Demonstrations to mark start of Iraq War

The Iraq War began March 20, 2003, so there will be several peace demonstrations against Bush and Obama's predatory wars this week. 

 

The Triangle branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Orange County Peace Coalition are vigiling in front of the post office on Franklin Street (Peace and Freedom Plaza), Wednesday, March 17th, 12 to 1pm.  

 

Friday is the Chapel Hill peace vigil, now on the Daylight Savings Time schedule of 5-6pm, at the corner of East Franklin and Elliot (by the Village Plaza shopping center).  It began back when the issue was the sanctions that were killing the Iraqi people (which still are in place to some extent), or possibly earlier.  

 

I think there is still a Durham peace vigil, 12-1 on Saturdays at Brightleaf Square.  

 

There will be a rally in Fayetteville at Market House/Market Square, 1-4 on Saturday, organized by the Quaker House.  For a map see  http://www.visitfayettevillenc.com/bigmap or call 252-323-3912   

 

ANSWER is organizing a large national event in Washington, but there don't see to be any buses going from the Triangle. 

 

There are also events around the US backed occupation of Palestine and immigration reform. 

 

March 16th Balance & Accuracy in Journalism (BAJ) is hosting three locals who were in the Gaza Freedom March in Egypt, and will talk about what Americans can do to end the Israeli occupation and brutalization of Palestine.  The meeting, Helping a Peace Process Emerge for Gazans, Israelis, and All the Rest of Us, is at the Community Church of Chapel Hill (106 Purefoy Road) at 7:30.  For information, call 942-2919. 

 

Copied from a calendar email:  "March for America: Immigration Reform for New American Families and Economic Justice for All American Families: 1-4PM, March 21, National Mall, Washington, DC.  14 buses leave NC: buy $15 ticket by March 15: Contacts:
  * *Raleigh*, El Pueblo, 4 N Blount St. Raleigh
    NC, *919-835-1525*.
  * *Durham*, El Centro Hispano, 201 W. Main St. Durham, NC.* 919-687-4635*; ggillis@ reformimmigrationforamerica.org/
  * *Charlotte*, Latin American Coalition, 4938 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205-6878,* (704) 531-3848*.
  * *Greensboro*, Faith Action International, 705 North Greene Street,
    Greensboro, NC 27401-2025,*(336) 379-0037*.
  * *Chapel Hill*, UNC RI4A, Wooten Gough,* 336-306-3252*
  * *Chapel Hill* RI4A, Juan Mejia,* 919-699-5673* http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/ .  Buses leave about 5 AM March 21 and return by 1 AM March 22. Locations TBD." 

There are also some immigration talks this week. 

 

Apparently there is a movement to make March 15th Peter Francisco Day in NC, in honor of a great, but now little known, soldier in the Revolutionary War (there was an editorial in The News & Observer Saturday).