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Rally in Santa Cruz on Eighth Anniversary of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)
On March 19th, a day which began with a heavy hail storm in Santa Cruz, dozens of people rallied at the Town Clock to protest the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. The rally was also a demonstration against the incarceration of Bradley Manning, the increasing militarism of society, and the war at home against the poor and houseless. Protests were taking place in other cities as well, including San Francisco and Fresno.
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Walt Oicle, an organizer of the rally, gave a moving speech and performed a song on the guitar. Walt's first protest was a candlelight vigil against the Vietnam War in 1970. At the Town Clock, Walt stated, "We must force our government to do things because they are right, and not merely expedient or profitable for some particular constituent. We've got to stop letting corporations write our laws for their benefit. We've got to reverse the idea that bloodless corporations should have the same rights as actual people. Corporations are set up to make money, and to avoid personal responsibility. Corporations can't be jailed, and their officers seldom are. So we've got to amend the Constitution to rectify that mistaken notion that has caused so much trouble."
§Stop Paying For War
by ~Bradley
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§Fund Jobs Not War
by ~Bradley
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§No More War!
by ~Bradley
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§Free Bradley Manning, RCNV
by ~Bradley
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§Tell Obama No More War
by ~Bradley
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§Steven Argue
by ~Bradley
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§Bob Lamonica
by ~Bradley
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§Raging Grannies
by ~Bradley
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§Robert Norse
by ~Bradley
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§Becky Johnson
by ~Bradley
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§Walt Oicle
by ~Bradley
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"Trillions that we have spent on so-called defense did not prevent the events of 9/11, and a trillion dollars spent in the Mideast wars since has not made us any safer. We cannot continue to be the world's bully, nor even its' policeman."

Walt closed with three quotes from John F. Kennedy:

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
§Walt and Woody
by ~Bradley
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Walt and Woody perform a new rendition of Woody Guthrie's song, "This Land is Your Land"
§Ed Frey
by ~Bradley
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