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<h1 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">St. Patrick's Peace Parade</h1>
<h2 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">People's Parade for Peace, Equality, Jobs, Social & Economic Justice</h2>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Sunday, March 18, 2012. Assemble at 1:00 pm, step off at 2:00 pm.<br>
Assemble on "D" Street between 1st and 3rd St, South Boston.</b> Take the MBTA to Broadway Station and follow Veterans for Peace flags, or park at D and Louis Streets.</p>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="St Patrick's Peace Parade, March 2011" width="500" height="334" src="http://justicewithpeace.org/files/u415/StPatsParade.jpg"></h3>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Please join Veterans For Peace and other Peace and social / economic Justice organizations for this historic 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual “People’s Peace Parade" in South Boston.</p>
<h2 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><em>Themes for the Day:</em></h2>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">How is the War Economy Working for You</h3>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Bring the Troops Home and Take Care of Them When They Get Here</h3>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Cut Military Spending, Save Jobs, Teachers, Fireman & Police</h3>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Peace Is Patriotic! Not a Dirty Word</h3>
<h3 style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">No War on Iran</h3>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Last year, Veterans For Peace were denied permission to walk in South Boston's traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The stated reason given by the Allied War Veterans Council was that the organizers “did not want the word peace associated with the word veteran”.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Seventeen years ago the gay and bisexual community applied to be in the parade and they too were denied. They sued and it resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that any group that organizes a parade can exclude whomever they like.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Last year with only three weeks to go, Veterans For Peace applied for their own permit and invited the gay and bisexual community to join the peace movement in a parade. The parade had over 500 participants, a Duck Boat, Grand Marshals, The Leftist Marching Band, five divisions, Veterans, peace groups, Join the Impact (GLBT), religious groups and labor. It was a grand success and warmly welcomed by the residents of South Boston. It was also front page news in practically all the Boston Newspapers and was reported on TV and radio.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">This year, once again, Veterans For Peace were denied. This year they were not given a reason why, just denied. So if you are a veteran of the U.S. Military and carry a gun or drive a tank you are invited to participate, but if as a veteran you stand for peace you are summarily denied permission to participate.<font size="1"><br></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">We invite all progressive groups (Peace, Environmental, Occupy Everywhere, Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, GLBT Rights, Labor, and Faith Groups) to please join us in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade: the Alternative People’s Parade. Please join us in this show of solidarity against bigotry and exclusion in the City of Boston.<font size="1"><br></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">This is the largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the country, attracting in excess of 700,000 people, and is an excellent opportunity to get our messages of Peace, Equality, Inclusion, Jobs, Social and Economic Justice out. <em>Please Join Us! </em>Send endorsements to <a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org">info@masspeaceaction.org</a>.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Read <a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/3438">background</a> about the St. Patrick's Peace Parade. Read about last year's parade <a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/2519">here</a>, <a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/2499">here</a>, <a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/2498">here</a>, and <a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/2433">here</a>.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/files/St.%20Pats%20Parade%20-%20Flyer.pdf">Download and print the flyer</a>.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Contact:</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><img alt="Veterans for Peace" width="128" height="81" vspace="5" hspace="10" align="right" src="http://justicewithpeace.org/files/u415/VFPlogo.jpg">Veterans for Peace - Pat Scanlon, <a href="mailto:info@massvfp.org">info@massvfp.org</a>, 978-475-1776<br>
Massachusetts Peace Action - Cole Harrison, <a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org">info@masspeaceaction.org</a>, 617-354-2169</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><strong>Directions: </strong>Assemble at 1pm on D Street between 1st and 3rd St. Step off approximately 2pm. <b>Free Parking</b> is available in the lot near D and Louis Streets. Enter D St. from Summer St. and turn left into the lot just before you reach Louis St. <a href="http://g.co/maps/jxswg">Map of assembly point and parking location</a>: <a href="http://g.co/maps/jxswg" title="http://g.co/maps/jxswg">http://g.co/maps/jxswg</a></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org?subject=St.%20Patrick\'s%20Peace%20Parade%20-%20Grand%20Marshal%20interest">Grand Marshals needed!</a> If you can't walk 4 miles but still want to join the parade, <a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org?subject=St.%20Patrick\'s%20Peace%20Parade%20-%20Grand%20Marshal%20interest">let us know</a> and we'll arrange for you to ride in a vehicle.</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org?subject=Endorsement%20of%20St%20Patrick\'s%20Peace%20Parade">Endorse the Parade!</a> Organizations and prominent individuals (present or former elected officials, candidates, ministers, academics, etc.) are requested to endorse to show the breadth of support. <a href="mailto:info@masspeaceaction.org?subject=Endorsement%20of%20St%20Patrick\'s%20Peace%20Parade">Click here to endorse.</a></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><strong>Endorsers (list in formation):</strong></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Veterans and Military Families</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Veterans for Peace - Smedley Butler Brigade<br>
Military Famlies Speak Out</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Peace</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Massachusetts Peace Action<br>
Arlington United for Justice with Peace<br>
Boston United National Antiwar Coalition<br>
Massachusetts Global Action<br>
North Shore Coalition for Peace & Justice<br>
South Boston Residents for Peace<br>
United for Justice with Peace<br>
Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice, and the Environment<br>
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom - Boston Branch</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Join the Impact Massachusetts</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Faith</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Friends Meeting at Cambridge - Peace and Social Concerns Committee<br>
North Shore Friends Meeting - Peace & Social Concerns Committee<br>
Pax Christi Boston<br>
Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Political Action</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">International Socialist Organization<br>
Majority Agenda Project<br>
MoveOn Boston Council<br>
Peter White - candidate for Congress, Mass. 9th CD (independent)<br>
Progressive Democrats of America</p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;"><b>Occupy</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Arial;">Occupy Boston - Action for Peace Working Group</p>
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