IVAW Twitter Updates

Posted Wed, 01/28/2009 - 12:24 by Bryan Casler
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IVAW is growing fast, and now it's easier than ever to keep up to date with us. You can do so by signing up for RochesterIVAW Updates on your mobile phone. These updates will send you a message whenever they are posted.

US Army Veteran Billed $3,000 For War Wounds

Posted Thu, 03/26/2009 - 19:46 by KenBraley

(CNN) -- Erik Roberts, an Army sergeant who was wounded in Iraq, underwent his 13th surgery recently to save his right leg from amputation. Imagine his shock when he got a bill for $3,000 for his treatment.

"I just thought it was bull---- that I'm getting billed for being wounded in Iraq doing my job. I always put the mission first, and now that I was wounded in Iraq, they're sending me bills," he said.

"I put my life on the line and I was wounded in combat, and I came back and they're not going to take care of my medical bills?"

Obama Expected To Approve 4,000 More Troops For Afghanistan

Posted Thu, 03/26/2009 - 19:42 by KenBraley

From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama is expected to approve sending an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.

The troops, a brigade of military trainers, was requested by commanders in Afghanistan, according to the officials. An announcement is expected Friday.

The brigade would be in addition to 17,000 new troops already announced for Afghanistan.

To view the original article from CNN, click the url below:

SolidaRITy: Support the RIT workers trying to unionize!

Posted Fri, 03/20/2009 - 14:25 by Angela.Stoutenburgh
Watch out, big fish.

Join us for a panel of speakers and discussion on building solidarity with workers at RIT, and their struggle to form a union.

Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, RIT Wallace Library, Idea Factory, RIT

Moved on from the struggle

Posted Mon, 03/16/2009 - 15:05 by Angela.Stoutenburgh

MoveOn.org is accepting the false view, unfortunately held by many in the antiwar movement, that the occupation of Iraq is basically over. -Anthony Arnove

ON MARCH 2, the liberal organization MoveOn.org--known for mobilizing opposition to the Bush administration through the Internet--sent an e-mail to its membership that declared the U.S. war on Iraq effectively over:

Tragedy strikes back at home

Posted Fri, 03/06/2009 - 14:04 by Angela.Stoutenburgh
Col. Elspeth Ritchie at a Pentagon press conference

http://socialistworker.org/2009/03/04/tragedy-strikes-at-home

Phil Aliff was deployed to Iraq with the Army's 10th Mountain Division and is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). In March 2007, he helped start IVAW's first active-duty chapter and became a dedicated antiwar activist.

Here, he reports on the growing epidemic of suicides among veterans of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

USA Today: Soldiers Still Waiting For Tour Bonuses

Posted Tue, 02/24/2009 - 02:27 by KenBraley

Soldiers still waiting for tour bonuses
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
Click Here for the original article.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has not started complying with a law requiring the payment of monthly bonuses of up to $500 to soldiers forced to remain on active duty beyond their enlistment period, military officials said.

Sexuality and Socialism

Posted Fri, 02/20/2009 - 14:54 by Angela.Stoutenburgh
Sexuality and Socialism Flyer

SHERRY WOLF is a long time activist currently living in Chicago. Member of the Editorial Board of International Socialist Review, Wolf has written articles on a variety of topics ranging from the war in Iraq to the struggle of women to gain access to abortion. Some recent articles include “Stonewall: The birth of gay power,” and “The Myth of the Black/Gay Divide.” Her essays and lectures can be seen in Monthly Review, Znet, and on CounterPunch.org.

Rochester school board fights over military recruiting policy

Posted Thu, 02/19/2009 - 21:50 by KenBraley

The following is a Democrat & Chronicle article I just read.
To see the original article or to comment on the D&C article go to:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090219/NEWS01/902190327

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The Rochester School District has sent a letter to parents that may reverse a 3-year-old "opt-in" policy governing the release of information about high school students to military recruiters.

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