For Immediate Release:
Nashville Peace Coalition Commemorates 4000th US Soldier Killed in Iraq
What: Vigil Marking the 4,000th US Soldier Killed in Iraq
When: Monday, March 24th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Where: Federal Building, 8th & Broadway
Who: Nashville Peace Coalition
Nashville, TN: The grim milestone of 4,000 US soldiers killed in Iraq was
reached on Sunday when four US soldiers were killed by an IED in Baghdad.
In memory of this event members of the Nashville Peace Coalition
Will gather in front of the Federal Building on Monday, March 24th from
5:30pm to 7:00pm to remember the all those killed in the war, including an
estimated 89,000 Iraqis according to the website Iraq Body Count.
The Nashville Peace Coalition has participated in vigils to mark the milestone
of every 1,000 US soldiers killed on three occasions since the start of the
Iraqi
occupation and also organizes vigils and demonstrations to call for an
end to the war in Iraq and a withdrawal of US armed forces. The peace
coalition recently participated in three events to mark the five year
anniversary of the war in Iraq, including a protest on the visit of President
Bush to Opryland on March 11th, a peace rally at Bicentennial Mall on
March 15th and a street protest coordinated by Moveon.org on the
actual anniversary of the start of the war on March 19th.
"It is particularly sad that we have been so busy these past two weeks,"
Chris Lugo of the Nashville Peace Coalition said, "I wish that our actions
alone could bring an end to this war but it is going to take the concerted
will of the Congress to reverse the terrible decision of the Bush administration
to lead us to war. It seems particularly sad that we have reached this
milestone.
I had hoped that it wouldn't come, but it has and we are going to be standing
in front of the federal building to memorialize this occasion."
The Nashville Peace Coalition is made of individuals and organizations
dedicated to peace and ending war. Members of the coalition including
representatives of Veterans for Peace, the Nashville Peace and Justice
Center, Peace Roots Alliance as well as supporter of the democratic party,
the green Party and members of various faith traditions all committed to
the idea that there are peaceful alternatives to war and violence.
For more information please contact:
Chris Lugo 593-0304 (c)
Nini Thomas 579-9956
Nashville Peace Coalition
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peace-coalition
