Texas Labor Against the War » Oleo Strut http://txlaboragainstwar.org Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:48:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Killeen: Under the Hood Update, May, 2010 http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/05/13/killeen-under-the-hill-update-may-2010/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2010/05/13/killeen-under-the-hill-update-may-2010/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:27:36 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=357

Under the Hood is pleased to announce that Eric Jasinski was released on April 24, 2010. On March 30, 2010, Spc. Eric Jasinski was sentenced to 30 days confinement in the Bell County Jail.  Jasinski, 23, who is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, went AWOL in 2009 to seek help for his PTSD.  According to his attorney, James Branum, “He was seeing a psychiatrist for his condition and prescribed Zoloft for depression and Trazadone to get to sleep, and they handed him his gun and told him to go back to Iraq.”  Branum went on to say, “We, as Americans, need to see how combat vets are treated today. Eric is in jail because he has PTSD and was denied the care he needed. His ‘desertion’ was an act of desperation, the act of a soldier who had no other options.”   Eric’s supporters held a vigil on the evening of March 30th outside of the East Gate.    Vigils were subsequently held every Saturday at the Bell County Jail Annex, 113 West Central Avenue, Belton, Texas until Eric was released.

We can’t support soldiers and veterans without YOUR support! Become a sustainer, sign up for a recurring donation today. Please consider a monthly donation of $10.00.   Two hundred supporters contributing $10 a month will help us ensure that we can continue to provide these important services.  It’s easy to become a sustainer through PayPal.  The first 100 supporters to sign up for a sustaining donation will receive their choice of a poster or 12 oz. bag of Under the Hood coffee!   The Fort Hood Support Network (FHSN) operates Under the Hood Café and Outreach Center.  FHSN is a Texas non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Donations may be treated as tax-deductible.

Under the Hood has recently received copies of the Fatigue Press. The Fatigue Press was published every other month in Killeen, Texas during the days of the Oleo Strut, predecessor of Under the Hood.

Karen Stansbery sent three 1970 issues of the Fatigue Press to Under the Hood with this message: “I found them the other day when cleaning out an old trunk. My husband was stationed at Fort Hood in the late sixties. The Oleo Strut was very important to us just like Under the Hood is to many G.I.s now. Thank you for all you do.”  Thanks to Karen Stansbery for sharing this piece of history!  Check out the issues here.
Join us at our next fundraiser and house party in Austin this Saturday, May 15th from 6 to 9 p.m., 211 West Live Oak, Austin, Texas 78704. Thanks to Lee and Hardy Loe for offering their beautiful home for a house party in Houston on Friday, May 7th and thanks to all who attended and donated.      If you weren’t able to attend, you have another chance to hear the stories of active duty soldiers and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, and meet with special guest Cynthia Thomas, military wife and manager of Under the Hood Café. A special short video and multi-media presentation will be shown.  Snacks, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. $10 donation suggested at the door.  You can RSVP to this event by visiting our Facebook invite.   We hope to see you there.      For more information about this event, please feel free to contact Jim Turpin, Fundraising Committee, by e-mail or you can call him at 512-965-3726.  
Under the Hood film makes the top 10 spotlight in the Austin Chronicle. The film “Under the Hood” by filmmakers Sarah Garrahan and Lauren Sanders was listed in “Take 10: The annual 10 Under 10 showcase spotlights collegians and cameras” in this week’s Austin Chronicle.  Congratulations to Sarah and Lauren for their great work.  Check out the video here.
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5-10 p.m., everyday
17 S. College Street
Killeen, Texas
(254) 449-8811, http://www.underthehoodcafe.org/

In the spirit of the Oleo Strut, Under The Hood is a place for soldiers to gather, relax and speak freely about the wars and the military. Support services for soldiers include referrals for counseling, legal advice and information on GI rights.

Under The Hood needs your donations and support!

Our community was deeply affected by the November 5th tragedy.

Our heartfelt condolences go to the families of those who lost their lives and to the wounded. In the aftermath of the November 5th tragedy at Fort Hood, the coffeehouse was besieged with media attention.  Under the Hood provided an independent voice on the inadequate care of soldiers under stress and gave an antiwar perspective to U.S. and foreign media – both print and television.  Under the Hood was featured on NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Observer (UK), The Washington Post, and other local and national media outlets.
Our resolve was strengthened to provide a space for GIs, veterans and military families.  Through this year’s successful fundraising efforts Under the Hood was able to raise enough funds to extend our lease and just signed a lease for another year of operation. . . .
Here are just a few 2009 highlights:

  • This Spring, two University of Texas film students produced a short documentary on the coffeehouse.
  • On Memorial Day, active duty GIs led the first peace march in Killeen since the Vietnam era.
  • In July, Christians for Peace and other area peace activists held a silent march and vigil to the gates of Fort Hood.
  • In August, Victor Agosto and Travis Bishop, faced courts martial for resisting deployment to Afghanistan.  Under the Hood provided a critical support system for these soldiers.  Victor is now out of the Army and has joined the Fort Hood Support Network Board that operates Under the Hood.  The other soldier, Travis Bishop, was sentenced to a year and is serving that time in Fort Lewis.  On July 29, 2009, the day of Victor Agosto’s release from the Bell County Jail, Under the Hood hosted Col. Ann Wright (retired).
  • A GI and veterans writing workshop was held at Under the Hood on Veteran’s Day, followed by a candlelight vigil at the gates of Fort Hood. . . .
But we need your continued support to keep our doors open. The Fort Hood Support Network (FHSN) operates Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, Texas.   FHSN is a Texas non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.  Donations may be treated as tax-deductible.

We are especially grateful to our donors who make monthly contributions. . . . We want to acknowledge the help we have received from Veterans for Peace chapters, the Houston Peace and Justice Center, the Dallas Peace and Justice Center and CodePink.

]]> http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/12/10/under-the-hood-2009-highlights-excerpts-from-under-the-hood-update/feed/ 0 Antonia Juhasz at Under the Hood Cafe, Killeen http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/12/02/antonia-juhasz-at-under-the-hood-cafe-killeen/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/12/02/antonia-juhasz-at-under-the-hood-cafe-killeen/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:29 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=210 December 12, 20093:00 pmto4:30 pm

Antonia Juhasz, author of The Tyranny of Oil: the World’s Most Powerful Industry—And What We Must Do To Stop It will speak 3-4:30 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ Under the Hood, 17 S. College St., Killeen, Texas. Free

Under The Hood
5-10 p.m., everyday
17 S. College Street
Killeen, Texas
(254) 449-8811

http://www.underthehoodcafe.org/

In the spirit of the Oleo Strut, Under The Hood is a place for soldiers to gather, relax and speak freely about the wars and the military. Support services for soldiers include referrals for counseling, legal advice and information on GI rights.

]]> http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/12/02/antonia-juhasz-at-under-the-hood-cafe-killeen/feed/ 0 August benefit (in Austin) for Killeen’s Under the Hood Cafe http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/07/30/august-benefit-in-austin-for-killeens-under-the-hood-cafe/ http://txlaboragainstwar.org/2009/07/30/august-benefit-in-austin-for-killeens-under-the-hood-cafe/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:23:45 +0000 Leslie http://txlaboragainstwar.org/?p=134 August 30, 20095:00 pmto9:00 pm

August Benefit for Under the Hood
5-9 p.m., Sunday, August 30, Jovita’s, 1617 South First St., Austin, TX.  Details soon.

In the spirit of the Oleo Strut, Under The Hood is a place for Ft. Hood soldiers to meet and unwind.

Under The Hood needs your donations and support! Download pdf of fundraising appeal.

Under The Hood
17 S. College Street
Killeen, Texas
(254) 449-8811

www.underthehoodcafe.org

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