MP George Galloway, Chris Hedges & Laila Al-Arian May 20, 2009

News Flash! British MP George Galloway just added to the bill, talking about Gaza --

Plus: "We are embarking on an occupation that...will be as damaging to our souls as...to our prestige, power and security."
-Chris Hedges just prior to the US invasion of Iraq

In their book, these esteemed journalists bring us the voices of fifty U.S. combat vets with the moral courage to speak out: "Civilians are routinely run over or shot to death. Soldiers fire upon Iraqi vehicles with impunity. Late-night detentions...terrify women, traumatize children, and radicalize the young men caught in their dragnet."

Civilians ask: "Can you imagine being innocent and no one understands what you're saying? Not able to stop the car at a check point because the brakes don't work? Having your friends killed because they couldn't avoid a convoy?"

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and graduate of Harvard Divinity School. He also received the Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism.

Laila Al-Arian is a writer/producer for Al Jazeera International. Her writings have been published in The Nation, UPI, and Alternet. She is a graduate of Columbia School of Journalism. Her father, professor and activist Sami Al-Arian, has been unjustly imprisoned on bogus charges of . violating the Patriot Act.

The event is ASL interpreted and wheelchair accessible. Benefit for the Middle East Children's Alliance,no one turned away for lack of funds.

$15 ($12 low-income).

Official Website: http://www.mecaforpeace.org