On October 8th, please come to Chicago
For a Midwest Regional March for Peace and Justice!
For the most complete Information on actions and activities in other cities throughout the month of October go to the Peace, Justice and Environment Project (PJEP.org) where you'll find an up-to-date listing of events coast to coast.
For more information, email CCAWR@aol.com
UNITED STATES:
CALIFORNIA - San Francisco
March and die-in in downtown San Francisco
Date and time: October 7, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
Location: New Federal Building, 7th & Mission, San Francisco
Sponsoring organization: ANSWER Coalition
Twitter: @answercoalition
D.C. - Washington
Occupation of Freedom Plaza.
Date and time: October 6, 2011 thru ? ? ?
Location: Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C.
Sponsoring organization: Stop the Machine! coalition
Twitter: @StopTheMach2011
FLORIDA - Miami
Date and time: October 8-9, 2011
Location: Miami, FL
Sponsoring organization: SOA Watch
Twitter: @SOAWatch
ILLINOIS - Chicago
US/NATO Out of Afghanistan-- March & Rally
A permitted march and rally on the 10th anniversary of the Afghanistan war and occupation, including a march past the Obama 2012 National Campaign Headquarters. Other focal points of the march will be a military recruiting station located in the heart of downtown Chicago's student district and Chicago's Israeli consulate, the #1 receipient of U.S. military "aid".
Date and time: October 8, 2011, noon
Location: Michigan & Congress, Chicago
Sponsoring organization: Midwest Antiwar Mobilization
Twitter: @MidwestAntiwar
INDIANA - Bloomington
Cindy Sheehan, internationally renowned peace activist, will speak in Bloomington on "The War Economy and You."
Date and time: October 5, 2011, 7 p.m.
Location: Whittenburger Auditorium, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Sponsoring organization: Bloomington Peace Action Coalition and others
Twitter: N/A
MINNESOTA - Minneapolis
March in the Twin Cities to participate in a day of nationally coordinated anti-war protests to mark ten years of the U.S. war in Afghanistan with a call to an immediate end of the war.
Date and time: October 15, 2011 time 1:30 p.m.
Location: Lake Street & Hiawatha Ave. Minneapolis
Sponsoring organization: MN Peace Action Coalition
Twitter: N/A
NEVADA - Las Vegas
International Catholic Worker Gathering, including action at Creech Air Force Base.
Date and time: October 7-9, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV, and Creech Air Force Base
Sponsoring organization: Las Vegas Catholic Worker
Twitter: N/A
NEW JERSEY - Trenton
Rally at the State House to protest the longest war in American history.
Date and time: October 7, 2011, noon
Location: State House, Trenton, NJ
Sponsoring organization: Coalition for Peace Action
Twitter: N/A
WISCONSIN - Madison
10 Years of War in Afghanistan
Date and time: October 15, 2011
Location: TBA
Sponsoring organization: Madison Area Peace Coalition
Twitter: @WisNPJ
INTERNATIONAL:
UNITED KINGDOM - London
Date and time: October 8, 2011
Location: Trafalgar Square
Sponsoring organization: Stop The War Coalition
Twitter: @stwuk
AUSTRALIA - Sydney
10 Years of War - Troops Out of Afghanistan
Date and time: October 8, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Sydney Town Hall
Sponsoring organization: Stop the War Coalition Sydney
Twitter: @stopwarsyd
GERMANY - Berlin
10 years of war in Afghanistan: Troops pull out immediately and unconditionally!
Date and time: October 8, 2011
Location: TBA
Sponsoring organization: Coop Anti-War Cafe Berlin
Twitter: @coopberlin