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Archives for: March 2008
A Candlelight Vigil to Mourn the 4000 U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq - 03/24/08
On Easter Sunday of this year, the United States reached what mainstream media called "a grim milestone." The Department of Defense confirmed the 4000th U.S. Military fatality in the Iraq war/occupation. St Augustine People for Peace and Justice sponsore… more »
05:00:00 pm, Categories: Vigil
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5 Years Too Many! Demonstration to Mark the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War/Occupation - 03/19/08
Video courtesy of J.D. Pleasant - picstogo
Antiwar energy soared today on this 5th anniversary of Bush's illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq as members of St. Augustine's People For Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace, Grandparents For Peace,… more »
10:00:00 am, Categories: Picketing/Sign Holding, Street Theater
"Welcome W" - 03/18/08
Members of St. Augustine People for Peace and Justice were able to find a location along President Bush's travel route from his fund-raiser to Blount Island (where he gave the country another of his brilliant and insightful evaluations of the economy) wh… more »
08:00:00 am, Categories: Picketing/Sign Holding
Wage Peace, Jacksonville - Walk Through the Parks - 03/16/08
Members of St. Augustine People for Peace and Justice and Veterans for Peace joined about 50 others in Wage Peace's silent "Walk Through the Parks" from Riverside Park to Memorial Park in Five Points in Jacksonville, an observance of the 5th anniversary… more »
12:00:00 pm, Categories: Parade/March, Vigil
Palm Sunday Anti-Torture Action "Who Would Jesus Torture?" - 03/16/08
People for Peace and Justice and Veterans for Peace staged an anti-torture action in front of the Cathedral-Basilica and during the Blessing of the Fleet on Palm Sunday in St. Augustine. "Who Would Jesus Torture?" was one of the many signs held silently… more »
10:00:00 am, Categories: Picketing/Sign Holding, Street Theater
Demonstration and Street Theater in support of the IVAW Winter Soldier Project - 03/15/08
In a display of patriotic dissent, members of several local activist groups including St. Augustine People for Peace and Justice, Movement for a Democratic Society - Jacksonville and Veterans for Peace joined together to stage a symbolic funeral march th… more »
10:00:00 am, Categories: Parade/March, Street Theater
Anne Feeney Concert to Benefit the IVAW Winter Soldier Project - 03/08/08
On Saturday night, March 8, 2008, St. Augustine People for Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace, Amnesty International, Grandparents For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War sponsored Anne Feeney's first ever concert appearance in St. Augustine. more »
Bi-Monthly Demonstration - 03/07/08
This demonstration was a "wash-out" - literally. 24 hours of heavy rain and high winds resulted in canceling the protest. However, tourists taking shelter from the storm in the old "Slave Market" were given flyers to remind them that for Iraqis, Afghanis… more »
04:00:00 pm, Categories: Picketing/Sign Holding
