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December
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We
lost two members then a friend. |
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Lois
Fisher
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Bill
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Brian
Arredondo Son of Carlos Arredondo and stepson of Melida Arredondo.
11/27 Jim
Scarborough at Occupy Boston video
Jim is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran Veteran for Peace (Smedley)
currently living in Costa Rica.
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November
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The veterans
for Peace parade behind the sanctioned Armistice Day parade drew
many 'Occupiers' and many cheers. The lefty Marching band was great
too.
Our annual Stone Soup Supper was pleasant.
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October
2011
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At the end of
the anti war conference at Suffolk University, with Noam Chomsky,
Kathy Kelly, Ann Wright and other speakers, the 200 attendees visited
Sen. Kerry's home. They delivered post cards to urge him to use
his position on the super committee to briing the war dollars home
to fund such things as education, infrastructure, and social justice.
Some were at
the Washington DC observance of the 10th anniversary of the Afghanistan
invasion, October 7.
Pat was among
the 100 arrested at Occupy Boston
October 10.
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September 2011
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At the Bread
and Roses Festival resistance communities and people from Lawrence
mingled.
September 9,
Kathy Kelly and David Smith-Ferri inspired about fifty people, reporting
from Afghanistan and reading poetry.
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August
2011
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To
commemorate the bombing 66 years ago, we held a vigil at Andover's
Old Town Hall. Jim rang a bell and Julie read her poem, inspired
by her two years in the city of Hiroshima.
click
the picture to read the signs. Julie's poem is in the newsletter.
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July
2011
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Lowell Folk
Festival
Perfect weather
and the same location brought many visitors to our tent.
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June
2011
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Global
Network Conference and vigil at Raytheon
Annual
Meeting
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May
2011
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Veterans
for Peace Memorial Day The solemn ceremony was more like the
original "Decoration Day," not
a glorification of war. see
excerpts
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April
2011
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Many from MVPP
spoke up at hearings at Lawrence High School about the Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program, and the "Secure Communities
Act." This national program required local police to make
availabe to ICE, those fingerprints routinely submitted to the FBI.
States could opt out (theoretically), which later, Governor Patrick
tried.
Walk
for a Nuclear Free Future: Some from MVPP joined the monks in
this year's walks.
We moved the vigil to the Andover Town Meeting 4/27, to promote
bringing the money home from the war. Boryana took the picture.
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March
2011
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San Patrick's
parade in South Boston, 3/20. After many years of being denied
permision to march in Southie's parade, the Veterans for Peace got
their own permit. Peace groups and the Gay groups (who had also
been denied) strolled behind the vets, and behind a Duck Tours boat
(WWII landing craft). The whole parade was at least 300 people.
Only a very few taunted us. Many cheered. In an effort to keep space
between marchers and the crowds, motorcycle cops almost ran over
Pat.
The Leftist
Marching band led the vets whos black and white flags flew high.
Brian piped for the peace segment, mostly Irish anti-war tunes.
The gays chanted, and the electricians played New Orleans tunes,
and tunes from the Irish band the Chieftan's, San Patricio
(about Irish Soldiers who deserted in 1847 and helped the Mexicans
against the US).
My favorite
sign had pictures of presidents Bush and Obama and asked, "Where
is the change?" Eleven from MVPP marched.
See youtubes
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February
2011
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Cairo came to
Madison Wisconsin and all over the country we came out despite the
cold to defend Labor's right to collective bargaining.
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January
2011
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Merrimack Valley
People for Peace meets monthly, on the fourth Tuesday,
at 7:30 pm, at
North Parish Church, North Andover.
(NOT DECEMBER)
Contact
Merrimack Valley People for Peace (978) 685-1389
P.O. Box 573
North Andover, MA 01845
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