Thurs 8PM: Gather @ Union Square During Bush Speech

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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
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OUR GRIEF IS NOT A CRY FOR WAR!
CANDLELIGHT CONVERGENCE AT UNION SQUARE DURING BUSH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
8:00PM Thursday, Sept. 2
Union Square (14th Street & Broadway)
Download leaflet: http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2586
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This past Sunday, half a million people sent a message around the world
that we reject the Bush administration's policies of war, greed, hate and
lies. On Thursday evening, as George W. Bush is making his acceptance
speech at the Republican National Convention, exploiting the 9/11 tragedy
for political gain in the most crass and cynical possible way, we must
continue to raise our voices to say NO to war, and YES to peace and justice.

We encourage people to come to Union Square after 8:00 PM on Thursday,
Sept. 2, with candles or flashlights, flowers, photos and other offerings
to create a living memorial to those who have died or will die as a result
of the Bush Administration's policies.

IF YOU AREN’T IN NEW YORK, you can show your support by holding a
candlelight event in your community, or by making a much-needed donation to
help cover the costs of our historic August 29 protest march.
* make a credit card donation online: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
* make a credit card donation by phone: 212-868-5545
* mail a check or money order to UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square Station,
NY NY 10108

After the September 11 attacks, Union Square was the place where so many
New Yorkers gathered spontaneously, to express our grief at the terrible
attack on our city and our conviction that this attack not be used to
justify more killing and war. Three years later, as a result of the Bush
Administration’s policies, more than 1000 U.S. servicepeople and tens of
thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians are dead, our country is more
vulnerable to future attacks, and billions are being wasted on war and
occupation while millions are unemployed and key public services go
underfunded.

For all these reasons, we will gather peacefully in Union Square on
Thursday evening, to call for an end to the killing, an end to the lies, an
end to the draining of our economy for military aggression, an end to all
the destructive policies of the Bush Administration.

Earlier in the day, from 7 AM to 7 PM, Veterans for Peace will be holding a
Vigil for the Fallen, with families of people currently serving in the
military and families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. They have a
permit for their event until dusk, and they welcome people to join them.
Our event will have no permit, but will be a peaceful gathering in a public
space, with no rally or amplified sound. It will be the final major protest
event of the Republican Convention.

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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
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