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Message*	Rally on State House Steps <a href="http://njpon.org/actions/?id=4302">http://njpon.org/actions/?id=4302</a> <strong><big>Friday, March 19, 2010</big><br /> 12 Noon to 1:00 PM<br /> State House Steps<br /> 125 W. State St.,Trenton, NJ</strong><br /> <em>(park on West State Street, or go over one block and part on W. Hanover; bring coins for meters)</em><br /> <br /> Carpool from PrincetonShopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St. (Rite Aid end) at 11:15. Please email cfpa at peacecoalition.org if you plan to join the carpool. Please indicate if you can offer to drive.<br /> <br /> Confirmed Speakers include:<br /> <big><strong>Jesse Hamilton, Iraq War Veteran</big></strong><br /> Jesse Hamilton is a former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant. He served an embedded adviser to the Iraqi Army in Fallujah from 2005-2006. Prior to his service in Iraq, SSG Hamilton was a Drill Sergeant for three years and a forward observer in the 101st Airborne Division. A fifth generation combat veteran, he believes that war is justifiable only in extreme cases, such as explicit defense of one's homeland from invasion and to prevent crimes against humanity such as genocide.<br /> <br /> <big><strong>Raed Jarrar, Senior Fellow on the Middle East, National Peace Action</strong></big><br /> <small>(see article he just co-authored by <a href="http://www.fpif.org/articles/sliding_backwards_on_iraq" target="_blank">clicking here</a>)</small><br /> Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and political analyst. He lived in Iraq during the sanctions era from 19912003, and during the 2003 US-led invasion. Since his emigration to the US in 2005, he has been working on ending the occupation of Iraq. Raed Jarrar is currently a Senior Fellow with Peace Action, the largest national peace group in the US, headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.<br /> <br /> <big><strong>The Rev. Robert Moore, Executive Director, Coalition for Peace Action & Pastor of East Brunswick Congregational Church</big></strong><br /> <br /> Music Provided by <strong>Sharleen Leahy</strong><br /> <br /> For more information contact Coalition for Peace Action<br /> Phone: (609) 924-5022<br /> Email: cfpa at peacecoalition.org
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Date(s): Fri, Mar 19th, 2010

Time: 12:00 pm

Friday, March 19, 2010
12 Noon to 1:00 PM
State House Steps
125 W. State St.,Trenton, NJ
(park on West State Street, or go over one block and part on W. Hanover; bring coins for meters)

Carpool from PrincetonShopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St. (Rite Aid end) at 11:15. Please email cfpa at peacecoalition.org if you plan to join the carpool. Please indicate if you can offer to drive.

Confirmed Speakers include:
Jesse Hamilton, Iraq War Veteran
Jesse Hamilton is a former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant. He served an embedded adviser to the Iraqi Army in Fallujah from 2005-2006. Prior to his service in Iraq, SSG Hamilton was a Drill Sergeant for three years and a forward observer in the 101st Airborne Division. A fifth generation combat veteran, he believes that war is justifiable only in extreme cases, such as explicit defense of one's homeland from invasion and to prevent crimes against humanity such as genocide.

Raed Jarrar, Senior Fellow on the Middle East, National Peace Action
(see article he just co-authored by clicking here)
Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born architect, blogger, and political analyst. He lived in Iraq during the sanctions era from 19912003, and during the 2003 US-led invasion. Since his emigration to the US in 2005, he has been working on ending the occupation of Iraq. Raed Jarrar is currently a Senior Fellow with Peace Action, the largest national peace group in the US, headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

The Rev. Robert Moore, Executive Director, Coalition for Peace Action & Pastor of East Brunswick Congregational Church

Music Provided by Sharleen Leahy

For more information contact Coalition for Peace Action
Phone: (609) 924-5022
Email: cfpa at peacecoalition.org