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Mountain View Peace March
A march and rally against the impending war against Iraq was held in downtown Mountain View Saturday, January 11.
A march and rally against the impending war in Iraq was held Saturday, January 11 in downtown Mountain View, California. Six hundred people gathered in City Hall Plaza to to hear a speech from State Assembly Member Sally Lieber (also a former mayor of Mountain View). They then marched through downtown. At one o’clock the marchers returned to City Hall Plaza where they heard speeches denouncing the Bush Administration’s preparation for war. Speakers included Mark Silverman of Jewish Voice for Peace (http://www.jerwishvoiceforpeace.org), Bill Michel of the Sierra Club (http://www.sierraclub.org), Jim Haber of the War Resistors League (http://www.warresistors.org), Paul George of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center (http://www.peaceandjustice.org), George Johnson of Veterans for Peace (http://www.usasfbay.org) and Peace Activist Ernie Goiten, who gave the opening speech. Goiten stated “The time comes when silence is betrayal.” Raging Grannies, members of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, performed a medley of protest songs. The event was sponsored by Mountain View Peace Walk.
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studio merlin
Sun, Jan 19, 2003 9:11AM
Silence Is Golden
Sun, Jan 19, 2003 5:39AM
"67% of Americans are for this war"
Sun, Jan 19, 2003 5:18AM
Did you get your exercise on Saturday?
Sun, Jan 19, 2003 5:06AM
600 Strong Joe Blow
Fri, Jan 17, 2003 8:33PM
Pathetic
Thu, Jan 16, 2003 1:24PM
Great showing of 600+ !
Wed, Jan 15, 2003 12:05PM
No
Tue, Jan 14, 2003 8:44PM
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