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Denman event to launch book on Vietnam War resisters

A book launch and film screening is scheduled for the Denman Island Activity Centre on October 19.

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A launch event for *War Resisters: Standing Against the Vietnam War*, with a screening of *Heart of Gold*, is scheduled for the Denman Island Activity Centre on October 19, starting at 1 pm, according to a notice in The Islands Grapevine.^[1]

The notice describes the book as sharing interviews with resisters and lists other launch events in Courtenay and Victoria, as well as readings elsewhere on Vancouver Island.^[1]

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