Community Meeting with Delegation from Vietnam - Agent Orange Justice Tour
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Geoff Millard
May 2, 2010, 4:29:22 PM5/2/10
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What: Community Meeting with Delegation from Vietnam - Agent Orange
Justice Tour (see more below)
When: Tuesday, May 4th, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th Street, NW (near L St.)
Metro: McPherson Square or Farragut North or West
Dear folks,
Friday was the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
People are still suffering from the effects of Agent Orange as are the
land and water of Vietnam. Seize this opportunity to hear the
personal stories of two activists from Vietnam who are fighting for
justice for themselves and all victims of Agent Orange.
Let’s give a warm solidarity welcome to these activists and talk about
how we can work together.
This provides an opportunity as well to begin to think about our
solidarity responsibility to the Iraqi and Afghani people.
Denice Lombard
US Labor Against the War/DC Labor for Peace & Justice
Also, Wednesday night is a happy hour for the tour at Chief Ike’s in
Columbia Heights: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/agentorangeflyer.pdf
Agent Orange Justice Tour
*Help build awareness and exposure for the struggles of the victims of
Agent Orange
*Connect to the International Corporate Campaign on Agent Orange
and the Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief Campaign
Veterans for Peace/Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief
Campaign
http://www.vn-agentorange.org
The 5th Agent Orange Justice Tour
April 14 – May 16, 2010
Coming to Los Angeles, Washington State, Chicago, Atlanta, New York,
Washington DC, San Francisco and other cities to be announced
· Join Pham The Minh and Nguyen Thi Hien, direct from Vietnam!
· Hear their personal stories & learn about the legacy of Agent
Orange!
Today, millions of Vietnamese suffer the effects of chemical
defoliants used by the United States during the Vietnam War. Agent
Orange, which contains dioxin (the deadliest substance known to
science), continues to cause death and sickness to millions of
Vietnamese and many U.S. veterans.
More than thirty years after the war, Agent Orange remains in areas of
the land and water of Vietnam, and in the bodies of those directly
exposed, causing horrific birth defects to several generations of
children.
Now momentum is building to achieve justice for these victims of Agent
Orange! The 5th Agent Orange Justice Tour will focus national
attention on grass roots and legislative efforts to achieve
comprehensive assistance to the victims in Vietnam and to the
offspring of U.S. veterans exposed to Agent Orange as well as to
Vietnamese Americans affected. Come hear the victims’ stories and find
out what you can do!
PHAM THE MINH, whose parents were exposed to Agent Orange in Quang Tri
Province where the sprayings were most intensive, was born after the
war with deformed lower limbs and other health problems. Minh’s whole
family—from his younger sister who suffers congenital heart and lung
disease to his parents who were directly sprayed—has faced countless
hardships because of their medical conditions.
Minh, now age 33, has emerged an important voice in the campaign for
justice. This past May, 2009, he traveled to Paris where he testified
at an International Tribunal in Support of Vietnamese Victims of Agent
Orange.
NGUYEN THI HIEN, a dynamic leader and Member of the Central Committee
of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA)
and President of the Danang VAVA. Danang is one of sites of the hot
spots where dioxin from Agent Orange remains in the water and soil,
continuing to poison the land and people. VAVA is the only
organization serving, representing and advocating for Vietnam’s Agent
Orange victims. She was formerly the Director of the Social Affairs
Department of the Danang Red Cross.
International Corporate Campaign on Agent Orange
Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief Campaign
http://www.vn-agentorange.org <http://www.vn-agentorange.org>
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Justice Tour (see more below)
When: Tuesday, May 4th, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th Street, NW (near L St.)
Metro: McPherson Square or Farragut North or West
Dear folks,
Friday was the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
People are still suffering from the effects of Agent Orange as are the
land and water of Vietnam. Seize this opportunity to hear the
personal stories of two activists from Vietnam who are fighting for
justice for themselves and all victims of Agent Orange.
Let’s give a warm solidarity welcome to these activists and talk about
how we can work together.
This provides an opportunity as well to begin to think about our
solidarity responsibility to the Iraqi and Afghani people.
Denice Lombard
US Labor Against the War/DC Labor for Peace & Justice
Also, Wednesday night is a happy hour for the tour at Chief Ike’s in
Columbia Heights: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/agentorangeflyer.pdf
Agent Orange Justice Tour
*Help build awareness and exposure for the struggles of the victims of
Agent Orange
*Connect to the International Corporate Campaign on Agent Orange
and the Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief Campaign
Veterans for Peace/Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief
Campaign
http://www.vn-agentorange.org
The 5th Agent Orange Justice Tour
April 14 – May 16, 2010
Coming to Los Angeles, Washington State, Chicago, Atlanta, New York,
Washington DC, San Francisco and other cities to be announced
· Join Pham The Minh and Nguyen Thi Hien, direct from Vietnam!
· Hear their personal stories & learn about the legacy of Agent
Orange!
Today, millions of Vietnamese suffer the effects of chemical
defoliants used by the United States during the Vietnam War. Agent
Orange, which contains dioxin (the deadliest substance known to
science), continues to cause death and sickness to millions of
Vietnamese and many U.S. veterans.
More than thirty years after the war, Agent Orange remains in areas of
the land and water of Vietnam, and in the bodies of those directly
exposed, causing horrific birth defects to several generations of
children.
Now momentum is building to achieve justice for these victims of Agent
Orange! The 5th Agent Orange Justice Tour will focus national
attention on grass roots and legislative efforts to achieve
comprehensive assistance to the victims in Vietnam and to the
offspring of U.S. veterans exposed to Agent Orange as well as to
Vietnamese Americans affected. Come hear the victims’ stories and find
out what you can do!
PHAM THE MINH, whose parents were exposed to Agent Orange in Quang Tri
Province where the sprayings were most intensive, was born after the
war with deformed lower limbs and other health problems. Minh’s whole
family—from his younger sister who suffers congenital heart and lung
disease to his parents who were directly sprayed—has faced countless
hardships because of their medical conditions.
Minh, now age 33, has emerged an important voice in the campaign for
justice. This past May, 2009, he traveled to Paris where he testified
at an International Tribunal in Support of Vietnamese Victims of Agent
Orange.
NGUYEN THI HIEN, a dynamic leader and Member of the Central Committee
of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA)
and President of the Danang VAVA. Danang is one of sites of the hot
spots where dioxin from Agent Orange remains in the water and soil,
continuing to poison the land and people. VAVA is the only
organization serving, representing and advocating for Vietnam’s Agent
Orange victims. She was formerly the Director of the Social Affairs
Department of the Danang Red Cross.
International Corporate Campaign on Agent Orange
Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief Campaign
http://www.vn-agentorange.org <http://www.vn-agentorange.org>
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