The Walpole Peace and Justice Group is holding a candlelight vigil on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Walpole Common at the corner of Main Street and West Street from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in support of the Declaration of Peace’s call on Congress to create and initiate a comprehensive plan for peace in Iraq:
- a prompt timetable for withdrawal of troops and closure of bases
- a peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation
- a shift of funding from war to meeting human needs
Please join us for the vigil, either for the full hour or just for a few minutes. We will have candles. September 21st is the International Day of Peace and is a fitting day for calling for peace in Iraq. Information on the Declaration of Peace can be found at their web site, http://www.declarationofpeace.org. Over 400 religious and peace groups have endorsed the declaration. They are also asking people to contact their senators and representatives on September 26.
“The Declaration of Peace is a nationally coordinated grassroots effort to call on Congress to create and initiate a comprehensive plan for peace in Iraq. The Declaration of Peace began in March 2006, through discussions with organizations and individuals around the United States who shared the common goal of ending the war and occupation in Iraq. Consultations with peace and justice coalitions, faith-based groups, veterans and military families, elected officials and staff, and community leaders from around the country led to the development of The Declaration of Peace’s eight points, to be included in Congressional plans for peace.” http://www.declarationofpeace.org/about-us.
For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group,
Philip Czachorowski
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