Flagstaff New Day
Peace Center
EYES WIDE OPEN -
A NATIONAL GUARD MEMORIAL
WHEN: Sunday & Monday, March 11 & 12, 2007, 10 a.m. -
WHERE: NAU Field House, Kaibab Room (accessible to those with handicaps)
WHAT: A nationally touring exhibit of the human cost of war, developed by the AFSC, is in Flagstaff for two days. Military boots and civilian shoes represent those killed in the Iraq War.
This exhibit displays over 400 pairs of combat boots labeled with the names of National Guard soldiers who died in the current Iraq war. Approximately 50 civilian shoes, representing the 50:1 ratio of Iraqi civilian deaths to US military deaths, are labeled with the names and ages of Iraqi civilians who died since the beginning of this war. In addition, the names of all soldiers from Arizona who have died in Iraq will be listed, unless otherwise requested by family members.
This is an opportunity for Flagstaff and surrounding communities to honor and memorialize those who have died in this conflict.
COST: Free and open to the public. Donations to defray costs are welcome.
CONTACT: For more information or to volunteer, 773-
PARKING: Parking on the NAU campus is free on Sunday the 11th. Parking on Monday the 12th will be free of charge to Exhibit Attendees only in the new parking garage on the NAU campus at lot 96A (diagonally across from the Student Union and the Field House)
Sponsors: Flagstaff New Day Peace Center (FNDPC), Flagstaff Friends Meeting Group, NAU Peace and Justice Endorsers: NAU Political Science Dept., NAU Criminal Justice Dept., NAU Sociology Dept., NAU Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS), NAU Applied Indigenous Studies Dept., NAU Master of Liberal Studies, Flagstaff Activist Network, Veterans for Peace Members.