December 19 Moratorium actions

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California

Berkeley: Berkeley Gray Panthers & Strawberry Creek Lodge Tenants Assoc. Iraq Moratorium vigil, 2-4 PM, Third Friday of every month, corners of University and Acton. 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. E-mail.*

Jackson: We are still having our monthy peace vigils on the Third Friday in front of city hall, Jackson, CA at the divergence of Highways 49 and 88 (behind City Hall) - unless it rains.

Montrose: Montrose PeaceVigil. Every Friday, 5:30 to 7 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.

Novato: PeaceNovato Candlelight Vigil 12-19-08, 5:30 - 7:00pm. Old City Hall, Delong at Sherman Avenue. Candles and signs will be available. Feel free to bring your own as well.

Pasadena: Pasadena Iraq Moratorium, Counter-recruiting, talk to recruits at military recruiting office. Friday, December 19, 2008, 12 noon - 1 pm at the Military Recruiting office across from Pasadena City College on Colorado Blvd. Bring antiwar signs

San Francisco: Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Peace Vigil. Friday, December 19, 2008, and every third Friday of the month until the War in Iraq is over. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Corner of Fell and Masonic in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. Everybody welcome--all you need is the desire that the War in Iraq end. We will have signs and candles for you, or you can bring your own. We will also have music and food. This is a nighttime vigil, so please dress warmly. Bring your friends. Photos from past vigils: 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. 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. 5 to 7 PM at the intersection of First and Gaffey Streets. We have held more than 300 consecutive Friday Night Vigils To End the War and Bring Our Troops Home.

Santa Barbara: December 19: Santa Barbara Vets for Peace Chapter 54 will sponser an event on West Beach @ State Street & Cabrillo Blvd. by the Dolphin Fountain, on the sand, next to the wharf, from 10am-3pm. The event will consist of a mock cemetary of the U.S. Military Teen Dead, from the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. Interactive Memorial to 18 & 19 year olds who have died in the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. 304 coroplast "tombstones". The tombstones 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.*

Santa Cruz: Friday, December 19, 2008 End the War Peaceful Protest and Vigil. Counting Lives Lost Iraq War Memorial Community Art Installation. Community art installation of thousands of clay figurines representing the U.S. Troops and Iraqi Civilian deaths. Resurrection Church Cemetery-Aptos, Soquel Dr./ State Park Dr.

1:00-3:30 Make clay figures & fold flags Counting Lives Lost Iraq War
Memorial: Community art installation of thousands of clay figurines representing
the U.S. Troops and Iraqi Civilian deaths.

4:00-5:00 Peaceful Protest Corner of Soquel Dr. and State Park Dr. bring your end the war signs and peace banners

5:00-5:15 Prayer Vigil

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10964783?source=email

For more information: Kathleen Crocetti crocetti@rocketmail.com or peaceplanner@cruzio.com

Colorado

Durango: Animas SDS and Southwest Colorado Peace & Justice Coalition. Peace vigils are EVERY Friday from 4:30-5:30 on the corner of 11th Street & Main Avenue in Durango, CO. Monthly, the vigil expands into the Iraq Moratorium. *

Connecticut

Cornwall:

The Cornwall Iraq Moratorium Network will hold a holiday peace vigil on Friday, December 19, at 7 P.M., at the Cornwall Library. The event will feature music, readings of historic peace documents, tributes to anti-war heroes and the lighting of candles for the victims of war. For information, call 672-0183.

Florida

Lutz: Join CodePink at a vigil, 5 to 6 pm, on the Third Friday of the month during "rush hour" at the corner of US Hwy 41 and Sunset Lane at the Sunset Shopping Plaza (Lutz Post Office & Winn-Dixie). Park in the Winn-Dixie parking lot. Rally at the SE corner. 5:00 to 6:00 PM during "rush hour" at the corner of US Hwy 41 and Sunset Lane at the Sunset Shopping Plaza (Lutz Post Office & Winn-Dixie). Park in the Winn-Dixie parking lot. Rally at the SE corner. Link. *

Pinellas Park: Vets for Peace Iraq Moritorium Pinellas Park #16, Dec 19, 2008, 4:30 Pm to 5:30 PM. Gandy and US 19. Join Iraq Moritorium Pinellas Park #16 against the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 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 to bring our troops home and face the rush-hour commuters, many who work for our major war industries located nearby.

Tampa: Veterans For Peace/MoveOn/CodePink. Tampa Iraq Moratorium December 19, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 pm. SE corner of Fletcher Av and Palm Dr. Tampa Iraq Moratorium (TIM) invites members of Veterans For Peace, Code Pink, Move On, St Pete For Peace, Florida Alliance For Peace and Social Justice, Gold Star Families, Iraq Veterans Against the War and all other groups and individuals supporting Iraq Moratorium's main cause of: "End the War in Iraq!" and "Bring Our Troops Home!" Please join us on the THIRD FRIDAY of every month at the busy intersection of Fletcher Av and Palm Dr next to USF in Tampa, FL at "rush hour" Friday, December 19 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Park in "The Edge at 42nd Street" apartment parking lot, 13605 N. 42nd St. Parking permission has been given by the apartment complex. This is a monthly vigil focused on "Bring the Troops Home!" and "End the War in Iraq!". We hold signs, wave and give thumbs-up to all the passersby who honk to support ending the war and bringing the troops home. Rally at the SE corner of Fletcher Av and Palm Dr. This vigil is a reminder of the catastrophic costs of this war, most importantly the human lives that are irreplaceable. Won't you join us? Contact jpalm_tan@yahoo.com (813-220-4315)

Georgia

Macon: Silent Peace Vigils every Friday 5-5:30pm, Washington Park in front of the Federal Post Office on College Street. Please see website:http://www.macon-bibb.com/Peace/

Illinois

Berwyn: Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice . Iraq Moratorium No 16 Shop for Peace, Dec 19, 4:30 pm. For more info and location of the action, or to get your own T-shirt, email Laurel. Shopping for peace means we: Don't buy gas on Iraq Moratorium Day. Don't buy war toys (anytime) but we do wear "Enlist in the Peace Movement" t-shirts.

Chicago. Friday, Dec. 19, Art Against War. Music and more protesting the war in Iraq, Heartland Cafe, 7000 N Glenwood Ave. Cost: $5, 9 p.m. A holiday show benefitting Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service.

Evanston: North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice: Songs for Peace in a Time of War. December 19, 2008, 6:30pm - 7:30 pm at the intersection of Maple and Church, just west of the Metra stop in the breezeway. Come join us as we sing Songs of Peace and Hope this holiday season in recognition that for many around the world, freedom from daily warfare, hardship, duress and terror is a hope and dream that seems a long way off....

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.*

Wauconda: Lake Area Peace Partners: Welcome Home Soldier Parade 12/20/2008, 5:30 PM at American Legion Hall, Main street, Wauconda Illinois. The town has a welcome home parade every time a soldier returns home. The troop is paraded through town by Police, Fire and Public Works vehicles and the motorcycle group Patriot Riders. As part of the parade, we will represent the peace community with a car that says Welcome Home, We're Glad you are back - Lake Area Peace Partners. We will present the soldier with a Peace Lily plant and a card of peace.

Kentucky

Lexington: "War is Killing Our Economy," 4 to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. Join central Kentucky's Peace Action Task Group at rush hour on a busy corner near the University of Kentucky and Bluegrass Community & Technical College campuses. We will be standing on all four corners holding signs saying "War is Killing Our Economy." Anti-war signs, particularly on this theme are welcome. Location: Corner of Nicholasville Road with Waller & Cooper Dr. Sponsors: Peace Action Task Group, Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice. For more info, e-mail. In the event of reduced visibility (heavy rain), this event will be canceled.

Maryland

Baltimore: Women In Black sponsor a peace stand/vigil on Fri., Dec. 19 from noon-1 PM at the Inner Harbor, corner Pratt and Light. Everyone welcome, wear black if you can. See http://www.peacepath911.com/ or write wibbaltimore@hotmail.com or call 410-467-9114.

Baltimore: There is also a noon vigil on Fri., Dec. 19 at Roland Park Place at 830 W. 40th St. Call 410-467-9114. http://www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/

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 picket Dec. 19, 4:30-530 pm, at the corner of Mesaba Ave. & Central Entrance in front of the Coppertop Church. We'll be holding a one hour anti-war picket in which we'll be holding signs for passing motorists, and handing out leaflets to pedestrians. We'll have extra signs on hand, but feel free to make and bring your own!

Ohio

Chagrin Falls: Saturday, Dec. 20 march against Iraq war, 12:30 p.m., Chagrin Falls Township Hall. An anti-Iraq war protest to bring the troops home, march around the Village downtown streets. Bring homemade signs, especially those that say HONK IF YOU ARE WITH US. Sponsored by Patriots for Change. Email.

Cincinnati: Ongoing monthly Event - 3rd Friday of every month IRAQ MORATORIUM: Neighborhood Peace Vigils. MARK YOU CALENDARS...Notice some cancellations, time changes, and location changes:

*Spring Grove Village: Corner of Derby & Winton Contact: Kristen Barker: 513-403-9963

*Price Hill: Corner of Enright and W. 8thContact: Sue Casey Leininger: 513-579-8547

*Northside: Hoffner park, corner of Blue Rock and HamiltonContact: Elizabeth Motter: 513-591-1407 or emotter@fuse.net NEW TIME: 4:30-5:30

*Clifton: Fountain in Burnet Wood, corner of Clifton and LudlowContact: 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

- 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! http://www.ijpc-cincinnati.org/calendar.htm

Fremont: Peace Vigil 12/19/2008, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Corner of W. State St. & Front St. Fremont, OH. Luminaries and candles will be displayed along with the signs for Peace on Earth. The vigil is for one hour. Please join us in this Christmas season to vigil forPeace on Earth.

Tennesee

Sewanee: Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace. Peace Vigil #17, December 19, 3:30 pm. Corner of University Avenue and Hwy. 41A. Signs available at vigil site.

Texas

Austin: Iraq Moratorium, Friday, Dec. 19 at the Capitol, 5 to 6 pm, sponsored by CodePink Austin. See link. State Capitol building, south entrance, 11th and Congress. This month’s message: Give Troops a Gift, Bring Them Home Now!

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.*

Vermont

Brattleboro: Patriotic Response to Renegade Government. Main Street march to bring the troops home, Dec. 19th & the 3rd friday of every month, 4-5:00pm. Meet at COOP parking lot at the foot of main street. We march through downtown Brattleboro with drummers, sometimes dancers and signs calling to end the occupation and to bring the troops home now.

Washington, D.C.

A peace vigil takes place every Friday from noon to 1 PM on Pennsylvania Ave., by the press gate to the White House. It is organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Call 202-882-9649. (Information from Baltimore Non-Violence Center, http://www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/)

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.*

Wisconsin

DePere: St. Norbert Abbey will host an ecumenical prayer service for peace in Iraq at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19. Please park in the north parking lot and meet in the Chapter Room at St. Norbert Abbey, 1016 N. Broadway, De Pere. For more information, please contact Br. Steve Herro, O. Praem, 920-337-4345 or email

Dodgeville: Grassroots Citizens for Peace Monthly Vigil. Third Friday of each month, 4 p.m. in front of the Iowa County Courthouse. 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!*

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! On Fri., Dec. 19, 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 on teh third Friday or not, 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 sponsor an Iraq Moratorium vigil for peace on Friday, December 19th, from 4-6 pm on the corner of Highway 27 & 63 in downtown Hayward. Bring a sign and a friend and some warm clothes! Good parking. Great people.

Janesville: Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation continues to hold an Iraq Moratorium vigil which is held on the 3rd Friday of every month. Meet at 4 p.m. on the corner of Blackbridge Rd. and Milton Ave. in Janesville. We have signs. Email us for more info. *

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*

Madison: Saturday, Dec. 20, 11 am - noon. Monthly Peace Rally at the Mall, sponsored by Madison Area Peace Coalition.. This is an informational picket - held the third Saturday of each month - that calls for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Bring signs or borrow the ones provided. This is an exciting and empowering event that is appropriate for all ages. Help us count the “Honks for Peace!” West Towne Mall this month, East Towne on Saturday, Jan. 17. Email Helena White at hspw@att.net

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 *

Menomonie: Menomonie will hold its first Moratorium protest on Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. in front of Menomonie Market Co-op, 521 Second St. E. Meet in the park in front of the Menomonie Market, corner of Crescent and 2nd St. We will also meet after the stand at the Acoustic Cafe to plan the next month\'s activities.Bring signs. E-mail for info.

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 the Third Friday of every month 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*

Minocqua: Northwoods Peace Coalition, which had been holding Saturday vigils, will hold its first Iraq Moratorium vigil on Friday, Dec. 19, to coordinate with others across the country. It's from 11:50 a.m. to 12:50 p,m, at the intersection of Hwys. 51 and 70.

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, December 19, from 4-6 pm. This is our fifth 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.*

Superior: Iraq Moratorium Picket Dec. 19, 4pm. Grandmothers for Peace and the Northland Anti-War Coalition will be holding a one hour picket on the corner of Belknap and Tower Ave. in downtown Superior. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!

Wyoming

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

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.*

Reports from the Field: Nov. 21 actions

San Francisco, CA

Haight Ashbury, in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. Our first post-election vigil had a small (but enthusiastic) crowd (we counted nine). Cool weather had returned to San Francisco. We were pleased to see new people again:

We were also happy to see our old friends:

As usual, passing motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians were supportive.More photos of this vigil and of past vigils can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/haightpeacevigil/

Cornwall, CT

On November 19, the Iraq Moratorium: Cornwall Edition went back indoors to hold one of our best programs so far. Around 20 of us turned out to hear Jeff Bartos, a Connecticut member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He talked about his experiences in the Army, how the damage the war had done to him affected him on his return, and the change running into IVAW had made for him. While he says he still hasn't spoken in public much, you could not tell that from the floor. The Q&A period was notable for a lively discussion of our government's use of private contractors (mercenaries) to do what the Armed Forces used to do for themselves. Jeff had several horror stories about how the big corporations have been cashing in on the war. Did you know that contractors get $30 every time a troop swipes his card to go into the mess hall, even if it's just to pick up a soda? He also talked about convoys of contractor trucks running nearly empty, because the government was billed by the run. Local residents suggested that this wasn't unplanned corruption but a premeditated way for the administration to funnel tax dollars to the military-industrial complex. We took up a collection to help the growing Connecticut chapter of IVAW keep on with its work.

Jackson, CA

We had another good vigil in Jackson, Amador County, California with about a dozen participants. We have a core of about 20 relatively reliable peace people in what is essentially a pretty "red neck" county of unenlightened voters. Still we've had very little negative reaction the past two months at our vigils and hope that minds and hearts are being changed. After 20 years here, I can attest, it's been a long, hard slog, to coin a phrase.

Macon, GA

Sewanee, TN

Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace: Eleven very chilly folks braved the below freezing temperatures to stand on the corner of University Avenue and Hwy. 41A from 4 pm until dark. We jokingly referred to ourselves as the Few, the Brave, and the Frozen, reminding ourselves how fortunate we were for not being in a war zone in Iraq or Afghanistan. Peace to all and for all.

Santa Barbara, CA

Vets for Peace, Chapter 54: A war memorial honoring 18- and 19-year-old military personnel, men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, was erected on a lawn overlooking the ocean at Santa Barbara City College. The local chapter of Veterans for Peace and students set up the memorial, which currently honors 303 young men and women. Dr. Gilberto Robledo, former faculty member of SBCC and VFP member along with several other VFP/SBCC students sets up the memorial the Third Friday of every month in conjunction with the national Iraq Moratorium. As students, faculty, staff and community members pass by, they're asked to place a placard on a white tombstone. The military person's picture, name, unit, circumstance surrounding the death, and birth date is on the placards. This interactive memorial depicts the cost of war, especially to the college age students, who in many cases are in the same age range as the teen casualties of these two current conflicts. Photographer and reporter from the SB Daily Sound were in attendance.

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Roseville, & Sonora, CA; New York; St. Petersburg, FL

Raise Hell for Molly Ivins Campaign. We called and faxed our demands to our Congr. Repres. and Senators local offices regarding getting out of Iraq NOW. We have not been emphasizing the taking of pictures and/videos, but we will from now on. This will be to create a more permanent record. We estimate that one hundred and fifty calls/fax were made on 11/21/08.

Hayward, WI

Twenty some Moratorium vigilers took to the street corner in Hayward on Friday to continue their stand against the war in Iraq. The election may be over but the war and occupation continue, and so will we! We made a dozen or so calls to our congressman and senators and asked them to start spending our tax dollars on health care and not warfare. We also collected non-perishable items for our local food shelf, which has seen a 25% increase in requests since this time last year. With thousands of our soldiers dead, and perhaps over one million Iraqi's dead since the invasion and occupation began in 2003, we have a moral imperative to continue our efforts. Please join us in December. President elect Obama needs our/your help in bringing this great tregedy to an end, and in forging a new set of national priorities for America.

Rice Lake, WI

Bitterly cold winds and a spate of local events conspired to drive the turnout down in Rice Lake on Friday, though almost 10 hardy souls came out anyway to stand for peace for a couple of hours. A half a dozen telephone calls were made to congressman Dave Obey's office in Washington urging him to support health care and not warfare, and callers report they were very well received by the congressman's staff. On to December and an end to this war!

Superior, WI

Grandmothers for Peace, Standing for Peace. 15 sturdy anti-war enthusiasts showed up for the Grandmothers for Peace first Iraq Moratorium event in Superior on Friday, including newly elected 73rd District assemblyman Nick Milroy. Single digit windchills, frozen fingers and rapidly encroaching darkness didn't stop peace supporters from making a dozen telephone calls to 7th district congressman Dave Obey's office asking him to support "Healthcare Not Warfare." The Grannies vowed to be back next month and every month afterwards, no matter the weather, until this war is over. If the Grandmothers can do it, SO CAN YOU! See you in December.

Berkeley, CA

Strawberry Creek Lodge Tenants and Berkeley Gray Panthers November 21 Iraq Moratorium Vigil. Lovely weather, lots of singing of peace songs, a pleasant afternoon was had by all as we continue to express our demands to the incoming administration that the wars and occupations must end. We numbered about 30. See you next month.

Duluth, MN and Superior, WI

Despite the biting cold temperature, we had small but spirited gatherings in both Duluth, MN and Superior, WI to mark the November Iraq Moratorium. In Duluth we held a picket at Pennell Park along the busy Central Entrance street. A dozen hearty souls participated. And across the bridge 15 people held a picket on the corner on Belknap and Tower Ave. in downtown Superior.

Eau Claire WI

Eau Claire had its 1st Iraq Moratorium event on Friday, Nov. 21. Thirty hardy souls braved 15 degree temps and gusty winds to show our opposition to the continuing Iraq occupation. Some people, whose fingers weren't frozen, made calls to Wisconsin senators and representatives to urge them to make bringing the troops home the first priority of the new administration. After the event a number of energized people retired to Woo's Pagoda restaurant to thank them for the use of their parking lot, to enjoy great Asian food, and to begin plans for the December event. More from Voices for Peace Institute here.

Madison WI

Citizens in Madison Friday night, Nov. 21, were thinking about ending war and torture, not only in Iraq but throughout as hemisphere. The Iraq Moratorium event collaborated with a School of the Americas memorial service and rally this cold night in Wisconsin. Peace activists first gathered at the State Street corner of Capitol Square, and quietly processed around the Square -- in commemoration of all who have suffered from the military machine -- especially thinking of those in Central and South America tonight, where the SOA at Ft. Benning has trained soldiers from abroad in crowd control and torture techniques. We finished the rally with a memorial service in the United Methodist Church near the Square (pictured.) This weekend there is a massive gathering in Georgia, near Fort Benning, to protest this school, and our event was in solidarity with that event. "We remember you!" All wars against people must end - and this gathering tonight provided an opportunity to connect Iraq and Colombia..... Judy Miner, SOAW and Iraq Moratorium advocate.

Saint Paul, MN

Students, veterans, and community members gathered at Senator Norm Coleman's office to demand an end to the occupation of Iraq. We are marking the Iraq War Moratorium to publicly denounce elected officials' perpetuation of violence in Iraq; to present Norm Coleman with specific petitions and demands on this account; and to re-claim and re-appropriate his office as a public anti-war space through creative representations of the consequences of state violence. Iraq is not simply a "mismanaged war", but has been waged and maintained in the interest of the United States' corporate and political elite. Norm Coleman's office is but one of the spaces elected "representatives" occupy, a space in which the collusion of multinational corporations and American government leads to the suffering and death of thousands. We do not limit our critique to Coleman but extend it to all officeholders, Republican or Democrat, who do not enact an immediate end to the occupation. Today, for a short time, artwork and sculptures turned a war-wager's and war-profiteer's office into an antiwar space. Our reclamation of this space is a rejection of the unethical actions taken in our name by the U.S. government and a call for the self-determination of the Iraqi people. We demand from Norm Coleman and all other U.S. officials--an immediate end to the war in Iraq and US wars of aggression in the Middle East.

New York City

Once again, I posted numbers in my street-facing windows here in Harlem, representing today's total of US troops who have died since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and kept them visible for the whole of Moratorium Day #15. With current talk about bringing the troops home by 2012--maybe--I try and remind people that the sooner we bring them home, the more of them will be coming home alive.

Milwaukee WI

The return to Central Standard Time guarantees that it will be dark and cold for vigils in Wisconsin for the foreseeable future. Friday's 25-degree temperature didn't faze about 60 participants in a rush hour vigil, march and rally in the heart of downtown.

A large campus contingent from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's chapter of Students for a Democratic Society brought a lot of energy to the event, the 15th Iraq Moratorium observance sponsored by Peace Action-Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace.

People stood on all four corners of the intersection with flags, banners, and signs, interacting with drivers who honked their horns to show support for ending the war and occupation.

After half an hour, an SDS-organized march toprotest the School of the Americas went three blocks north to a corner across from City Hall, with chants along the way and a short rally before the marchers headed back to the start, where a handful of people had stayed behind to keep the street corner vigil going. More in Fight Back! newspaper.