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California | Anti-War'Evening of' Vigils to Mark 2,000 US Troop Fatalities in Iraq
On the evening of 2,000th military fatality in Iraq "End the Occupation Now" Vigils Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 PM "Day of the Dead" Anti-War Contingent Not in Our Name Bay Area
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the evening of 2,000th military fatality in Iraq "End the Occupation Now" Vigils Oakland's Lakeside Park on Lake Merritt Grand & Belleview band shell area (near Fairyland). 7:30 PM San Francisco Veterans Building Van Ness Ave across from City Hall. 7:00 PM On the evening of the 2,000th reported US military fatality in Iraq, join Not in Our Name, Veterans for Peace, United for Peace and Justice, American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, CodePink, and many local peace and justice groups and concerned individuals in expressing grief and outrage. We will light candles to remember and mourn the loss of US troops killed in this unjust occupation, but we can not forget the tens of thousands of Iraqis who have died as a result of our government's illegal and immoral war without end. Other regional vigil locations include: Alameda: Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave. 7:00 PM El Sobrante: El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way. 6:30 PM Lafayette: Mt Diablo Blvd and Moraga Road. 5:00 PM Livermore: Lizzy Fountain (downtown). 6:00 PM Mountain View: El Camino Real at Castro Street. 6:30 PM Pacifica: Highway 1 at Linda Mar (Denny's corner). 6:00 PM Palo Alto: El Camino Real at Embarcadero Road. 5:00 PM Santa Rosa: Courthouse Square. 6:00 PM Walnut Creek: Ygnacio and North California. 5:00 PM Walnut Creek: Civic Park, Broadway and Civic Drive. 6:30 PM Nationwide listing of locations: http://www.afsc.org/2000/all_locations.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 25 at 8 PM Televising the Revolution El Rio 3158 Mission St. at Cesar Chavez, San Francisco Resisting the Military, Inside and Out: Counter-recruitment and GI Resistance. Showing a selection of short films including: Military Myths, Arlington West, People Power Can Stop the War: Shutting Down the Oakland Recruiting Station. Hosted by Courage to Resist organizer Lori Hurlebaus, Gulf War military resister Jeff Paterson, and Susan Quinlan of CCCO. A monthly radical film series presented by the Heads Up Collective. A benefit for Courage to Resist and Alternatives to War Through Education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, October 28 at 4:30 PM Rally to Unmask Clear Channel! Clear Channel HQ 340 Townsend Street, San Francisco Unplug Racist Radio * Art * Hip Hop * Street Theater Join us as we unmask Clear Channel's agenda. Station KNEW refers to immigrants as "vermin," people of color as "criminals," and promotes physical violence against our communities. KNEW is Clear Channel's true face unmasked - it's home to almost every well-known hate radio host, including Michael Savage and Bill Bennett. Sponsored & Supported by: Youth Media Council, CODEPINK, Not in Our Name, Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane, Accion Latina, Eastside Arts Alliance, Media Alliance, La Pena, Youth Movement Records, Global Exchange, Company of Prophets and many more! For more infomation: http://action.youthmediacouncil.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 2 at Noon The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime! San Francisco Civil Center November 2 must be a massive and public proclamation that WE REFUSE TO BE RULED IN THIS WAY. November 2 must call out to the tens of millions more who are now agonizing and disgusted. November 2 will be the beginning -- a giant first step in forcing the Bush regime to step down, and a powerful announcement that we will not stop until he does so -- and it will join with and give support and heart to people all over the globe who so urgently need and want this regime to be stopped. Endorsed by Not in Our Name, CODEPINK, and many others. For more information: http://www.worldcantwait.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 PM "Day of the Dead" Anti-War Contingent Garfield Park, San Francisco 25th Street between Treat and Harrison Join Not in Our Name in making an artistic and political contribution to the SF Mission's annual Day of the Dead march. Help create an alter to all of those killed as result of our government's immoral war in Iraq. For more information: http://bayarea.notinourname.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Not in Our Name Project needs your support! Donate online http://donate.notinourname.net Or send your tax-deductible contribution today to: Not in Our Name 3945 Opal Street, Oakland CA 94609 http://www.notinourname.net phone: 510-601-8000 email: bayarea [at] notinourname.net local: http://bayarea.notinourname.net |
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