CHICAGOANS CALL ON THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO TAKE A STAND THIS SEPTEMBER, END WAR IN IRAQ
OVER 500 VIGILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HONOR FALLEN SOLDIERS
Candlelight vigil in front of the Monument in Logan Square (intersection of Kedzie, Logan Boulevard and Milwaukee) in Chicago
CHICAGO– On Tuesday, August 28, members of MoveOn.org Political Action in Chicago will hold a candlelight vigil to call on Congress to vote to end the war in September.
“It’s time for the Bush Administration to stop looking through rose-colored glasses and realize that the surge has been a total failure,” said Richard Stowell, local MoveOn volunteer. “Our representatives must Stand Up in September and vote to end this religious civil war that can’t be won,” concluded Stowell.
Participants in the vigil will read from a “War Toll Calendar” to honor and remember the soldiers that have died in the past year in the unwinnable religious civil war in Iraq.
Vigils like this one are part of national Take A Stand Day - a coordinated day of action to end the war initiated by the Americans Against Escalation in Iraq coalition, including MoveOn.org Political Action, VoteVets.org, the Service Employees International Union, True Majority and others.
EVENT DETAILS: Stand Up in September Vigil
Who: MoveOn members in Chicago
Where: Logan Square at the Monument (intersection of Kedzie, Logan and Milwaukee
When: Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 PM
What: Local residents urge Congress to vote to end the war in September and honor the soldiers who have died or been injured in the unwinnable civil war in Iraq.
Michael Brett
Chicago Operation Democracy Core Member
huckfinn33@yahoo.com
