At this congressional briefing and screening view two four-minute compelling videos that chronicle how the filmmakers – and the people they interview – would spend the more than $1 trillion already spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The filmmakers will engage in a discussion.

The presentations will also take place from 4 pm to 5 pm in Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Ave & South Capitol Street, Room 2255 and from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm for the event Youth Voices on the Economic Cost of War at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW.

The young filmmakers represent:

• The Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP) in Brooklyn, New York–a program designed to help young women develop leadership skills through a combination of coursework, mentoring, community organizing and activism.
• AmplifyMedia in Boston, Massachusetts, an organization that provides opportunities for students to work towards positive change and foster civic engagement through music, media, and video.

Join the first-prize winners as they share their dreams for their communities and the many challenges they face in today’s tough economic times. For more information email Jo Comerford at jo@nationalpriorities.org, Erin Polley at epolley@afsc.org or contact the AFSC office at 202-544-0324.

co-sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, National Priorities Project, and the Institute for Policy Studies’ project Foreign Policy In Focus.