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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.*
San Francisco: Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil: Feb. 20, 6:-8 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. Photos of past events are here
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. 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 to 6 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. 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
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, Feb. 20, 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 (we are in our fourth year). 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.*
Tennessee
Sewanee: Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace vigil. Third Friday, 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, Feb. 20 (see Code Pink Austin calendar for details)
Wisconsin
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., Feb. 20, 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! E-mail. *
Hayward: Peace North will sponsor an Iraq Moratorium vigil for peace on Friday, Feb. 20, 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: (Updated!) Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation continues to hold an Iraq Moratorium vigil which is held on the Third Friday of every month. Meet at 4 p.m. on the corner of Blackbridge Rd. and Milton Ave. in Janesville with signs, including "Honk for Peace" 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, Feb. 21, 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 in March. 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, 4:30-5 p.m. , 8th Street & Maritime Drive. Contact: huntel@comcast.net *
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, Saturday, February 21, 10:50 a.m. until noon, in Minocqua, at the junction of highways 51 and 70. It is the day after the third Friday, Wisconsin’s declared day of the month to demonstrate for peace as part of the national Iraq Moratorium.
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 seventh Iraq Moratorium event. Please make a small, or large, sign if you can, and BRING SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU! Join us! E-mail.
Ripon: Peace Vigil every Third Friday of the month on the square. 4:30-5:30pm. Bring yourself! E-mail.*
Viroqua: Friday, Feb. 20, 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: Monthly vigil for peace. Downtown, on the town square. 3rd Friday of each month, in support of the Iraq Moratorium., 5-6 p.m. 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.
