Below is the Information for the Change is not War
March this Saturday. Please forward this widely and ask all those who
support justice for the people of Palestine to come and march for an
end to the occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine!
http://www.pdxpeace.org/actionalerts/april-4th-give-voice-voiceless
April 4th: Give Voice to the Voiceless
* April4
Out of Iraq, Out of Afghanistan
We want CHANGE, not WAR!
On April 4, 1967, one year to the day before his death, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech at Riverside Church in New York
City, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence." "...I knew that I
could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed
in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest
purveyor of violence in the world today--my own government. For the
sake of those boys, for the sake of this government, for the sake of
hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence, I cannot be silent."
On Saturday, April 4th, 2009, the PDX Peace Coalition will present
Change ≠ War, a public reading of Dr. King's speech in downtown
Portland. We will gather to demand an immediate end to the war in Iraq,
and join with brothers and sisters worldwide to call for the withdrawal
of NATO troops from Afghanistan. And we will give voice to the
civilians of Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine as well as the US soldiers
that are speaking out in resistance; the voices that have been crushed
and silenced by our country's violence and occupation.
President Obama announced on Friday that his administration will
be sending over 21,000 more troops to Afghanistan, it is up to the
peace movement to demand change, real change, not more war and
occupation. Here is a response to Obama's plan from Just Foreign
Policy. Join us at any of the following activities on April 4th to help
us "speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our
nation and for those it calls enemy."
Change ≠ War
Saturday, April 4th
11:00 am Teach-in: Ending Occupation from Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine
Cramer Hall, Portland State University
2:00 pm March: Out of Iraq, Out of Afghanistan
Money for People, Not for War
South Park Blocks, SW Park & SW Salmon
3:00 pm Public Reading: Dr. Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam"
... 42 years later, an inspiration for today's peace movement.
Skidmore Fountain, SW 1st & SW Ankeny
Volunteer to help with the planning or to help on April 4th, email our Volunteer Coordinator.
Spread the word: Facebook the event, get posters, flyers and stickers to spread all over town.
Donate to make this event possible. You can contribute securely via paypal on our website.
The recent election and inauguration positively inspired huge numbers
of people. Unfortunately, though, President Obama plans to send more
troops to Afghanistan, and increase the military budget even further:
more money, more troops, more death and destruction. Grassroots
activists are called to offer an alternative vision that will alter
this bloody course of action and create a climate for real change.
Let's show the world that Portland is up to the task.