Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace

CALL TO ACTION !

WHAT: New York State Marches for Peace
WHO: New York State Direct Action for Peace -- a broad coalition of groups from  various upstate New York communities partnered with Iraq Veterans Against the War, the Different Drummer Cafe, and Citizen Soldier.
WHERE: Several routes through upstate New York, culminating at Ft. Drum in Watertown, NY. Marches will begin near Rochester, Ithaca, and Utica.
WHEN: May 8-17, 2008
WHAT CAN YOU DO: Visit the web site: http://nysmarchesforpeace.org/
* Sign up to walk. Sign up as soon as possible so we can continue logistics planning.

* Fundraise: We need all kinds of donations: money - food - transportation help. Checks can be made out to "Citizen Soldier" (write in "May March" on the memo line) and sent to Citizen Soldier 267 Fifth Avenue, # 901, New York, New York 10016.

Our Mission: New York citizens will be marching across the state to bring support to our Active Duty Soldiers and Iraq Veterans against the War. This March is an act of rebirthing civic duty and responsibility to defend our Constitution and strengthen our resolve to stop the damage this unjust, illegal, and immoral war is doing to our families, our communities, the world, and most of all, to our soldiers.

Join with Veterans, teachers, students, laborers, farmers, children, the young and the old to call for an end to this war. Support the work of active duty soldiers, veterans and the Different Drummer Cafe in Watertown who are courageously standing up to say this war must end. Ft. Drum deploys more soldiers to Iraq than any other U.S. base.  Walkers will be hosted by communities en route and will have many outreach opportunities. Many of these rural communities, through the service of their young men and women, have paid a disproportionate cost for the war.
Each evening we will sponsor a program of education by IVAW members along with some relaxing music and/or theater activities. Even if you don't walk you can join us at these events. On May 17 we will celebrate with soldiers and their families at the Ft. Drum Spring Festival in Watertown. Check out the web site for location and times. You can sign up for the walk on http://nysmarchesforpeace.org/  Questions? Send an e-mail to: nysmarchesforpeace@yahoo.com The walk is designed for you to walk for as little or as much as you can. You can join us for an hour, one day, one week, or ten days. You can join us even if you can't walk -- driving along with us and stopping for meals, conversation, and support.
You can find our itinerary for each day at our web site: http://nysmarchesforpeace.org/

Organizer  contact for the Feeder march from  the Utica Area, closest feeder  to the Capital Region:

Jim Fulmer
518-859-5873
jfulmer1@nycap.rr.com

Monday, May 12, 2008 , 5:30 - 9:00 pm. WINTER SOLDIER 2008 Film Highlights and Live Testimony.  5:30-6:30 pm Potluck Supper, 7-9 pm Highlights from Winter Soldier 2008 & Live IVAW (Iraq Veterans Against the War) Testimony. Speaker from the NYS Walk for Peace, Plymouth Congregational Church, 232 East Onondaga Street, Syracuse, New York FREE TO ALL - SPONSORED BY THE SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCIL. For more info call Carol or Jess at 315-472-5478. This event is in support of IVAW soldiers and the New York State March for Peace. See filmed highlights from the March 2008 Winter Soldier hearings and hear live testimony from those soldiers who did not testify at the hearings. Included are speakers from the March for Peace; A walk from three Upstate New York communities coming through Syracuse on thier way to Fort Drum culminating in a May 17th Festival in Watertown. To contribute to the potluck and/or host marchers for the night, call Carol or Jess at 472-5478. The Ithaca leg of the march will pass through Syracuse on May 12th. For details see, www.nysmarchesforpe ace.org To Sign up for the Syracuse portion of the walk, contact Amanda at: allanan@stu. lemoyne.edu

Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 PM, Film on the Life of Howard Zinn:  "Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train" (2004, 78 minutes). Social Justice Center, 33 Central Avenue, in downtown Albany. The final film showing in the Solidarity Committee's 2007-2008 film series.  This film explores the turbulent life and times of this prominent political activist, historian, and author of "A People's History of the United States," this stirring documentary provides a vivid panorama of social protest over the past half-century.  It ranges from Zinn's early days as a shipyard labor organizer, through the battle for civil rights, to the struggle for a peaceful world.  Based on rare archival footage, the film includes scenes featuring Zinn, Daniel Berrigan, Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden, and Alice Walker.  It is narrated by actor Matt Damon, with music by Woody Guthrie, Pearl Jam, and Billy Bragg. Admission is free.  Refreshments will be served.  Everyone is welcome to attend.