Oberlin Declares War on War
September 15, 2007
The original sponsors & main organizers were the Oberlin Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Oberlin Peacebuilders (the local umbrella peace group), & the Oberlin Peace Activists League (the major student activist group). About 300 non students & 70 students attended; the main speaker, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, 9th Ohio Congressional District, gave a detailed, most informative, and powerful anti-war address. She stressed, to a most supportive audience, how Congress, the U.S. military, the media,& the U.S. Constitution have all been hijacked by the fears generated by the Bush Administration's uninhibited willingness to mount lying attacks upon all opponents of the war or Bush's policies. It should be noted that Representative Kaptur was one of the few people who voted against the Iraq war from the very beginning. She impressed us all with her knowledge, passion and eloquence.
VFP Chapter 39, Oberlin Ohio Post Members
Michael Kay, Post Commander
Bob Bemer
George Bliss
Al Buck
Marty Buck
Don Carroll
Robert Taylor
Robert Williams
