lavena johnson

The Enclosed Public: Protest and Premonitions at the Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis

greg — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:25 +0000

Over one hundred workers, activists, students, veterans and families gathered in Northmoor park near campus to voice alternatives to the candidates' discussion of abstract policy issues. Activist groups Instead of War, Code Pink, and Veterans for Peace organized the protest to highlight the narrow scope of the debate, and to expose the carefully mediated lack of public access to discussions of public policy.

IOW Request for Entrance to the VP Debate

ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:21:49 +0000

The St. Louis Instead of War Coalition requests that the four St. Louis Citizens listed below be granted entrance into the Debate this evening at Washington University. As the descriptions below indicate, each of these people’s lives has been profoundly impacted by U.S. policies that divert resources away from the needs of our people to wars and military occupations.

Did the Army Cover Up Murder of a Black Private?

ben — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:38 +0000

LaVena Johnson reportedly died in Iraq on July 19, 2005, days shy of her 20th birthday. The Army called it suicide. From the very beginning her family did not buy that story and new evidence suggests their suspicions could be well-founded.

Black & Green Wednesday: The LaVena Johnson Story @ Legacy Books

ben — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:39:29 +0000

Black & Green Wednesday

FORUM: The LaVena Johnson Story
WHEN: 7 pm, Wednesday June 4, 2008
WHERE: Legacy Books and Café, 5249 Delmar (near Union)

A panel discussion will include:

* Lionel Nixon, African Newsworld newspaper [moderator]
* John Johnson, father of LaVena Johnson
* Redditt Hudson, American Civil Liberties Union
* Michael McPhearson, Veterans For Peace