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Join CodePink-LA to Honor Our Friend Marla Ruzicka Who Died in Iraq Earlier this Month Vigil and Memorial to be Held on Friday, April 29 on Behalf of Civilian Casualties of War LOS ANGELES, CA--CodePink LA is honoring 28-year-old Marla Ruzicka and her Iraqi colleague Faiz Ali Salimwith a vigil and memorial commemorating their lives and work on behalf of civilian casualties of war the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Marla, who went on CodePink's first humanitarian trip to Iraq in February of 2003, and decided to stay to help the Iraqi people, was killed in a car bombing in Baghdad on Saturday, April 16, 2005. WHEN: April 29, 2005 at 5pm WHERE: The Vigil will be held across the street from the Federal Building in Westwood on the NW corner of Veteran and Wilshire NOTE: Memorial to follow at 7pm, 2010 Linden Street in Venice. Jodie Evans, co-founder of CodePink was one of the leaders of Marla's first trip to Iraq iwill speak about her close friend and colleague. Marla Ruzicka created the Campaign for Innocent Victims In Conflict (CIVIC) (http://www.civicworldwide.org), to count casualties, provide assistance, and pressure the US government to take responsibility for the innocent civilians harmed by US forces. A national day of vigils and memorials for Marla and Faiz will be held around the country on Tuesday, May 3 and in Washington, DC on May 14 at the U.S. Senate. (go to http://www.civicworldwide.org for more information.) For More Information on CodePink event contact: Tiffany 310.592.1564 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ### [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/HO7EnA/3MnJAA/E2hLAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
