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MARCH 2008: WINTER SOLDIER HEARINGS - Live Local Viewings (in Boston and Cambridge, MA) UMASS Boston - Friday \|\| 3.14.08 \|\| 9am - 5:30pm (ACT-MA listing) First Parish Church - Saturday \|\| 3.15.08 \|\| 10am - 6pm (ACT-MA listing)


OCTOBER 2007:

National Intervention to stop war and global climate change! No War No Warming October 21 - 23, 2007

SICK OF THE WAR "Sick Out" Workers and Students Call In Sick on Friday, October 26th

And sign on now to the IRAQ MORATORIUM at http://iraqmoratorium.org Starting on September 21st, demand an end to the war, through an escalating series of actions on the THIRD FRIDAY of every month. NEXT Moratorium Day: October 19, 2007

OCTOBER 27: MASSIVE REGIONAL ACTIONS TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ / Greater Boston Stop the Wars Coalition DON'T MEND IT -- END IT! PEACE IS POSSIBLE! UFPJ and UJP are supporting a robust campaign of grassroots activities throughout the summer and fall, culminating in an international day of action for peace on October 27, when 8 regional mass demonstrations will take place around the U.S., and more will be held around the world. Please click on 'more' to see the national calendar. We are putting together a New England calendar - stay tuned! LINK: Justice With Peace The New England regional mobilization will be on Boston Common. The next New England planning meeting will be August 18th in the Boston area at a location TBA.



SEPTEMBER 2007:

Sept 22- 29 Encampment directly in front of Congress to demand Congress stop funding the war September 29th, 2007: National March on Washington LINK: Troops Out Now Coalition



AUGUST 2007:

The Kennebunks Peace Department invites you to join Cindy Sheehan, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Liam Madden, Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, Eugene Puryear, Retired Col. Ann Wright, Melida & Carlos Arredondo, Helga and Augustin Aguayo, Ashley Smith, Charlie Clements, Sally Breen, George Paz Martin, and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney for a Rally and March for Peace Saturday, August 25, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Music will be provided by the by Indigo Girls, Emma's Revolution, Dave Rovics, Inanna, and Pat Scanlon & Band. “This will be a convergence of anti-war, environmental, labor and social justice activists along with concerned citizens,” said Jamilla El-Shafei, the co-founder of the Kennebunks Peace Department and an organizer of the Saturday, August 25 Rally and March for Peace. "To break the cycle of endless war we need to draw attention to America's need for systemic change. Let us start a “revolution of values.’ ” El-Shafei said the event has been timed to coincide with President George Bush’s scheduled vacation in Kennebunkport. “If the President is here then we will remind him that he cannot escape the consequences of his decisions and we will hold him accountable!” El-Shafei said. “If not, we will be sending a strong message to the country that ordinary citizens as well as activists from across the social justice spectrum want an end to the war. We want Congress to hear our call to end the war in anticipation of the debate on the President’s Supplemental Budget request scheduled for September.” More than 2,000 people responded to the Kennebunks Peace Department’s call to action on July 1 during Russian President Vladimir V. Putin’s historic meeting with President Bush at the Bush family compound on Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport. “We are expecting up to five times that number August 25,” said Patrick Scanlon, a member of Veterans For Peace and co-coordinator of the event. “The timing of this Rally and March has made it the mecca for the peace community this summer.” For further information please see the Kennebunks Peace Department website: www.kportprotest.org.