Please join Pax Christi members and friends in the following cities for events marking the 3rd anniversary of the Iraq war...
CALIFORNIA
Chico
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18, 2006
3 pm – 5 pm rally featuring speakers, music, and multimedia presentations.
5 pm – 6 pm - march through downtown Chico
6 pm – 7pm - candlelight vigil. Emma's Revolution, www.emmasrevolution.com, will be joining the action and will host a teach-in following the event.
Event: Peace Vigil, March, Rally and Teach-In
Location: Children's Park, 1st and Broadway Street
Contact: Contact Nicole Bricker of Pax Christi Butte County at 530-591-7205 or nbricker1@yahoo.com
Huntington Beach
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18, 2006, 12 noon
Event: Protest/Demonstration
Location: Hart Park
Sponsor: Orange County Peace Coalition and others
Contact: Fred Galluccio of Pax Christi Huntington Beach (paxfred@earthlink.net)
San Francisco
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 11:00 am
Event: Rally and March
Location: Civic Center in San Francisco at Polk and Grove St.
Contact: Faye Butler, Pax Christi Fremont (fayenjack@earthlink.net)
Santa Cruz
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Event: Lead Us From War to Peace: A Service of Repentance
Location: Holy Cross Church
Sponsor: Pax Christi Santa Cruz County
Contact: William Yaryan (wyaryan@cruzio.com)
Walnut Creek
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18, 2006 (time not provided)
Event: March and Rally
Location: Walnut Creek
Contact: Bill Griffitts of Pax Christi Christ the King Parish in Pleasant Hill (bnbgriff@comcast.net)
Los Angeles
Date and Time: Friday, April 7, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Event: IWitness takes viewers inside the mind, dreams and memories of Franz Jagerstatter, as Austrian Catholic, who was executed for his refusal to serve in the army of the Third Reich. IWitness is an explosive and resonant play which questions our current understanding and acceptance of war, illustrates the social pressure of citizens of every nation feel to support their government’s involvement in wars.
Location: 135 N. Grand Ave (at Temple), Los Angeles
Sponsor: St. Camillus/Pax Christi Los Angeles
Contact: Fr. Chris Ponnet (cponnet.stcamillus@usa.net)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington, D.C.
Date and Time: Saturday, April 22nd
Event: Teach-In is entitled, "Iraq, the US, and our faith".
Location: To be announced
Sponsor: Pax Christi Metro DC
Contact: Patricia Balestra (pbalestra@verizon.net)
FLORIDA
Dania
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Event: Presentation by Dr. Entisar Mohammed Ariabi. The doctor works in a hospital in Baghdad and is a member of a group of Iraqi citizens who are touring the US and speaking on the effects of the war on the people of Iraq.
Location: Assembly Room at St. Maurice Catholic Church, 2851 Stirling Road, Dania Beach
Sponsor: St. Maurice Parish and Pax Christi St. Maurice
Contact: Art Kane (awkane@comcast.net)
Dania
Date and Time: Sunday, March 19 at 10:30 am
Event: Peace Mass. Note: Pax Christi member, Art Kane, will preach at all Masses.
Location: St. Maurice Catholic Church, 2851 Stirling Road, Dania Beach
Sponsor: St. Maurice Parish and Pax Christi St. Maurice
Contact: Art Kane (awkane@comcast.net)
West Palm Beach
Date and Time: Friday, March 17, 2006 (5:00 – 6:00 pm)
Event: Lead Us From War to Peace – Lenten Prayer Service of Repentance
Location: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Curry Park, Flagler Drive
Sponsor: Pax Christi Palm Beach
Contact: Phyllis Jepson (paxwpb@gate.net)
West Palm Beach
Date and Time: Saturday, March 18 at 1:30 pm
Event: March and Rally
Location: Meet @ 1:30 pm on steps of County Courthouse (Quadrille); 2:00 pm march through City Place to the median green on Okeechobee Blvd. for rally at 3:00 pm. Speaker Dr. Ariabi of Iraq.
Sponsor: Palm Beach County Peace and Justice Coalition. Pax Christi Palm Beach is co-sponsor.
Contact: Robert (561-222-9140)
Tallahassee
Date and Time: Saturday March 18, 2006
Event: Day-long Rally
Location: Park Ave, McCarty Park
Sponsor: Several area peace groups
Contact: Shirley Poore of Pax Christi Tallahassee (bpoore@earthlink.net)
Sarasota
Date and Time: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Event: Vigil for Peace
Location: Corner of Gulfstream and US 1
Sponsor: Pax Christi Manasota, SW Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice and Grandparents for Peace
Contact: Carol Ann Breyer (BreyerCA@aol.com)
Green Bridge Between Bradenton and Palmetto
Date and Time: Sunday, March 19, 2006 (11:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Event: Peace Witness
Location: Foot of the Green Bridge over the Manatee River
Contact: Carol Ann Breyer (BreyerCA@aol.com)
GEORGIA
Augusta
Date and Time: Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Event: Drumming for Peace and an address by local Veterans for Peace, Representative Kelley Culver.
Location: Augusta Commons
Contact: Denice Traina (706-736-4738); Soncerae Dierkes of Pax Christi Augusta (706-513-9472; soncerae@comcast.net)
Marietta
Date and Time: Starts Sunday, March 19th at noon and end Monday March 20th at noon
Event: 24 hour vigil to mourn the needless loss of human life in Iraq and in the world because of war and violence
Location: In front of Congressman Phil Gingrey's office, 219 Roswell Street. Marietta 30060, off the Marietta Square, near the Central Library
Sponsor: Cobb for Peace and Pax Christi Transfiguration
Contact: Lynn (678-354-9655) or Judy (770-973-2284)
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