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"Prospect For Peace" Numbers Swell |
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by Jim B
Email: jbuell (nospam) prairienet.org (unverified!) |
02 Feb 2003
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Organizers counted 120 activists holding signs and "shivering for peace" this afternoon, at the weekly Prospect for Peace observance north of I-74 in Champaign. The observance, at Prospect and Marketview Streets, has been a weekly event for almost a year. More than 80 people attended last week and the week before. Today's demonstrators included parents with children, high school and college students, senior citizens, and even a dog. Despite temperatures in the 30s and a chilly wind, participants were cheered by favorable responses from the vast majority of motorists traversing the city's busiest intersection. |
Organizers counted 120 activists holding signs and "shivering for peace" this afternoon, at the weekly Prospect for Peace observance north of I-74 in Champaign. The observance, at Prospect and Marketview Streets, has been a weekly event for almost a year. More than 80 people attended last week and the week before. Today's demonstrators included parents with children, high school and college students, senior citizens, and even a dog. Despite temperatures in the 30s and a chilly wind, participants were cheered by favorable responses from the vast majority of motorists traversing the city's busiest intersection.
Two-finger peace signs, smiles, waves and honking horns outnumbered one-finger salutes and taunts by at least 25 to one, and many of the drivers and passengers accepted flyers from the demonstrators. The event continues each Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Prospect for Peace is sponsored by the local pro-peace group AWARE, which also holds a public meeting every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Independent Media Center, 218 W. Main St., Urbana. More information is available at the group's website: www.anti-war.net. |
See also:
http://www.anti-war.net
http://www.anti-war.net
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Re: Freeway Peace Virus |
by Bob Hip
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02 Feb 2003
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Every Sunday 1pm-3pm, all time zones, people are hitting the freeway exits with signs, banners, and puppets, covering every highway exit, lining up the highway with messages of peace. Spread the virus! |
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Re: Weekly Vigil |
by Peter Titus
ptitus (nospam) eddiethedog.com (unverified) |
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03 Feb 2003
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Hello Urbana.... Because you are my hometown (Urbana H.S. class of 1968) I am delighted see everyone is turning out for these important antiwar events. I now live in suburban New York City (Rockland County) and our local vigil is also experiencing a surge in participation. We had nearly 60 participants last Saturday. Keep up the good work. --Peter T. |
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I Can't See Your Sign Very Well, Because I'm A Little Drunk. |
by joe
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Current rating: -6
04 Feb 2003
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Please stand closer to the curb next time. |
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Re: I Can't See Your Sign... |
by Joe Parnarauskis
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Current rating: 20
06 Feb 2003
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Poor joe. Despite your denial, the resistance to Bush war grows. Put that in your bottle and sip on it! |
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Urrrrp....yeah, I See What You Mean. |
by joe
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Current rating: -15
07 Feb 2003
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Hey, pull my finger. Do it. Pansy. Pussy. Shit for brains.
>Turkey Allows U.S. to Prepare Its Bases for War (Reuters)
>Turkey's parliament on Thursday gave the United States >permission to upgrade an unspecified number of Turkish >bases and ports for possible use in a war on neighboring >Iraq, a lawmaker told Reuters.
>President Bush has reversed the slide in public support >for a possible war with Iraq, with two-thirds, 66 percent, >in an ABC-Washington Post poll released Saturday saying >they support military action against Iraq.
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One More Real Joe |
by ML
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08 Feb 2003
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Joe P sounds like a mensch. The rude Joe is just a little jerk, keyboard commando. I'm glad more Joe's are like Joe P. See: http://www.joesaysno.blogspot.com/ |
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