[Peace] March for Immediate Bombing Pause--Bloomington, IL

[Peter Miller]

I can't make the trip, but I hope others do!
-Peter

>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:11:17 -0700
>To: Peter Miller <peterm at shout.net>
>From: Alison Bailey <baileya at ilstu.edu>
>Subject: Protest in Bloomington
>
>         Please spread the word!
>
>
>MARCH FOR AN IMMEDIATE BOMBING PAUSE
>
>
>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2001
>1:00-3:00 pm
>
>
>March around downtown Bloomington, beginning at the Old Court House Museum 
>and ending at the Scottish Rite Temple
>
>Focus-Please Stop the Bombing: Massive Humanitarian Aid Needed Immediately 
>to Prevent Mass Loss of Life in Afghanistan
>
>-- Demonstrators to convene on the WEST side of the Old Court House Museum 
>at 12:45 p.m. March route will be announced at that time.
>-- Suggested slogans for posters: PLEASE STOP THE BOMBING!, PEACEMAKING IS 
>PATRIOTIC, LOVE YOUR COUNTRY: WORK FOR PEACE, FOOD NOT BOMBS, NO MORE 
>VICTIMS. Please do not bring signs with signposts.
>-- This event will conclude with a party to create yard signs with slogans 
>like those above.
>-- Dress warmly for the weather!
>-- Please announce, post, and urge your friends into coming! A strong 
>showing will be likely to generate more media coverage, greater community 
>interaction, refute the myth that the anti-war voices are limited to 
>campuses, and attract more members to our group. As Arlo Guthrie once 
>said, "If you want to stop war an' stuff, you gotta sing LOUD.".
>
>Rationale:
>Why a bombing pause? Oxfam, WFP, and other independent international 
>relief agencies have called for an immediate bombing pause to allow full 
>relief efforts to continue. Since the beginning of the bombing campaign, 
>delivery of food and other critical aid has ground nearly to a halt. Prior 
>to Sep. 11, millions of Afghans depended on international food aid for 
>their survival. Many parts of Afghanistan will be inaccessible from 
>mid-November with the onset of winter. If massive quantities of food are 
>not delivered before then, tens of thousands of people will certainly die. 
>Millions more will be seriously and permanently disabled from starvation.
>
>Why this focus for us? Most of us would like to see more than a pause in 
>bombing. We have nonetheless chosen this as our march theme for several 
>reasons:
>-- The food situation is now critical
>-- There is building international pressure for the pause
>-- This crisis provides a relatively non-antagonizing issue which can 
>serve as a bridge to understanding between our group and the larger community.
>Thus, while not wanting to limit free expression, we ask that you consider 
>creating a banner or poster related to the food crisis and calls for a 
>bombing pause.
>
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