Public hearing
Location: The Riverside Church Nave, New York City
Meeting of Commissioners and Testifiers (closed to public)
Rubenstein Communications, Inc. - Public Relations
Contact: Gladwyn Lopez - 212-843-9231
Truth Commission Planning Committee
Rita Nakashima Brock - rita@faithvoices.org or (510) 459-5123
Ian Slattery - islattery@conscienceinwar.org or (510) 684-4085
Erin Reese - erinlreese@yahoo.com
Press Release | pdf
Updated 3/14/10.
Informational Flyer | pdf
All the info you need to spread word about the Commission. Updated 3/14/10.
Flyer for Congregational Bulletins | pdf
Brief flyer for inclusion in congregational bulletins and newsletters. Updated 3/14/10.Rev. Herman Keizer's Letter to President Obama | pdf
Rev. Keizer is the Honorary Host of the Truth Commission, a retired Army Chaplain (Colonel) and former Chair of the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces.Full Description of Truth Commission | pdf
Updated 2/15/10.
Commission Host: Chaplain Herman Keizer (bio)
Commission Chair: Rev. Dr. Kaia Stern (bio)
Testifers (bios here)
Dr. Camillo "Mac" Bica (Marine veteran of Vietnam)
Tyler Boudreau (Marine veteran)
Joshua Casteel (Army veteran)
Jacob C. Diliberto (Marine veteran)
Chris Hedges (journalist, author)
Rabbi Douglas Krantz (Congregation B'nai Yisrael)
Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey (Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary)
Logan Mehl-Laituri (Army veteran)
Camilo Mejia (Army veteran)
J.E. McNeil (Center on Conscience & War)
Dr. Jonathan Shay (PTSD expert, Boston VA)
Celeste Zappala (Gold Star Mom)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM5qAEtowWU
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=662584657873&oid=387650150289
Hurt Locker Can't Contain the Reality of War (Sojourners, 3/9/10)
Another Hurt Locker (Huffington Post, 3/8/10)
Law, Morality and Conscience in War (Truthout, 3/1/10)
The Contentious Issue of 'Selective Conscientious Objection' (Sojourners, 3/1/10)
The Religious Right Supports the Troops! … As Long As Soldiers Keep Quiet (Beatitudes Blog, 2/15/10)
Conservative Christian Leader Attacks Commission on Conscience in War (Religion Dispatches, 2/10/10)
Encouraging Informed Freedom of Conscience on Questions of War (Sojourners, 2/9/10)
The Invisible Moral Consciences of Those in the Armed Forces (DogCanyon.org, 2/8/10)
Reinvigorating the Discourse on Just War and Pacifism (Sojourners, 2/2/10)
An Argument for Selective Conscientious Objection (Utne Reader, 1/7/10)
Oppose Afghanistan But Not a Pacifist? Tough. (Religion Dispatches, 1/5/10)
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