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.
Iraq Body Count Exhibit at Portland State University: 03/9/08 - 03/20/08
contact: Rudy Dietz (503) 381-6264 Dana Halverson (503) 725-8777
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. 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). 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 Millar Library (1875 SW Park) 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,
1. "Mortality after the 2003 invasion
of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey" Gilbert Burnham, Riyadh Lafta, Shannon Doocy, and Les Roberts. The Lancet:
October 11, 2006.
The revised video has the music synced better The flags represent those that have lost their lives
in the Iraq War In this video there is an interview and there is also song by a guy playing his guitar by the field of
flags
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