Over 40 people joined Tuesday, November 10th’s End War and Occupations, Redirect Funding call with guest Norman Solomon. Norman, co-chair of PDA’s Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign, gave an update on Afghanistan, answered questions about strategies for raising public awareness about the costs—in money and in lives—of the war, and led into the discussion about the Brown Bag Vigils, the next step in the Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign. Steve Carlson, who is coordinating the Brown Bag Vigils, explained the actions and discussed vigils being held outside House representatives’ offices next Wednesday, November 18, to protest escalation in Afghanistan and lobby for support for HR 2404 and HR 3699