DN!: Parents of Iraq Vet File Wrongful Death Suit Against VA After Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:12:12 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST July 31, 2007 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! needs volunteers to staff our booth at SolFest, the ³Greenest Show on Earth!² Volunteers will be responsible for outreach, merchandise sales and promotion of Amyıs appearance at the festival. Volunteers should be energetic, friendly, environmentally conscientious fans of the show, willing to talk to people about DN! and media issues. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt and a pass to the festival for the day they volunteer. Please contact emily@democracynow.org if you are available for a half-day shift on either Sat or Sun. Where: Solar Living Center, Hopland, CA When: Half-day shifts on Saturday, Aug 18 and Sunday, Aug 19 What: SolFest is the worldıs premier two-day celebration of renewable energy and sustainable living. Since SolFest was born in 1996 over 100,000 people have learned how to change the world while having fun. Each summer SolFest transforms the rural hamlet of Hopland, California, into the global epicenter of green living. Our main stage, family stage, and six workshop tents are filled with world-renowned speakers, musicians and artists, offering keynotes, panels, performances, and over fifty one-hour workshops. The leading developers and distributors of green products and services are here too, sponsoring and exhibiting in hundreds of booths and displays that fill our beautifully landscaped grounds for these two magical days. = = = = = = = = = LOOKING FOR APPLE MAC MINI DONATIONS Visit http://www.democracynow.org/macbookpro.shtml for a list of specific models. Thanks in advance for your support! = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Parents of a U.S. Marine Who Committed Suicide After Returning Home from Iraq File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Veterans Affairs * Joyce and Kevin Lucey say their son Jeffrey hanged himself after the U.S. military refused to deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder. In May 2004, Jeffrey's parents had him involuntarily committed to a VA hospital. But the hospital discharged him after a few days. Two weeks later, Kevin Lucey came home to find his son hanging from a hose in the cellar. Lying on his bed were the dog tags of two unarmed Iraqi prisoners Jeffrey had said he was forced to shoot. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/31/1352240 * Headlines for July 31, 2007 * - Rice and Gates Try To Unite Arab Allies Against Iran - Rep. Inslee Introduces Resolution to Impeach Alberto Gonzales - FBI & IRS Agents Raid Home of GOP Sen. Ted Stevens - Chief Justice John Roberts Hospitalized After Seizure - ACLU Criticizes Bush's New Iraq Executive Order - FBI Seeks to Build Spy Network of 15,000 Informants - Application Filed For First New U.S. Nuclear Plant in Three Decades Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/31/1352234 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, July 31, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Wednesday, August 1, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Children's Healthcare Is a No-Brainer" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070724_childrens_health_care_is_a_no_b rainer/ Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to: Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! TOUR DATES Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit http://tour.democracynow.org for more information. 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