| "Riding the Rails"- WATCH PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE MONDAY, MAY 24TH 2010 @ 9PM This widely acclaimed feature film tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression. |
| Veterans working together for peace and justice through non-violence. |
| The main objectives of IVAW are to bring the troops home now, support Iraqi reconstruction in whatever way possible, and support our veterans and our troops now and upon their return home. |
| An organization of people opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military. |
| Families of soldiers who have died as a result of war are organizing to be a positive force in our world to bring our country’s sons and daughters home. |
| Provides education, links to resources. |
| Chartered by Congress, dedicated to veterans and their families. |
| PTSD Support Services - shares information with military personnel and veterans. |
| Free counseling and claims assistance. Coalition of advocates, provides information for veterans. |
| Assists homeless, low-income and minority vets with housing, education, training and empowerment. |
| Empowers homeless veterans and provides services. |
| PTSD education and resources. |
| National hotline, referrals, emotional support, benefits information. |
| Helps homeless vets become productive and independent. |
| Public awareness, enlist aid, provides aid. |
| Support for veterans by veterans. |
| The Soldiers Project seeks to meet the growing need for psychological services for military service members and their families. |
| VFA is committed to addressing the needs of our veterans, service members and their families and their larger concerns about the impact of war. |
| Community service programs, "honoring the dead by helping the living." |
| Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities around the world every week to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment. |
| The Whittier Area Peace and Justice Coalition is a broadly based group of local community members whose purpose is to share a vision for peace, justice and environmental well-being. This vision is grounded in the beliefs that all life is sacred; that differences between people and nations can be resolved in nonviolent ways; and that peace is more than the absence of war or the denial of conflict. |
