March, 18 2011, 12:22pm EDT
More than 100 Actions to Protest US Wars and Occupations
The Peace Justice and Environment Project (PJEP) announces that over 100 coast to coast events this weekend will mark the 8th anniversary of the Iraq War March 19. A listing of events follows this message or may be accessed here: https://pjep.org/features/8th-Anniversary-Actions.
PJEP volunteers along with representatives from the 38 networks and 2 coalitions that comprise PJEP have posted close to one hundred local anti war/ pro peace actions and events that
Nationwide
The Peace Justice and Environment Project (PJEP) announces that over 100 coast to coast events this weekend will mark the 8th anniversary of the Iraq War March 19. A listing of events follows this message or may be accessed here: https://pjep.org/features/8th-Anniversary-Actions.
PJEP volunteers along with representatives from the 38 networks and 2 coalitions that comprise PJEP have posted close to one hundred local anti war/ pro peace actions and events that mark the 8th anniversary of the US led invasion of Iraq this week through the use of unique cooperative and collaborative software on PJEP's 42 network websites for all 50 states.
Events include mass protests in major cities (NY, LA, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, etc), marches and vigils in towns and cities throughout the US, speak outs, sing a-longs, street theater, candle light observances as well as hundreds more on-going peace vigils which have taken place since the invasion began. Buses in Baltimore, Charlotte, Philadelphia and elsewhere will provide transportation to the national veterans led demonstrations in Washington DC.
Marcia Bernsten, a volunteer with PJEP and organizer of a 3/18 vigil (Paying for War is Defunding America) in Evanston, IL said, "It's just as important as ever that we show our opposition to war and occupation while the US considers a third war in Libya."
Events shown have been posted on PJEP's network of networks by volunteers and representatives of its 1500+ organizations. Additional events are courtesy of ANSWER coalition, United for Peace and Justice, Stopthesewars.org and Tuscon Peace Calendar.
A list of Events follows.
Check https://pjep.org/features/8th-Anniversary-Actions for additional events as they are added to our networks.
Arizona
Tucson, AZ - March 19 - AZActionNetwork - On 8th Anniv: March and Rally in Tucson for Peace in Iraq and Afghanistan
California
Grass Valley, CA - March 19 - CalAction - March 19 Rally & Peace March w/Cindy Sheehan in Grass Valley
Laguna Hills, CA - March 19 - CalAction - 8th Anniv. Iraq Invasion: Laguna Hills
Los Angeles, CA - March 19 - Out Against War: LGBT & Friends Coalition for Peace & Justice - STOP THE WARS, FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS
Salinas, CA - March 19 - Peace Coalition of Monterey County - End the War Rally
San Francisco, CA - March 19 - CalAction - 8th Anniv. Iraq Invasion: San Francisco
Santa Barbara, CA - March 19 - Veterans for Peace - Santa Barbara Chapter - Wake-up Rally
Santa Cruz, CA - March 19 - CalAction - 8th Anniv. Iraq Invasion: Santa Cruz
Connecticut
Hartford, CT - March 19 - CT/RI Peace, Justice and Environmental Network - Hartford ANSWER: March 19th - Resist The War Machine!
D.C.
Washington, DC - March 19 - DC Peace Justice & Environment Network - Stop These Wars
Delaware
Wilmington, DE - March 20 - Del-Mar Action Network (DEMDAN) - War Is Not The Answer Panel Discussion in Wilmington
Florida
Daytona Beach, FL - March 19 - Central Florida Veterans For Peace - 8 Yrs In Iraq: NO WMD's, NO Links To Al Qaeda, NO Reason To Be There!
Melbourne, FL - March 19 - The Peace Coalition of Brevard - Melbourne 8th Anniversary Antiwar Demo and Vigil For Peace
Ocala, FL - March 19 - Marions for Peace - Ocala Stop the Wars Rally For Peace
Georgia
Atlanta, GA - March 19 - Georgia Peace & Justice Network - Atlanta Protest at 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
Iowa
Dubuque, IA - March 19 - Iowans Act - Dubuque Protests of 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
Iowa City, IA - March 19 - Iowans Act - Iowa City Protests of 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
Illinois
Carbondale, IL - March 19 - Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois - Rally on 8th Anniversary of Iraq: Carbondale
Indiana
Kansas
Wichita, KS - March 19 - Peace & Social Justice Center of South Central Kansas - Demo to Protest 8th Year of Invasion and Occupation of Iraq - Wichita
Kentucky
Louisville, KY - March 18 - Louisville Peace Action Community - Louisville 8th Anniversary Commemoration of Iraq War
Louisville, KY - March 19 - Louisville Peace Action Community - Louisville 8th Anniversary Commemoration of Iraq War
Massachusetts
Boston, MA - March 19 - Massachusetts Peace, Justice and Environment Network - Boston Rally and March to Protest on 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
Maryland
Baltimore, MD - March 19 - Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore - Baltimore Bus to DC to Join Vets at Stand for Peace Rally
Maine
Augusta, ME - March 19 - Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine - Solemn and Peaceful Action on Anniv of US Invasion of Iraq
Portland, ME - March 19 - Peace Action Maine - 8th Anniv Portland ME Stands in Solidarity with VFP in DC
Michigan
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN - March 19 - Women Against Military Madness - National Day of Local Anti-war Protests
Mississippi
Biloxi, MS - March 19 - Alabama Mississippi Network for Peace & Justice - Biloxi Protest Marks 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
Montana
Nebraska
Omaha, NE - March 19 - Progressiveomaha.com - Omaha Iraq War Memorial Anniversary Peace Vigil
New Hampshire
Dover, NH - March 19 - New Hampshire Peace Action - Dover Iraq Commemoration Event
Keene, NH - March 19 - New Hampshire Peace Action - Keene Iraq Commemoration Event
Portsmouth, NH - March 18 - New Hampshire Peace Action - Portsmouth Iraq Commemoration Event
New Jersey
Highland Park, NJ - March 19 - Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War - Highland Park NJ Iraq Memoial Wall Vigil
Montclair, NJ - March 19 - New Jersey Progressive Organizers Network - Montclair Peace Vigil
Pamona, NJ - March 20 - Coalition for Peace Action - RALLY-AND-VIGILS-AGAINST-IRAQ-AND-AFGHAN-WARS-Princeton-Pamona-Morrisville
Princeton, NJ - March 19 -Coalition for Peace Action - RALLY-AND-VIGILS-AGAINST-IRAQ-AND-AFGHAN-WARS-Princeton-Pamona-Morrisville
Somerville, NJ - March 19 - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills - Somerville Singing Vigil
Teaneck, NJ - March 19 - Military Families Speak Out Bergen County, NJ Chapter - Looking at the Human and Economic Costs of War Through the Arts
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM - March 19 - Activist New Mexico - Albuquerque March and Rally on 8th Anniversary of Invasion
New York
Beacon, NY - March 19 - Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action, Manhattanville College - Beacon Vigil for Peace and Planet
Buffalo, NY - March 19 - Women in Black Buffalo - Buffalo Women in Black Vigil
Chatham, NY - March 19 - Chatham Peace Initiative - Chatham NY Peace Vigil
Long Island, NY - March 19 - Peace and Justice Online - Long Island March & Vigil for Peace Marking Iraq 8th Anniversary
Nanuet, NY - March 19 - Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice - Nanuet Weekly Antiwar Vigil
New Paltz, NY - March 19 - Women in Black New Paltz - New Paltz WIB Peace Vigil
New Rochelle, NY - March 19 - WESPAC Foundation - New Rochelle Women in Black Vigil on 8th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
New York, NY - March 19 - Grandmothers Against the War (NYC) - NYC Anti-War Rally at Times Square in Solidarity with VFP at White House
Poughkeepsie, NY - March 19 - Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action, Manhattanville College - Poughkeepsie Vigils for Survival
Rockland, NY - March 19 - Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice - Rockland Co. Peace Vigil
Ohio
Cincinnati, OH - March 19 - Ohio Peace Network - Cincinnati Protests 8th Year of War
Columbus, OH - March 19 - Ohio Peace Network - Columbus Protests 8th Year of War
Dayton, OH - March 19 - Ohio Peace Network - Dayton Protests 8th Year of War
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK - March 18 - AROK Network - Oklahoma City Vigil on Eve of 8th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Morrisville, PA - March 18 - BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action - RALLY AND VIGILS AGAINST IRAQ AND AFGHAN WARS
Philadelphia, PA - March 18 - Brandywine Peace Community - Stop the War Funding! Vigil at office of Rep. Allyson Schwartz's office
Wayne, PA - March 22 - Brandywine Peace Community - Prospects of Political Settlement in Pakistan and Afghanistan
South Carolina
Hilton Head, SC - March 19 - South Carolina Peace Environment and Justice (SCPEJ) - Hilton Head for Peace Event at 8th Anniversary of War
Texas
Amarillo, TX - March 18 - North Texas for Justice and Peace - Resist America's Wars - Amarillo
Utah
Salt Lake City, UT - March 19 - Utah Activists Network - Salt Lake City Events Mark 8th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
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