Cost of War Tour, March 16-22, 2009

Cost of War: 6 Years Later
A Speaking Tour on the Cost of the Iraq War

ATLANTA, GA The American Friends Service Committee and Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition will be traveling the state of Georgia March 16-22, 2009. The tour will visit various college campuses to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war. The goal of this tour is to educate Georgians on the human and economic cost of war in Iraq. American Friends Service Committee’s critically acclaimed Cost of War exhibit will be on display along with two powerful speakers.

Raed Jarrar was born in Baghdad and spent most of his life in Iraq. In 2005 Jarrar came to the United States and has worked on many Iraq related projects, as a translator, interpreter, consultant and political analyst. Since the summer of 2006, Jarrar has worked at bridging the gap between Iraqi leaders and U.S. Congress members by arranging a series of face-to-face meetings between U.S. and Iraqi leaders.

Jason Hurd, is the Southeast Regional Director of Iraq Veterans against the War. Jason spent ten years in the Army and National Guard and was deployed in 2005 to Iraq as a medic. Since returning to the U.S. Jason has been an advocate for Iraq veterans and a leading voice in the G.I. resistance movement.

3/16: Dalton: Dalton State College 12:15pm Eddie Miller Room @ The Student Center

3/17: Columbus: Columbus State University 12:30pm Davidson Student Center Auditorium

3/18: Milledgeville: 7pm, Georgia College and State University Arts and Science Building, rm 275

3/19: Atlanta: 3pm, Geogia State University, Aderhold Learning Center room 24, 60 luckie st, 30303

3/20: Athens: 4pm, Miller Learning Center, room 214, 48 Baxter Street, Building 81, Athens, Georgia 30602

3/21: Augusta: 5 pm (movie-Iraq for Sale), 7 pm Speakers-Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta, 3501 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909

3/22: Statesboro:

For more information please contact:

Tim Franzen at 404-586-0460 ex 30 or tfranzen "at" afsc.org