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On March 22, 2007, at the University of Maine
at Farmington (UMF), students held a full day “Teach-In” to educate
students, faculty and community members about war.
Some workshops
during the day were presentations, while others included movies such
as, “Why We Fight” and “Ground Truth.” The day speakers included:
- Major Michael Backus- an Iraq veteran and the Maine National Guard Director of Public Relations
- Lynn Ellis-the Maine Department of Peace State Coordinator
- Roy Van Til- an ex-associate of the Economics department at UMF who spoke to the Economic Cost of the Iraq War
- Peggy Akers- a nurse in Vietnam
- Kristina Wolf- a professor at UMF as well as an army veteran
- Rita Clement- a member of Military Families Speak Out and a mother of an Iraq War Veteran
- Shanna
Bellows- the Executive Director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union and
professor at UMF who discussed “Civil Liberties in Times of War.”
Other speakers included Vietnam and Iraq
veterans as well as professors at UMF from many different disciplines.
In addition, tables by Veterans for Peace and the Campaign for a U.S.
Department for Peace were set out in the halls for all members of the
community to educate themselves.
Overall, the day was a complete success. Quite
a few classes were canceled and extra credit was offered to students.
Maine National Public radio and many newspapers came from all around
the State of Maine. The day was an amazing achievement shown by the
participation and positive feedback from the community and students.
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