Thurs: Candelight Convergence in NYC's Union Square During Bush's Speech

ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
============================================
OUR GRIEF IS NOT A CRY FOR WAR!
CANDLELIGHT CONVERGENCE AT UNION SQUARE DURING BUSH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
8:00PM Thursday, Sept. 2
Union Square (14th Street & Broadway)
Download leaflet: http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2586
============================================

This past Sunday, half a million people sent a message around the world that we
reject the Bush administration's policies of war, greed, hate and lies. On Thursday
evening, as George W. Bush is making his acceptance speech at the Republican
National Convention, exploiting the 9/11 tragedy for political gain in the most
crass and cynical possible way, we must continue to raise our voices to say NO to
war, and YES to peace and justice.

We encourage people to come to Union Square after 8:00 PM on Thursday, Sept. 2, with
candles or flashlights, flowers, photos and other offerings to create a living
memorial to those who have died or will die as a result of the Bush Administration's
policies.

IF YOU AREN’T IN NEW YORK, you can show your support by holding a candlelight event
in your community, or by making a much-needed donation to help cover the costs of
our historic August 29 protest march.
* make a credit card donation online: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
* make a credit card donation by phone: 212-868-5545
* mail a check or money order to UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square Station, NY NY 10108

After the September 11 attacks, Union Square was the place where so many New Yorkers
gathered spontaneously, to express our grief at the terrible attack on our city and
our conviction that this attack not be used to justify more killing and war. Three
years later, as a result of the Bush Administration’s policies, more than 1000 U.S.
servicepeople and tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians are dead, our
country is more vulnerable to future attacks, and billions are being wasted on war
and occupation while millions are unemployed and key public services go underfunded.


For all these reasons, we will gather peacefully in Union Square on Thursday
evening, to call for an end to the killing, an end to the lies, an end to the
draining of our economy for military aggression, an end to all the destructive
policies of the Bush Administration.

Earlier in the day, from 7 AM to 7 PM, Veterans for Peace will be holding a Vigil
for the Fallen, with families of people currently serving in the military and
families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. They have a permit for their event
until dusk, and they welcome people to join them. Our event will have no permit, but
will be a peaceful gathering in a public space, with no rally or amplified sound. It
will be the final major protest event of the Republican Convention.

============================================
ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
To subscribe, visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email
============================================