Western Suburbs Bus to March on Washington

THE BUS IS BACK!!

END THE WAR

ON IRAQ!



Saturday
SEPT 24
Gather 11AM Washington Monument

Rally • March • Concert • Festival


Sickened by the killing, the torture, the destruction, and

the spiraling human and financial costs of this illegal and

immoral  war?  Join United  for  Peace and  Justice  in

Washington, D.C.  to tell the White House and Congress:

It.s time to bring the troops home now!


For most recent D.C. information, see UnitedForPeace.org
and subscribe to the DPTJC mail list


                                

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For more information about United for Peace and Justice events in DC Sept 24-26 see UnitedForPeace.org


 

 

Recent News about the Sept 24 Events

Friends,

It is with deep sadness that I pass on this information to you.
Terry Gannon emailed me today, to tell me that her grandson, Private Christopher Alcozer, was killed near Mosul, Iraq, Saturday Nov. 19th.  Chris was 21 years old.  Terry and her daughter Kathy Alcozer rode with us on the Elmhurst Bus to DC on Sept. 24th to call for the troops to be brought home.  This is not how they wanted Chris to come home.  They are heart broken, devastated.  Terry will let us know of plans for Chris's funeral over the next few days.  Please keep Terry, her daughter Kathy and their entire family in your thoughts and prayers as they struggle with this tragedy. 
 
Terry wrote "bring them home before anyone else goes through what we are going through".  Of three mothers of soldiers who rode with us on the bus to DC, one has lost her son, and another's son is seriously wounded.  Katy Scott's son Jason, lost his arm, is partially blind, and continues to struggle with shrapnel infections, memory loss and a rough road to limited recovery a month after his injury from a roadside bomb in Iraq.  As Rep. John Murtha said in Congress last week "Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the U.S. can not accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring them home."
 
It is time to intensify our peacemaking efforts.
Let us all continue to work tirelessly to fulfill Terry's request, so that no more families will share in the grief they now struggle with. 
Let us honor Christopher and Jason, and their fellow soldiers by working night and day, to bring the troops home NOW!
 
In sadness and determined commitment to bring them home,
-Dave Martin
West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition

 

As many of you know, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ reporter Catrin Einhorn rode the bus from
DuPage County to the demonstration in Washington.

 

See 'Anatomy of a Protest' at Chicago Public Radio - War Stories for the archive of the September 29 broadcast.  The audio requires Real Audio player on your PC.

The report that she did on her experience aired on:

- Thursday September 29 , on All Things Considered

        Radio segment in Real Audio format, Click Here to open in Real Player
        Radio segment in MP3 format, Click Here to open or download file 050929wbez.mp3

- Friday September 30 on Chicago Public Radio - Eight Forty-Eight  program

- Sunday October 2
 

 

Bus and Elmhurst Send-Off Rally Details



The DuPage Bus to the September 24 March on Washington is FULL. Those who's checks were received by Wednesday Sept. 14th have been included on the bus. They will be notified, by email and phone over the next few days, of their inclusion on the bus. We tried to secure a second bus, but the costs were prohibitive.
Please do not send in any other checks to WSFPC. Anyone who has sent in a check since the bus filled will have his or her check returned. We will attempt to notify those who didn't make it on the bus so they can make other plans. Our apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.

-- The DuPage Bus Planning Group

- Bus departure will be Friday Sept. 23rd, from Elmhurst at 6pm promptly
- Arrival in DC 9-10am Saturday
- Departing DC approx. 6-7pm Saturday
- Returning to Elmhurst 9-10am Sunday Sept 25.

- Departure site: Wilder Park Elmhurst corner of Arthur and Cottage Hill

- There will be a send-off rally 4:45-5:30 Friday at Wilder Park in Elmhurst.

- There will be a Press Conference 4-4:30 Friday in Elmhurst at the Citizen's Advocacy Center (238 N. York Rd, Elmhurst)

- It is a modern bus, with 51 seats, video capabilities and a bathroom.

- Stops at truck stops with washrooms; food will be available for purchase.

- Overnight parking is available at the Adelaide Parking deck (on Adelaide St, 1 block North of Wilder Park, 1/2 block West of York Road).

- Wilder Park is two blocks South and 1 block West of the Elmhurst Metra station. Metra Info

Contact: Send email to: DupagePeaceThroughJustice@yahoo.com

Sponsoring organizations include:
American Friends Service Committee
West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition (WSFPC)
DuPage Peace through Justice Coalition (DPTJC)
Pax Christi DuPage, a member of Pax Christi Illinois
Code Pink Chicago
Progressive Democrats of Illinois
Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice (OPCTJ)
Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice
Rockford Peace and Justice Action Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuPage Peace Through Justice Coalition