Anti War Events in the Central Valley

silent candlelight vigil
Saturday, 19 March 2005
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Organizer: hollister in black

community vigil to mark 2nd anniversary of war in iraq. remembering all who are affected by war.
please bring a candle to share.
'war is the only enemy' camillo mejia.

Location:
vetrans' memorial building
san benito and 7th streets
hollister

Contact: hibwib (at) sbcglobal.net

As we mark the two-year anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, Code Pink Davis joins the world-wide Global Day of Protest of this illegal, immoral, and continuous war. Code Pink Davis will participate in a local vigil organized by the Davis Friends who continue to remind this community and communities around the World that WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. Please join us as we line the sidewalk of this busy downtown street and help us make this the largest local Davis peace vigil since the war began.

Join us at the G Street Plaza in Downtown Davis at 11 am on Saturday, March 19th

Sonora protest against the war March 19
By PAT CERVELLI

On Saturday, March 19, 2005, Tuolumne County Citizens for Peace (TCCP) will sponsor the third annual protest against the war in Iraq in conjunction with massive protests across the country and around the world. The theme in 2003, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, was The World Says “No” to War! At that time the newly formed Tuolumne County Citizens for Peace organized a march and rally in Sonora that drew over 1,200 people. Last year, with the same theme, a rally was held in Courthouse Park on March 20 to remember the more than 600 soldiers who had died in Iraq. A votive candle for each of the 600, whose names were read during the rally, was lit on the wall surrounding the courthouse.

This year, the second anniversary of the war, the theme is The Cost of Endless War: 1,450 U.S. dead, 10,700 U.S. wounded, 100,000 Iraqis dead, $150 Billion spent, 0 reasons to be there.

The march will begin at Courthouse Park in Sonora at noon. Marchers will walk up one side of Washington St. and down the other, then return to Courthouse Park for a rally which will include live music and speakers on peace and justice. Though speakers have not yet been confirmed, organizers are hoping to have representatives from Voices in the Wilderness (a group that has been traveling to Iraq since 1995 to report back to Americans on the tragedies occurring there), Sacramento Veterans for Peace and Military Families Speak Out.

The Tuolumne County Citizens for Peace (TCCP), formed in January, 2003, seeks to promote peace and justice issues in the community and to provide educational forums on important related topics. Besides the peace march and rallies, TCCP has sponsored a weekly peace vigil at Court House Park for over two years (every Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m.), presented seven forums at no charge, a comedy show, staffed information and voter registration tables at local events, and, with Columbia College, co-produced an outdoor summer film festival which furthered international understanding. TCCP forums are broadcast twice monthly on Cable 8.

ACTION: TCCP meets the first and third Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Aronos Club, 37 E. Elkin St., Sonora. For information, contact: Pat Cervelli, canyon [at] goldrush.com, 928-3494.