[act-ma] [UJP] St. Patrick's Peace Parade
United for Justice with Peace
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======== ST. PATRICK'S PEACE PARADE ==========================================
*When:* Sunday, March 17, 2013, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
*Where: *D Street & West Broadway • Look for white "Vets for Peace" Flags
• South Boston
-------- PEOPLE'S PARADE FOR PEACE, EQUALITY, JOBS, ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE ------------------------------
-------- /UNITE, PARTICIPATE, CELEBRATE/ -------------------------------------
Please join us for our Third Annual Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade, the
Alternative People’s Parade for Peace, Equality, Jobs, Environmental
Stewardship, Social and Economic Justice. Assemble: 2pm. Parade start: 3pm
Contact: Veterans for Peace, Pat Scanlon, info at massvfp.org [1], 978-475-1776;
Massachusetts Peace Action, Cole Harrison, info at masspeaceaction.org [2],
617-354-2169
Web: smedleyfvp.org Twitter: @SmedleyVFP Facebook:
www.facebook.com/smedleyvfp
*Why are there two parades on Saint Patrick’s Day?*
For the past three years Veterans For Peace have been denied to walk in the
historic Saint Patrick’s Parade in South Boston. This is the largest parade
of its kind in the country with over 700,000 people viewing the parade. The
parade has a dual purpose; the celebration of Saint Patrick and the Irish
traditions and heritage and a celebration of Evacuation Day, the day the
British were run out of Boston. Both days fall on March 17th, so the City of
Boston thought it a good idea to have the Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC)
organize the parade. The problem is that one side of the equation, St.
Patrick, a man of peace, is second fiddle to a military parade. AWVC has the
exclusive say in who gets to walk in this historical parade. The City of
Boston, South Boston Community Groups, the Boston Police have absolutely no
say in who walks the streets of South Boston in the Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade.
In 2011 Veterans For Peace’s application was denied, when asked why and
were told, “They did not want to have the word Peace associated with the
word Veteran”. Well they did not know the Smedleys very well. We pulled our
own permit and with only three weeks to go before the parade pulled together
500 people and the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade, the Alternative People’s
Parade for Peace, Equality, Jobs, Environmental Stewardship, Economic and
Social Justice was born.
Twenty years ago the LGBT community wanted to walk in the parade and were
denied which resulted in a lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme
Court resulting in the Hurley Decision. The Smedleys immediately reached out
to the LGBT community, inviting them to “walk in our parade”
In 2012 we had close to 2,000 people, seven divisions (Veterans, Peace, LGBT,
Labor, Political, Religious, Occupy Everywhere) two bands, bag pipers,
drummers, a Duck Boat, two trollies etc. It was a grand success. We have an
Environmental Stewardship Division this year. Our goal is to end this last
vestige of institutionalized exclusion, prejudice, bigotry, and homophobia
and make this parade inclusive and welcoming to all and bring the message of
peace to South Boston on Saint Patrick’s Day.
Please join us in South Boston on March 17. Be sure to bring your Chapter’s
or Organization’s banners, signs and costumes and join us in our fabulous
Third Annual Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade.
On behalf of the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade Organizing Committee.
Thank you,
Pat Scanlon (VN '69)
Coordinator, VFP Chapter 9, Smedley Butler Brigade
Vets4PeaceChapter9 at gmail.com [3] Phone: 978-475-1776
Flyer: http://justicewithpeace.org/files/2013St_Pats_FlyerJan23.pdf [4]
Background
Info: http://justicewithpeace.org/files/St%20Pat%E2%80%99s%20Peace%20Parade-Descrip-2013.doc
[5]
United for Justice with Peace [6] is a coalition of peace and justice
organizations and community peace groups in the Greater Boston region. The
UJP Coalition, formed after September 11th, seeks global peace through social
and economic justice.
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617-383-4857 www.justicewithpeace.org [9] Upcoming Events: We're Not Broke
[10] Tue Feb 5 7:00pm St. James Conference Room Salem Supporting the
Peacemakers: Massachusetts Peace Action Annual Meeting [11] Sat Feb 9 1:00pm
First Baptist Church Newton Center Valentine’s Day Rally: Tell Washington
to “Have a Heart” [12] Thu Feb 14 12:30pm JFK Federal Building Boston
Walk for Peace For the People – For the Earth - Potluck [13] Wed Feb 20
6:30pm Cambridge Friends Meeting House Cambridge Panel Discussion on
Immigration Reform [14] Thu Feb 21 11:00am tbd Boston area Saint Patrick’s
Peace Parade [15] Sun Mar 17 2:00pm South Boston
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