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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
September 21, 2006

Contact:
Karl Rawstron
Peace Action Maine :: http://www.stopwarprofit.com

karlemail2@yahoo.com

Iraq Anti-War Rally to Present Alternative “Columbus Day” Parade

Four State Convergence of Peace Action groups on Wall St. NYC 10/09/06 to protest against War Profiteers and Empire Builders

PORTLAND, Me. - Peace groups from four states* will converge on Wall St, in front of the New York Stock Exchange, N.Y.C., at 3pm, Monday October 9th, “Columbus Day,” to protest the financiers and profiteers of the War on Iraq. Groups will march from the southern tip of Manhattan up Broadway to Wall Street circle around the NYSE in a parade and stage on the steps of Federal Hall to deliver addresses and greet Traders when they leave the floor of the Exchange

Rally to accompany Lynne Stewart to Court. Demonstrate your support. You cannot be too "busy" for this historic moment. One to tell your grandchildren about. Crucial to the atmosphere of outraged citizenry we need. Be there for the early rally. Go with Lynne to court. If there's no room... rally outside the courthouse in the square. Location: Tom Paine Park (Foley Square), (#6, J, M to Brooklyn Bridge or Chambers Street) Centre St and Worth St New York NY http://www.lynnestewart.org

You are warmly invited to the War Resisters League's

1st Annual Dave Dellinger Lecture on Nonviolence

Historian Staughton Lynd speaking on "Resistance to War in a Volunteer Army" (with music by Rebecca Fanya) October 19, 2006, , 7 - 9 p.m. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Wash. Sq. S., Manhattan Free (but) DONATIONS REQUESTED Spread the word, download the flyer announcing the lecture: warresisters.org/Lynd_flyer.pdf

Join a Peaceful Action against Racial Profiling on the Staten Island Ferry!

Monday, October 23rd, 5pm - 7pm, Manhattan Ferry Terminal, at Battery Park
(Whitehall, N/R/W :: South Ferry. 1/9 :: Bowling Green, 5).
Ferry is Free.

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Urgent Action Required: Shirt Incident

(From Elaine) -- To All Friends Who Should Take Action Against This:

I received the following email from one of the members of the un16:

actions planned On Monday, 10/23, 5 Pm, At South Ferry (Manhattan Ferry Terminal) around the city to defend our rights to wear t-shirts in Arabic or any other damn language we want!

This type of harassment must be confronted. Please read the message below and let me know if you are interested in joining us in various scheduled actions around nyc, including the ferry!

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PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WIDELY.
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/statenislandvigil
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"We Will Not Be Silent"

On Monday, October 9th, I boarded the Staten Island Ferry wearing a shirt that reads "We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic. Immediately after boarding, my four armed Coast Guard officers positioned themselves around me and my friends.