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pog/tmc call to protest Cheney
by 444444 Friday, Jul. 02, 2004 at 12:13 PM

Call by members of the Thomas Merton Center and Pittsburgh Organizing Group to protest Dick Cheney's visit to Pittsburgh this 4th of July

This message was sent out by the Thomas Merton Center-

Members of the Thomas Merton Center and Pittsburgh Organizing Group will be peacefully gathering at Noon in front of Soldiers and Sailors (corner of Fifth and Bigelow in Oakland) on Sunday, July 4th. We’ll be there to tell Vice President Cheney he is not welcome in our city! He is coming as part of the Bush-Cheney effort to secure PA this November. But almost 860 US troops having died in Iraq - what a fitting time for him to exploit the sacrifice of so many for his political gain. Given the fact he has elected to use our fine city as his political backdrop for such a nationally important day we hope people will consider making an effort to give him the welcome he deserves...

The TMC did not secure a permit for this action but it is a public sidewalk. There is no direct action planned for this event. We simply want to gather and show our strength as people for peace that will not be hoodwinked by the Bush campaign rhetoric. We know the truth! Bring signs, placards, flowers to remember the thousands of innocent lives that have been taken in this war. There is no contact for this event, the details are all here. We simply encourage supporters of peace and justice to come out and join us.

See you on Sunday!

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