Showing posts with label voices from laos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label voices from laos. Show all posts

3.29.2013

Fund This: "Voices From Laos" Speakers Tour

From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped more than two million tons of ordnance on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions, all part of what's known today as "The Secret War." This makes Laos the most heavily bombed country per capita in history.

40 years after the bombing campaign ended, children and families are still maimed and killed by bombs that dropped but did not explode. Legacies of War is a nonprofit organization in the U.S. trying to fund "Voices from Laos," a tour of educational speakers advocating for a bomb-free Laos. Help fund this tour. They need $3,000 by April 15th to make this happen. Here's more information:

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