Merrimack
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Serving the communities of the Merrimack Valley
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| December 2017 | Vigil about gun violence at Andover's Hindu temple. | |||
| November 2017 |
Armistice Day memorial march and speeches. Stone Soup Supper.
David Rothhauser spoke and showed a movie about challenges Japan's
Article 9, the part of the constitution that forbids military buildup. |
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| October
2017 |
The Raytheon vigil joined Global Network's Keep Space for Peace week Some watched
the TV series on the Viet Nam war (Brian has the DVD) |
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| September
2017 |
Our table was at the Bread and Roses Festival and Andover Days. International
Day of Peace event at the Boston Common:. Brian played bagpipes
and Boryana had the table. |
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| August 2017 |
Our Hiroshima vigil was at Shawsheen square this year (being Sunday) After the tragedy
in Charlotsville VA, there were many events in Boston, Andover,
and Lowell. Churches (especially Andover's UU minister Lara Hoke)
rapidly put many people on the streets saying there is no place
for hate. |
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| July 2017 | Hearing
at the State House on the Anti-Boycott bill (July 18).Approximately
1/4 of attendees favored boycotting Israel for apartheid behavior.
Rolling Ridge
Peace Conference: Dr. Robert Jonas, director of the Empty Bell,
in Northampton,spoke of what various religions have to say about
peace. (www.emptybell.org/) |
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| June 2017 |
MVPP Annual
Meeting. Rosemarie Buxton of Marrimack Valley Project reported about
lobbying the state to protect immigrants, the Trust Act. | |||
| May 2017 | The May Day Immigrants' rights march in Lawrence had at least 600 people, some from MVPP. | |||
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April 2017 |
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| March
2017 |
March
27. The Walk for a New Spring advocated to make Massachusetts a Sanctuary
State, to protect immigrants. We fed hosted them. See Eagle Tribune article, reprint on our website and press release |
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| February
2017 |
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| January 2017 |
At our annual potluck, we watched a video We the People: The Market Basket Effect. We brought Market Basket foods. Some of us went to the Million Womens Marches in Boston and DC. WOW! We did not have a monthly business meeting. On Jan 31, we
hosted a panel presentation about the risks of nuclear war.
At least 80 people listened to and questioned three speakers. |
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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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