As the third anniversary of the US war and occupation of Iraq approaches, local Oregon/Washington peace, church, and social justice organizations are planning a large-scale family-friendly rally and march calling for withdrawal of US troops. The theme is “End the War, Begin the Peace.”

Show your support Sunday, March 19th, at Waterfront Park, north of the Morrison Bridge, in downtown Portland. There will be literature tables and music performances. Folks are invited to gather at 1:30 PM for a rally set to begin at 2:00 PM. A peace march through downtown Portland will begin at 2:30 PM. Upon returning to Waterfront Park, folk duo Samusson & Tomassi and others will perform. You can listen to (or download) MP3s of their music (free) from their website. Don’t miss the hysterical C.R.A.B. (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft & Bush).

The graphic above is from a poster by Todd Samusson. To download the full-sized PDF version, click here.

For more info, click here. If you know of other peace events in Oregon planned for March 19th, please enter them as a comment on this post. (Click on “Comments” just below this article.)

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