General

Walk for Peace

Saturday, 19 March 2005
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Organizer: Patriots for Peace & Veterans for Peace

The Walk for Peace will mark the second anniversary of the War in Iraq. The event will begin at Lee Square (Gadsden and Jackson streets at Palafox) at 11:30 a.m. A short walk south, on the sidewalks, will end at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza in the Palafox Street median. At the plaza, there will be a one-hour silent vigil for peace.

Participants will carry posters bearing the names and representative pictures of the war dead. The focus will be on honoring the U.S., Coalition, and Iraqi civilians who have died in the U.S.-led war. Participants are invited to carry peace signs and wear white as a sign of hope for peace.

The event is jointly sponsored by Patriots for Peace and Veterans for Peace of Pensacola.

Location:
Lee Square, at N. Palafox between Gadsden and Jackson streets, Pensacola, and moving to Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza in the Palafox Street median.

Cost: no cost