Vet's March: 135 miles from Mobile, Al. to New Orleans, La.!!

[Dharma_Bum]

WALKIN' TO NEW ORLEANS:
VETERANS' MARCH FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

Veterans for Peace is calling on Veterans, Military Families, and Katrina Survivors to Join Us on a March for Peace and Justice:

From the Persian Gulf to the Gulf Coast - Bring Them Home Now!

As we enter the fourth year of this illegal, unjust, and unnecessary war, Veterans For Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Gold Star Families for Peace, along with Katrina survivor organizations in the region, are organizing a 135-mile, 5-day march from Mobile, AL to New Orleans, LA.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in 1967 that the soul of the nation was in jeopardy from the three giants of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. We are still in danger, and that struggle is not over.

Recent estimates show that the war against Iraq may cost almost $3 TRILLION. A mere fraction of that money could be spent to rebuild New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities, and ensure that the rightful residents move back there, and not the Bush cronies among developers and land speculators. U.S. troops need to come home now, and that money must be spent so Gulf Coast families can return to their homes.

We are demanding the immediate return of our troops from Iraq, and calling for U.S. tax dollars to be spent on human priorities such as the rebuilding of the devastated Gulf Coast, instead of the illegal occupation of Iraq.

Tuesday, March 14 - Sunday, March 19, 2006

March 19 is the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. That’s three years too long of laying siege and occupying a country whose people want and need us out, along with the majority of Americans who also want to see U.S. troops returned home immediately. Let’s not stay in one more year.

For this war - Not one more day!
Not one more dime!

Not one more life!
Not one more lie!

Bring the Troops Home NOW!

JUSTICE for the victims of FEMA and Katrina!
End the war in Iraq, and Meet Human Needs at Home!

Iraqis decide the future of Iraq!
Katrina survivors decide the future of the Gulf Coast!

For more information contact Paul Robinson, Veterans for Peace, Mobile, AL, 251-604-1837,
or Stan Goff, Veterans for Peace & Military Families Speak Out, in Raleigh, NC, 919-280-1860

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[CottonBear]

1. Great idea! Combines veteran & Katrina issues. Do you have a link? n/t

[noamnety]

2. here's the link

http://www.vetgulfmarch.org/index.php

[usedtobesick]

3. Man, it was good to meet you and Iwfern at the memorial tonight!

See you tomorrow in Gulfport! Walk On! Thanks for the heads up on the march.