Upcoming Rally and March
I'll be here Saturday afternoon:
Statewide Rally and March to Stop The War in Iraq
- March 18, 2006, Saturday, 2-3 pm
- Marchers gather at 12:30 at the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, OH
Planning on going to Columbus on March 18th?
Need a ride or willing to take someone along?
IJPC will be happy to help make the connections for you.
Call Kristen at 513-579-8547 or email kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.org
I'll be here Sunday afternoon:
Rally and March - End the War - (Stop the Next One Now) Three Years Too Many
- Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 2 pm
- Burnett Woods Lone Star Pavillion (off Clifton Ave, across from Hebrew Union College)
- Peaceful, legal, family friendly event.
More on the Sunday March:
Greater Cincinnatians: Join Nationwide Week of Protest to Mark the Three Year Anniversary of the Iraq War
As Iraq heads toward civil war, and rhetoric heats up about Iran, people in cities and towns throughout the United States will take to the streets to urge Congress and the White House to bring all the troops home and stop the next war.
WHEN: Sunday, March 19th at 2pm
WHERE: Lone Star Pavilion at Burnet Woods (at 3100 Clifton Ave.
Directly across from Hebrew Union College)
WHAT: As part of a week of antiwar activities in hundreds of cities throughout the United States, Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center will hold an anti-war event to mark the three-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and send a clear message to Congress and the White House: the Iraq war must end, and after three years of a failed policy, it's time to bring all the troops home. The Cincinnati event is a rally with music and short speeches which begins at 2pm at Lone Star Pavilion in Burnet Woods. It will be followed by a short march.
The majority of people in the United States and in Iraq oppose the war, which has thus far cost the lives of more than 2,300 U.S. troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis (estimates range from 33,489 to 100,000). As the three-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq approaches, the country is wracked by violence and threatened with the prospect of civil war, Iraqi civilians are suffering from a lack of basic services, including electricity and clean water, and women's rights are being eroded.
"How many more people need to die before the American troops are withdrawn? We've already spent $250 billion on the war, but things in Iraq keep getting worse instead of better. Instead of approving another $72 billion for war, it's time for Congress to be figuring out how much money will be needed to bring our troops home, dismantle the bases, take care of veterans when they arrive, and restore Iraq," said Kristen Barker, one of the event organizers.
The Cincinnati event is among more than 450 events throughout the United States being held between March 15 and March 22 to mark the three-year anniversary of the war. The events include protests outside Congressional offices, peace marches and rallies, candlelight vigils, die ins, and civil disobedience. From Juneau, Alaska to Cedar Falls, Iowa to Pensacola, Florida to Buffalo, New York, communities will be urging an immediate change of course in Iraq.
Nationally, the events are being coordinated by United for Peace and Justice (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/), a national anti-war coalition with more than 1,300 member groups throughout the country. For a full list of events, see http://www.unitedforpeace.org/. Locally the events are being coordinated by the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center www.ijpc-cincinnati.org
