CNN's 'scrolling text' on The Tube last night mentioned "hundreds of campuses" but
wasn't more specific. The mainstream news won't have it till some shit hits the fan,
but there's plenty if you dig just a bit.
>From the decidedly non-mainstream -
BAY AREA:
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THU: Meeting of activists to plan and mobilize for a Sept 29th rally
Capp Street Center, 362 Capp Street, San Francisco
FRI: Social Justice Center of Marin Peace Vigil
Third & Irwin Streets, San Rafael
Sacramento Peace Vigil and protest against appearance of Henry Kissinger
Memorial Auditorium, 16th & "J" Street, Sacramento
SUN: Peace Gathering
Peri Park in Fairfax (across from 85 Bolinas Road)
www.askpeace.com
TUE: Sacramento Peace Vigil
Memorial Auditorium, 16th & "J" Street
On the day the US begins military action, there will be a protest rally at Powell and
Market Street in San Francisco at 5 pm...If the war starts later in the evening, the
protest will be held the next day at 5 pm. the day after the Powell and Market
protest, there will be a Berkeley BART alert at the downtown Berkeley BART station at
5 pm.
www.craigslist.org (Craig's List) has an updated listing of events around the Bay Area
BOSTON AREA:
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Upcoming Events for Peace (Cambridge Peace Commission and Boston Mobilization)
Tuesday September 18, Noon Vigil at the JFK building, government center, messages to
Senators and Congress - no more victims, no money for militarism or retaliation (A
small group from this vigil will go to the offices of Senators Kerry and Kennedy with
the message of peace. If you want to be part of this, call CPPAX).
Wednesday, September 19, 6-7pm: Vigil for Peace, 7-9pm: Community-wide organizing
meeting (place TBA, near Copley Sq).
Sunday, September 23, 12:30-2PM "STANDING AGAINST THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE" time for
mourning, call for peace vigil/gathering copley square plaza.
Organized by representatives from: American Friends Service Committee, American-Arab
Anti Discrimination Committee, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Cambridge
Peace Commission, CPPAX, Boston Mobilization for Survival, Women's Action for New
Directions, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, World Federalists of
New England
For latest information, call AFSC at 617-661-6130. Call 617-782-2313 to help.
>>To: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: somewhat encouraging...
>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>At 10:27 PM -0400 9/20/01, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>>I suspect that only at MIT, and certain places in the east bay in California,
>>are where you'll find peace marches right now. I read a lot of mainstream
>>news, and haven't come across much coverage of them...
>>
>>-Declan
>
>The only other place I'm aware of is in Austin.
>
>Regards, Matt-
