Weekend Iraq anniversary events

> MARCH 18 RALLY IN PROVIDENCE:
>
> The RI Community Coalition for Peace is sponsoring an anti-war march
> and rally in Providence on Sunday, March 18, the fourth anniversary of
> the invasion of Iraq. The march will start at 1:30 PM at Central High
> School on Broad Street. We will march downtown to the Federal
> Building at Kennedy Plaza, then up Westminster Street to the
> Beneficent church on Weybosset Street for a rally from 3:00 to
> 5:30 PM. The program for the rally includes:
> • The Raging Grannies singing anti-war songs
> • Rev. Jon Almond from the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church
> • Jacque Amoureux from the RI chapter of Military Families Speak Out
> • Elliott Colla, Director of Middle East Studies at Brown University
> • Steve Kelly from the Kelly Peace group and RI MFSO
> • Chris Murphy from the International Socialist Organization
> • Jeff Toste from the Green Party of Rhode Island
>
> ROUNDUP OF MARCH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS:
>
> This roundup of upcoming March events is provided as a service to the
> local peace community. These events have not necessarily been
> endorsed by RICCP unless otherwise stated.
> • Barrington, March 18: The East Bay Citizens for Democracy is
> planning a forum on Iraq from 2:30 – 6:00 PM at the Barrington
> Congregational Church. For more information, please contact: Pat
> Smith at sampa@cox.net.
> • Newport, March 18: The RI Progressive League is planning a peace
> rally in Newport starting at noon at Washington Square. For more
> information, please contact Gracious Audette at
> graciousaudette@aiconnect.com .
> • Providence, March 18: The local Declaration of Peace group is
> sponsoring a Gathering and Planning for Nonviolent Action from
> 5:30-7:00 PM, Beneficent Church, following the peace rally at the
> Church. For more information, please contact the AFSC office at
> 401-521-3584.
> • Providence, March 19: During the week of March 19, Declaration
> of Peace and other groups are planning nonviolent actions in the local
> area. For more information, please contact the AFSC office at
> 401-521-3584.
> • Providence, March 19: Brown Students for a Democratic Society and
> other groups will be staging a street-theater die-in at the Textron
> Tower in downtown Providence on Monday. They are planning to meet at
> Kennedy Plaza at 1:30 and walk the short distance to their
> headquarters. For more information, please contact Jonathan Rogers at
> Jonathan_Rogers@brown.edu .
> • Providence, March 19: For Move On.org, Christine Lindin is
> hosting a vigil at the Providence State House on Monday at 7:30 PM.
> For more information, please contact: Pat Smith at sampa@cox.net.
> • Providence, March 20: The RI chapter of the ACLU is sponsoring a
> film screening on Tuesday at 7 PM at the Columbus Theatre on Broadway
> in Providence. They are showing "Road To Guantanamo", and will be
> having a panel discussion with Nick Schmader and Carl Kreuger. For
> more information, please contact Megan Young at MYoung@riaclu.org .
> • Providence, March 20: Col. Ann Wright, who resigned from the
> diplomatic service in 2003 in protest of the war with Iraq, will be
> speaking on "The Coming War with Iran" at 7:00 PM in Smith-Buonanno
> 106 at Brown University, located at 100 Brown Street at Cushing
> Street. For more information, please contact Randall Rose at
> Randall_Rose@brown.edu .
>