From Moveon.org:
“Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19th at 7 PM join the people of Fox Valley for a Candle Light Vigil for New Priorities in Washington on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion. We will speak out and honor the 3,987 soldiers and 89,605 Iraqi Civilians that have died as well as the 29,314 soldiers wounded since 2003. Candles will be provided for five minutes of silence and prayer to bring an end to the deadly conflict in Iraq.
We will gather at 8 E Galena, North Island Center in the Plaza under the American Flag - Across from Paramount Theater in Downtown Aurora.
To sign up for the event click here.
For information or assistance call Amy Cihak at 630-401-3034.
How To Get There
From the East take E New York Street across the river and turn left onto River St and left onto Galena. Free parking lot is on right side of street just afer the turn and pay casino parking garage is on the left. There is meter parking on the street free after 5 PM.
From the North/South/West - Rt. 31/Lake St take Galena East. Free parking lot is on right side of street just after River St and pay casino parking garage is on the left. There is meter parking on the street free after 5 PM.
Comments 4
TO MOVE ONERS,
MY OPINION IS, INSTEAD OF THROWING RED, PAINT ON BUILDINGS, AND KNOCKING OUT WINDOWS, HOW ABOUT CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS?
IN CASE YOU MISSED THE POINT, IF WE LEAVE, TERRORISTS WILL ATTACK US AGAIN. THEY ARE BUILDING UP THEIR NETWORK IN IRAQ AND NEAR BY MIDDLE EAST COUNTIES. THET WILL BRING THE WAR HERE!
WE LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS AND COUNTRY NOT PROTESTING LADY LIBERTY!
-ROBERT JONES
Posted 19 Mar 2008 at 7:11 pm ¶ONE OF MANY PROUD AMERICANS
Hi Robert,
We may disagree on the war, but I do not believe that the protesters plan to (or in fact did) ‘throw red paint on buildings’ or ‘knock out windows.’ There have been a number of local peaceful peace vigils over the years - and in fact I’m not aware of any violent ones locally (and I know of only one in the nation involving paint - although I have not exhaustively tracked them by any means). There is no need to tarnish the peace protesters with false charges if you disagree - just make your case.
Thanks!
Posted 19 Mar 2008 at 8:58 pm ¶DEAR READERS-
IN RESPONSE TO THE “PAINT THROWING?’ I SEEN IT YESTERDAY ON THE CNN NEWS AT 1:35 P.M. YESTERDAY. IT WAS IN WASHINGTON D.C. IF YOU GO TO THEIR PAGE, I AM SURE YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF?
ROBERT JONES
Posted 20 Mar 2008 at 6:51 pm ¶I DO RESPECT YOUR OPINION HOWEVER.
WITH RESPECT,
ROBERT JONES
Posted 20 Mar 2008 at 6:54 pm ¶Post a Comment