- 2008
Mayor Richard M. Daley cordially invites you and a guest to attend a reception
of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Veterans’ Affairs in celebration of Veterans’ Day
Thursday, November 6, 2008
5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center, Sidney Yates Gallery
77 East Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois
By Invitation only
Reservations will be held at the door
Please call to RSVP by November 3, 2008: 312-742-0212
(Voice)/312-744-1088 (TTY)
Thursday, November 6th 2:00p.m.
at St. Pauls House
773-478-4222
3800 N California Ave
All are welcome to honor our Veterans!
Download flyer here. (pdf)
LEO HIGH SCHOOL
Proudly presents
"Honoring the Commitment"
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony
Friday, November 7, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hosted by The Montfor Point Marine Association
"We won't forget the sacrifices"
The event will be held inside the school.
For Additional Information Contact:
Mr. Pat Hickey, Director of Develpment at (773)224-9600
Veteran's Story Day
Time: Saturday, November 8, 10am - 3:30pm
Location: National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, NVVAM 1801 S. Indiana, Chicago, IL
In recognition of Veteran’s Day, 2008, Vocalo.org and the Center for Digital Storytelling joins with the Iraq Veterans Against the War (Chicago) in a one day workshop to capture the short personal stories of veterans and their families in audio and images. The workshop is free for veterans and their families. The workshop will be led by staff and supporters of Vocalo.org, and CDS founder and Executive Director, Joe Lambert from Berkeley, Ca, along with CDS volunteers.
Veterans and their families can participate in several ways:
a) Attend one of the story circles, where you can share your stories with other vets. (TIMES TBA)
b) Drop-in the recording area to be interviewed by a staff member from Vocalo.org or CDS.
c) Drop-in the recording area to create your own digital story. Staff from Vocalo.org or CDS will help you to write out your story, record it, and edit it for the radio. We also welcome pictures that we can match with your story.
To participate or further questions email carrie@storycenter.org.
Vocalo.org is a community media website and radio station 89.5 FM. Vocalo.org is a place for people to compose and share stories -- including images, audio, and video -- with their fellow users. User-generated content is broadcast on the radio station (89.5 FM) as well as made available on the website for licensed remixing. Vocalo.org also engages the community with free "Media Creation Workshops" in Chicago-area communities.
The Center for Digital Storytelling is an international training and media arts organization with offices in 9 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Denmark. Since 1994, Joe Lambert and his colleagues developed the Digital Storytelling Workshop which is a method of training and facilitation in digital media that is now used by schools, universities, activists, social workers, and media artists around the world. CDS has helped others to create more than 12,000 short videos.
Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:00 am
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
On November 11, 2008 at 11:00 am, at Northeastern Illinois University, the Student Veterans Club of Northeastern Illinois University will have a ceremony commemorating the Iraqi and Afghanistan service personnel who have given the supreme sacrifice for their country. Several years ago, on this campus, a student veteran of the Vietnam War spearheaded an effort to establish a “Peace
Garden”, to commemorate the service of the men and women who have fallen in service for their country in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The “Peace Garden” has a display of dog tags hanging from a wall. Each dog tag represents 1 casualty of this war. There are now over 4,000 casualties of this conflict and we, as veterans on this campus, believe we should commemorate this sacrifice with an appropriate Memorial Dedication
Ceremony. We will place a Memorial Bench and a Bronze Plaque in the “Peace Garden” during the ceremony and memorialize their ultimate sacrifice.
There will be a number of Veteran Organizations that are interested in attending and participating in this Dedication Ceremony. I would like to extend an invitation to you on behalf of the Students Veterans Club at Northeastern Illinois University, to participate in the Dedication Ceremony.
For Veterans Day, parking will be available on the 4th and 5th floors of the parking garage at no charge.
When: November 11, 2008 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Where: Veterans Memorial, Wacker Dr. and Wabash
What: The Chicago chapter of VVAW will conduct a Vets Day ceremony.
Honor our fallen, support vets, rally to stop more deaths.
Sponsored by: Vietnam Veterans Against the War - http://www.vvaw.org/
Download invite flyer here (pdf)
Mayor Richard M. Daley
cordially invites you to attend
a ceremony in commemoration of
Veterans Day and the opening of
The Winds and Words of War exhibit
Honoring the Veterans who served this Country
with their Life, Courage and Strength
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Program 11:00 a.m.
(please note seating is limited)
Harold Washington Library Center
Winter Garden – 9th Floor
400 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois
(entrance on Plymouth Court)
If a reasonable accommodation is required or for further information,
please contact the Mayor’s Office of Special Events at
312-744-3315 • 312-744-2964 (TTY)
The meeting will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, November 15th at
Montford Point Marine Association
at 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.
Note that it is starting early (at 9:30 AM). It will be a very important meeting. Hope you will be there. We will send out another reminder the week of the meeting.
The agenda will be:
| 9:30-10 AM | Basic CVO Business (Financial Report, incorporation, etc.) |
| 10-11:45 | Strategies for organizing to bring veterans to Washington in 2009 |
| 11:45- Noon | Announcements (Veterans Day activities, etc.) |
October 2, 2008 - Autumn Green at Wright Campus
You’re invited to a Seminar with Dale Tippett. The "Less Stress Move: Taking the Mystery Out" seminar will feature; the process of selling your home, the appropriateness of the decision, what to do with your "stuff", the professionals involved, a timeline, and more! The date is October 2nd; 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Autumn Green at Wright Campus located 4239 North Oak Park Ave. Refreshments will be provided. More info?
October 18, 2008 - CVO Meeting at Chicago Cultural Center
It is important that all our members plan to attend the upcoming CVO meeting, to be followed by the screening of "Lioness." We are inviting the leadership of all our member organizations and we will be discussing building towards the trip to Washington DC in 2009. Let's make sure we have a good turnout.
The meeting will be on Saturday, October 18th at the Cultural Center on the corner of Washington St. and Michigan Ave (Click for map).
The meeting will be from 11 AM to 1 PM. Then we'll have a pizza lunch from 1 to 2 PM. At 2 PM will be the screening of "Lioness"--see the flyer. Lioness is a film about the first women ever to be sent into combat in some of the bloodiest battles in Iraq. This will help us all see what women in the military are facing today. The program will conclude by 4 PM.
October 18, 2008 - Veterans Helping Veterans CAN-TV Show Meet & Greet & Fundraiser
7 - 10 p.m. UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago IL (Click For Map)
$ 5 donation (no-one turned away)
Join hosts, producers, guests & friends to celebrate VHV entering its 3rd season and help keep this one of a kind show on the air!
Each unique episode is hosted by a Veteran and guest Veteran who field live call-in questions and discuss relevant news and events. Topics range from the practical to the political.
This show provides Veterans, family/friends of Veterans and local anti-war groups a perfect opportunity to get together on a regular basis and share information.
The show is on Thursdays 6:30 p.m. on Chicago Access Network Channel 21.Past episodes can be seen at veteranshelpingveterans.us
September 4, 2008 - Moving Wall Ceremonies
The Moving Wall!! Opening Ceremonies are on Thursday, September 4th at 2 PM. The Wall will be there through Monday, September 8th at UIC's Harrison Field at 700 S Halsted in Chicago.
September 5th and 6th, 2008 - Danny Davis' District Meeting
CVO Fights for Veterans Rights!! Congressman Danny Davis' State of the District meeting, Malcolm X College (1901 W Van Buren in Chicago). Friday September 5th at 6 PM, Saturday, September 6th at 8 AM.
http://www.house.gov/davis/
September 20, 2008 - CVO Meeting
CVO Meeting Saturday, September 20th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago!
September 25, 2008 - Helmets to Hardhats Job Fair
Helmets to Hardhats is hosting a Job Fair for our veterans on September 25, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Teamsters Local 705 Auditorium, 325 S. Marshfield, Chicago, Illinois. (flyer and forms here).
More info?
August 16, 2008 - CVO Meeting
CVO will hold its monthly meeting on this Saturday, August 16th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes.
CVO buttons are in!! Get your CVO button!
Prep for the Veterans Awareness March on August 29th
We will have a limited number of CVO shirts, ranging from $22 to $25 depending on size. First come, first served!
Please arrive early (9:45 AM) so we can get started on time!
August 23, 2008 - NWVU Dinner and Dance
NWVU "A Night to Remember" Dinner and Dance Info? Contact Rochelle Crump 773-895-8015 or DCHELLMAR@aol.com.
August 29, 2008 - CVO Veterans Awareness March
CVO Marches!! Veterans Awareness March, Flyer Here. Info? Call John Monaghan (773) 524-9731 or jhmjr46@yahoo.com.
July 19, 2008 - CVO Meeting
Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will have its next meeting on this Saturday, July 19th, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Montford Point Marine Association at 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.
If you have an agenda item, please send it to me by Thursday (July 17th) so it can be included on the agenda. We want to give everyone ample time to address points on the agenda.
Please arrive a bit early so we can get started on time!
July 26, 2008 - Disability Pride Parade
CVO is supporting the Disability Pride Parade in Chicago on this Saturday, July 26th. Form up with VVAW and IVAW at the corner of Plymouth and Van Buren (under the Brown line CTA station at the back of the Harold Washington Library) 10:30 AM on Saturday July 26, 2008. We'll step off at 11:00 AM Sharp! Since we will be Number 3 in the line of march, we mean 11 AM SHARP!!!!
Wear your CVO hats and shirts and represent us with pride!
July 31, 2008 - KUP's Cruise
You can sign up for Kup's Cruise at http://www.kphf.us/. The Cruise is on Thursday, July 31st and is limited to 500 veterans. I suggest you sign up soon if you want to go.
June 21, 2008 - CVO Meeting
The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be meeting on Saturday, June 21st from 10 AM to about 12:30 PM at Montford Point
Marine Association at 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.
Please plan to be on time! We'll be hearing from the Single-Payer Healthcare Coalition and discussing the Awareness March set for August 29th!
May 17, 2008 - CVO Meeting (CANCELLED)
There will no CVO meeting in May.
Plan on marching in the Memorial Day Parade with CVO on May 24th! Information will follow.
Our next meeting will be Saturday, June 21st at Montford Point.
May 24, 2008 - Memorial Day Parade
Join us for the Memorial Day Parade on this Saturday, May 24th!!
It's fun for the whole family to be in the parade!!
We are forming up at 10 AM on Wacker Drive between Lake and Randolph. (I have attached a map). We are #154. The parade starts at Noon.
Wear your CVO hats and shirts and your veterans apparel!! The parade goes down State St and ends at Van Buren.
See you there!!
April 19, 2008 - CVO Meeting
The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be meeting on Saturday, April 19th, from 10 AM to about 12:30 PM at Montford Point
Marine Association at 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.
