Sacramento Coalition to End the War

Vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk

Saturday, Feb 13, 5:30 - 7 pm
20th and J Streets, on the corner.

Theme: Demand Peace Now in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine! Use our signs or bring your own.

Veterans for Peace, 916-698-8131.

Protest to demand an end to U.S. support for Israel's ongoing siege against the people of Gaza.

One year ago today, Israel began its 3-week attack on Gaza, for which it has been charged with war crimes. Over 1400 people were killed, a third of them children; over 5000 were wounded.

Sunday, December 27, 2009, 1 - 3pm

Arden & Heritage, Sacramento.

Vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk

Saturday, January 9, 5:30 - 7 pm
20th and J Streets, on the corner.

Theme: Demand Peace Now in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine! Use our signs or bring your own.

Immediate Response to Afghanistan Troop Surge!

As expected, President Obama will announce an increase in troops to Afghanistan. More troops just means more deaths, more bombed civilians, more maimed soldiers, more profits for war industries, more impoverished domestic programs, etc...

It's time to hit the streets again!

Join us Tomorrow, Tues., Dec. 1st and Wed., Dec. 2nd
from 4:45 - 6:00 pm at
Heritage and Arden (entrance to Arden Fair Mall)

Our response is:

PEACE NOW !
END THE WARS !
TROOPS HOME NOW !
END THE BOMBING !
(your own anti-war message)

Immediate Response to Afghan Troop Buildup

Any day now the President is expected to order more American soldiers to Afghanistan.

Our response is:

PEACE NOW !
END THE WARS !
TROOPS HOME NOW !
END THE BOMBING !
(your own anti-war message)

Immediate Demonstrations on the day of the announcement and the next day
5 to 6 PM
Arden Way, at the entrance to Arden Mall

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, 4-6pm

26th Annual
Candlelight Vigil for Peace & Justice

16th & J Streets, Sacramento

Please join us in observance of International Human Rights Day (officially Dec. 10).

➢ Rain or Shine! Bring signs and flashlights or windproof candles.
➢ Gather afterwards at Luna’s Café, 1414 16th St.

Sacramento Area Peace Action:
Phone 916-448-7157, www.sacpeace.org, sacpeace@dcn.org

PRESS ADVISORY/AVAILABILITY
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Ft. Hood not a surprise to 2 Iraq vets biking across the U.S. for peace; will be in Capitol Friday 9 a.m.

SACRAMENTO – Two young Iraq vets – who have biked across the U.S. for nearly four months to try to understand better the war they were in– said they are not surprised about the violence that took place at Ft. Hood Thursday where at least 12 died, and dozens wounded.

Josh Stieber and Conor Curran – who are dealing with their own personal demons after being deployed to Iraq – will be in Sacramento briefly Friday where they stopped Thursday night after they began their arduous ride from Maine in early July.

Please join other local peace activists this Thursday, November 5, in meeting and hearing from two Iraq war veterans who are bicycling across the country to speak out against the war. A description of the event is in the writeup below.

The talk will be at 7pm, with a potluck at 6pm, in the big conference room at Peace Action. These guys are bicycling in from Woodland on Thursday afternoon and will be tired and hungry. Let's show them Sacramento hospitality and provide some good food in a friendly setting before they speak. If you can make it to the potluck, please bring food or beverage to share and be there by 6pm. Check out their web site. They are truly on a remarkable journey and have a compelling story. http://contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com/

Brought to you by Veterans for Peace, Sacramento Chapter. Please call me if you have questions. 916-698-8131
Peace,
Debra Reiger
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CONTAGIOUS LOVE EXPERIMENT

Talk by two Iraq vets biking across the country for peace.

Thursday, Nov 5, (6pm Potluck) 7pm - 909 12th Street, Sac.

When two Iraq Vets found out that love conquers fear and hate, they began to spread it by journeying across the country.

Iraq War Vets Josh Stieber and Conor Curran are biking across the country on a personal mission to spread love and compassion. Come and hear them this Thursday at Peace Action. And check their web site to find out more about their remarkable journey!

The message below contains contact information for Sacramento area Congress members; if you don't live in Sacramento, you can reach your representatives and senators by calling the Congressional Switchboard, 202-224-3121 or emailing them through: www.house.gov or www.senator.gov.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION: Stop Congress from opposing the Goldstone Report  

  Last Friday, Oct. 23, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Florida)  introduced H.Res.867, calling on the Obama Administration to "oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration" of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, known as the Goldstone Report.  As of this writing local Congress members (Matsui, Thompson, Lungren and McClintock) have not signed on.

Please CALL now and ask your representative to: 1) NOT sponsor this legislation and 2) issue a statement opposing it.  Also ask them to investigate the detention of human rights activist Mohammed Othman who was taken by Israeli officials on September 22 and to demand his release (see below).     

Draft Beer, Not Kids - Saturday, October 17 - See You There!

Sacramento-Yolo CODEPINK: Women for Peace invites you to Draft Beer, Not Kids - a free all-ages show on October 17 at 8pm at Luna’s Café. The aim of the event is to give kids (high school & college-aged youth) alternatives to military service, as well as giving them a taste of what the military is REALLY like - as opposed to the Army's commercials.

DJ Galaxy (www.myspace.com/djgalaxy916) will be performing, and speakers from the We Are Not Your Soldiers (http://www.wearenotyoursoldiers.org/) project, as well as others will be there. The main thrust of the event is to get high school students to opt-out of being contacted by military recruiters, a requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act. Also on hand will be plenty of resources for alternatives to military service.

(And even though the theme mentions beer, there will be NO underage drinking!) Luna’s Café is located at 1414 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95814-5004.