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Chris Hedges' Book Tour

Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians

Get your copy signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Institute Fellow Chris Hedges at several locations across the United States in June.

Book Tour Details:

New York City, NY
Tuesday, June 3, 2008. 7 p.m.
Town Hall, 123W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036. (Phone: 212-840-2824).
True Crimes: The Untold Story of the Devastation of Iraq


Washington, D.C.
Thursday, June 19, 2008. 6.30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. (Phone: 202-387-7638).
Co-sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War.


San Diego, CA
Tuesday, June 25, 2008. 7 p.m.
First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego CA 92105. (Phone: 619-262-1988)
Sponsored by the Peace Resource Center of San Diego.


Portland, OR
Thursday, June 26, 2008. Afternoon
Pacifica University, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116. (Phone: 503-352-2077)
More details forthcoming.


Portland, OR
Thursday, June 26, 2008. Evening.
First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205. (Phone: )
More details forthcoming.


Portland, OR
Friday, June 27, 2008. 7 p.m.
Powell's Books, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Road, Beaverton, OR. (Phone: 503-228-4651)


San Francisco, CA
Monday, June 30, 2008. Morning Show. KPFA-FM/Pacifica – taped live in the studio.
Flashpoints (KPFA-FM/Pacifica) – taped in the afternoon to air at a later date.

San Francisco, CA
Monday, June 30, 2008. Evening.
World Affairs Council of Northern California, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94108. (Phone: 415-293-4675)
More details forthcoming.



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