Fundraiser Concert. On May 17, Bobbie's father, Ernest Goldman, on piano and his friend Ming-Chi Tsai on violin provided an excellent interpretation of works by of Handel, Mozart, and Franck.

Memorial Day by Veterans Against War: At Columbus Park next to Boston Harbor, Veterans were honored. Speakers called for better treatment for returning vets and an end to at least the Iraq war.

Carlos and Melida Arredondo remembering their son lost in Iraq, Alexander, USMC.

See .Boston Globe Article: Rally's veterans, activists seek to avoid glorifying war

May 31was an exercise in staying dry but we had a table at Andover days.

Palestinian witness: Yousef Bashir, a young Palestinian peacemaker, spoke at Beacon Hill Friends House April 4th. Despite being shot by an Israeli soldier he found room for forgiveness. Brian Quirk attended.

Winter soldier hearings were broadcast live in North Andover, nationally over the web, and other venues. copies available at http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier/howtowatch

See more about MVPP's role in Winter Soldier in our newsletter.

Newburyport march 3/16/08

March 19, in the morning, Arthur Brien, and Mary and Jim Todd spoke on WCCM, 1450 AM.

Then Arthur , Ralph Galen, Richard Hudak, Jim and Mary visited with Christopher Keohan, of Rep. Niki Tsongas’s Lowell office. They presented him with a packet of materials compiled by Mass Peace Action and UJP and spoke for at least half an hour on our concerns about the war and the veterans. See the cover letter online at www.merrimackvalleypeopleforpeace.org/Tsongas031908.doc. They thanked Mrs. Tsongas for introducing H.R. 5499, and urged her to support H.R. 5507 which would require the safe, complete and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and would prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

March 19, MVPP helped organiz vigils in Andover and Newburyport.

Winter soldier fundraisers.

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