Dear Sierra Club Members:
Do you know about the events going on for March 20? Below is a notice
and you are sure welcom as a group or as individuals. You can also
contribute your support through us at the Iowa United Nations Association.
Katy Hansen
Iowa United Nations Association
MARCH 20 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION—The World STILL Says No to War
Would your group like to join others in Des Moines on March 20, 2004, the
first anniversary of the Iraq war. Many organizations are planning to
march in a Big Peace Parade followed by a rally, films, and teach-ins. The
Des Moines event is part of the GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION sponsored by United for
Peace (
www.unitedforpeace.org) and
International A.N.S.W.E.R. (
www.internationalanswer.org).
Iowa events, culminating in Des Moines on March 20, are being coordinated
by a number of Iowa Peace groups around the state. Related events
are being planned in cities across Iowa from March 18 through March 21.
The Big Parade will assemble on the Drake University Campus, March 20 and
commence at 1:00 PM. An indoor rally at the Olmsted Center (Parents Hall)
at Drake featuring speakers Tom Hayden, International Peace Activist, and Bruce
Nestor, National Lawyers Guild, will follow the parade. Films and
teach-ins are scheduled to follow the rally.
We encourage you to bring friends and have a fun day.
Send us your Hands:
We are going to display our hands as a part of the display of
support. Please send us a cut-out tracing of your hand (preferably on card
stock, signed with your name and hometown), to show that you are Lending a Hand
for Peace. We are collecting thousands of hand prints to display at the
rally and then send on to Washington.
The Iowa UNA is collecting these hands as are the other
organizations. We are also collecting contributions for UNICEF and the
Adopt-A-Landmine project of the UNA-USA as our gesture for Lending a Hand for
Peace. You can also collect for your own organization or favorite
charity.
If you want to go through us, send your hands and contributions to Iowa
UNA, 20 East Market St, Iowa City, IA 51145.
See you on March 20 (or send us your hand to indicate support.)
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