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ckaihatsu
21st May 2017, 18:32
Mark your calendars for this annual event. As usual it will be at the Vietnam Memorial at Wacker and Wabash, River level, from 11 AM to 12 noon.

Two people have brought it to my attention that I did not include the date. It is on Memorial Day itself, Monday May 29th.
ckaihatsu
26th May 2017, 13:03
On Memorial Day: Vets recall comrades they have lost and speak about the need for Sanctuary for All

At 11 am this Monday--Memorial Day--anti-war vets will gather at Chicago's Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Wacker and Wabash, river level, to speak out for the protection of all those whose safety is at stake.

Iraq Veterans Against the War member Edgar Gonzales-Baeza will address the broader need for sanctuary--for all those in danger of being deported including veterans, for refugees, for war resisters and other political dissidents, for potential victims of hate speech and hate crimes, for potential victims of police shootings, and for indigenous people and others whose land is endangered.

Additional speakers will include Vietnam Veterans Against the War leaders Joe Miller and Barry Romo, Veterans for Peace member Steve Nelson, and artist and veteran artist Eric Garcia. Singer and activist Margaret Nelson will provide music. 2017 is VVAW's 50th Anniversary.


At the end vets and their supporters will throw flowers into the Chicago River in honor of those who have died.

The event is sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Iraq Veterans Against the War.
ckaihatsu
30th May 2017, 16:16
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