Features of the Hudson Mohawk IMC
Published as of Friday, 23 September 2005 05:35:47 AM
Peace : Protest Activity
MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2005 CONTACT: Doug Bullock 518-426-0883, Joe Seeman 518-583-4326 Capital Regions residents set to depart for major anti-war protest in Washington, DC on Sept. 24, kick off with “Bring ‘em Home” March & Rally in Albany on Sept. 23. More than one hundred thousand people will call for an end to the Iraq war in Washington; Hundreds will march in Albany; 60 percent of Americans say they disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war. A “Bring ‘em Home” March will begin at Friday Sept. 23rd 4pm at the Federal Building, Clinton & Pearl, march down Pearl, up State St to the Capital, & will leave from the Capital West Park at 4:30pm going up Washington Ave to Townsend park, at Central Ave & Henry Johnson Blvd. There will be a Rally at Townsend Park starting at 5pm, with speakers and performers, ending with a Candlelight vigil at 6:30pm. On Sept. 23rd 11:45pm, buses will leave from Madison & Eagle in Albany to set off for Washington, DC to join tens of thousands from throughout the country who will demand that the Bush Administration and Congress End the Iraq war and Bring the Troops Home Now!
Peace : Protest Activity
Camp Casey set up at the State capitol in Albany. Noontime Rally at the capital. 7pm public forum in Chancellor's Hall on Hawk St across Washington Ave from the Capitol.
Peace : Protest Activity
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:30pm: Candlelight vigil in front of Post Office Saratoga Springs Broadway and Church Streets Saratoga County – Local mothers and other concerned citizens will hold a vigil in Saratoga Springs in support of Cindy Sheehan, the mother camped out in Texas demanding that President Bush explain why he sent her son Casey to die in Iraq.
Peace
The U.S. antiwar movement is reaching a critical juncture because a majority of Americans are doubting the need for war. What’s next?