United for Peace and Justice/NYC Alert |
www.unitedforpeace/nyc.org | 212-868-5545 | Click to subscribe WE DECLARE PEACE!!! September 21-28, 2006 WHAT IS The Declaration of Peace? A nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including:
If this plan for peace is not created and activated by Congress by September 21, the International Day of Peace, Declaration signers across the
U.S. will take action including engaging in nonviolent action in Washington, D.C. and in communities throughout the nation. For more information, visit http://www.declarationofpeace.org/ NEW YORK CITY DECLARES PEACE The following events are endorsed by United for Peace & Justice/NYC September 21, Thursday DEMONSTRATION AT SENATOR HILLARY CLINTONS MANHATTAN OFFICE Noon to 1:30 pm, 780 Third Ave, between 48th and 49th Streets, Manhattan We will line the sidewalk outside Senator Clintons office with childrens shoes. Each pair will bear a tag with the name and age of a child killed in Iraq. We hope to provoke passersby to think about the catastrophic impact that war and occupation are having on the people of Iraq. Organized by Code Pink, NYC [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.codepink4peace.org PARTY FOR PEACE 3-7 pm, Union Square Park, Manhattan Uniting through the healing power of music, art, and togetherness spreading a conscious message of peace and pro-activism During this four hour concert, local and internationally renowned artists and humanitarians will grace the stage offering messages of peace and hope. We invite you to join us in channeling our energies into conscious social innovations for world peace. www.partyforpeace.org WOMENS RIDE FOR PEACE 6:30 pm, Union Square Park, meet at Gandhi statue In a time when terror and cruelty are spreading around the globe, there has never been a greater need for the women of the world to work together for a more peaceful planet. Let us ride for peace. Let women lead the way. (Men are welcome) September 23, Saturday CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Protest U.S Base Expansion and Forced Eviction in Pyeongtaek, Korea 7:00 pm, 32nd St. and Broadway, Manhattan This vigil is in solidarity with the hundreds of families, most of them farmers, of Pyeongtaek who are being displaced so that the U.S military can expand the Camp Humphreys military base for strategic flexibility and rapid deployment capability. Organized by Nodutol for Korean Community Development, www.saveptfarmers.org/blog/ September 24, Sunday PEACE WALK AND VIGIL Protesting Senator Charles Schumer's Support for War Remembering U.S. Soldiers and All Civilians Who Have Died 6:30-8:30 pm, Brooklyn Gather at Grand Army Plaza (Prospect Park entrance). March begins at sundown, arriving at Prospect West and Carroll Street, near the Schumer residence, at 7:30 pm. There we will read the names of those who have been killed in the Iraq War. Organized by Brooklyn Parents for Peace. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 718-624-5921 www.brooklynpeace.org September 25, Monday MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES The Declaration of Peace calls on Congressto stand for troop withdrawal from on the shortest possible timeline. We are calling on member groups in New York City to arrange meetings with your Congressperson or staffer to reiterate this message. If you schedule a meeting, please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] September 27, Wednesday CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC 10 am, Upper Senate Park, Delaware Avenue and C Street, NE, Washington, DC New Yorkers will join in the second day of civil disobedience at the Capitol to say to the House leadership, that the war must end and all the troops be brought home now. Join War Resisters League, NYC for this action. For more information, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 347-683-4928 Help us continue to do this critical work: Make a donation to UFPJ today. ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545 To subscribe, visit www.unitedforpeace.org/email |
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