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Links to essays of the
Alameda Peace Network
San Francisco
2,500 people rallied at UN Plaza near City Hall for the emergency
response protest organized by International ANSWER. Many folks stopped
by the Not in Our Name tent with our “Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam”
banner flying above.
At various points along the march route, Not in Our Name led
“die ins” of hundreds of people to remind people about the Iraqis that
are being killed every day. At the end of each“die in”, folks jump up
off the street and chant “Rise up with the people of the world!” The
march made it way past the historic/tourist cable car turnabout, and
finally back to the plaza for a closing rally.
Not in Our Name organizer and first 1991 Gulf War military
resister Jeff Paterson addressed the rally emphasizing the need to
support the troops that refuse to fight—like Sgt. Camilo Mejia who
refused to return to Iraq—and the importance of being in New York City
during the Republican National Convention to say “NO” to Bush and
everything he represents.
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APN in the 4th of July
Parade 
APN marched in the traditional 4th of July
parade, 2004. That year's theme, "Carriages to Computers."
Click here to see APN's theme,
Reclaiming democracy through the Internet.
School of the Americas Watch, 2004
Diana Cabcabin, an APN member, recently
traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia and joined 10,000 other
protesters at the Watch on U.S. Army's School of the
Americas.
 At the Alameda Public Affairs
Forum on July 10, 2004...
Allan Solomonow spoke
"I do not believe there will be peace
in the Holy Land until both of its people enjoy a State of their own, a
viable State living in peace, justice, security, and hope. Nor will
there be peace in Iraq until the United States learns that there are no
good occupations and no involuntary democracy. And we will not know
security around our globe until the United States and everyone else
understands that the pursuit of justice and peace cannot be expedited
at the barrel of a gun or a pile of nuclear weapons."
-- Allan Solomonow
Audio recordings of the event are available
on-line. You can also order the double CD set that includes
introductions, the talk, and the questions and answers afterward. Click here to find out more.
The Forum
will present other monthly programs on international, national, and
local topics with a wide range of speakers.It is non-partisan and
committed to
the values of peace, social and economic justice,and democratic
self-government.
The Alameda
Public Affairs Forum is chaired by Dr. Arthur Lipow.
For further
information about the Forum call 510/814-9592 or see www.alamedareport.org
The First Forum:
At the Alameda Affairs Forum on Saturday evening, June 5th,
Dr. Marshall Windmiller, Professor Emeritus in International Relations
at SF State University, spoke to a full house of 66 people about the
Bush administration's motives for invading Iraq. You can download
the audio recording of that lecture, from The Alameda Report.
You'll find links to the evening's coverage in the 'Alameda' section.
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Alameda Vigil to honor the fallen in Iraq