A weekend against war coming up

by Richard Leibrecht
“The Uniter”: (University of Winnipeg)
March 8, 2007

UW’s Student Christian Movement student group, along with the UWSA, will host War Resistance Fest on tomorrow and Saturday, March 10, a collection of events offering perspective on resisting current US war efforts.

Events for the weekend will partly centre on former U.S. soldier, Phil Howell, who dodged the war in Iraq. Along with participating in a panel on war resistance strategies with a Vietnam-era war resister, Howell will launch his book detailing his experience.

Two films, a discussion circle on spirituality and war resistance, and a hip-hop fundraiser for a war resistors support campaign will round out the weekend’s activities.

Events take place in various locations around downtown. Check out scmcanada.org/war for details.