Anti-War Committee Denied Permit for Anti-War March at DNC
DNC Press Conference, speech given by Anti-War Committee member, Meredith Aby, on Friday, September 27th, 2010
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Press Conference: Minneapolis denies permits for anti-war march at Democratic National Convention
Response from peace and justice movement at Friday press conference: 12 noon, Friday, August 27, in front of the Minneapolis City Hall.
The agency designated with the authority to issue parade permits in Minneapolis, the Public Works Department has turned down an application from the Anti-War Committee for a mass march and rally on the opening day of the proposed Democratic National Convention.
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Response from peace and justice movement at Friday press conference: 12 noon, Friday, August 27, in front of the Minneapolis City Hall.
The agency designated with the authority to issue parade permits in Minneapolis, the Public Works Department has turned down an application from the Anti-War Committee for a mass march and rally on the opening day of the proposed Democratic National Convention.
Read MorePeace and justice movement applying for permits to march on the Democratic National Convention
March route to be announced at Monday press conference:
12 noon, Monday, August 9, in front of the Minneapolis City Hall.
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Speech by Meredith Aby, Anti-War Committee member and former spokesperson for Coalition to March on the RNC (2008), given at a press conference concerning the DNC on Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Press Conference: Anti-War Protest Announced for DNC
Thursday, July 22nd @ noon in front of the Metrodome, 900 South 5th Street, Minneapolis
Please join organizers from the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War (2008) as they announce their plan to organize a large anti-war protest at the DNC if the Democratic Party chooses Minneapolis to host their 2012 convention. Speakers will include members of the Anti-War Committee, the Welfare Rights Committee and Women Against Military Maddness.
Zero Recruitment Day Launched – Civil Disobedience Planned
For immediate release: Thursday, April 22 (TODAY)
Today, coordinated protests have been carried out at military recruiting centers across the Twin Cities and in Mankato. Zero Recruitment Day will be capped off by the Anti-War Committee, which has plans to carry out disobedience at a St. Paul National Guard recruiting and training center. They will begin with a picket at 3:30 at 12th and Cedar, near the State Capital Building.
Zero Recruitment Day Launched – Civil Disobedience Planned
For immediate release: Thursday, April 22 (TODAY)
Today, coordinated protests have been carried out at military recruiting centers across the Twin Cities and in Mankato. Zero Recruitment Day will be capped off by the Anti-War Committee, which has plans to carry out disobedience at a St. Paul National Guard recruiting and training center. They will begin with a picket at 3:30 at 12th and Cedar, near the State Capital Building.
Zero Recruitment Day 2010
President Obama has failed to end the war in Iraq and has dramatically escalated the war in Afghanistan. A surge of new U.S. combat forces has brought mounting civilian casualties in Afghanistan, while the U.S. military denies responsibility for recently revealed criminal attacks on unarmed civilians in Iraq. Both Iraq and Afghanistan are occupied by more than 100,000 American troops, and the people of both countries what U.S.
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News Conference Tuesday, September 22, 4:30 pm, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Avenue South, on the West Bank in Minneapolis Anti-war
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