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Run for Freedom Prisoners of Conscience
by peacehq Friday, Nov. 07, 2003 at 6:50 AM
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From Jim Toren, co-founder of FootPrints For Peace. This is a non-violent action running and walking in peace and prayer carrying the message "All Life Is Sacred" and for those who cannot be with us, the SOA 86 .

FootPrints for Peace

Run for Freedom Prisoners of Conscience

November 16th through the 22nd

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia

Every year individuals give up their freedom to cross the line at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation the new name for the School of Americas (SOA). We consider them Prisoners Of Conscience. The reason that they make this great sacrifice is clear. Over it's 56 years, the SOA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people.

This year we will run from Lexington KY starting on the 16th of November and end the run at Fort Benning GA on the 22nd of November. On the 22nd we will run in as a group and meet with Utsumi and Denise from the Nipponzan Myohoji Atlanta Dojo who will be walking from Atlanta to the SOA. On the 23rd we will join the thousands of other people in the vigil and procession to the front gate.

Please contact us via email at ffpindy@hotmail.com for details on how you can participate.

footprintsforpeace.tripod.com/index.htm

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