Syracuse
Peace Council
2013 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 472-5478
spc@peacecouncil.net
END US OCCUPATIONS IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN
Next Antiwars Committee Meeting: Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 pm. SPC offices: 2013 E. Genesee St. (2nd floor of the Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice). See map.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PROTEST THE DRONES:
Upstate New York Speaks Out Against the War
Download the 8.5
x 11 flyer
or the two-per-page flyer
Sunday, April 25th
Come join the movement! Join us as we come from all over upstate New York to protest the use of the drones at our local Air National Guard base. Drones have been known to cause a lot of civilian deaths and village destruction, and we're tired of innocent lives being wasted for suspected "military targets." Join us in our fight!
- Please meet at Northern Lights Plaza at the Christmas Tree Shop at 12:30pm, where we will begin to march at 1 pm. If you are unable to march, then please meet at the air base. (See route here).
- Picketing and speakers will be from 2- 3 pm in front of Hancock Air National Guard Base. This is a solemn demonstration; please wear dark colors to mourn the victims of drone attacks in Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan.
- After the march and rally, there will be an organizing meeting and snacks at ArtRage Gallery at 3:30 pm
For more information call Carol at 315-472-5478, or e-mail spc@peacecouncil.net
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OUR BUS TRIP TO
WASHINGTON D.C:
Sat. March 20, 2 a.m. - Sun. March 21st, 2 a.m.
Top row left to right: Kayla Carroll, Christina Liddell, Katherine Raymond, Josiah Houck, Derek Ford bottom row left to right: Jason Demauro, Melissa Warner, Sean Stanyon. Ashley Sauers taking the photo.
A bus trip with 47 central New Yorkers aboard joined over two thousand others in Washington D.C. on March 20 to protest US wars and occupations. The weather couldn’t have been better as the thousands rallied in front of the White House calling for peace in the Middle East. The thousands then took to the streets with coffins decorated with the flags of Yemen, Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somali, Iraq, US and others to represent the coalition forces as well as the civilians who have died in the many conflicts in the world today. They left the coffins all over D.C. as a reminder. All in all the trip was very memorable, and we encourage everyone to get involved to help get the word out about the benefit of peace and justice, jobs and education over death and destruction, debt and occupation.
Due to the low income of the students, many needed scholarships, more than the Peace Council had. If you're interested, we would greatly appreciate any donations to help defray the costs of the trip. We have a PayPal account set-up with a direct link found on our web site. Any donation would help and is greatly appreciated . Please contact Katherine or Carol at the Syracuse Peace Council at (315) 472-5478 or intern@peacecouncil.net.
New!
Antiwar Broadside: Change
the Times available at SPC Friday, 3/13
Watch
Change the Times feature interview:
Gary Bonaparte on the War Economy and Poverty
Contact Carol
to help us pass out thousands of free copies.
UPCOMING
EVENTS: Download
the flyer for all SPC March antiwar events.
March
to Dismantle the War Economy
Thursday, March 19, 2009, noon-1
pm.
Gather at Billings
Park (S. Salina & Adams) and march with us to the Federal
Building. Download
the flyer.
March
on the Pentagon: Get on the Bus!
Saturday, March 21, 2009. Syracuse
bus to DC, seats are $40-75. Local
Flyer. www.pentagonmarch.org
RESOURCES:
Afghanistan
Fact Sheets
from
UFPJ's Afghanistan Working Group:
•
"Escalation: Bad For Them, Bad For Us"
•
"Peaceful Alternatives"
•
"No More Taxpayers Dollars
for Afghanistan War"
•
"Why Are We Bombing Pakistan?"
How
to Get out of Iraq by
Juan Cole
A concrete proposal for US steps to remove the troops and end the US occupation.
There’s a better
way to leave Iraq... flier download
Sources
Iraq War Truth Sheets--The Shared Times