Update: Thousands turned out on March 24 to call for
an immediate end to the war and to bring the troops
home now. In a boisterous and lively march and
demonstration, nearly 5,000 people took to Boston's
streets uniting labor, peace, antiwar, community and
many left-wing traditions. Inspired by committed and
talented antiwar musicians and spoken work
performers, sharing values with 7 Bandstand speakers
and a host of open mike presenters, the rally became
a march that wound its way out of Boston Common,
over Beacon Hill, through Government Center, to
Faneuil Hall, across Washington Street, through
Downtown Crossing and finally back to the Common
where they were met with stirring lyrics of ¡Presente!
The latter reminding folks that just as we have to
end the war in Iraq, so to do we have face up to the
challenges at home.
Forecast: Perfect Weather
Mostly sunny. High 47F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10
mph.
Need a ride from the Fall River/New Bedford Area?
3/24 Bandstand Schedule
3/24 Update: Hundreds show up to hear the Arroyo,
Ross, Sheehan trio.
  
Friday, March
23 @ 8:00
SPEAKING OUT WITH...
Cindy Sheehan
Goldstar Families for Peace
Felix Arroyo
Boston City Councilor-at-Large
Grace Ross
Green-Rainbow Party Candidate for Governor 06
Central Congregational Church
85 Seaverns Avenue,
Jamaica Plain, MA
www.centralcongregational.org
617-524-3343
$10
donation to raise funds for the Protest and march
against the war on Boston Common the following day
Related
Peace Events
GREATER BOSTON STUDENTS FOR PEACE
St. Paul's
Cathedral,* March 24:
10am
Workshops for Peace
11am
Vigil for Peace
12pm
Rally for Peace on Boston Common
Greater Boston Students for Peace is an alliance of
young people and supporters working for peace abroad
and at home. We stand in opposition to the Iraq War
and to military recruitment in schools.
*St. Paul's Cathedral is located at
138 Tremont St., across from the Boston Common, near
the Park Street and Downtown Crossing T stops.
STUDENT ORGANIZING DRIVE UNDERWAY
The
Boston Student Antiwar Network is reaching out to
students with on-campus events scheduled for 3/20
and an action for the morning of 3/24. Their
outreach drive includes a promotional effort on
FaceBook, tabling on various campuses including BU,
BC, Emerson, UMB, Tufts, Simmons and Northeastern. A
central focus is on building the counterrecruitment
movement. To fill in the gaps or add your voice to
the effort,
contact Kaveri.
 HELP
END THE OCCUPATION
Finally, US public opinion
has caught up with the global rejection of the US invasion
and occupation of Iraq. With the March 24 Peace & Justice
Festival, folks from all over New England will converge on
Boston Common to both mark the invasion's 4th anniversary
and to lay the foundations for a greater regional antiwar
movement that shares its strengths. This website provides
updates on the planned activities, organizing materials,
suggests contact points, and links to all endorsing
organizations.
MAKING A PEACEFUL WORLD POSSIBLE: 3/24's PEACE & JUSTICE
FESTIVAL
The Coalition developed an
event format that tries to capture both the unity and the
broad diversity of the antiwar movement...
read on
3/10:
PEACE SYMBOL RESTORES LIFE TO COPLEY SQUARE!
 On
March 10th, antiwar activists organized a 100’ diameter
peace symbol in Copley Square to call for an end to the war
and to promote the upcoming demonstrations around the
anniversary of the invasion of Iraq including March 24th on
Boston Common.
Visit the
event website/signup form
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