[Peace-discuss] THURSDAY/FRIDAY: SF to DC student "March for Peace" passing through CU

[Brian Dolinar]

Could someone write up a quick announcement for this
to run in the public i.

BD

On 8/3/07, Randall Cotton <recotton at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Well, as with the recent call I got from Senator Durbin's office
> requesting a
> discussion between the Senator and AWARE, I've once again been contacted
> by
> someone trying to reach AWARE (since I was so involved with AWARE in the
> past
> and my name is still out there in the ether in that context). And I'm
> happy to
> relay that the "March for Peace" is coming through Champaign Urbana.
>
> The "March for Peace" is exactly as it says. It began on May 21, 2007 in
> San
> Francisco and plans to arrive in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2007.
> It's an
> intrepid group of about a half-dozen students who are wending their way
> from one
> end of the nation to the other, asking for folks to join their march along
> the
> way and serving as focal points for anti-war demonstrations and other
> events
> wherever they visit.
>
> Details at www.marchforpeace.info
>
> They'll pass through Bloomington, Leroy, Mansfield tentatively arriving in
> C-U
> on Thursday, leaving Friday.
>
> I was contacted by Ashley (845-264-3912). Another contact is Peter
> (415-686-1096). Although I'm not in any position to organize support (and
> a
> hearty welcome) for them, I hope and trust that AWARE as a group will do
> so.
>
> Ashley had contact info for Pamela Rochford and I encouraged her to call
> Pamela
> as well.
>
> Ashley did not mention anything about how their group deals with
> accommodations,
> so I asked her at the end of our conversation and she said they have
> camping
> gear, but that they do take offers of accommodation from local activists.
> I'm
> confident AWARE folks will be generous in this regard (as has been our
> longstanding tradition of supporting other activists as they pass through
> town).
>
> I hope AWARE can organize a big contingent to march with them and hold a
> demonstration event with them Thursday or Friday.
>
> R
>
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