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.*
Berkeley: Code Pink veterans of the Marine Recruiting Station will observe the Iraq Moratorium on the third Friday, January 16 and join the vigil from 2 to 4 p.m., at Acton & University Avenues, Berkeley.
Costa Mesa: Orange County Peace & Freedom Party: Stop the Siege on Gaza : January 16, 2009, 5:00pm. Corner of Bristol & Anton, Costa Mesa (South Coast Plaza entrance.) The US administration and Media are siding with the zionist invaders of Palestine. People in this country are fed up with this! Please Join the Demonstration. The Orange County KPFK 90.07FM Support Group,The Orange County Peace & Freedom Party and others-- Invite all of you to come out and join us in opposing the war crimes that are being committed by 'Israel' in Palestine Friday January 16th, 2009 Corner of Bristol & Anton, Costa Mesa 5:00-7:00 PM
Novato: PeaceNovato Candlelight Vigil: Jan. 16, 2009, 5:30 - 7:00pm at the Old City Hall, Delong & Sherman Avenue. Please feel free to bring candles or signs; some will also be available. Come when you can, stay as long as you wish.
Oakland:
Ecumenical Peace Institute street theatre January 20 noon to 1:00 p.m. Oakland Federal Building1301 Clay Street, Oakland,CA 94612. President Barack Obama will be inaugurated January 20th. This is a time of great rejoicing for many. It is also a time to make a strong witness to the new administration and Congress to hold them to the unmistakable mandate for peace and justice given to them by the electorate. This is a time to mourn the nearly two million Iraqi and American dead and to call for our newly installed president to bring our sons and daughters home right away. We want our troops brought home, not relocated to Afghanistan. We want them brought home and not left in Iraq as "trainers" and "advisors". Living Graveyard participants lie on the city sidewalk covered with white sheets. Two tombstones give the numbers of the Iraqi dead and the "Coalition" and U.S. dead. During the hour of the action, names of Iraqi dead and California military dead are read. After each name is read a gong is sounded.The Ecumenical Peace Institute/CALC is the principal sponsor of the Living Graveyard. Details and photographs of the Living Graveyard and suggestions about how to organize a Living Graveyard may be seen at http://www.epicalc.org/
Oakland: Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party: Shut Down the War Machine! 1/16/2009, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 40th Street at 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. (Event will be cancelled in case of rain.)
San Francisco: Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil: January 16, 2009 6:00 pm - 8:00 p.m. at Masonic and Fell in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. Please join us in calling for an end to US involvement in the War in Iraq. We will have signs, candles, music, and food. All you need is a desire for peace! This will be a nighttime vigil, so please dress warmly. If you can't join us this month, please put us on your calendar for next month--February 20. Photos of past events are here
San Jose: Indigenous Nations Network Memorial/Prayer ceremony 1/7/09, 8 pm St Phillips Church, Initipi grounds. We will be praying for the mother of Brett L. Lundstrom USMC KIA Iraq 1/7/06. We will also be praying for Edward Lundstrom Jr. for his healing and well being after completing his duty in Iraq, US Army. We ask that all soldiers who were lied to about the WMD and who are returning with toxic Depleted Uranium levels in their bodies. We are praying that U.S. Congress will fund education for Native youth and not prisons or WAR! We will be active on the 16th of Jan. with a visit to our congress person, U.S. Rep. Mike Honda's office and a protest outside of his office. We will smudge his area with sacred sage to cleanse his war efforts. NATIVE AMERICAS AGAINST WAR! Bring signs and call his office.
San Pedro: San Pedro Neighbors for Peace and Justice: 300th Vigil to end the war 1-16-09, 5:00PM- 7:00PM. First and Gaffey intersection, San Pedro, Ca. This will be our 300th Consecutive Vigil to End the War, combined with a "Give Bush a Boot in the Butt" where we are collecting shoes for the US Vets-Villages at Cabrillo, a home for 500 formerly homeless US Military Veterans and their Families in Long Beach. Following the vigil we will hear Sonali Kolhatkar host of "Uprising Radio" from Pacifica's KPFK who will speak on "Afghanistan is not a Good War." For more info call 310-548-3333
Santa Barbara: Vets for Peace, chapter 54: Teen Memorial, Fri. Jan. 16, 2009, 10 am - 3pm in Santa Barbara, California at West Beach, at the corner of Cabrillo Blvd and State Street, near the Dolphin Fountain at the foot of Stearns Wharf, down on the sand. A mock cemetery of the U.S. Military Teen casualties is planned as part of the national grassroots Iraq Moratorium movement calling for the immediate end to the war and occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine.The event will consist of a mock cemetery of the U.S. Military Teen Dead, from the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. To date we have information on 309, 18 & 19 year old casualties from both conflicts. The "Tombstones" constructed of white Corrogated Plastic or Coroplast will be set up by volunteers from the local Vets for Peace, Chapter 54 and Santa Barbara City College students. Then pedestrians passing by on the sun-filled sidewalks near the SB beach will be asked to step down onto the sand and place a placard of the photo and information of a teen casualty on the "Tombstones". Information about the cost of war and the immediate withdrawal of troops from all current conflicts will be shared. There will also be a petition to sign calling for President Elect Obama to make Nuclear Disarmament an Urgent priority, these and many other petitions from across the country and the world will be sent to our next President on January 20, 2009.
Colorado
Durango: Join Animas SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)*, the Durango Tadamon! Collective, and the Durango community in a rally against the wars and occupations in Gaza/Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. ---- We will converge from 4-5 PM on Friday, Jan. 16th, on the corner of 11th St. & Main Ave. in downtown Durango. Bring signs, placards, banners, appropriate clothing, noise makers and musical instruments, sidewalk chalk, information and literature about the situation in Gaza/Palestine, etc. ---- We are calling for a continuum of autonomous direct actions against Israel (and supporters like the US) and in solidarity with the people of Palestine and other occupied and oppressed people of the world. ---- This action is an expansion of the Iraq Moratorium into a larger and expanded War Moratorium to oppose the wars in Afghanistan and Gaza as well. (Durango’s War Moratorium, in turn, is a monthly expansion of our weekly peace vigils, every Friday from 4:30-5:30PM at the same location.) Contact us at E-mail.
Connecticut
Cornwall: Moratorium Day #17 is shaping up as quite possibly the most exciting event we've had since the Iraq Moratorium: Cornwall Edition started in 2007. Our January theme is "Make Art, Not War!" and that's the title of our exhibit at the Cornwall Public Library. We have gathered at the town library for IM events before, but this time the library is co-sponsoring a professionally-hung exhibition of works on our theme submitted by over a score of area artists, both amateur and professional. The opening party for "Make Art, Not War" is on the Third Friday in January--the 16th--starting at 7 PM. If you can't make it and want to check out the work of notables like Marc Simont, Tim Prentice and Karl Saliter or perhaps discover some committed new talents, the exhibit will be hanging at the library through February 28. (And we should mention that some of the works will be available for purchase and a number of the exhibitors will be donating all or part of any sale to the Iraq Moratorium: Cornwall Edition. Or you can donate at the opening.)
Norwich: Iraq Moratorium Vigil, 1- 16- 2009, 4Pm-6Pm on Chelsea Parade, Norwich, CT, In front of Norwich Free Academy (NFA) The green between Washington Street and Broadway. 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. We continue to encourage the participation of a larger contingent of Americans who want this war to end and no new war to start. There is already quite the diversity of ages and backgrounds. Come stand at the Iraq Moratorium Vigil on Friday! YOUR SILENCE, YOUR LEGACY!!! MORE WAR...MORE DEBT!!!
Florida
Jacksonville: Ospreys For Peace: Peace Camp, January 16, 2009, 9am to 9pm. University of North Florida campus on the green. Join us for a day of Peace. On the day of January 16, the club Ospreys for Peace will be holding their second annual "Peace Camp" in honor of the Iraq Moratorium. Bring white t-shirts to tie-dye, tents, and a positive attitude. The event will be all day on the UNF green from 9am to 9pm. After 6pm, there will be live music from various local Jacksonville bands. The "green" is the free-speech zone of the UNF campus in front of the Fine Arts Center and to the right of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library. Do not miss out. Join In. Speak your mind. Bless. {for more information, do not hesitate to e-mail}
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. Link. *
Tampa: 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 War, Vietnam Veterans Against War, Military Families Speak Out, Another Mother For Peace, United For Peace and Justice, USF World Can't Wait, American Friends Service Committee, Not In Our Name 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 during "rush hour" 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. 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? For more info contact Contact: e-mail or (813-220-4315) *
Illinois
Chicago: Camp Hope: Countdown to Change, sponsored by Voices for Creative Nonviolence, will feature a presentation at 7 pm on Jan. 16 at David Darst Center, 2834 S Normal Ave, on, "Blackwater Worldwide In Illinois and Beyond: The Dangers of Outsourcing Our Security." Dan Kenney from Clearwater, a northern Illinois group which has fought creation and expansion of a Blackwater facility in its region, will be featured. During the day, vigilers will be in Hyde Park from 8 am to 6 pm with an emphasis on the periods 8-11 am and 3-6 pm. More details on the website.
Chicago: Saturday, Jan. 17. Art Against War at Heartland Cafe , 7000 N Glenwood Ave, 9 p.m., $5. We’re moving to Saturdays! This month, we are partnering once again with the Heartland Alliance to support their Iraqi Resettlement services. Art Against War also donates part of the proceeds each month to the Iraq Moratorium.
Chicago (Hyde Park): Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice: Special Vigil. January 16, 4:30 pm. 51st and Drexel, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. Join Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice for Iraq Moratorium number 17 at Camp Hope, 51st and Drexel in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood near the Obama's home. NWCPJ stands in solidarity with Camp Hope as we express our visions of peace and justice for the future to ask our new President to carry out the promises he made during his campaign. Please see their website for a full schedule of events. Contact laurel [at] nwcpj [dot] org if you want to car pool.
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, Jan. 16, 5 to 6 p.m., Memorial Park, North First Street and Lincoln Hwy.* Contact: Dan Kenney
Maryland
Tacoma Park: Walter Reed Vigil. Friday January 16, 2008, 7 -9 PM. Middle of 7100 block of Georgia Ave DC between Dahlia and Elder Streets, in front of the main hospital. The Walter Reed Vigil is an ongoing event, every Friday evening from 7-9 PM (we are in our fourth year). However, the Friday before Inauguration Day is special--it is a chance at this time to remember those sacrificed by the war machine and make it clear to the New Administration that ending the wars and occupations is The Issue. No More Vietnams! Out of Iraq! Out of Afghanistan! Bring a candle. You don't need a ticket; just climb on board. (There is street parking. The 70 and the K1 buses stop there, or take a taxi (the drivers are some of our staunchest supporters). Closest Metro Stations: Takoma and Silver Spring.)
Massachusetts
Amherst: In honor of the Iraq Moratorium, we are again going to ring 21 bells from the Grace Church, Amherst, MA bell tower on Friday, Jan. 16.
New Jersey
Green Brook: Personal Day of Fast & Prayer: Every 3rd Friday of each month until ALL Wars end. From Sunrise to Sunset fast and pray and offer it up for an end to ALL Wars.
Ohio
Cincinatti: Ongoing monthly Event - 3rd Friday of every month IRAQ MORATORIUM: Neighborhood Peace Vigils MARK YOUR CALENDARS...Notice some cancellations, time changes, and location changes:
LOCATIONS:
*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 Wood, 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
- 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. January 16 3:30 pm, corner of University Ave. and Hwy. 41A. Signs available at vigil site
Texas
Austin: Be a part of the Iraq Moratorium! The next date is Friday, January 16, 2009 (see Code Pink Austin calendar for details)
Wisconsin
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., Jan. 16, 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.
Green Bay: The Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Cross will host an ecumenical prayer service for peace in Iraq in their chapel at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. The chapel is located at 3110 Nicolet Dr., Green Bay. For more information, please contact Sr. Maria Drzewiecki, 920-468-1828, or E-mail.
Janesville: (Updated!) Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation continues to hold an Iraq Moratorium vigil which is held on the Third Friday of every month, the 19th in January. Meet at 4 p.m. on the corner of Blackbridge Rd. and Milton Ave. in Janesville with signs, including "Honk for Peace" signs. We are also offering an alternative because of the cold weather and encouraging people to do Mall Walking at the Janesville Mall wearing peace t-shirts. 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, Jan. 17, 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!” East Towne Mall this month, West Towne on Saturday, Feb. 21. Email Helena White at
hspw@att.netMenomonie: Join us for the Iraq Moratorium event in Menomonie,WI. The event will run from 4 PM until 5 PM in the Veterans Memorial in front of the Menomonie Market Co-op. Please bring signs. Please contact Steve Hanson 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*
Milwaukee: In observance of the Iraq Moratorium, David Kaye and the Electric Mustache will perform topical anti-war songs as part of their performance on the 3rd Friday, Jan.16th, 8pm, at The Coffee House, 631 N. 19th St., Milwaukee.
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, Jan. 16, from 4-6 pm. This is our sixth Iraq Moratorium event. Please make a small, or large, sign if you can, and BRING SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU! Join us!
E-mail.Sheboygan: Sheboygan Veterans for Peace: Writing peace poetry daily until the war ends. I am a poet and I have committed to writing a peace poem every day during the duration of the war. The initial pieces have been published through Sheboygan Veterans for Peace. New finished pieces are accomplished weekly and a new peace and justice poetry book is in the works, more than doubling the content of the first.
Superior/Duluth: Anyone who wishes to brave the cold this Friday for the monthly Iraq Moratorium vigil should meet at 4 PM at the corner of Broadway and Hammond in Superior, by the Red Mug Coffee House. Grandmothers for Peace initially decided to cancel their vigil due to temperature concerns, but later agreed that those who feel hearty enough are welcome to hold vigil as per the original plan. A photographer from the Superior Telegram may come, so it would be good to have some folks there. We may decide to shorten the time we are outside, and meet inside the coffee shop to warm up after. See you there! E-mail.
Viroqua: 1/16, Friday, 12 noon weekly peace vigil at the Post Office on Jefferson St. Come for all or part of the hour, standing witness to the human and economic costs of the War. Info : amz1357@frontiernet.net
Waupaca: 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, contact People for Peace at bonni@waupacaonline.net or see http://wpfpmeetings.blogspot.com/
Woodruff: 12 noon - 1 pm . Silent Prayer Vigil for Peace, Holy Family Church, in the small chapel. Contact: Sr. Ann Wittman at crossings@holycrosssisters.org . All are welcome to join in this weekly witness for peace.*
Here is a picture of "SANTA" working to bring PEACE for CHRISTmas. This is the 3rd Friday of December, 2008, at the foot of the Cass Street Bridge at approximately 5:30 pm. People of LaCrosse are supporting the WAR MORATORIUM and here is a perfect example of SANTA braving near zero tempuratures and 30 inches of snow to get the message across to the masses and our elected officials.
Not only did 18 people of all ages, from college students to seniors, make it, but some of the campus crowd even showed up with hot chocolate, as you'll see at right. There's talk of a barbecue grill and tailgate party next month. (Maybe Cheeseheads?) This wasn't the coldest vigil we've had, with temperatures in the 20s. and although traffic was much sparser than normal, drivers -- including a city Dept. of Public Works truck with a plow and a parking meter checker -- leaned on their horns to support the cause. The effort was a joint production of Peace Action-Wisconsin, UW-Miulwaukee Students for a Democratic Society, Iraq Moratorium-Wisconsin and Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace.
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