Auburn: Friday, Nov. 21, 5-6 pm at Toomer's Corner, Third Friday of every month.You can use one of our signs or get some posterboard across the street at J&M Bookstore and make your own. It's that easy! Alliance for Peace and Justice*
California
Berkeley: Berkeley Gray Panthers & Strawberry Creek Lodge Tenants Assoc. Iraq Moratorium vigil. Nov 21, 2008, 2 -- 4 PM, Corners of University and Acton, Berkeley, CA. We gather to sing, chant, hand out literature and say no to war at this busy intersection midway between the San Francisco Bay and the University of California in Berkeley. We have a loyal group of regulars, and new folks are always welcome to share the spirit.*
Jackson: We are still having our monthy peace vigils on the third Friday in front of city hall, Jackson, CA at the corner of the hiway 49 and Hiway99 divergence - unless it rains.
Montrose: Montrose PeaceVigil. Every Friday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. In Montrose Shopping Park at the NW corner of Oceanview Blvd. and Honolulu Avenue. We have gathered at this location every Friday evening since January 2005 to remind people that we are still at war, to stand up for peaceful solutions to conflicts, and to urge an enlightened and nonviolent U.S. foreign policy. We protest the U.S. invasion of Iraq and oppose the continuing occupation there. We have extra signs, or bring your own. The Los Angeles Times covered our vigil and the counter-protesters in May 2008. ( http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere02-2008may02,0,4057494.story )
Novato: PeaceNovato Candlelight Vigil. Friday, Nov. 21, 5:30 - 7:00pm. Old City Hall - corner of Delong & Sherman Ave. Join us as we call for peace in Iraq and celebrate signs of hope since the election. Signs and candles will be available; you are welcome to bring your own as well.
Oakland: Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party: Shut Down The War Machine! 11/21/2008, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 40th Street and Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. We'll greet evening commuters at this busy intersection near the MacArthur BART station with our signs: "Shut Down the War Machine" and others you may bring.
Oakland: Ecumenical Peace Institute, Living Graveyard. Tuesday, Nov 18 at noon. Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, 94612. Participants lie from noon to one o'clock on the city sidewalk in front of the Oakland Federal Building. They are covered with white sheets. Two tombstones give the numbers of the Iraqi dead and the "Coalition" and U.S. dead. For the hour of the action, the names of the dead are read. Groups of Iraqi names and names of California military dead are read. After each name a gong is sounded.
San Francisco: Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil--Friday, November 21, 2008, and every third Friday of the month until the war in Iraq is over. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Neighborhood Peace Vigil--Everybody Welcome. Corner of Masonic and Fell in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle, San Francisco. We will have candles, signs, music and food. One issue focus--end the war in Iraq! If you can't join us this month, our next vigil will be Friday, December 19. Photos from last month are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/haightpeacevigil/
San Jose: Street Rally/Protest EVERY Saturday/Sunday 11:30am-2pm at the corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. & Winchester Blvd. END THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW! STOP MILITARIZING OUR YOUTH! This PEACEFUL action has been on-going for over 5-1/2 YEARS! We must take this message directly to the public. Some signs provided or bring a sign with your personal message. Join Passionate and Peaceful local activists. If you believe in our message- we look forward to seeing you out there!
San Pedro: San Pedro Neighbors for Peace and Justice Candlelite Vigil. 11/21/08, 5:00-7:00PM at the intersection of First and Gaffey Streets, San Pedro, Ca. This will be our 297th Consecutive Friday Night Vigil To End the War and Bring Our Troops Home
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Vets for Peace Chapter 54 will sponser an event @ Santa Barbara City College, on the West Campus lawn across from the campus library, on every third Friday of each month during the Fall, 08 and Spring 09 Semesters, from 10am-3pm. The event will consist of a mock cemetary of the U.S. Military Teen Dead, from the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. To date we have information on 299, 18 & 19 year old casualties from both conflicts.The crosses will be set up by volunteers from the local vets for peace chapers and SBCC students. Then passing by students & community members will be asked to place a placard of the photo and information of a teen casualty on the crosses. Information about the cost of war & the immediate withdrawal of troops from both conflicts will be given out.* Past events occurred in Sept with crosses and October was with "Tombstones". The first event had the Campus newspaper and the Local TV station. In November we will make the attempt to have the campus newspaper, local TV and the SB News press as well as coverage from UCSB.
Santa Cruz:
Peaceful Protest and Vigil Nov. 21, 4pm-5:30 at Resurrection Church Cemetery. Counting Lives Lost Iraq War Memorial Community Art Installation. Soquel Dr./State Park Dr. Aptos. The Iraq Moratorium is an event that takes place in cities across the country every third Friday of the month. We will peacefully protest the war during rush hour on the sidewalks in front of the Resurrection - Aptos cemetery where the Counting Lives Lost Iraq War Memorial: Community art installation of thousands of clay figurines representing the U.S. Troops and Iraqi Civilian deaths. The evening's vigil, with music and poetry will be held by the memorial in the cemetery. Please bring end the war/peace banners and signs. For more information peaceplanner@cruzio.com Counting Lives Lost article http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10964783?source=email
Ventura: Sponsored by Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura. Friday, Nov. 21, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in front of Pacific View Mall, Main St at Mills Rd.*
Connecticut
Cornwall:
Jeff Bartos, who served as a U.S. Army medic in Iraq, will speak about his war experiences on Friday, November 21, at 7 P.M., at the Cornwall Library. Jeff Bartos is an active member of the Connecticut chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War. The meeting is sponsored by the Cornwall Iraq Moratorium Network
Norwich: Iraq Moratorium Vigil, 4:00 PM November 21 on Chelsea Parade, In Front of NFA, Norwich, CT. Come join us at a peaceful vigil with like-minded Americans who want an end to the war & a safe return of our service men & women. Wear black, bring signs, or just stand with us in support of an end to war. The Youth Peace Group at NFA and the War Resisters League will also participate in the Iraq Moratorium. We will stand vigil with signs as reminders of our continued occupation from 4-6 PM. We hope to see a larger contingent of Americans who want this war to end and no new war to start. There will be quite the diversity of ages and backgrounds. Come stand at the Iraq Moratorium Vigil on Friday! YOUR SILENCE, YOUR LEGACY!!!
Florida
Pinellas Park: Veterans for Peace. November 21, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Join Iraq Moritorium Pinellas Park peace activists against the occupations of OIE and OEF. We meet on the third Friday of the month at the intersection of US 19 and Gandy/Park Blvd in Pinellas Park, with parking at the SW corner at the "Friends of Strays". We will hold signs against the occupation and bring our troops home for rush-hour commuters, many who work for our major war industries located nearby and make them aware of the terrible human and financial costs of this war. Many respond with honks and peace signs.
Tampa: Tampa Iraq Moratorium, sponsored by Veterans For Peace/MoveOn/CodePink. Come out on Friday, November 21 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM during "rush hour" at the corner of Fletcher Avenue and Palm Drive next to USF - Tampa Campus and join the call to "End the War!" and "Bring the Troops Home!". Park in "The Edge at 42nd Street" apartment parking lot, 13605 N. 42nd St. Parking permission has been given by the apartment complex. Rally at the SE corner of Fletcher Avenue and Palm Drive. Contact jpalm_tan@yahoo.com (813-220-4315) or see the site IraqMoratorium.org.
Georgia
Brunswick: GlynnPeace Iraq Moratorium Vigil. November 21, 2008, 11:30 am - 1:00 p.m. US Post Office/Federal Building, 805 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31525 Vigil with GlynnPeace in front of Jack Kingston's (R-1) office. Bring signs, water, hat. Bring a friend(s.) More info at: http://www.glynnpeace.org/
Illinois
Chicago. Friday, Nov. 21 ,Art Against War. Music and more protesting the war in Iraq, Heartland Cafe, $5, variety of music, show at 9 pm. Art Against War donates the proceeds of each show to one of four selected non-profits actively addressing the prevention or fallout of war. Recipient organizations teach nonviolence, resettle refugees in Chicago, counter recruitment of youth to the military and assist returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. November's show will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans in 2004 and gives voice to the many active duty service people and veterans who oppose the war. It calls for immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq and reparations for the human and structural damages Iraq has suffered. IVAW also works for full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental health), and other supports for returning servicemen and women. November Performers: Amy Dixon-Kolar is a seasoned acoustic folk singer/songwriter, Her music and lyrics offer a new perspective to the everyday, drawing from her experience as a teacher, mother, political activist, interpreter and performer. The Warrior Writers is a project of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) providing an outlet for servicemen and women to express their experiences through poetry and stories. IVAW members will read selected shorts. Rock band, The Living Blue, headlines. DeKalb: Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. Join us for a special Iraq Moratorium Peace Vigil at Memorial Park on the corner of North First Street and Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb, Nov, 21, 5 to 6 p.m., Memorial Park, North First Street and Lincoln Hwy.* Contact: Dan Kenney Oak Park. Peace Vigil. We have prayed, sung, stood in silence, "testified" for Peace on Fridays for more than five years.This is a faith based Vigil but ALL are welcome!! 7 p.m., First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street.* Maryland Takoma Park/Silver Spring: Takoma Moratorium Vigil: November 21, 6-7 pm at the Takoma Metro. Our group alternates between the Takoma and Silver Spring metro stations, and we will be at Takoma this month for a 6-7 vigil, followed by a potluck at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Maple and Tulip Avenues. We will have signs and leaflets. Michigan Lansing: Friday noon vigil for peace and justice in front of the Michigan Capitol Building. Lansing area people have gathered to witness for peace each Friday since September of 2001. Dress for the weather. Location: On the sidewalk at the intersection of Capitol and Michigan Avenues. More Information: http://www.glnawi.org/ * Minnesota Duluth: Northland Anti-War Coalition will be holding a peace vigil on Friday, Nov. 21 as part of our local contribution to the ongoing monthly Iraq Moratorium Project. From 4:30-5:30pm we'll be holding signs and handing out fliers at Pennel Park. Pennel Park is located on the corner of Central Entrance and Arlington Ave. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. We'll have extra signs on hand, but feel free to make and bring your own! Saint Paul: Street Protest, Petition, and Creativity. On Friday November 21, at 3pm there will be street protest at Norm Coleman's office (2550 University Ave W) at which we will deliver anti-war demands and petitions from veterans and youth. The protest will meet at University and Transfer Rd, the corner outside of Norm Coleman's office. Bring any written demands or artwork that you would like to present to Coleman. *There is also a similar petition for Al Franken if he ends up winning the recount. Albuquerque: Albuquerque will be having its usual weekly Saturday noon-1:30 vigil, November 22, at Central and Vassar. Ohio Cincinnatti area: Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. Third Friday of every month. IRAQ MORATORIUM: Neighborhood Peace Vigils. Bring any relevant peace signs if you have them. IJPC has several banners and signs and will provide some at each site. Do you live in a neighborhood that didn't have a vigil? Are interested in having one next month? Great! Just call Kristen at IJPC for more details, 579-8547! Tennessee Sewanee: Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace Vigil #17. November 21, 4:00 pm. Corner of University Ave. and Hwy. 41A, Sewanee, Tennessee: Signs available at vigil site. Join us! Texas Austin: Friday, November 21st, 5:00 p.m. In front of the Capitol (11th & Congress) Utah Logan: Join us in a Peace Vigil every Friday between 5 and 6 PM on the east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 N, Logan. This non-violent public event has been on-going every Friday since September 2005 and is sponsored by Cache Valley Peace Works, Logan Friends Meeting (Quakers), Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists, and Mormons for Equality and Social Justice, Cache Valley Chapter. West Virginia Morgantown. Morgantown residents have been meeting once each month for nearly five years to protest the war in Iraq. Newcomers are always welcome. Please bring a sign to hold. 4 to 6 pm, Monongalia County Courthouse Square, High Street.* DePere: The St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center will host an EcumenicalPrayer Service for Peace in Iraq at 7 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 21, Old St. Joseph Church (on the campus of St. Norbert College, De Pere). For more information, please contact the Peace and Justice Center, 920-403-3881, or email pjc@snc.edu Eau Claire: Voices for Peace Institute. Stand for an end to the Iraq Occupation. Some signs will be provided but feel free to bring your own! Beginning this coming Fri., Nov. 21, we will be standing on the corner of Bracket Avenue and Business US Hwy 53 (right next to Jimmy Woo's) on the third Friday each month from 4 to 6 PM. Please come and stand with us when you can, between 4pm and 6pm, for as long as you can. If at all possible, bring a sign (small or large). Show Eau Claire that we want to bring an end to this war. Hope to see you there! An idea for you all to consider, whether you are able to come this Friday or not: On Friday, Nov. 21, consider calling your federal Wisconsin Senators and your Representative and letting them know you want them to bring our troops home from Iraq! E-mail. Hayward: Peace North will hold a Vigil for Peace on Friday, November 21st, from 4-6 pm at the corner of Highways 27 and 63 in, what is likely to be, chilly downtown Hayward. We are determined to keep the Iraq Moratorium alive and growing so come on out and give us a hand. Dress warm, bring a thermos with a hot beverage, and stand with us for a couple of hours for the sake of peace. It's the least you/we can do! Bring a sign or use one of ours. Good parking. Great people. See you there! Janesville: Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation continues to hold an Iraq Moratorium vigil which is held on the 3rd Friday of every month. The next event will be held on Nov. 21. Meet at 4 p.m. on the corner of Blackbridge Rd. and Milton Ave. in Janesville. We have signs. Email us for more info. Manitowoc. Peace Vigil. Lakeshore Peacemakers hold a weekly vigil for peace, and on the Third Friday for the Iraq Moratorium, at 4:30 p.m., 8th Street & Maritime Drive. Contact: huntel@comcast.net * Rice Lake: The People for Peace will be standing at the corner of Knapp and Main St's on the north end of downtown Rice Lake on Friday, November 21st, from 4-6 pm. This is our fourth Iraq Moratorium event and we're looking forward to our largest turnout to date. Please make a small, or large, sign if you can, and BRING SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU! NOW is the time to let the incoming adminstration know that we want an end to war and the beginning of healthcare for all! Healthcare Not Warfare! Join us! E-mail. Ripon: Peace Vigil every third Friday on the square. 4:30-5:30pm. Bring yourself! E-mail. Laramie: Stand Up for Peace on the corner of 3rd and Grand every Friday evening, 4:45-5:15, since January 2003. Come join us. Bring a sign or use one of ours.* Australia
New Mexico
*Spring Grove Village: Corner of Derby & Winton. Contact: Kristen Barker: 513-403-9963
*Price Hill: Corner of Enright and W. 8th. Contact: Sue Casey Leininger: 513-579-8547
*Northside: Hoffner park, corner of Blue Rock and Hamilton. Contact: Elizabeth Motter: 513-591-1407 or emotter@fuse.net NEW TIME: 4:30-5:30
*Clifton: Fountain in Burnet Woods, corner of Clifton and Ludlow. Contact: Judy Cirillo: jcirillo.1@juno.com
*Mt. Healthy: Heritage Park, on Hamilton, right after Cross County. Contact: Karen Arnett, karen.arnett@fuse.net NEW TIME: 5:00-6:00
*Northern Kentucky: Newport Peace Bell, (corner of York and 4th St). Contact Vicki Dierig - vickidierig@yahoo.com
*Miami Township: New location being determined. Contact Lauren Thamann-Raines, lpt89@hotmail.com
Join us as we speak out against ALL wars! CodePink will wear black.
Wisconsin
Dodgeville: Grassroots Citizens for Peace Monthly Vigil. Third Friday of each Month, 4:00 p.m. In front of the Iowa County Courthouse, Dodgeville, WI. Join us for our monthly vigil. Witness for peace with others who hold steadfast to "a vision of a world made new." (Eleanor Roosevelt) The vigil is followed by our monthly planning meeting in which we organize public education programs, music and poetry nights and family events. Become part of the growing movement for a more just and peaceful world!
LaCrosse:Iraq Moratorium Vigil-- 3rd Friday of every month. Veterans for Peace, & other concerned patriots that support the US Constitution. Cass Street bridge, 5 to 6 p.m. Contact Duane Teschler or Cathy*
Milwaukee: Peace Action-Wisconsin and Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace sponsor a rush hour vigil in the heart of downtown, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, at Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue. There are signs, flags, banners, music, pets for peace, leafleting, and interaction with drivers and pedestrians. Join us. Peace Action 414/964-5158 or email IraqMoratorium@wi.rr.com
Superior: The Superior Chapter of Grandmothers for Peace will be holding our first "Iraq Moratorium Picket for Peace" on Friday, November 21st, from 4-6 pm at the corner of Tower and Belknap St's, in front of the Superior Public Library. We are excited at the promise that the Iraq Moratorium holds for bringing all peace loving people together to show our opposition to war, and our support for a more just and peaceful world. Please bring a sign as ours are limited, and bring a loved one as well. Together we can make a united anti-war voice heard all the way to Washington DC! E-mail.
Waupaca: Nov. 21, Friday 5-6 pm Monthly Vigil for Peace. Downtown, on the town square. 3rd Friday of each month, in support of the Iraq Moratorium. All welcome. For more information, email People for Peace at or see http://wpfpmeetings.blogspot.com/
Woodruff: A silent prayer vigil from noon to 1 pm will be held in the small chapel of Holy Family Church, Woodruff. All are welcome to join in this weekly Friday witness for peace. Email for more info.*
Wyoming
Brisbane: Enogerra Military Base Vigil. Australian soldiers are deployed from the Enoggera barracks to illegal war in Iraq. A team of us holds a vigil near the entrance to our local Army Barracks every Friday-from 4 pm till dusk. This vigil has been going for more than a year.*
