[GPRI] FW: [riccp] Updated list of March events

[Greg Gerritt]

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Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:08:42 -0500
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Subject: [riccp] Updated list of March events

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MARCH 18 RALLY IN PROVIDENCE:
 
The RI Community Coalition for Peace is sponsoring an anti-war march and
rally in Providence on Sunday, March 18, the fourth anniversary of the
"Shock and Awe" invasion of Iraq.  The march will start at 1:30 PM at
Central High School.  We will march downtown to the Federal Building at
Kennedy Plaza, then up Westminster Street to the Beneficent church for a
rally with several speakers, and a panel with questions and discussion from
the audience. 
 
The peace rally will be from 3:00 to 5:30 PM in the Meeting House at
Beneficent church on Weybosset Street in Providence.  Speakers for the event
include:
* Rev. Jon Almond from the  Mathewson Street United Methodist  Church
* Jacque Amoureux from the  RI chapter of Military Families Speak Out
* Elliott Colla, Director  of Middle East Studies at Brown  University
* Steve Kelly from the  Kelly Peace group and RI MFSO
* Chris Murphy from the  International Socialist Organization
* Jeff Toste from the  Green Party of Rhode  Island
 
ROUNDUP OF MARCH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS:
 
This roundup of March events is provided as a service to the local peace
community.  These events have not necessarily been endorsed by RICCP unless
otherwise stated.  For more information, a contact has been provided for
each event. 
* Bristol, March 10:  The East Bay Citizens for Peace is  sponsoring a
fourth anniversary vigil across from the Post Office, Hope Street  in
Bristol from 11:00 AM to noon.  For more information,  please contact:
nanhood at cox.net .  
* Providence, March 10:  Activists from RICCP and other  groups  will meet
at White Electric, 711  Westminster Street, at 2 PM to participate in banner
drops and flyer  distribution promoting the March 18 march and rally.   For
more  information please call Chris Murphy at 239-896-0336.
* Providence, March 10:  The local Declaration of Peace  group is sponsoring
a Nonviolent Direct Action Training from 9 AM - 5PM,  Beneficent
Congregational Church, 300 Weybosset Street  in Providence.  For more
information, please contact the AFSC office  at 401-521-3584.
* Bristol, March 11:  The East Bay Citizens for Peace is  sponsoring a panel
on "WHEN THE WAR COMES HOME" on Sunday March 11 at 7:00 PM at St. Michael's
Church, on the corner of Hope and Church Street in  Bristol.   For more
information,  please contact:  nanhood at cox.net  .
* Kingston, March 11:    The Kingston Congregational Church is hosting an
Interfaith Peace Service  on Sunday, March 11 in Kingston at 4:00 pm.   For
more information,  please contact Terry Schimmel at terryschimmel at yahoo.com.
* Barrington, March 18:   The East Bay Citizens for Democracy is  planning a
forum on Iraq from 2:30 – 6:00 PM on March 18 at the Barrington
Congregational  Church.   For more information, please contact:  Pat Smith
at  sampa at cox.net. 
* Newport,  March 18:  The RI Progressive League is planning a peace rally
in Newport on the afternoon of March 18.  For more  information, please
contact Gracious Audette at graciousaudette at aiconnect.com .
* Providence, March 18:  The local Declaration of Peace  group is sponsoring
a Gathering and Planning for Nonviolent Action from  5:30-7:00 PM,
Beneficent Church, following the peace rally at the  Church.   For more
information, please contact the AFSC office at  401-521-3584.
* Providence, March 19:  During the  week of March 19,  Declaration of
Peace and other groups are planning nonviolent actions in the local  area.
For more information, please contact the AFSC office at  401-521-3584.
* Providence, March 19:  Brown Students for a Democratic  Society and other
groups will be staging a street-theater die-in at the  Textron Tower in
downtown Providence Monday, March 19th.  They are  planning to meet at
Kennedy Plaza at 1:30 and walk the short distance to their  headquarters.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Rogers at
Jonathan_Rogers at brown.edu <mailto:Jonathan_Rogers at brown.edu>  .
* Providence, March  20:  The RI chapter of the ACLU is sponsoring a film
screening on Tuesday March 20th at 7 PM at the Columbus Theatre on  Broadway
in Providence.  They are showing "Road To Guantanamo", and  will be having a
panel discussion with Nick Schmader and Carl Kreuger.   For more
information, please contact Megan Young at MYoung at riaclu.org
<mailto:MYoung at riaclu.org>  .
*  
 
Mark Stahl
Events coordinator, RICCP
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