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Local News and Announcements... Don't miss anything...please scroll downTURN OUT JUNE 30th TO PROTEST THE SO-CALLED "TURNOVER":Please join other people of conscience in Columbia this coming Wednesday, June 30, for at least one of two, or hopefully both,nonviolent actions calling for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq and protesting this farcically-called U.S. "turnover" of Iraq to Iraqis..... 1) Wednesday, 12 Noon, outside the U.S. military recruiting station, 111 E. Broadway, Columbia. Street theater and speak-out focusing on the contemptible use of torture as a tool of U.S. occupation in Iraq and elsewhere around the world over the past decades (not just this past year). This station is the local arm for the Pentagon, providing men and women to be part of the U.S. warring machine. These recruits get taught to fight, kill and to torture. Note: we are not intending to block pedestrian traffic into the station nor to risk arrest. Call Jeff at 449-4585 for more details. 2) Wednesday, 4:15 and 5:45 p.m., the intersection of Broadway & Providence, Columbia. Vigil during the Rush Hour: Support "Real Sovereignty, U.S. Out Now!" We also are still looking for help with making signs and banners. We have stencils and paints for the signs, so you needn't be great at lettering to help with this. If you can help with any of this or for more info, please contact the Peace Nook at 875-0539. The Bush-Cheney administration (and their cohorts), have for years been baking up a scheme for global domination. Their upcoming product for public consumption: the Iraqi Turnover. How sovereign after all, can the Iraqi people feel with the continued presence of more than 100,000 U.S. soldiers and at least a half dozen permanent U.S. military bases recently constructed or still being built within their homeland? Hopefully the U.S. public will realize we have been lied to (really for decades) about our nation's military interventions which have led, most recently to the deaths of thousands of Iraqis and nearly 900 U.S. military personnel. This horrible torturous behavior has been part and parcel of U.S. military policy for decades and in many other places in the world (Vietnam, Central America, etc). Join us if you can for these actions or take your own, in the name of human dignity, met human needs and freedom for Iraqis and all peoples of this world. 0 Comments (perma-link) Email this:  
Dear Friend,U.S. Officials are preparing to execute David Paul Hammer at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, June 8 for the murder of Andrew Marti, who had shared a prison cell with him. We condemn that initial act of violence and the retaliatory killing planned early next week. Hammer would be the 4th person murdered by the U.S. State through the federal death-penalty system at the Terre Haute prison in Indiana during the last decade. Please take what actions you can (noted below) to voice your concern that the State not kill to show that killing people, who kill other people, is wrong. In addition to being a human being, with an inherent right to life, Hammer also has steadfastly taken responsibility for his actions and expressed consistently, remorse for his violence. Let our nation show reverence for life and halt his killing. In peace and nonviolent struggle, Jeff Stack, coordinator Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation 573-449-4585 jstack@no2death.org Note: a stay is possible; check www.moabolition.com for updates, or call 573-635-7239 or 314-322-5159. WHAT YOU CAN DO on or before the date (Any part helps)..... 1. Contact Pres. George W. Bush. to ask to exercise clemency and halt the execution of David Paul Hammer, and to institute a moratorium on Federal executions to review the process for selecting capital punishment cases. Contact the White House: President of the United States Voice: 202-456-1414 president@whitehouse.gov, TTY/TDD: 202-456-6213, Comment line: 202-395-1160, Fax: 202-456-2461 2. Attend a vigil in Missouri: (all are Monday June 7, the day before the execution, unless Tuesday is indicated). * Columbia: vigil for life. 5:00-6:00 pm, Monday, Boone Co. Courthouse. This will be held whether or not there is a stay.(For more information call Jeff at 573-449-4585) * Jefferson City: vigil, 11:00 pm until 12:01 am, Main Post Office, 131 W. High St. (across from Supreme Court building) * Jefferson City: prayer service, 10:45 pm, St. Peter’s Chapel, 216 Broadway * Kansas City: vigil, 4:45-5:45 pm, J.C. Nichols Fountain in the Plaza (WMCADP) * St. Louis: silent vigil, 5:00-5:30 pm, Eagleton Federal Court Building, 111 South Tenth St., 63102, east side entrance on 10th street. ** * St. Louis: Tuesday, June 8: 6:30-7:00 a.m., Holy Family Chapel, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse, 6400 Minnesota Avenue. This will be held whether or not there is a stay. *For information: 573-635-7239, 314-322-5159 Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty P.O. Box 54 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-635-7239 madp@moabolition.org, www.moabolition.com 0 Comments (perma-link) Email this:
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