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PRE-RALLY
EVENTS
Friday,
Oct 1 - "Ghandi the movie" directed by
Richard Attenborough, 6:30 - 10:30 p.m., UT Campus, Sanchez
104 @ MLK & University, Sponsored by: Sociology 308C
Peace & Conflict Studies
RALLY
NEWS
09/29/04
- Several groups have decided to form marching "blocks"
(see "Peace March Blocks" below)
09/29/04
- Updates made to speaker and entertainer list (see below)
09/28/04
- Almost e verything is in place for Saturday's march and
rally. This is expected to be one of the largest peace marches
this fall. Media alerts are going out statewide.
09/27/04
Volunteers are still needed to help with signs, petitions,
and voter registration. If you'd like to volunteer, contact
any of the participating organizations or send an email
to info@texansforpeace.org
and let us know what you'd like to help with.
AGENDA
11:
30 Pre-march at Auditorium Shores (Town Lake at S. 1st Street
see
map)
12:30 March to Capitol Building
1:00 Rally on South Steps of the Capitol
SPEAKERS
& PERFORMERS
- Mohammed
Alatar, founder of Palestinians for Peace and Democracy
- Ray
"Doc" White, Veterans for Peace
- Atul
Kothari, curator of the Gandhi Library in Houston
- Fernando
Suarez del Solar, Military families Speak Out
- Anoek
Inbar , Tikkun-Austin
- Josefina
Castillo, American Friends Service Committee
- Entertainers
Bill Passalacqua, Thistle, Nathan Hamilton, and Jack London
- and
more...
PEACE
MARCH BLOCKS
CodePink
is calling for a Pink Bloc!
Dress in outrageous pink attire,
take a pink flag, and march
behind the pink banner! Contact
Debbie Russell at Debstuff@hotmail.com or 389-0215 for radical
ideas on how to become a true Pink
Lady.
A coalition
of immigrants? rights groups are organizing an Immigrant
Workers bloc. For more information, contact Christina Tzintzun
at Christina@equaljusticecenter.org.
The
Revolutionary Anarchist Marching Band (RAMB-o) is calling
for drummers and musicians to form a corps! If you play
an instrument, want to learn, or just want to make some
noise, contact Andrew Toelle at the Rhizome Collective at
Andrew@rhizomecollective.org or 385-3190.
Veterans
for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War are planning
a Memorial March and street theatre during the march and
rally. To volunteer to assist in staging this spectacle,
email Dick Underhill at underhill@att.net.
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