[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Why I won’t be marching in the July 4th parade

[Robert Naiman]

Was there a count of how many people marched with the Immigration Forum? It
seemed like a lot of people.



Robert Naiman
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On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Karen Medina via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> A friend wrote: I’ll stay home and watch the Red Sox play
> Sitting on one's couch is always an option.
>
> The 4th of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of
> Independence. It is true that some have co-opted it as a celebration of
> wars that the United States have fought.
>
> The theme of the Champaign County celebration is, ‘Salute To Education,’
> This theme is particularly important, especially because we as a country
> fail miserably at education. We, miseducated Americans, continue to allow
> US presidents to kill between 20 and 30 million people since 1945, for the
> profits of the US 1%. Let us join together to better education and critical
> thinking in our country.
>
> Or we could sit on our couches.
>
> As for me and my house, we will join the parade which begins at 11:05 a.m.
> near First and Florida, continues East on Florida to Lincoln Avenue then
> proceeds North on Lincoln Avenue to California. I will be walking with the
> Immigration Forum.
>
> Sincerely,
> Karen Medina
>
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