Portland Current

2009 May 14

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Al'Nakba

Friday May 15th. 12-2 pm

Park Blocks

"A Rally to Remember"

Speakers, Poetry Readings, Music, ending with a March to remember the Nakba

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Socialist Party of Multnomah County

Sunday, May 17, 2:30pm

Belmont Library, 1038 SE 39th

New faces, new campaigns.

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Veterans for Peace, Chapter 72 commemorates Memorial Day

Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 12:00 noon

Memorial Coliseum (Korean War Memorial) (near Rose Quarter MAX station)

This year VfP will be joined by two-tour Marine veteran and war resister, Benji Lewis, and peace mom, Cindy Sheehan. Brief Ceremony at 12 Noon. After taps, short march to Peace Memorial Park (N. Interstate and Oregon), where Benji Lewis and Cindy Sheehan will address the public. There will be music, snacks and good conversation and company.

Later that evening:

Book Reading, Signing and Reception

Cindy Sheehan will be reading from her new book, MYTH AMERICA: THE TEN GREATEST MYTHS OF THE ROBBER CLASS AND THE CASE FOR REVOLUTION.

First Unitarian Church, 1011 S.W. 12 Avenue

Main Street Chapel

Doors open: 6:00 p.m.

Reading: 6:30 p.m.

Booksigning and Reception: 7:30 p.m.

All events are FREE. (Ceremony is free, anyway, but at the reading will be asking for a $10 min. suggested donation.)

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