SOUTH FLORIDA CAMPUS ACTION NETWORK
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1
FIU South, Miami

Get pumped up because the Campus Consortium officially
begins Friday, Sept. 29th at the FIU South Campus!

Registration will begin Friday 3-6pm, but you can
register on the other days, too. You can also register
here right now: http://www.sfcan.org/

FIU Map:
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Summit Schedule:
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STAND UP FOR CHOICE THIS WEEKEND
WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD

This November, voters in South Dakota will decide whether or not to overturn the abortion ban recently passed by their state legislature.

You can attend a local Potluck House Party to help raise money and build awareness for the campaign to defeat the abortion ban in South Dakota.

Sign up to attend a potluck for South Dakota today!

Local Events

Eat, Drink, & Support Choice in South Dakota!
Saturday, September 30 at 12:00 PM
Weston, FL

Pro-Choice Pool Party!
Saturday, September 30 at 2:00 PM
Deerfield Beach, FL

Chow for Choice!
Saturday, October 7 at 8:00 PM
Coconut Creek, FL

For more information:

www.standupsd.com/potlucks

or Contact Judith at
(561) 394-3540 x335 or
JSelzer@LoveCarefully.org

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*** THE WORLD CAN’T WAIT! DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!
*** “GETTING THE VOTE OUT FOR PEACE” SOUTH FLORIDA TOUR
*** EMERGENCY RELIEF DINNER/IFTAR for GAZA, PALESTINE

THE WORLD CAN’T WAIT! DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!
Protests being organized around the country!

Thursday, October 5, 2006
3:00pm
South Florida
3-5 pm Military Recruiting Center, 1406 North SR 7
(441), Lauderhill.

Then car caravan with posters, streamers, etc. to:
6-7:30 Welcome Park (at entrance to Port Everglades
where all the oil arrives), SR 84 and US 1, Fort
Lauderdale.

Then, everyone is encouraged to march through the Las
Olas entertainment district with signs, chants, drums,
etc. Bring your own signs about the crimes of the
Bush regime. We will also have blank posterboards and
markers.

For more info: southflorida@worldcantwait.org
http://worldcantwait.org/

Organized locally by the Broward AntiWar Coalition and
The Paladins.

“GETTING THE VOTE OUT FOR PEACE” SOUTH FLORIDA TOUR
Dates set for October 26 - November 4, 2006

Beginning October 26, 2006, a Gold Star father, a Gold Star step mom, a former Florida National Guard specialist / conscientious objector and a Vietnam war resister will be uniting their forces to educate the South Florida voting public on their experiences living with war. The South Florida Peace & Justice Network has planned ten days of public events in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The speakers will visit high schools, universities, churches, migrant camps and other public venues. A traveling visual display honoring those killed in the recent conflicts will be featured and driving throughout South Florida.

In 2004 Carlos Arredondo learned that his son, Lcpl. Alexander Arredondo USMC, was killed in action. He is returning to South Florida two years later to speak to students, parents and concerned citizens about his experiences since losing his eldest son in Iraq, his status as a legal resident and the power of voting. Arredondo is known as the Hollywood father who when advised of his son Alex’s death responded out of anguish and grief by setting fire to a US Marine van and himself.

Mélida Arredondo is Carlos- wife and stepmother to Alexander. When Alex died and Carlos suffered burns on 26% of his body, she had to simultaneously handle both the US and international press, respond to Carlos- need for medical care despite a lack of medical insurance and also transport the family to Boston, Massachusetts for funeral services. Carlos and Mélida began speaking about the tragedy of becoming a Gold Star Family at the one-year anniversary of Alexander’s death. They have traveled throughout the US speaking in both English and Spanish and have had numerous articles written on them chronicling their work.

Camilo Mejia of Miami, Florida is a former sergeant of the Florida National Guard. Mejia spent six months in combat in Iraq. While on a 2-week furlough to the US, he decided not to return for duty due to the abuse and torture of prisoners. Charged with desertion and sentenced to one year in prison, he turned himself in. During his time in custody Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience. Mejia is currently putting the finishing touches on his book, Road from Ramadi, which is forthcoming from New Press, raising his six-year-old daughter and is an active member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He is featured in the recently released documentary “The Ground Truth.”

Peter Laufer, a Vietnam War resister, is the author of Mission Rejected: US Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq. This book gives a voice to US servicemen and women who refuse to participate in what they believe to be an illegal and immoral war. A former NBC News correspondent, Laufer has won numerous journalism awards such as the George Polk for his reporting on Americans in prison overseas and an Edward R. Murrow award for his study of Vietnam War veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

To book speakers for interviews, contact Lori Russell at 954-401-1768 or at the email listed above.

Tentative Dates and Times for Appearances Listed Below
10/27 - Air America Radio Show with Jim Difitti, Miami, Florida
10/27 - Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida
10/28 - JADA event in North Miami Beach, Florida
10/29 - St. Maurice Catholic Church Event, Dania, Florida - noon - 5 p.m. Pax Christi
10/30 - Taravella High School in Coral Springs 7:40 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
10/30 - 7 p.m. Freedom from Fear Event - AFSC - Palm Beach, Florida
10/31 - Lake Worth High School, Lake Worth, Florida
10/31 - Church of the Palms, Florida
11/1 - Farm Migrant Camp- Coalition for Farm Workers, Immokalee, Florida
11/2 and 11/3 - St. Thomas University - Miami, Florida
11/2 - University of Miami - Peace Class - Miami, Florida
11/3 - VeYeYo - Little Haiti, Miami, Florida
11/4 - Boca Peace Corner Honk and Wave, Boca Raton, Florida
11/4 - Radio Miami Bolivarian Circle, Miami, Florida

The Network of Arab American Professionals - NAAP
South Florida Petition Chapter
and
OASIS of NSU and IMAN of NSU
cordially invite you to attend an

EMERGENCY RELIEF DINNER/IFTAR for GAZA, PALESTINE

“Gaza is hungry - and not because of Ramadan”
(Haaeretz.com, 9/26/06)

with special keynote speaker
Mr. Andrew Whitley, Executive Director of UNRWA
The United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

All Proceeds To Benefit The Friends of UNRWA, a tax-exempt 501c(3) organization that provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian refugees.

Sunday, October 8, 2006
Seating at 5pm. Event presentation begins promptly at 5:30 pm.

Business Atrium, Huizenga School of Business
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314

Program includes:
Special Video Presentation by UNRWA
Slide Show Presentation by NAAP
Poetry Readings by Silent K
Halal Dinner/Iftar will be served. Business attire.

Ticket Information:

$10 for Students and $15 for General Admission

Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets early. Tickets are $20 at the door, if available.

Due to the sensitive nature of the program, no children under 12 please.

To volunteer, donate, and/or sponsor this event, please e-mail naap_florida@yahoo.com

For more information or for tickets, please visit www.hope4peace.info or contact:
Samer Abdul Aziz at (205) 556-6777 or Ammal Elhaddad at masriya@hotmail.com
For more information about The Friends of UNRWA, please visit www.friendsunrwa.org
For more information about NAAP, please visit www.naaponline.org