Dear Friends, Come and support CAMS - Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools. Jane, Emily and I will be there this Saturday night. Emily is in the Fashion Show. Kids get in for free. $35 for dinner at 6:00 PM. $25 for the program at 7:00 PM. Frank Dorrel CAMS PEACE RUNWAY MARCH Fashion Resistance to Militarism Fundraiser SAVE OUR KIDS Saturday, September 29th Dinner at 6:00 PM Doors Open for the Show at 7:00 PM Art Share: 801 East 4th Place (not 4th Street), Los Angeles 90013 Students get in for Free. Adults - $35 for Dinner - $25 for Program HYPERLINK "http://www.militaryfreeschools.org"www.militaryfreeschools.org HYPERLINK "http://www.artsharela.org/"www.artsharela.org (Tickets can be purchased on line, or call 626-799-9118) Arlene Inouye - HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please join CAMS in our efforts to inform youth and the school community about the issues of militarism and in providing nonviolent alternatives. Support our Fashion Resistance Fundraiser. All students will be admitted free, with a $35 rate for admission and dinner prepaid, and $25 for admission. Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. Doors open at 7 :00 p.m. for the show. Special events include an auction of canvas prints, clothing and accessories for PEACE. Dont dress to impress, dress to address-the militarism in our schools. CAMS FUNDRAISER: PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH PEACE AND COUNTER-RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
The CAMS peace RUNWAY march will be like nothing youve ever seen. This coalition of students, teachers, parents and community members have united to present fashion resistance to militarism, with freshly designed outfits and casual wear for students to professionals that showcase creating, envisioning and being the change that they want to become. See the students from Marshall, Garfield, Roosevelt, San Gabriel, Culver City Middle School, Homeboys and Homegirls and designers Eye One, Humanvise, Marissa Garsen and more. Veterans Maricela Guzman and April Fitzsimmons will share their experience about what every girl should know before enlisting. The models will present an alternative to the popular camo, or camouflage pattern that is manufactured to be everywhere, from the glossy pages of Jay Crew, to suburban malls, to back packs, hoodies, and fabric to decorate the rooms of little boys and girls, cell phone covers and onezies. As stated by the Women of Color Resource Center in Oakland,"military clothing has been appropriated and endorses the military industrial complex." Cheap surplus textiles such as bomber jackets, pea coats, and cargo pants took to the streets in the 60s, and later became associated with the anti-establishment. Camo makes me feel strong echo the youth of today. But as it becomes normalized, we also normalized all that is associated with the military cultural mindset - torture, violence, and killing. We now silently endorse, by our purchases, the horrors of war. In this process we silently dehumanize ourselves and others. But its not just fashion that has become further militarized, after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, sales of GI Joe dolls, bazookas and war toys increased. A bombed out doll house called "Forward Command Post," was introduced complete with splattered fake blood! It is no wonder that by high school, most youth will have played with war toys and video games their entire lives and will be prime targets of military recruiters. Arlene Inouye - HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] <><><><> HYPERLINK "http://www.addictedtowar.com/"; No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.25/1018 - Release Date: 9/19/2007 3:59 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
