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Message*	1000th Afghanistan US Dead Soldier Vigil <a href="http://njpon.org/actions/?id=4069">http://njpon.org/actions/?id=4069</a> MORE ANTI-WAR OBSERVANCES PLANNED IN RESPONSE TO DEATH OF 1000TH US SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CAMPAIGN<br /> <br /> Vigils to Mourn the Dead and Call for End to U.S. Policy of War and Occupation<br /> <br /> Four more events are planned by the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) and its affiliates in response to the tragic milestone of the death of the 1000th US soldier in the Military Campaign in Afghanistan, which was reached late afternoon Monday, February 22, according to <http://www.icasualties.org>www.icasualties.org, considered to be the most comprehensive listing of casualties. The events will mourn the deaths of US soldiers, as well as of Afghan and Pakistani civilians, killed in the near daily US drone strikes. The U.S. is now engaged in a major offensive on the city of Marja in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.<br /> <br /> Most of the events will include post cards addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to take leadership to bring the war to an end. Attendees will be encouraged to sign the post cards to be delivered to Pelosi. Most will also include a reading of the names of soldiers from NJ and/or PA who have died. The post cards, produced by the American Friends Service Committee, can be seen <http://www.peacecoalition.org/phocadownload/Post%20Card%20for%201000th%20death%20events.pdf>here.<br /> <br /> The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) will hold a Vigil concluding with Candlelighting on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:00-6:00 PM at Palmer Square in Princeton, NJ. The names of New Jersey soldiers killed will be read, with bell tolling in between, and post cards described above will be sent. Seminarians and Clergy are expected to offer prayers. The public is invited to attend, and is encouraged to wear black armbands or clothing to symbolize our mourning. Multiple posters with the message "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" will be displayed. For further information on either event, contact CFPA at (609) 924-5022 or visit their web site, <http://www.peacecoalition.org/>www.peacecoalition.org.<br /> <br /> The Coalition for Peace and Justice, the South Jersey affiliate of CFPA, will hold a Vigil on Wednesday, February 24 from 6:00-7:00 PM at the little park in Absecon, NJ intersection of routes 9 and 30, across from Burger King. Please bring signs and candles/flashlights. Contact Norm Cohen at 609-601-8583 or 601-8537 or visit <http://www.coalitionforpeaceandjustice.org>www.coalitionforpeaceandjustice.org.<br /> <br /> Mainline Peace Action and Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition will hold a Vigil on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:00-6:00 PM at the corner of Lancaster Ave. and Bryn Mawr Ave. by the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, PA. Contact Walter Ebmeyer at <mailto:ebmeyer6w@verizon.net>ebmeyer6w@verizon.net or (610) 491-9549.<br /> <br /> The Northern Bucks CFPA Chapter and Richland Friends Meeting will hold a Commemoration Vigil from 4:00-6:00 PM on Friday, February 26 on the grounds of the Friends Meeting at Park Avenue and Main Street in Quakertown, PA. The public is invited. Contact Angela Nez at (215) 257-1300.<br /> <br /> The war memorial events will mourn the human and economic cost of war, call for the troops to come home, and support funding an Afghan-led reconstruction of the war-torn country. <br /> <br /> "Not one more U.S. or Afghan citizen, military or civilian, should be killed; not one more U.S. dollar should be spent sustaining war and endless occupation in Afghanistan. We are likely to end up just being the latest in a graveyard of empires that have tried to exert control there. Instead of escalating troops in Afghanistan, the U.S. should focus on diplomatic efforts across the region, close monitoring and intelligence to ensure Al Qaeda can't re-establish a base there, and Afghan-led reconstruction of their country," said the Rev. Robert Moore, CFPA's Executive Director and Facilitator of United for Peace and Justice, a network of more than 90 groups in the Delaware Valley Region. <br /> <br /> Note: The figure of over 1,000 is all US military deaths from Operation Enduring Freedom, initiated in 2001 in Afghanistan. The figure is 1,006 as of today, 2/24/10. Other sources, such as the New York Times, put the figure slightly lower (991 in today's Times). The number of deaths "in and around Afghanistan" is lower, 931 as of today. Operation Enduring Freedom deaths includes 75 that have occurred in Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
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Date(s): Mon, Feb 15th, 2010 thru Mon, Mar 15th, 2010

Time: 05:00 pm

MORE ANTI-WAR OBSERVANCES PLANNED IN RESPONSE TO DEATH OF 1000TH US SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CAMPAIGN

Vigils to Mourn the Dead and Call for End to U.S. Policy of War and Occupation

Four more events are planned by the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) and its affiliates in response to the tragic milestone of the death of the 1000th US soldier in the Military Campaign in Afghanistan*, which was reached late afternoon Monday, February 22, according to <http://www.icasualties.org>www.icasualties.org, considered to be the most comprehensive listing of casualties. The events will mourn the deaths of US soldiers, as well as of Afghan and Pakistani civilians, killed in the near daily US drone strikes. The U.S. is now engaged in a major offensive on the city of Marja in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.

Most of the events will include post cards addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to take leadership to bring the war to an end. Attendees will be encouraged to sign the post cards to be delivered to Pelosi. Most will also include a reading of the names of soldiers from NJ and/or PA who have died. The post cards, produced by the American Friends Service Committee, can be seen <http://www.peacecoalition.org/phocadownload/Post%20Card%20for%201000th%20death%20events.pdf>here.

The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) will hold a Vigil concluding with Candlelighting on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:00-6:00 PM at Palmer Square in Princeton, NJ. The names of New Jersey soldiers killed will be read, with bell tolling in between, and post cards described above will be sent. Seminarians and Clergy are expected to offer prayers. The public is invited to attend, and is encouraged to wear black armbands or clothing to symbolize our mourning. Multiple posters with the message "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" will be displayed. For further information on either event, contact CFPA at (609) 924-5022 or visit their web site, <http://www.peacecoalition.org/>www.peacecoalition.org.

The Coalition for Peace and Justice, the South Jersey affiliate of CFPA, will hold a Vigil on Wednesday, February 24 from 6:00-7:00 PM at the little park in Absecon, NJ intersection of routes 9 and 30, across from Burger King. Please bring signs and candles/flashlights. Contact Norm Cohen at 609-601-8583 or 601-8537 or visit <http://www.coalitionforpeaceandjustice.org>www.coalitionforpeaceandjustice.org.

Mainline Peace Action and Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition will hold a Vigil on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:00-6:00 PM at the corner of Lancaster Ave. and Bryn Mawr Ave. by the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, PA. Contact Walter Ebmeyer at <mailto:ebmeyer6w@verizon.net>ebmeyer6w@verizon.net or (610) 491-9549.

The Northern Bucks CFPA Chapter and Richland Friends Meeting will hold a Commemoration Vigil from 4:00-6:00 PM on Friday, February 26 on the grounds of the Friends Meeting at Park Avenue and Main Street in Quakertown, PA. The public is invited. Contact Angela Nez at (215) 257-1300.

The war memorial events will mourn the human and economic cost of war, call for the troops to come home, and support funding an Afghan-led reconstruction of the war-torn country.

"Not one more U.S. or Afghan citizen, military or civilian, should be killed; not one more U.S. dollar should be spent sustaining war and endless occupation in Afghanistan. We are likely to end up just being the latest in a graveyard of empires that have tried to exert control there. Instead of escalating troops in Afghanistan, the U.S. should focus on diplomatic efforts across the region, close monitoring and intelligence to ensure Al Qaeda can't re-establish a base there, and Afghan-led reconstruction of their country," said the Rev. Robert Moore, CFPA's Executive Director and Facilitator of United for Peace and Justice, a network of more than 90 groups in the Delaware Valley Region.

*Note: The figure of over 1,000 is all US military deaths from Operation Enduring Freedom, initiated in 2001 in Afghanistan. The figure is 1,006 as of today, 2/24/10. Other sources, such as the New York Times, put the figure slightly lower (991 in today's Times). The number of deaths "in and around Afghanistan" is lower, 931 as of today. Operation Enduring Freedom deaths includes 75 that have occurred in Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.