[Peace-discuss] Fwd: New Action (ICPJ) GatheringAt The Gate: Blackwater North

[Jan & Durl Kruse]

> Greetings:
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> A new action has just been added on ICPJ
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> The details are as follows:
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> ACTION NAME: GatheringAt The Gate: Blackwater North
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> ACTION SPONSOR: [Clearwater Working Group]
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> DATES: 8-11-2007 through 8-11-2007
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> DESCRIPTION: A Gathering At the Gate of Blackwater North will be on  
> Saturday August 11th 2pm to 4pm. Be a part of the first event at the  
> gate of Blackwater USA's new training facility in Illinois. It is  
> located on South Skunk Hollow Road, seven miles north of Mt. Carroll  
> Illinois, in Jo Daviess County. It is about 40 miles from Galena. (See  
> driving directions below.)
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> This event is sponsored by the Clearwater group of local peace and  
> justice groups and concerned citizens of the area. This is will be a  
> peace festival with music, druming, dancing, and speakers. This will  
> be the first time in history that a group of unarmed citizens have  
> gathered for peace at the gates of the world's most powerful private  
> military firm.
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> This nonviolent event will draw attention to Blackwater USA's presence  
> in Illinois. The Gathering will also educate the local citizens about  
> Blackwater's history and their role in the Iraq war. This event will  
> also highlight the privatization of our military.
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> As most of you know there are now as many private contractors in Iraq  
> as American soldiers. 41 cents of every tax dollar spent in Iraq goes  
> to private companies. Blackwater is the best known of the over 140  
> private military firms in Iraq. And they operate without oversight.  
> P.W. Singer, author of Corporate Warriors points out, "An owner of a  
> circus faces more regulation and inspection than a private military  
> company."
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> If you would like to voice your concern about this rising flood of  
> privatization threatening our democracy come to Gathering At The Gate  
> August 11th. Come and lend your voice to stop the spread of Blackwater  
> into our state and across this country. If not now..when? If not  
> here....where? Join us in sending a strong message to this private  
> army.
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> See driving directions below.
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> Driving from the South follow Route 78 to East Loran Road. Turn right  
> and go east to Skunk Hollow Road turn right follow it to the  
> gathering.
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> Driving from the north follow route 20 from Rockford to route 78 in  
> Stockton Illinois. Follow route 78 to East Loran Road turn left and  
> follow to South Skunk Hollow Road, turn right and follow to the  
> Gathering.
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> For more info about Blackwater and Blackwater North visit the  
> noprivatearmies.org website. Also you can email for more information  
> to dan at noprivatearmies.org.

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