CIVIC STUDENT ACTION NETWORK

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NEW! Student Handbook
�ĮWant to be a student activist, but don��t know how to start?
Check out our Student Handbook, a thorough guide to everything you need to know about bringing the issue of war victims onto your campus. Whether you are thinking of organizing an event, starting a group or just raising the issue in class, this handbook will help you get started! Download it now.

This version is a prototype, and we��d love to hear your feedback before the final and fully designed version is finished! Please send comments to students@civicworldwide.org.

Will you make a difference?
�ĮCan You Imagine...
Living in a place where bombs and bullets could come flying through your window at any moment and take the lives of your friends and family? Probably not.

At a safe distance here in America it's difficult to understand what everyday life is like for a normal kid in a country at war. But that certainly doesn't mean we should just forget about them. Remember that regardless of whether we support the war as individuals, the actions of our government represent us as a nation. The compassion and sadness that Americans feel for suffering people is often drowned out by the war.

CIVIC believes that civilians (people who aren't in the military and are not fighting) injured and the families of those killed should be recognized and helped by the warring parties. We're working to make that happen for all civilians caught in the crossfire of conflict.

It��s important for governments to keep track of and recognize civilian casualties:

A) To dignify the loss of human life rather than brushing it off as "collateral damage."

B) To better gauge harm to civilians caused by different weapons and war tactics.

C) To make sure warring parties are held responsible and know who to help and where.

It��s critical that civilians who are harmed by war get the help they so desperately need from the warring governments or groups involved. It's not the five-year old child, the local grocer or the third-grade teacher's fault that their country is at war, but their lives are often devastated by the violence.

The equation is simple:

Ahsan is from Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. He was 21 years old when his leg was pierced by a bullet during a fire fight between US troops and insurgents. The damage was so extensive that doctors had to amputate his leg above the knee.

Ahsan is one of the people you will be helping when you TAKE ACTION for war victims.

Everyone has a story

You Hurt = You Help

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Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict - WarVictims.org