Military families protest SOTU....join us in DC at Capitol Bldg, 7:30 PM

[diamond14]

Military Families Hold Candle Light Vigil at the
U.S. Capitol During State of Union Address
'Remembering Lives Lost to a Lie'


WASHINGTON, DC - On January 20, during the State of the Union address, Military Families Speak Out – supported by Veterans for Peace, other peace groups and faith communities in the Washington, D.C. area – will mount a powerful, respectful remembrance of 500 American soldiers who have died in Iraq, together with penitential prayer for them and the estimated 9,000 Iraqi civilians who have died in the war and the chaos that followed.

WHO: Military Families, Veterans, Peace activists and others
WHAT: Candle light Vigil and remembrance of American and Iraqi lives lost in Iraq war
WHEN: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004
WHERE: 3rd Street NW between Constitution and Independence Avenues


http://www.mfso.org/

[proud patriot]

1. Good luck to everyone in D.C. tonight

:hi: Thank you for speaking out

[lovedems]

2. Do you know how many you are expecting?

I hope the turn out is HUGE!

[diamond14]

8. it will be bigger if YOU show up....in your own home town or here

at the United States Capital....


take a candle and just go to YOUR town square...READ the names of the 502 DEAD American soldiers...it's the least we can do...."Remembering Lives Lost to a Lie"

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if not YOU, who?

if not NOW, when?

[Mari333]

3. We are also doing it here in our small town

any number of us meeting up at the Post Office tonight, I already have WWMT in Kalamazoo covering it (I hope they show up), on channel 3 in KZoo....we are reading the names of all 500 plus soldiers during the chimp's speech.....and I am an old woman who used to yell pretty loud at my kids when they were outside, so I will yell them out EACH AND EVERY NAME OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS WHO DIED FOR NOTHING

In the meantime, any of you can do this..go into town and light a candle and call out their names....if everyone in every small and large town did this, it would be amazing..they are also calling out the names of the dead civilians in Iraq in DC...good..
These are more then military families marching in DC..they are Veterans for Peace and many other groups...

[diamond14]

5. Go Kalamazoo, Michigan...hope more will STAND UP in their own

towns tonight....read the names of those who
DIED FOR A LIE.....

it's the least we can do.....

and all it takes is ONE PERSON...just ONE...to stand up for America TONIGHT....

[Mari333]

4. Kick

:kick:
please call or email C Span and demand they cover this!

[diamond14]

9. Thanks Mari333...let's hope more people will STAND UP tonight

if not YOU, who?

if not NOW, when?


please honor the 502 American soldiers who DIED in Iraq....
'Remembering Lives Lost to a Lie'

[truthspeaker]

6. any of our Dems in Congress going to be at that rally

I know John Kerry used to be involved with Veterans for Peace.

[diamond14]

7. Kerry testified in Congress as a YOUNG Vietnam Veteran for

Vietnam Veterans Against WAR (VVAW)
http://www.vvaw.org/







from which several other PEACE groups evolved, including

Veterans against War

Headliner on their web page today........


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The "Comeback Kerry" Weapon In Iowa Victory

By Stewart Nusbaumer



Military veterans played a crucial role in convincing Iowa voters that Kerry the Vietnam veteran was the candidate most likely to defeat Bush the war hawk.



http://www.vaiw.org/vet/index.php

[beanball]

10. Coverage

I'll bet my last peso there will be no media coverage.

[Gin]

11. I'll be with you in spirit. I heard on the news that 2 protests were

expected.