We're Co-Sponsoring Memorial Week Demonstration

Written by: Paul Eisenman on May 17, 2008 11:49 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Bergen Grassroots, DFA-Link Organizers, NJ for Democracy, Hudson DFA

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Your Steering Committee has voted unanimously to join forces with the
Bergen County chapter of Military Families Speak Out and the Teaneck
Peace and Justice Coalition in support of their weekly vigils.  A
number of other organizations also co-sponsor the vigils. Some
Grassrooters are already regular participants and we want to encourage
all our members to support these protests; clearly, we share the
anguish at the continued illegal and immoral occupation of Iraq and
the consequent loss of life and treasure. Therefore, we will regularly
bring their activities to the attention of the 450+ members of Bergen
Grassroots.

The vigils occur every Wednesday of the year between the hours of 4:30
and 6pm at the National Guard Armory, at the southeast corner of
Liberty Road and Teaneck Road, Teaneck.

A major vigil will take place on Wednesday, May 28, rain or shine.
This will be the second annual Memorial Week Demonstration honoring
the war dead by demanding that all troops are brought home NOW!

On Wednesday of Memorial Week, hundreds of activists will join
together to display a 4,000-foot-long banner with the names of all the
US troops, interspersed with the names of many Iraqi victims of this dreadful
calamity. More than 350 volunteers are needed to hold the 200 segments
of the banner, each 20 feet long. We anticipate the banner will
surround the armory's square block when all portions are in position.
It's a dramatic display of northern New Jersey's commitment to end the

occupation and bring the troops home.

We encourage Grassrooters to volunteer for any of a variety of chores.
Sign up at www.bergenjustice.net or call 201-808-6004. You'll find a
complete list of chores--large and small--described in detail and
there are detailed instructions about how to sign up. Or please come
as a spectator and bear witness to the catastrophe that has been
brought upon our country by the Bush-Cheney administration.

Please respond to this email as well or write to
paul@bergengrassroots.org to report that you plan to participate on
May 28. We want to be able to report to MFSO that Bergen Grassroots
has responded to the call for support of the vigils.

Thanks for all you do,

Bergen Grassroots Steering Committee
Paul Eisenman, chair; Joey Dobbs (alternate), Dave Dubin, Bob Gulack,
Beatrice Robbio, Allen Sklar

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Location: Teaneck, NJ 07666