Saturday, December 1, 2007

Interview of Vietnam Veteran Robert Rouillard

This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Robert Rouillard. This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans. The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justification for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Interview with Vietnam Veteran Gerald Polman


This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Gerald Polman. This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans. The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justification for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Interview with Vietnam Veteran John Mersinger

This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran John Mersinger. This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans. The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.


The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justifications for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide some depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Interview with Vietnam Veteran Ronald Cathey


This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Ronald Cathey. This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans. The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justifications for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide some depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Inverview with Vietnam Veteran Arlo Buchole

This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Arlo Buchole.
This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans.
The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justifications for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide some depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Inverview with Vietnam Veteran Robert Kunkel

This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Muray Evans.
This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans.
The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justifications for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide some depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Interview of Vietnam Veteran Murray Evans

This clip is from the 30 minute DVD: Interview with Vietnam Veteran Muray Evans.
This interview is one in a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans.
The interviewer is Laura Hollister, a Presbyterian minister who has worked as a VA Chaplain.

The purpose of this series is three fold:
1) To increase our awareness of the contribution of our service men and women and the significant price they pay.
2) To deepen our understanding of our current returning veterans as well as the veterans who have been a part of our lives for many years.
3) To encourage and challenge our thinking about war and the justifications for it.

I have the highest respect, regard, and admiration for the veterans who participated in these interviews. They shared their stories and their reflections to support other veterans in their struggles and to provide some depth and perspective from which we can relate to veterans in our lives.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Perspectives on the Just War Tradition














This clip comes from the 1 hour DVD Perspectives on the Just War Tradition,
a presentation by Verlyn Smith and Al Bostelman. The presentation in January 2006 is one in the series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Pursing Holy Land Peace

This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD Pursing Holy Land Peace, a presentation by Bernard Sabella a professor of sociology at Bethlehem University. The presentation in November 2006 is one in the series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.
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The Churches Ministry of Reconciliation

This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD The
Churches Ministry of Reconciliation
,
a presentation by Dr. Richard Bliese, president of Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN. The presentation in March 2006 is one of the monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.

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Empire and a Christian Vocation of RFepentant Patriotism

This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD Empire and a Christian Vocation of Repentant Patriotism, a presentation by Gary Simpson a professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary. The presentation in Feburary 2006 was one in the series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.
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Bethlehem Becoming a Big Prison

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This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD Churches Working for Peace in the Holy Land a presentation by Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. He founded The International Center of Bethlehem, Dar al-Kalima Health & Wellness Center, and Dar al-Kalima College, three institutions that benefit the whole Palestinian community. The presentation in August 2004 was one of a series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Peace in Action: Nonviolent Peaceforce

This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD Peace in Action: Nonviolent Peaceforce, a presentation by Mel Duncan Executive Director of Nonviolent Peaceforce. The presentation in May 2007 was one of a series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.

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Monday, November 26, 2007

Victims of Torture

LinkThis clip comes from the 30 minute DVD Victims of Torture a presentation by Douglas Johnson, Executive Director for of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT). The presentation in April 2007 was one of a series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.

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Human Rights in the Philippines

This clip comes from the 30 minute DVD "Human Rights in the Philippines, a presentation by Dr. Gary King, an active member in the Philippines Study Group of Minnesota and the Filipino American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (Faces), and a participant in Amnesty International, Group 37. The presentation in September 2007 was one of a series of monthly forums sponsored by the ELCA Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.
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