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DATE	CITY	PLACE	INFO	WHO	FLYER
Saturday September 23	Washington D.C.	@ Al Fishawy Cafe (4132 Georgia Ave.) Near Petworth Greenline Metro, between Taylor & Upshur, bus # 70/71/64	7:00 pm $5-10 for entry $5 more for dinner! (all ages) With speakers from: IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR	-Head-Roc -Son of Nun -Mass Movement of the Moth -Attentat -Ryan Harvey
Tuesday September 26	Washington D.C.	@ La Casa (3166 Mount Pleasant St.) ADDRESS CORRECTION (the previous one was wrong, this one is right!)	7:00 pm FREE Counter-Recruitment panel discussion and video presentations	-Pat Elder (DC Anti-war Network) -Kate (UC Santa Cruz, Students Against the War/UPRISE) -Tariq (George Mason Univ./UPRISE) -Iraq Veterans Against the War -Alive in Baghdad (a video and talk on Baghdad civilian life)
Wednesday September 27	Silver Spring, MD	@ The Deathstar (8603 Cedar St.)	7:00 pm Punk Show	-The Max Levine Ensemble -Cry Impure -Rich Bastard Kids
Thursday September 28	Washington, D.C.	@ Bechtel's Offices (1015 15th Street, N.W.)	11:30 "Bechtel Off the Planet" Protest Join us on Thursday, September 28th, as Iraq war veterans and their supporters attempt to serve an eviction notice to Bechtel Corporation at their Washington, DC office. After a brief gathering in front of the 15th Street building, we will serve a notice that enumerates Bechtel's wrongdoing and demands that the corporation be immediately "evicted from the planet." Bechtel, a leading beneficiary of corporate globalization, pushed for the U.S. to go to war with Iraq and subsequently received $2.8 billion in Iraq reconstruction contracts.	-IVAW -UPRISE
Friday September 29	Baltimore, MD	@ Enoch Pratt Free Library (400 Catherdral St.)	3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Video Screening of Sir, No Sir!	-UPRISE members will talk about the tour a bit
Friday September 29	Baltimore, MD	@ St. John's Church (27th and St. Paul)	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Speakers and video persentations	-Iraq Veterans Against the War -Brian (Alive in Baghdad, a video and talk on Baghdad civilian life) -UPRISE members
Saturday September 30	Baltimore MD	@ Red Emmas 800 St. Paul St.	6:00 pm - 7:30 pm An evening of discussion and talks and about the suffering anti-war movement with UPRISE and the IVAW.
Saturday September 30	Baltimore MD	@ Charm City Art Space 1729 Maryland Ave.	8:00 pm Hiphop/punk/folk show $5.00 benefit	-Head-Roc -Son of Nun -Ryan Harvey -More TBA
Sunday October 1	Philadelphia PA	@ LAVA Space (4134 Lancaster Ave.)	5:00 pm Speakers and video persentations	-Iraq Veterans Against the War -Brian (Alive in Baghdad, a video and talk on Baghdad civilian life) -UPRISE members
Sunday October 1	Philadelphia PA	@ LAVA Space (4134 Lancaster Ave.)	7:00 pm $5 benefit for UPRISE w/a talk from Iraq Veterans Against the War	-Head-Roc and Noyeek -Son of Nun -Attentat -Ryan Harvey -Luke Romano
Monday October 2	New York NY	@ Fordam University in McGinely Center (Rm 234, 235 -or- the faculty lounge)	4:30 - 6:30 Talks from IVAW and UPRISE members followed by a discussion with activists about campus anti-war organizing, focusing on recruitment and ROTC.
Monday October 2	New York NY	@ Bluestockings Books (172 Allen St., near Houston, Lower East Side)	7:00 Talks, discussion, and some video clips with: -Iraq Veterans Against the War -Alive in Baghdad (a video and talk on Baghdad civilian life) -UPRISE members *Free	and music from: -D_Cyphernauts -Ryan Harvey
Tuesday October 3	Mahwah NJ	@ Ramapo College (All events are in the Student Center)	1:15 - 2:00 UPRISE Workshops -Organizing 101 -Counter-Recruitment basics -Supporting GI resisters	-UPRISE members
			2:00-5:00 Two public talks and discussions with Iraq Veterans Against the War.	-IVAW
			6:30 Sir, No Sir! showing @ J. Lee's
			8:00 pm Hiphop/Folk Concert @ J. Lee's	-D_Cyphernauts -Ryan Harvey -All Heart
Thursday October 5	Harrisburgh PA	Friends Meeting House 1100 North 6th St (corner of 6th & Herr St)	5:00 - 8:00 PM Speaking event with IVAW, and UPRISE followed by some music by Ryan.	-IVAW -UPRISE
Thursday October 5	Harrisburgh PA		8:00 - 9:30 PM Sir, No Sir! screening	-IVAW -UPRISE
Saturday October 7	Pittsburgh, PA	Oakland Recruiting Station	11:00 AM Protest organized by POG	-You!
Saturday October 7	Pittsburgh, PA	@ Roboto Project 722 Wood St. Wilkinsburg, PA 15221	7:00 PM Punk Show	-Attentat -Ryan Harvey -Whiskey Smile! -Slug's Revenge -Ryan Williams
Monday October 9	Pittsburgh, PA	@Friends Meeting House 4836 Ellsworth Ave	7:00 PM A discussion with Iraq vets about military recruitment and the war in Iraq Sponsored by AFSC Pittsburgh	TBA
Tuesday October 10	Indiana, PA	@Indiana University (Allegheny Room in HUB building)	1:00 PM - WHENEVER Workshops 1:15-2:45 CR workshop 3:00-4:00 Art and Activism Film Screening (@Pratt Auditorium in Pratt Hall.) 7:00 Sir, No Sir followed by a discussion with Iraq Veterans Against the War
Wednesday October 11	Athens, OH	@ The Wire 21 Kern St.	All day workshops followed by show.	workshops UPRISE Members music -Ryan Harvey	make your own!
Thursday October 12	Kent, OH	TBA	TBA	TBA	make your own!
Friday October 13	Cleveland, OH	@ Parish Hall (6205 Detroit Rd, Westside)	4:00 Talk and Workshops Talk about the connections between globalization and war and the local effects on the Rust Belt. 3 hour direct action training from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. 9:00 PM Critical Mass to Show	with: -UPRISE Tour members	make your own!
Friday October 13	Cleveland, OH	@ Tower 2012 9521 Madison Ave. (at W. 95th)	9:30 PM Punk/folk show $5 sliding-scale, but no one turned away for being broke.	-Ryan Harvey -Speakers from Iraq Veterans Against the War	make your own!
Saturday October 14	Cleveland, OH	@ John Carroll Univ. Outside Student Center or inside it in the Jardin Room. 20700 N. Park Blvd (University Heights)	All day Counter-Recruitment Conference (workshops on direct action tactics, campus organizing, and the military industrial-academic complex, counter recruitment 101 with Paul Frazer.) 8:30 am: Conference Check-in 9:00 am: Counter-Recruitment Conference (see below options) 12:00 pm: Food Not Bombs Lunch (and presentation/shirt screenings) OPTION #1 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Extended direct action training 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Military-Industrial-Academic Complex with a focus on local universities. With: David and Tom from UPRISE 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Campus organizing workshop and discussion for students and campus-activists. With: Kate, Tariq and Tom from UPRISE. Discussion will follow workshop. OPTION #2 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Counter-Recruitment 101 With: Paul Frazier (Syracuse Catholic Worker) An 8-hour intensive workshop. You must pre-register for this, to do so email gkotrba@cs.com. Topics covered include: -Selective Service system -Draft Resistance -Consciences Objecting -Basic GI Rights	-UPRISE members -IVAW	make your own!
Saturday October 14	Cleveland, OH	@ Underground (Basement of Student Center @ John Carroll)	8:30 PM Folk/Folk-Punk Show	-Ryan Harvey -Whiskey Smile! -Slug's Revenge	make your own!
Sunday October 15	Cleveland, OH	@ C-space (4323 Clark Ave. at W. 44th)	5:00 pm Video Showing of 4th World War followed by a talk about Free Trade and War.	-Talks from IVAW and UPRISE members
Sunday October 15	Cleveland, OH	@ C-space (4323 Clark Ave. at W. 44th)	9:00 pm Punk/Folk show	-Ryan Harvey -More TBA	make your own!
Tuesday October 17	Columbus, OH	@ Smith Laboratories (174 W. 18th Ave, Room 1153)	4:00 pm Showing of "Sir no Sir" 6:00 pm Workshops/talks from UPRISE members	-UPRISE members	make your own!
Tuesday October 17	Columbus, OH	@ Smith Laboratories (174 W. 18th Ave, Room 1153)	8:00 pm Show	-Ryan Harvey	make your own!
Wednesday October 18	Cincinnati, OH	@ Piatt Park (Garfield Place/8th St. - and Elm) near the Harrison Equestrian statue.	1:30 PM Meetup for leafleting. We'll disperse to a number of larger area high schools for outreach. 2:00 PM LEAFLETING AT SCHOOLS
		@ Off the Avenue Studios 1546 Knowlton Ave (Northide)	7:00 – 9:00 PM Speaking/workshop event UPRISE folks and whomever else.
		@ Off the Avenue Studios 1546 Knowlton Ave (Northide)	9:00 PM Acoustic Show	-Ryan Harvey -Kelly Carr -Liz Bowater -more TBA
Thursday October 19	Yellow Springs, OH	@ Antioch Inn (on Antioch campus)	12:00-1:00 PM Meet and Greet		make your own!
		@ TBA (on Antioch campus)	1:15-6:00 PM Workshops -Local/Global connections: War and it's local effects in the Rust Belt. -Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. -Organizing 101 -Affinity Groups -Campus Organizing and the Military-Academic Complex	-UPRISE members
		@ the Caf (on Antioch campus)	5:15-6:30 PM Dinner
		@ TBA (on Antioch campus)	7:00-9:00 PM Sir, No Sir and IVAW Panel
		@ TBA (on Antioch campus)	9:00 PM Concert	-Drive By Schiavo -Ryan Harvey
Friday October 20	Toledo, OH	@ Scott High School Collingwood	3:00 pm Press Conference and leafleting		make your own!
Friday October 20	Toledo, OH	@ St. Mark's Episcopal Church 2272 Collingwood Boulevard (North of Bancroft in the Old West End)	7:00 pm Public Forum Featuring IVAW speakers, Uprise folks and the local Committe on Student and Family Rights and Privacy. All welcome, but especially targeted to students, parents and educators to get the "other side of the story" about military service and recruitment.	-Iraq Veterans Against the War -UPRISE -Local organizers
Saturday October 21	Toledo, OH	@ St. Mark's Episcopal Church 2272 Collingwood Boulevard (North of Bancroft in the Old West End)	3:00 pm Meet and Greet Potluck with legislators, organizational leadership on social justice, peace and education groups to discussing protecting students from relentless military recruitment in schools.	-Iraq Veterans Against the War -UPRISE -Local organizers -Legislators -Educational groups
Sunday October 22	Toledo, OH	@Recruiting Center (Sylvania and Talmadge)	12:00 noon Protest
Sunday October 22	Detroit, MI	@Trumbullplex (4210 Trumbull)	7:00 PM Punk/folk show	-Ryan Harvey -LPDDP	make your own!
Monday October 23	Ann Arbor, MI	@ The Circus (top floor of Millennium Club and Cavern Club), 210 S. First St. Between Washington and Liberty downtown.	4:30 Counter-Recruitment Workshop A meeting with highschool activists, college students, parents, teachers, and concerned community members. A talk and screening of "Before You Enlist" Pizza served, RSVPs appreciated, 761-5922.	Organized by Michigan Peace Works. Email them at info@michiganpeaceworks.org with question.	make your own!
Monday October 23	Ann Arbor, MI	@ U-M School of Social Work Commons 1080 S. University at E. University	7:00 Speaking Event A community forum with speakers from Iraq Veterans Against the War and UPRISE members. Music by Ryan Harvey.	Organized by Michigan Peace Works. Email them at info@michiganpeaceworks.org with question.	make your own!
Tuesday October 24	Lansing, MI	@ Magdalena's Tea House (2006 E. Michigan Ave.)	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Speaking Event with folks from UPRISE.	TBA	make your own!
Tuesday October 24	Lansing, MI	@ Magdalena's Tea House (2006 E. Michigan Ave.)	8:00 pm - whenever Folk/Punk show	-Ryan Harvey -More TBA	make your own!
Wednesday October 25	Kalamazoo, MI	@ Bronson Park (more TBA)	TBA	TBA	make your own!
Thursday October 26	Chicago, IL	@ DePaul Univ. (atrium of the Student Center) 2250 N. Sheffield Ave.	8:30 pm UPRISE Finale Show!	The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello's acoustic project) Head-Roc War Machine (Head-Roc and Noyeek, revolutionary hiphop from DC) Son of Nun (revolutionary hiphop from Baltimore) Ryan Harvey (Riot-Folk and UPRISE)
Friday October 27	Chicago, IL	@ DePaul Univ.	11:00 - 1:00 PM Possible Workshops and Talks	TBA
		@ University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East (750 S. Halsted, room 613)	5:00 PM IVAW Panel Discussion 4 memebers of Iraq Veterans Against the War share their stories and ideas about growing a real movement against war.		1/2 Sheet Flyers 1/4 Sheet Flyers (front) 1/4 Sheet Flyers (back)
			7:00 pm UPRISE Finale (part 2)	The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello's acoustic project) Head-Roc War Machine (Head-Roc and Noyeek, revolutionary hiphop from DC) Son of Nun (revolutionary hiphop from Baltimore) Ryan Harvey (Riot-Folk and UPRISE)	1/2 Sheet Flyers 1/4 Sheet Flyers (front) 1/4 Sheet Flyers (back)