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Today's Stories:
Seekers of Truth: Veterans' Sangha
Documentary special: “No Business as Usual: The San Francisco Peace Movement Since October 2002”

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Seekers of Truth: Veterans' Sangha

In observance of this Independence Day, Peacewatch presents this documentary of a veteran's sangha or retreat that took place in August of 2002. In this piece we offer the chilling voices of veterans telling stories of their adventures in war never before told. The retreat was organized by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Thich Nhat Hanh at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. It offered an opportunity for veterans to share their stories in a non-judgmental environment.

Tape: "Seekers of the Truth: The Veterans Sangha," a collection of recordings from a veterans' retreat, produced by Meg O'Shaughnessy of Peacespeak Productions and KVNF Public Radio. For more information on Thich Nhat Hanh's retreats visit http://www.Plumvillage.org or http://www.veteransforpeace.org.

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Documentary special: “No Business as Usual: The San Francisco Peace Movement Since October 2002”

Since the first national day of protest against the war on Iraq on October 6th, 2002, the San Francisco anti-war movement has played an instrumental role in demanding an end to US military actions in the Middle East.

Bay area labor organizers, environmentalists, veterans, youth, and mothers took to the streets in protest in the months leading up to the war-- not only to speak out against a US-led invasion, but to show solidarity with the people of Palestine and to speak out against what they perceived as the crackdown on civil liberties at home. They responded to the government and media's attempts to marginalize them by shutting down the city when the war on Iraq began, a war they say is still not over.

Today on Peacewatch, we present a special, half hour documentary created by independent producers Pauline Bartolone and Sarah Olson. Listen in as the most influential figures in the San Francisco peace movement tell us the story of their mobilization since October, 2002. Their voices are weaved into sounds from the street, highlighting the emotions of the most intense anti-war movement in recent U.S. history.

Tape: “No Business as Usual: The San Francisco Peace Movement Since October 2002,” created by independent producers Pauline Bartolone and Sarah Olson at Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley, CA. Special thanks to Suzanne Graebner and Sunny Angulo for production assistance.

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