Eyes Wide Open

Here's an announcement for anyone living within a reasonable drive of Philadelphia. Of course, this is being held on the July 4th weekend, so no drive anywhere in the whole country will be reasonable. Anyway, on this weekend, from the first of July through the fourth, the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit will be back in Philly. It was there last July 4th also.

This exhibit is a project of the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization committed to social justice and human service. I will be going, with two friends, to volunteer to help the organizers with the exhibit on Sunday, July 3rd. Please visit the site, there is much information there. The exhibit has been traveling since January 2004, at which time there were 504 pairs of boots. I can't imagine how the necessary number of empty boots will fit on the Mall two weeks from now. Information on future travel for the exhibit is on the site. You can see photos from previous places it's been, as well as read notes and comments in the journal.

This is the exhibit information:

About Eyes Wide Open
Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee's widely acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq war, commemorates all the lives lost.

The exhibit includes a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty; a field of shoes and a wall of remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict; and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war.

Exhibit Location:
Independence Mall and Visitor Center

Market Street between 5th & 6th Sts.

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