Veterans Day or aka Armistice Day Bell Ringing for Peace and Remembrance In St Paul, MN

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Thursday, November 11 · 10:30am - 11:30am

First Shot Memorial (State Capital grounds-east side), St Paul, Minnesota

Over 40 churches including the St. Paul Cathedral will ring the bells at 11:00 am on November 11th to remember all those victims of war both soldiers and civilians, including those Vets who took their own lives as result of PTSD. Chapter 27, Veterans for Peace invite all to a ceremony that includes song, spoken word, reading off of name soldiers that died during the Iraq and Afghan Wars.

10:30 - 11:00
Ancient Mourning Song of the Dakota "La Qui Parle" Duke Addicks
V.F.P. Roots of Remembrance: Steve McKeown and Jed Garthune
Song: "Willy McBride": Bridget McDonald, Michael Bailey, Molly Culligan & Michael Zingman
Meaning & Development of Armistice - a visualization: Molly Culligan
Oldest Known Dakota Flute Song "La Frambeau" Duke Addicks

11:00 - 11:30
Bell Ringing
Iraq War Veterans and V.F.P. members Wes Davies & Chante Wolf Reading of Names of those killed from Minnesota in Iraq and Afghanistan
Song: "Don't Take My Baby To War" Channy Moon - Casselle from Roma di Luna
Commitment to Peace by Chapter 27 President Larry Johnson.


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Thursday, November 11 · 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road


Coincidentally the Eagan Peace Vigil's 6 year anniversary is that afternoon so people can really make a whole day of celebrating Armistice Day.

The Eagan Peace Vigil takes place across from Lockheed Martin, the largest war contractor in the world, maker of "hellfire missiles" fired from drones. It's part of the milit...ary industrial war-profits that fuel the continuing of wars.

his Minnesota peace vigil has gone on for six years through heat and snow, rain and sleet every Thursday afternoon for one hour (from 4:30 pm to... 5:30 pm) to the tune of “Honk for Peace” and other anti-war signs.