A Weekend to Protest the War!
Third Anniversary
of the Invasion of Iraq
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Flyers Promoting Both Major Weekend Marches
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| CCPJ's March 18th Weekend 'Passes'- promoting both days events. | CCPJ's Flyer promoting events on both days of the March 18-19 Third Anniversary of the War in Iraq | |
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Flyers for Sunday March 19th in Hartford
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| Endorsement Letter for March 19th | March 19 Flyer-f | March 19 Flyer-n |
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| March 19 Banner Flier English | March 19 Banner Flier Spanish | Ribbon Logo Flyer |
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| March 19 Flyer 2-up | March 19 Flyer 4-up | |
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Western Massachusetts / Rhode Island Events
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| Western Massachusetts Week Against the War |
Sat. March 18th WESTERLY, RI |
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| Flyers for Other Events During the Weekend
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| Northampton No Go Solo Sheldon Field (Bridge Street just west of I-91) Wednesday and Thursday, March 15 & 16 Contact: Frances, 586-4950
Beyond these two days, No Go Solo is an ongoing campaign to combat the culture of single-occupancy automobiles and to encourage the alternatives. Please visit its dedicated web site, where you will find rideshare and bus information. http://wmass-3years.org |
| Springfield Stand-Out Against the War Merrick Park, corner of Chestnut & State, Springfield Saturday, March 18, 12:00-2:00 p.m. Contact: ARISE, 734-4948 Join the youth of Springfield for music, poetry, speakers -- Let's End War! Rally will be immediately followed by Town Hall Meeting (see next entry). |
| Springfield Town Hall Meeting: Poverty, Racism, and War in the 21st Century First Spiritualist Church, 33 Bliss Street, Springfield Saturday, March 18, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Contact: Darcy, 586-6408 Hear Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. talk about what our national priorities should be: funding for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, not for the Iraq War. There will be a speak-out following Rev. Yearwood's talk. http://wmass-3years.org and |
| Holyoke Picket Tom Ridge Award Ceremony St. Jerome's Catholic Church, 169 Hampden Street, Holyoke Saturday, March 18, 5:00 p.m. Contact: Eric, 367-9356 Former head of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will be given this year's Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade JFK Award at a church service. Picket outside the church before the service. http://wmass-3years.org |
| Holyoke Outreach to Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade Goers Meet at 10:45 in Holyoke Community College parking lot (see below) Sunday, March 19, 11:00 a.m. Contact: Darcy, 586-6408 Help leaflet the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade to stop the war! Meet at 10:45 in Holyoke Community College parking lot to carpool to the parade. (Use main HCC entrance off Homestead Ave; go in main entrance, go left, go to parking lot at top of hill.) [Map to HCC] [Map of HCC Campus] http://wmass-3years.org |
 NorthamptonCandlelight Vigil All along Main Street, downtown Northampton Sunday, March 19, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Contact: Claudia, 584-0068 We will mark the anniversary as a community with a large-scale candlelight vigil. |
| Springfield Truth in Recruiting Action and Rally Federal Building, 1550 Main Street, Springfield Monday, March 20, 12:00 noon Contact: AFSC, 584-8975 Protest the poverty and race draft! |
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20: Southeastern
Connecticut joins GlobalCall Iraq and National Campaign for Nonviolent
Resistance For Direct Action to End the Occupation
www.globalcalliraq.org. See
flyer
12:30 pm, Mournfully and solemnly gather outside of Rep. Simmons office 2 Courthouse Square, Norwich, CT 06360 1:30 pm Funeral procession with coffins to Norwich Military Recruiting Center 2:15 pm Arrive at Norwich Military Recruiting Center 2:30-4 pm Activist mourning witness at the Recruiting Center 4:00 pm Die-in and other nonviolent actions by those willing to risk arrest |
| Holyoke Picket Rep. Olver's Office 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke Monday, March 20, 4:00 p.m. Contact: Bring the Troops Home Now! Demonstrate at Cong. John Olver's office to demand the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. |
| Chicopee Emergency Regional Town Hall Meeting to Restore the Rule of Law Elms College, Veritas Auditorium, 291 Springfield Street, Chicopee Thursday, Mar 23, 7:00 p.m. Contact: ACLU, 586-9115 Your presence in Chicopee is important! Discuss torture, spying, and secret arrests with Rep. Richard Neal (D- MA), former Rep. Bob Barr (R-Georgia), and Carol Rose, Director, Mass. ACLU. |
| Statewide State Campaign to Bring the Troops Home Now Greater Massachusetts Ongoing Contact: AFSC, 584-8975 The State Campaign to Bring the Troops Home Now is working to collect the necessary signatures to place the following referendum on the ballot in every district in Massachusetts: "Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon the President and the U.S. Congress to end the war in Iraq immediately and bring our troops home." [More info] |
| Sat. March 25, 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. Vigil on the
Westfield Green marking anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war Bring your own sign or share ours. - where Main St. (Rt. 20 from Springfield) meets Elm St. (Rt. 10/202 from Pike Exit 3) + Broad and Court streets - Parking available nearby on city streets and free off-street municipal lots (watch for signs) (click here for map & directions) |
Does
our lifestyle depend on war? Then let's change it! On Wednesday and
Thursday of the week leading up to the anniversary, we encourage single
drivers to break with routine and either carpool or take the bus. We will
be at ![[Map of HCC Campus]](http://www.hcc.eduimages/HCCMap.jpg){kind=link}