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WASHINGTON
- September 29 -
WHEN: Sunday, September 30th-- 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gathering Point: Meridian Hill Park (Malcolm X
Park), 16th Street and Euclid Street NW
WHAT: Washington Peace Center and the American
Friends Service Committee (AFSC) DC Program are
coordinating a procession followed by a community
gathering to celebrate the principles of peace, social
and economic justice, protection of civil liberties
and respect and dignity for all people. Peace
activities will be held throughout the day at Meridian
Hill Park, including arts, music, food, cultural
events, spoken word, information booths, speakers and
spiritual reflections.
WHY: We honor and mourn the victims of the September
11 attacks and victims of violence around the world.
We condemn the actions that claimed thousands of lives
in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. As we
mourn, we recognize that we do not want the U.S. to
pursue a policy that will kill more innocent people.
We believe that the best way to honor those lost to
violence is to work for peace and justice.
From this position, we stand behind these points: We
say NO to war.
War and retribution will only perpetuate the cycle of
violence and claim more victims. We are a diverse
group of people with differing views on how to respond
to the attacks. We oppose racism in all its forms. We
stand in support with Arab, Afghani, Muslim and South
Asian communities. We seek to preserve and protect our
civil liberties. We oppose arbitrary detention and
expulsion of immigrants and other threats to civil
liberties implicit in the government's anti-terrorist
agenda. We defend our rights to free speech and
assembly. We call for peace through justice. We
believe we can only find peace by promoting global
economic and social justice.
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