Announcement: Vigil at Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 9PM on October 24 Please click photo to enlarge.
On Friday October 24, from 9:00 p.m. to Midnight, there will be a Veterans Peace vigil in the public area adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
A permit has been obtained and we are now getting a sound system. We have people working on getting media coverage with initial press releases are going out today.
We will have several hundred Liberty Torches for all vigilers to hold. These 10 inch lights have an attachment on the top that looks like a colored flame
and will make an impressive visual statement of our determination to keep the flame of freedom alive.
A permit has been obtained and we are now getting a sound system. We have people working on getting media coverage with initial press releases are going out today.
We will have several hundred Liberty Torches for all vigilers to hold. These 10 inch lights have an attachment on the top that looks like a colored flame
and will make an impressive visual statement of our determination to keep the flame of freedom alive.
There will also be several banners with the slogans "In Defense of Liberty-Repeal the Patriot Act" and "Support Our Troops-Bring Them Home" which is the message of the vigil.
Representatives Dennis Kucinich and Sheila Jackson-Lee and Senators Byrd and Kennedy have been invited along with Wayne Smith, Bobby Muller and several other veteran leaders. There will also be an open mike for vigil participants to speak.
All veterans who can come to DC on Friday are urged to do so. There will be several dozen military families in town early for the demo on Saturday who will be participating. We are also asking other peace and civil liberties groups to join us.
Representatives Dennis Kucinich and Sheila Jackson-Lee and Senators Byrd and Kennedy have been invited along with Wayne Smith, Bobby Muller and several other veteran leaders. There will also be an open mike for vigil participants to speak.
All veterans who can come to DC on Friday are urged to do so. There will be several dozen military families in town early for the demo on Saturday who will be participating. We are also asking other peace and civil liberties groups to join us.