Tuesday, March 10, 2009

NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL! MARCH 19th, 2009 PARADE & RALLY
End the War(s) Now! 6th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Please join MoveOn/PIA, RAW, IVAW, & PDAGV* for an area-wide march and rally to raise public awareness over the continuing war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other military conflicts.

THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2009
Parade Assemble between 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Corn Hill Landing, Exchange Street, Rochester, NY
March north on Exchange St. and State St. to the Genesee River Crossroads Park

*Progressives In Action, Rochester Against War, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley.

* Demonstrations at: The War Memorial
* Military Recruiting Station
* Federal Building and Courthouse (Bush & Cheney trials)
* RALLY AT GENESEE RIVER CROSSROADS PARK

Rally at Genesee River Crossroads Park will include sentencing of George W. Bush and Richard “Dick” Cheney. The sentencing will culminate in a shoe throwing at Bush and Cheney, with each participating organization given time to speak on their reason for participating.

Please bring a pair of new or gently-used shoes. Shoes will be donated to charity by IVAW.

PLEASE JOINS US AND MARCH with your contingent, or individually, and rally at Genesee River Crossroads Park. Then plan on joining the bus to Washington on Saturday, 21 March 2009, for the Nation-wide rally and demonstration at the Pentagon.

Co-sponsors: Peace Advocates, First Unitarian Church, Military Families Speak Out-Upstate NY, CAN (Campus Anti-War Network), RAW Theater (Rochester Against War Theater), SDS Rochester (Students for a Democratic Society: Rochester), Students For Peace and Justice at SUNY Brockport

To sign on as a co-sponsor please contact:

Jim (jlswarts @ pdagv.org), Dawn (dawn8 @ frontiernet.net),Bryan (bryancasler @ rochesterivaw.com), or Robin (robin @ pdagv.org)

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