[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Fw: Contagious Love Experiment]
fred
fredd at freeshell.org
Wed Oct 28 12:24:37 PDT 2009
That's a great suggestion, Caroline! Crackers and bread would be
tasty, complementary items with the soups.
Fred
Caroline Yacoub wrote:
> Would you like to have people bring crackers or bread?
> Caroline
>
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> *From:* fred <fredd at freeshell.org>
> *To:* Wes Rolley <wrolley at charter.net>
> *Cc:* Green Discuss <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:41:05 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Fw: Contagious Love Experiment]
>
> Veterans For Peace Chapter 101 will host Josh Stieber and John and John
> Conor Curran at the San Jose Peace Center on Saturday, November 7 ,
> at 6:00 pm.
>
> Join the hospitality.
>
> Some of us will serve Pot Luck Soups.
>
> Fred, on behalf of VFP.
>
>
> Wes Rolley wrote:
> > Mentioned here before. This is good.
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Fw: Contagious Love Experiment
> > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:05:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Kalmran Alavi <calm_ron at yahoo.com <mailto:calm_ron at yahoo.com>>
> > To: Wes Rolley <wrolley at charter.net <mailto:wrolley at charter.net>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----
> > *From:* James Walsh <jwprod1956 at clearwire.net
> <mailto:jwprod1956 at clearwire.net>>
> > *To:* Organizer Newspaper <theorganizer at energy-net.org
> <mailto:theorganizer at energy-net.org>>; Peace and
> > Justice List <peaceandjusticesjc at lists.riseup.net
> <mailto:peaceandjusticesjc at lists.riseup.net>>; PNN
> > <editor at pnn.com <mailto:editor at pnn.com>>; tccp list
> <tccplist at sbcglobal.net <mailto:tccplist at sbcglobal.net>>
> > *Sent:* Mon, October 26, 2009 8:02:35 AM
> > *Subject:* Contagious Love Experiment
> >
> > My Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > Please help spread the word. Forward to all who might be interested.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Walsh
> >
> > 209-981-0544
> >
> >
> >
> > **
> >
> > *Press
> > Release:
>
> > Monday, October 26^th , 2009*
> >
> > *What: Speaking engagement sponsored by Peace and Justice Network of
> > San Joaquin County*
> >
> > *Who: The Contagious Love Experiment , Iraq Vets Speak Out *
> >
> > *with Josh Stieber and John Conor Curran*
> >
> > *Where: First Unitarian Universalist Church *
> >
> > * 2737 Pacific Ave. Stockton*
> >
> > *When: Friday, November 6^th , 2009 7:00 p.m.*
> >
> > *Admission free. Donations will be accepted.*
> >
> > */Two Young Veterans Walk and Bike Across Country with a Message of
> Peace
> > /*
> > Armed with only backpacks containing essentials and items to document
> > their journey, Josh Stieber and John Conor Curran are on the move.
> >
> > The Iraq War veterans are traveling across the country on foot and
> > bicycles, spreading a message of peace on what they call the
> > “Contagious Love Experiment.”
> >
> > A soldier turned conscientious objector, Stieber, 21, decided that if
> > he believed war created more problems than it solved, that he would
> > journey to learn about, promote, and invest his "war-money" to
> > peaceful alternatives. Stieber says one of his inspirations is "a guy
> > who said 'give away your wealth to those in need and love everybody"
> >
> > This is a very different view of what religion means than when
> > Stieber, a Gaithersburg , Maryland native, with the backing of his
> > conservative church, enlisted in the army as an infantryman based on
> > his religious beliefs.
> >
> > “My view of strength and duty was that I was right, everyone else had
> > it wrong and one way or another people needed to be forced into what I
> > believed-religion, democracy, etc. and that would make the world a
> > better place. Listening to other perspectives” says Stieber "was what
> > I considered to be weak".
> >
> > After a 14-month tour in Iraq , Stieber became a conscientious objector.
> >
> > “When it got to the point to where our strategy seemed like we were
> > trying to out-intimidate the supposed terrorists, I realized that
> > forcing someone to agree with you at the point of a gun doesn't change
> > much, when that force is gone, nothing has changed. What does matter
> > is the internal condition which can be guided by love just as easily
> > as fear.” says Stieber.
> >
> > Stieber started the cross-country journey in Gaithersburg , Maryland
> > on May 28, 2009, and will be stopping in Stockton on Friday, November
> > 6^th for a speaking engagement at the First Unitarian Universalist
> > Church at 7:00 p.m. On his journey, Stieber is attending speaking
> > engagements and visiting a number of charities whose objectives he
> > admires and donating to them the money he was paid in Iraq . To date,
> > Stieber has walked from his home in Maryland to Boston to Cincinnati
> > before beginning on foot, visited seven charities, spoken at dozens of
> > venues and encountered the kindness of countless strangers for food,
> > shelter, and wisdom.
> >
> > “When it is culturally encouraged to be the most recognized, own the
> > nicest stuff, and to beware of somebody possibly doing better than
> > you, it has been extremely refreshing to meet so many people who
> > consider others as important as themselves and have a strong faith in
> > common humanity” says Stieber.
> >
> > But the journey has not been without contention.
> >
> > "Some people say that this trip is just me working off my guilt or
> > something and that I simply don't understand how the world works. Most
> > people say it respectfully, but there has been some criticisms stated
> > harsher.” says Stieber.
> >
> > Traveling with Stieber is Conor Curran, a Perrysburg, Ohio resident
> > and former Marine. Also a veteran of the Iraq War, Curran, 25, served
> > two tours in Iraq before his 2008 discharge. Now a peace activist,
> > Curran felt compelled to join Stieber after learning about the project.
> >
> > “In this new generation of warfare against an insurgency, time is our
> > enemy’s primary weapon,” says Curran. “The only way to fight back
> > against a weapon like time is with peace, understanding, and an active
> > dialogue. If we continue to fight an insurgency with violence and the
> > U.S. military machine of force, our resources will be devastatingly
> > depleted, while having created a wake of enemies in the process.”
> >
> > Curran joined Stieber in Toledo , Ohio and is accompanying him on the
> > remainder of the journey. The men plan to reach San Francisco by the
> > beginning of November. For more details of their journey see their
> > blog at: www.contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com
> <http://www.contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com/>
> > <http://www.contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com/> .
> >
> > For more information on this event contact Jim Walsh (209) 981-0544,
> > send e-mail to jwprod1956 at clearwire.net
> <mailto:jwprod1956 at clearwire.net>
> > <mailto:jwprod1956 at clearwire.net <mailto:jwprod1956 at clearwire.net>>
> or go to the PJN website at
> > http://www.pjnsjc.or
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you
> don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente
> >
> > Wes Rolley
> > 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
> > http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024
> >
> >
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