World Wide Peace Rally against Iraq for 3rd anniversary

[serryjw]

Be there...Or be square!North America locations half way down the page

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/march20/events.asp

[fed-up]

1. Here's info for Chico, CA

ENVISIONING ALTERNATIVES TO WAR
Come on down this Saturday, March 18th, to the peace rally and commemoration marking
the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. We'll be meeting at the site of good
ol' Camp Casey Chico, Children's Park, 1st and Broadway, in downtown Chico starting
at 3 p.m.

There will be great music by Sekund Naychur, John-Michael Sun, and Sherry
Quammen, and the Washington, D.C. musical group Emma's Revolution! Also check out
freestylin' spoken word artist Lorron, poet Rick Ditmanson, and candidates Phil
Dynan, who is running against Rick Keene for State Assembly, and Bill Falzett, who
is running against Wally Heger. (We invited Rick and Wally but they haven't gotten
back to us!)

There will also be many informational tables by local groups presenting
their visions of alternatives to war. At 5 p.m., we'll march through downtown
Chico and then at dusk, hold a candlelight vigil to honor the many who have died in
this war.

To date, more than 100,000 Iraqis, 206 Coalition troops, 311 contractors,
and 2,309 U.S. troops have died, 240 of them from California. The most recent
Californian to die was Bunny Long from Modesto, patriotic son of Cambodian
immigrants, who died March 10th.

According to recent polls, 62% of Americans and 72% soldiers on the ground in Iraq
think it's time to implement an exit strategy. We'd would like this to be an
inclusive event, to which all are welcome no matter what their political views, so
invite everyone you know. See you there.



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ONE OF THE BRAVE FEW WHO HAS STOOD UP TO BUSH TO SPEAK AT CSU CHICO
Joseph Wilson, former ambassador to Iraq, will speak at California State
University, Chico on Wednesday, March 22, and present "The Three Great Debates over
the War in Iraq." Wilson's lecture will be held at 7:30 pm in the Bell Memorial
Union Auditorium.

Wilson was a United States foreign service diplomat between 1976 and 1998. He
bravely wrote an op-ed essay in the New York Times in July 2003 accused the Bush
administration of exaggerating the Iraqi threat in order to justify war. Shortly
thereafter, Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was outed as a CIA agent. So far, the
only response has been the grand jury indictment of Lewis Libby, chief of staff to
Vice President Dick Cheney.

As acting ambassador to Iraq in 1991, right before the first Gulf War, Wilson
publicly defied Saddam Hussein by giving refuge to more than 100 U.S. citizens at
the embassy and in the homes of U.S. diplomats. Saddam Hussein was threatening to
execute anyone who harbored foreigners.
Wilson addressed journalists wearing a hangman's noose instead of a necktie. He
later told the Washington Post newspaper that the message to Saddam Hussein was,
"If you want to execute me, I'll bring my own fucking rope."

General admission tickets for $15 are available at the University Box Office,
530-898-6333, and at the door for $17.

[serryjw]

2. Would love to go but

I'm in Denver, CO!!!Have fun..report back on the event

[ClayZ]

3. Denver check in here!

http://www.iacdenver.org/


Here in Denver, the Denver Troops Out Now Coalition is mobilizing for a march down Colfax on Sunday, March 19, against the Iraq war and occupation of Iraq, in solidarity with the Iraqi people.





It is not enough to just focus on the war in Iraq , we must address the root causes of violence in our communities towards poor and working people. Unemployment, the use of racial profiling and police brutality against the youth in the communities of color has become an epidemic. This war has had a devastating impact on our communities. The $500 billion Pentagon budget and the $200 billion spent on the war is money that has been stolen from our communities. W e are fighting to stop two wars-- the war abroad and the war at home against racism and poverty.



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In the spirit of our ancestors, we call on all anti-war, community, youth, religous and labor forces to work together on March 19 for this is the best way to insure that the popular opposition to the war be turned into mass opposition in the streets. On March 19 let's stand together with our sisters and brothers around the world against all colonial occupations. Together we demand: Stop the Violence - Stop the War at Home & Abroad! Unite Against Poverty, Racism & War!

[ClayZ]

4. Find an Event in our near you!

Scroll down for your state!

http://unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php


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[serryjw]

5. I live in Cap Hill

I'll be at the state Capitol about 1:30. Will you be there ?

[ClayZ]

6. We will be in Seattle! K and R

http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2006/03/252086.shtml








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