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Press Conference to Announce March 19th
by tmc Monday, Mar. 14, 2005 at 8:46 AM
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Press Conference to detail March 19th protest and related events

Press Advisory * March 19th Global Day of Protest on the 2nd Anniversary of the Iraq War
March 14, 2004

Contact:
David Meieran, 412-996-4986, press@pittsburghendthewar.org
Tim Vining, 412-361-3022

PITTSBURGH SAYS, "END THE WAR. REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES."
Pittsburgh to Join 250 US Cities in Protest on the Two-Year Anniversary of Iraq War

WHAT: Press Conference to Announce Regional Anti-War Convergence
WHO: Thomas Merton Center, City Council Member Doug Shields, and other supporters
WHEN: 9:30am, Tuesday, March 15, 2004
WHERE: City County Building Portico, Downtown Pittsburgh

Marking two years since the U.S.-led bombing of Iraq began, anti-war groups throughout the United States and around the globe will take to the streets on Saturday, March 19, under the banner “End the War. Rebuild Our Communities.” Over 250 protests are planned in cities across the U.S., from Alaska to Florida, Hawaii to Maine. Similar demonstrations will take place on continents around the world. An up-to-date list of U.S. and international actions is available on the web at http://www.unitedforpeace.org.

As part of this Global Day of Protest, Pittsburgh will be the setting for a regional convergence of coordinated peace and justice activities.

Details of the regional anti-war convergence will be announced at the Thursday press conference. The Thomas Merton Center is organizing a permitted mass march and rally that begins at 2:30pm, Saturday, at the corner of Forbes and Murray in Squirrel HIll, featuring Rusted Root's Jim Donovan, nationally acclaimed slam poet Vanessa German, State Senator Jim Ferlo as well as other speakers and entertainers. Other events include an all-night candlelight vigil and a video screening featuring never-before-seen footage of the war in Iraq shot by videographers David Martinez and Urban Hamid. Complete details are available at http://www.PittsburghEndTheWar.org.

On hand will be City Council Member Doug Shields.

The March 19th protest will highlight the ongoing costs of war and occupation: 1,500 U.S. soldiers have been killed and more than 11,000 injured; over 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died. The financial cost already exceeds $150 billion with no end in sight.

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