[Peace] October 17 / National Day of Activism Against the War in Afghanistan / Peoria, IL / Main & University / noon

[Karen Medina]

Peoria Peace Demonstration
Bloomington has invited us to join them in attending a special peace
demonstration in Peoria, Illinois...
OCTOBER 17: A National Day of Activism Against the War in Afghanistan

Linda and Joe Weber said they are willing to fill their van with
people for this event. CAN and AWARE welcome!!!!

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map to the street corner -----------------

The October 17 event in Peoria will mark the call for a national day
of local anti-war actions. Peoria Area Peace Network [PAPN] sponsors a
WEEKLY anti-war presence starting at noon at Main & University [in
Peoria, IL].  All are welcome to join every Saturday at noon. PAPN
will be making an extra effort to turnout people to mark October 17 as
a national day of anti-war actions.

Cities that are currently confirmed as having an event are: Boston
(New England regional protest), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Seattle, San Francisco and LA. Others are still
having discussions and starting their planning process. The initiative
for October 17 came about as part of discussions leading up to the
National Assembly conference earlier this summer. A wide range of
groups has endorsed. The Iraq Moratorium is playing a very active
role. October 17 will coincide with the Iraq Moratorium third weekend
of peace activities (see http://october17.org/).

Each coalition or group planning an event on October 17 will set their
own slogans, themes and activities.

As examples, in Boston a regional demonstration is being organized
under the call of "Eight Years of War is Enough - Troops Home Now From
Afghanistan & Iraq."

In Minneapolis the protest is being organized under the call of
"Foreclose the War, Not People's Homes - Troops Home Now."
[article is from PAPN website
http://www.peoriapeace.org/component/content/article/80-october-17-a-national-day-of-activism-against-the-war-in-afghanistan
]

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http://maps.google.com/maps?q=main+and+university+peoria+illinois&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=XOlnSsv9GIWEtgf205S4Cw&hq=&hnear=N+University+St+&t=h&z=16