4 - 5, 2007
Tracy Park
Portsmouth, Ohio

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July 21 - 22, 2007
North Unitarian Universalist Church
Lewis Center, Ohio

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May 19-20 & Memorial Day, May 28, 2007
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
Rocky River, Ohio

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Friday, May 4, 2007
Kent State University
The 37th Annual Kent State Commemoration

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Saturday, April 28, 2007
Wooster Town Square, Wooster, Ohio

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Earth Day - April 22, 2007
New Madison Unitarian Universalist Church in New Madison, Ohio

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April 12 - 15, 2007
Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio

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April 2, 2007
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

 

 

*The Campaign Tour
During the month of October 2006, Eyes Wide Open Ohio toured the State along the debate route to remind candidates of the cost of the war in Iraq.

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Friday, October 13, 2006
Jefferson St, in downtown Dayton across from the Channel 16 studios where Mike Dewine and Sherrod Brown were debating.

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Monday, October 23, 2006
Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Debate between John Cranley and Steve Chabot.

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Friday, October 27, 2006
Public Square - Cleveland, Ohio
Final Debate between Sherrod Brown and Mike DeWine

Third Anniversary Numbers...

1"On March 18th, a couple of us put the number of US troops killed in Iraq on the backs of our jackets with duct tape to wear to the 3rd anniversary of the war event in Columbus. The number that day was 2,317.
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The next day, the number still on the jacket, someone asked if I was aware of what it said. I said yes, it is the number of US troops killed in Iraq. He said look at it again -- upside-down." Here is what it said...


Submitted by Beth Lerman, Military Families Speak Out, Dayton / Photos by Steve Fryburg, Director of the Dayton Peace Museum

Links Worth Visiting
Eyes Wide Open has inspired several short video productions...some of those can be viewed at the links below:
Bringing the War Home - On the Road with Eyes Wide Open - By AFSC
Stand Voices Raised - By AFSC
Empty Boots Eyes Wide Open - Columbus - By UAPA
Eyes Wide Open Exhibit - By Columbus Indymedia
Eyes Wide Open - Charlotte, North Carolina - Veteran's Day - By 'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance Eyes Wide Open in Washington, DC - Anon
The Corporal's Boots - A documentary by Patricia Boyko (See Seattle Post Article) All of these videos are online at Google Video.

We need YOU to help us bring Eyes Wide Open to Ohio

If you would like to host this exhibit in your community, in Northeast Ohio contact Leah Davis, LDavis@afsc.org, at AFSC 330-928-2301 or in Southwest Ohio contact Barb Roberts, broberts@afsc.org at AFSC 937-278-4225.

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