NYC March for Peace

April 25th, 2006

osama bin forgttenThat is a copy of the sign I plan on carrying this Saturday. The team at ActForChange have put together a peace demonstration in NYC this weekend, in an effort to remind our leaders that some of us are still opposed to the war. From what I have heard, they are expecting a crowd of approximately 100,000 to march down Broadway, carrying signs of protest.

Hopefully, I will be amongst them. I have reserved my sign in hopes that I don’t have conflicting plans. My wife will be out of town (another trip to CA), and I am afraid that parental obligations may keep me from participating. I can’t ask my kids to miss birthday parties so that daddy can fight the man. Hopefully, schedules will permit - I’d love to take my kids in for their first peace rally.

Whether you buy into the Bush administration doctrine or not, I am sure that you would agree that more than enough blood has been shed, and it is time that we fast-track an end to this debacle. The war in Iraq has cost Americans thousands of lives, and billions of dollars. It has cost Iraqis much more. The time has come.

If I am able to make it, I will follow up with details and pictures. If you’d like more information on the event, and how you could get involved, check out the follwing:

  • Reserve your sign - there are a handful of options. Or you can bring you own.
  • Volunteer your time - much more goes into these things than just carrying signs.
  • Find events near you - the power of the internet, in it’s purest form.

    • 3 Responses to “NYC March for Peace”

    1. Tony Spencer Says:
      April 26th, 2006 at 5:13 pm

      Hehehhe. Love the sign.

    2. greg Says:
      April 26th, 2006 at 5:17 pm

      ha. this one spoke to me.

    3. graywolf Says:
      April 30th, 2006 at 11:49 am

      >>I can’t ask my kids to miss birthday parties so that daddy can fight the man.

      LMAO, I sooooo know where you are coming from with that.

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