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Here are videos by our Vid Pro, Mark Coplan:
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Friday Interfiath Service 2017
Action at the Gate
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Graveyard and Reading of the Names, Oakland Federal Building Covered with sheets to represent the dead of the war of occupation on Iraq, people lie down on the city sidewalk in front of the Federal Building, This is legal, non-violent witness. People stop, look and think. Participants lie at least three feet apart and do not block entry to the building.The names of some of the Californians who have died in Iraq and the names of some of the Iraqi dead will be read. People will hand out flyers, as we do each week at the Monday noon vigil. Please bring a white sheet to cover yourself with. A pad to lie on is recommended. Contact 510-527-8370.
Background re the EPI-sponsored Vigil: The only legal justification for one country to attack another is to prevent an attack so immediate that the United Nations Security Council cannot be called upon to act. Some Historical Background: Post WWI Iraq
was ruled by a British-selected monarchy until 1958.
In 1968, the Ba’ath party came to power with CIA
assistance. Saddam Hussein was supported by both the
U.S. and Britain until 1990, throughout the Iran-Iraq
war.
As the U.S.
moved into Iraq in 1991, Shi’ites and Kurds were
encouraged to rise against the Hussein government.
When they did, the U.S. military stood aside and
allowed the revolt to be suppressed by the Iraqi
government. United Nations sanctions, imposed in 1990
to bring about Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, were
continued to bring about Iraq's disarmament with
respect to weapons of mass destruction. On May 20,
1991, Secretary of State James Baker stated, "We are
not interested in seeing a relaxation of sanctions as
long as Saddam Hussein is in power." This remained the
position of the U.S. through two subsequent
administrations. In December 1998 the UN inspectors were withdrawn by Richard Butler in anticipation of the U.S. bombing of Iraq. They were not "thrown out". Hussein did not allow the UNSCOM inspectors to return without a plan to complete inspections and end sanctions. The International Atomic Energy Agency was allowed to continue inspections regarding nuclear weapons. The road to Gulf War II
End the Occupation Stop the WarStop Killing Iraqi
People All
Members shall refrain in their international
relations from the threat or use of force against
the territorial integrity or political independence
of any state ... United Nations
Charter Weekly Vigils Wednesdays, noon in front of Boalt Hall on Bancroft Ave. on UC Berkeley campus. Teach-in against Torture. Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Castro Valley Peace & Justice Vigils, Castro Valley Blvd. & Redwood Rd. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., El Cerrito vigil for peace, 1st, 3rd, 5th Weds, Del Norte BART, 2nd & 4th Weds in front of Target sign on San Pablo Ave. Thursdays, noon - one, San Francisco Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate, peace in Iraq, San Francisco Friends Thursdays, 4:30 - 5:30, Five Flags Park, Foothill, Jackson & Mission, Hayward, justice for Palestinians. South Alameda County Peace and Justice (SAPJC) & Tri-City Peace and Justice (TCP) Fridays, noon - one, Berkeley, Telegraph & Bancroft, Berkeley Women in Black Fridays at
3pm -5pm, at Camino Alto and E. Blithdale, Mill
Valley. Fridays, from 3:30 to 4:30, corner of Tiburon Blvd. and San Rafael Avenue, Tiburon. Rain cancels. Fridays - 4 to 5 pm, Corner of Miller Avenue and Camino Alto in Mill Valley. Fridays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., corner of Mowry & Fremont, Fremont. Sundays, 3:00 p.m., walk around Lake Merritt for peace. Meet at the columns at the east end of the Lake, between Grand & Lakeshore Avenues. sponsored by Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace, LMNOP
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Moratorium organizes a public witness for peace on the
Third Friday of each month. To find one near you,
visit http://www.iraqmoratorium.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Many of the faithful have passed to another plane of existence. Here are several memorial Websites for our brothers and sisters: ¡Presente! all. To contact us:
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