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DESCRIPTION:WHAT: CodePINK anti-war activists and allies to march holding shoes in the 
 air around Marine Recruiting Station in solidarity with Iraqi journalist 
 and all civil disobedience against war and torture\nWHEN: 8 a.m., Weds. 
 Dec. 17\nWHERE:  MRS/Marine Recruiting Station, 64 Shattuck Square, 
 Berkeley\n\nBERKELEY - In solidarity with an Iraqi journalist, Muntader al 
 Zaidi – who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press 
 conference Sunday – CodePINK activists and allies will gather outside the 
 Marine Recruiting Station (MRS) holding shoes in the air and lining them up 
 around the station Wednesday.\n\nIn addition to representing support for al 
 Zaidi’s act of civil disobedience, the shoes will embody the Iraqi people 
 who have been killed, tortured, maimed and U.S. soldiers who’ve died 
 since the Bush Administration's illegal invasion of Iraq, said 
 CodePINK.\n\nShowing the soul of shoes to someone is a symbol of extreme 
 disrespect in Arab countries; throwing shoes is an even stronger statement. 
 As he hurled his shoes at Bush, al Zaidi shouted “This is your farewell 
 kiss, you dog”. He is currently being held, questioned, and tortured in 
 jail. \n\nActivists are calling on the Iraqi government to release al Zaidi 
 immediately without charges and have set up a fund to support him and his 
 family. They are also demanding Bush intervene for al Zaidi’s immediate 
 release.\n\n"It's outrageous that al-Zaidi could get two years in prison 
 for insulting George Bush, when Bush is directly responsible for the deaths 
 of 1.5 million Iraqis and 4,200 U.S. troops, and 5 million displaced 
 Iraqis," said Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. "The one who should be in jail is 
 George Bush, and he should be charged with war crimes."\n \n"Al-Zaidi's act 
 of civil disobedience expresses the disgust that so many Iraqis and 
 Americans feel towards a man who has caused so much pain and suffering," 
 added Anas Shallal of Iraqi Voices for Peace. "It is indeed a fitting 
 tribute to the end of the Bush reign of terror."\n\nCodePINK activists will 
 bestow the “Farewell Kiss” on Bush, for Recruiting our Youth, and for 
 Invading Afghanistan as well.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/16/18555085.php
SUMMARY:Farewell Kiss: Show Soles of Show Solidarity Stand at the MRS
LOCATION:MRS (Marine Recruiting Station)\n64 Shattuck Square\nBerkeley\n(On Shattuck 
 Ave just south of University where Shattuck runs one way and north. 2 
 blocks north of the downtown Berkeley BART)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/16/18555085.php
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