A Trail of Mourning and Truth from Iraq to the White House

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27.09.2004

http://www.oneworld.net/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afsc.org%2Firaq%2Factivism%2F10-2-2004.htm

More than 30 U.S. organizations are sponsoring a memorial procession on October 2 to remember all those killed and wounded in the Iraq war. Tagged “A Trail of Mourning and Truth from Iraq to the White House,” participants will gather at the Pentagon area in the morning and proceed to Arlington National Cemetery and, from there, they move to the White House where the groups plan to deliver the names of dead casualties of the war to the staff.

National Memorial Procession
October 2, 2004

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A Trail of Mourning and Truth from
Iraq to the White House
Morning Peace Ceremony Marking
the Pentagon's Role in the War
9:00am
Pentagon Metro stop entrance.
Will proceed to Arlington Cemetery afterwards.
Call AFSC 410-323-7200

To honor & remember all those killed and wounded in the war in Iraq

Gathering: Arlington National Cemetery, Women's Memorial
12 noon, Saturday October 2nd 2004


Opening reflections by Andy Shallal, Veterans, Families who have lost loved ones in Iraq, and Others

Please wear black mourning clothes befitting a funeral or memorial

Arlington National Cemetery Metro stop (recommended) or paid parking at the Cemetery

The Women's Memorial is at the end of Memorial Drive near the cemetery's entrance

Memorial Procession: Leaving Arlington Cemetery at 1pm

Solemn procession across Memorial Bridge, past the Lincoln Memorial, and to the Ellipse side of the White House (approx 3 miles)

Closing Ceremony: The White House, Ellipse, 2pm
Reading the names of the dead and remembering the wounded

Speakers: Arun Gandhi, Lila Lipscomb, Celeste Zappala, Michael Berg, and Others

Peacemakers risking arrest will try to deliver the names of the dead to the White House at the conclusion of the ceremony. Those taking part are urged to have nonviolence training, an affinity group & observe nonviolence guidelines. Max: 410-323-7200 [e-mail].

For more information:

In Washington DC: 301-589-2355 or [e-mail]
Baltimore: 410-323-7200
Philadelphia/Wilmington: 302-656-2721
NYC: 212-228-0450 x104

We call on everyone, including all presidential candidates, to:

Mourn the Dead. Heal the Wounded. End the War.

Sponsored by: (list in formation):
American Friends Service Committee; Brandywine Peace Community; Casa Baltimore/Limay; Center for Conscience and War; Chester County (PA) Peace Movement; Code Pink, Women for Peace; DC Antiwar Network; Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington; Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capitol Area; Iraq Pledge of Resistance; Iraq Veterans Against the War; Jonah House; Maryland Unitied for Peace & Justice; Military Families Speak Out; National Youth & Student Peace Coalition; NETWORK, Nat'l Catholic Social Justice Lobby; Northern Virginia Greens; NOW Baltimore; Pacem in Terris (DE); Pax Christi, USA; Peace Action; Physicians for Social Responsibility, Baltimore; Proposition One Committee, DC; September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; SOA Watch; Spirit House; Texans for Peace; 20/20 Vision Veterans for Peace; War Resisters League; Washington Peace Center

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1. Reminds of Kerry's '71 Veterans group march to the Arlington Cemetary

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2. .

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