Time: 12:00 pm–4:00 pm
Investigative Reporter Jeremy Scahill Speaks At New Jersey Peace Action's 56th Annual Dinner on Sunday, April 28th
Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
According to newscaster Amy Goodman, Dirty Wars exposes "The increasing pace of US drone strikes, and the Obama administration's reliance on shadowy special forces to conduct military raids beyond the reach of oversight and accountability." She applauds his expose` for breaking the silence on this issue which has been largely ignored by a "U.S. press corps obsessed with Michelle Obama's new bangs."
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contact: Madelyn Hoffman, Executive Director, New Jersey Peace Action 973-259-1126 (office) or 973-876-1023 (cell)
WHO: Jeremy Scahill is an investigative reporter and National Security Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and is the author of two books, Blackwater, published in 2007 and his soon to be released book on April 23, 2013,Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, which takes the reader inside America's new covert wars. Scahill uncovers the most important foreign policy story of our time as he reports from the frontlines of Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Scahill appears regularly on the Rachel Maddow Show,Real Time with Bill Maher and Democracy Now!. He has also appeared on Fresh Air, ABC World News,PBS News Hour, and Bill Moyer's Journal and more. Scahill was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award in 1998 for foreign reporting and in 2008 for his book Blackwater.
WHAT: Jeremy Scahill will be the keynote speaker at NJ Peace Action's 56th Annual Dinner. He will receive the Dorothy Eldridge Peacemaker award. There will be a question and answer period after the presentation. NJ Peace Action, founded as NJ SANE in 1957, and an important peace group in New Jersey, will provide the opportunity to hear Jeremy Scahill talk about his newly released book, Dirty Wars. In addition, he will discuss his movie by the same name: Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, a new film Scahill produced and narrated and which was premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The film focuses on the Obama administration's increasing use of armed drones and secretive units.
Also honored will be Montclair Deputy Mayor Robert Russo and Councilwoman Renee Baskerville who will receive the Sylvia and Oscar Ackelsberg Peace Award for their support of a "Move the Money" resolution. Jane Califf and Ted Glick will be honored as the Peace Action Couple of the Year for their work at connecting global climate change issues to war.
WHERE: The Annual Dinner will be held at the Regency House, 140 Route 23, North Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Reservations are required. Please visit http:/www.njpeaceaction.org or call 973 259 1126. Dinner tickets: $50 before April 14....$60 after April 14. Tickets are moving quickly so call soon.
WHEN: 12:00 to 4:00 PM Sunday, April 28, 2013.
WHY: On this, the 10th year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq (March 19th, 2003) New Jersey Peace Action is concerned about the U.S. continued commitment to war in Afghanistan, the on-going conflicts in Iraq and the threats of war against Iran, Syria, and Mali. It is important to understand how all these conflicts are inter-related and what the peace movement can do to challenge and change U.S. foreign policy. The Annual Dinner provides an opportunity to learn important and relevant information underlying U.S. involvement in multiple wars - the rationale, the real motivating factors and possible actions to change and redirect foreign policy. Additionally, numerous national and regional organizations have designated April as a National Month of Action Against Drones -- and this event is part of that effort.
