Fwd: Peace RallyToday - 5 Years Too Many Peaceful Protest

Don't forget the Vigil/Rally tonight!!
5 Years Too Many, End the Occupation of Iraq
Senator John McCain's Office (Phoenix, AZ)
Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008, 4:30 PM

Why Senator McCain's Office? Because in response to suggestions of peace, he said "100 years in Iraq" would be fine with him.

They will organize speakers, and commemorate the loss of lives with a candlelight vigil as well as voice our concern for the burden the war costs are having on our resources and democracy. The event will be peaceful with signs and banners. The event will be out of doors in the public right of way (sidewalks). Civil disobedience is not expected and Phoenix Police Department will be informed of the gathering.

At 5 p.m. Wed. March 19 these community leaders will speak: Charles Goyette, daily talk show host at KFNX 1100 News and Talk. In 2004 lost his Clear Channel KFYI program because of his sharp criticism of the war.

www.antiwar.com Warren Stewart, senior pastor at the First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix. Led the coalition which successfully campaigned for the Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day in Arizona.

Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona State representative Eleanor Eisenberg, recently retired Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and long time community, peace and civil rights activist.

Deedra Abboud, executive director of the Muslim American Society of Arizona Freedom Foundation. On January 18, 2008, awarded the Phoenix MLK Jr. “Living the Dream” award.

Antonio Bustamante, immigrant rights attorney and civil rights advocate with Los Abogados, a Maricopa County Hispanic legal organization,

Alfredo Gutierrez, Arizona State Senator between 1976 and 1982 and current Radio Campesina talk show host.

Jeff Farias, daily talk show host at progressive talk KPXH 1480.

Jarrett Maupin, Phoenix Union High School District Board member

Karen Johnson, Arizona State senator

Dennis Stout, Viet Nam war army journalist who reported war crimes later described in the Pulitzer Prize winning series "Buried Secrets, Buried Truths." Founder of Phoenix Veterans for Peace and current co-host at KPHX’ s weekly “About Face” talk show.

Music by folk/political duo Dakota & the Black River Bandit and as well as by rock n' funky blues musician Thomas Oliver