03/9/08 - 03/20/08
The Iraq Body Count Exhibit will be displayed at Portland State University from March 9th until March 20th. Using 120,000 surveyor flags, the Exhibit represents American and Iraqi deaths caused as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Formerly displayed in Boulder CO, Chico CA, Walla Walla WA, and Eugene OR, this dramatic display fills up almost three acres, and takes over 200 volunteers an entire day to set up. Each white flag represents at least 6 Iraqis killed in the war, and each red flag represents 1 American killed.
“Passer byes are awe-struck when they see how large the Exhibit is and how many people have died in this war. It is much different from reading a number in a newspaper” said Rudy Dietz, an organizer of the Exhibit.
The numbers used by Iraq Body Count Exhibit are based on The Lancet Medical Journal’s 2006 study that interviewed over 1800 Iraqi households, using widely accepted statistical methods (1). More recent surveys by British research firm ORB have cited numbers as high as 1.2 million (2).
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The Students for Unity at PSU are sponsoring the Exhibit, and are helping to recruit the over 200 volunteers required to set up on the 9th. Those who are interested in volunteering can meet at PSU in front of the Library at 9:00 am on the 9th of March. Volunteers are welcome to help out for an hour, or the entire day.
Please Contact Rudy Dietz with any questions. (503) 381-6264
info@iraqbodycountexhibit.org
Click on images to enlarge.
For more photos Click Here.
Formerly displayed in Boulder CO, Chico CA, Walla Walla WA, and Eugene OR, this dramatic display fills up almost three acres, and takes over 200 volunteers an entire day to set up. Each white flag represents at least 6 Iraqis killed in the war, and each red flag represents 1 American killed.
“Passer byes are awe-struck when they see how large the Exhibit is and how many people have died in this war. It is much different from reading a number in a newspaper” said Rudy Dietz, an organizer of the Exhibit.
The numbers used by Iraq Body Count Exhibit are based on The Lancet Medical Journal’s 2006 study that interviewed over 1800 Iraqi households, using widely accepted statistical methods (1). More recent surveys by British research firm ORB have cited numbers as high as 1.2 million (2).
Click on image to enlarge.
The Students for Unity at PSU are sponsoring the Exhibit, and are helping to recruit the over 200 volunteers required to set up on the 9th. Those who are interested in volunteering can meet at PSU in front of the Library at 9:00 am on the 9th of March. Volunteers are welcome to help out for an hour, or the entire day.
Please Contact Rudy Dietz with any questions. (503) 381-6264
info@iraqbodycountexhibit.org
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