General

"As Others Seek Bargains, We Seek Peace"

Sunday, 19 December 2004
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Organizer: St. Pete for Peace

We will hold several large banners emphasizing the connection between the foreign policy of the American government and the violent reaction to it worldwide that is called terrorism. The slogans of the banners are targeted towards getting people to understand how the U.S. government's actions and our lifestyle contributes to conditions of poverty and political repression across the world. Our message will also highlight the hypocrisy of our political establishment denouncing terrorism and WMD programs elsewhere when our own government has been responsible for sponsoring many of these terrorists, when they were on our side, and has done little to prevent the spread of WMD technology as it seeks to further develop weapons systems of its own.

The protest location was chosen in order to expose this message to local shoppers who are presently so focused on their holiday shopping that they are distracted from the headlines coming from the conflict in Iraq. While they celebrate the excesses of our society there are 1,300 American families and an estimated 100,000 Iraqi families who are mourning their own losses. It's time to awaken Americans from their ignorance of this war and lead them down the path of knowledge to the road of peace. Join us Sunday, December 19th at noon near the base of the Pinellas Trail pedestrian bridge over Park Street. You don't need to bring any banners, we are making special ones for this protest. According to county rules we cannot attach these banners to the bridge, so we must hold them. But the more people we get to participate the easier it will be to rotate banner holders and prevent fatigue. This will also be a great photo op, so bring a camera!

Location:
Pinellas Trail Pedestrian Bridge
Tyrone Blvd. and Park Street N
St. Petersburg, FL

URL: http://stpeteforpeace.org/