Free Event
Soldiers of Conscience – Discussion with WWII & Iraq Military Resisters
With Agustín Aguayo, Pablo Paredes, Cedrick Shimo, Maricela Guzman & Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo
Saturday, November 1st, 2:00 PM
Japanese American National Museum - 369 E. First Street, Los Angeles 90012
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November 1st, 2008
Saturday, 2:00 PM
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Photo of Cedrick Shimo © Thomas Sanders
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Can American soldiers be ordered to participate in military actions which they believe are morally wrong?
Join AFSC and the Japanese American National Museum in a discussion with military resisters from the Iraq War and World War II.
Where:
Japanese American National Museum
369 E. First St., Los Angeles 90012
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<p> </span></font><strong><font color=]() Event is Free.
For a free museum admission that day, RSVP online >
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Cedrick Shimo, a Japanese American who served in World War II, was assigned to a unit of "potential troublemakers" after protesting travel restrictions placed on Americans of Japanese descent.
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Agustín Aguayo, a conscientious objector who was court-martialed for refusing a second deployment to Iraq, and sentenced to eight months in prison.
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Pablo Paredes, a conscientious objector who was court-martialed for refusing to board a Navy ship bound for Iraq , and sentenced to three months hard labor.
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Also:
Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo will talk about her new book, Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II.
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…and Maricela Guzman will give a brief history of the American Friends Service Committee’s involvement with the Japanese American community.
For more information, call (213) 489-1900.
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American Friends Service Committee
634 S. Spring St., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles , CA 90014
Phone: (213) 489-1900 | Fax: (213) 489-1910
losangeles@afsc.org | losangeles.afsc.org
National website: www.afsc.org
