Fresno Against the War! Rally in the Valley: March 18 - By N.L. Belardes

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RALLY IN THE VALLEY

Hopefully for the last time, the people of the Central Valley and the Foothills will again gather for the annual march and "Rally in the Valley for Peace and Justice: Bring the Troops Home Now" to insist that our government end this unjust, immoral, and illegal war against the Iraqi people which has already claimed the lives of 3,127 American military personnel (2/14/07), 256 military from other countries, an estimated 655,000 Iraqi civilians and an unknown number of American civilians.

The Rally is scheduled to take place at the new Eaton Plaza at Mariposa and ‘N' Streets in downtown Fresno near the historic Water Tower on Sunday, March 18, from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm .

So far, Rally cosponsors include The Central Valley Counter Recruitment Coalition, The Fresno Center for Nonviolence, The Fresno Free College Foundation (KFCF), La Raza against War, The Peace and Freedom Party of Fresno County, Peace Fresno, and The South Valley Peace Center. Death Penalty Focus, Humanists of the San Joaquin Valley , and Sun Mt. are endorsing the Rally. Additional cosponsors and endorsers are expected to join in, and numerous peace and social justice organizations will table at the event.

Green Machine will supply music along with Lonesome Jem and Frank Moschella. Dolores Huerta will be our leadoff speaker. She will be followed by David Swanson of afterdowningstreet.org. And Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Representative from the Sixth Congressional District north of San Francisco , has agreed to address the Rally as the third speaker.

A really large turnout at Rallies around the country on this fourth anniversary of the war will help convince the 110th Congress to end this war. We are working to get more than 1000 people to participate in The Rally in the Valley in Fresno . Put it on your calendar now!