Walpole Peace Group
Please join us for a peace vigil in protest of President’s Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
It is regretful that President Obama is sending additional troops and escalating the war. The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan has served as a lightening rod for violence and is not the way to build peace. In his speech, President Obama linked the necessity of sending troops to 9/11 while most military analysts agree that al Qaeda has a small presence in Afghanistan. Most of the fighting is by the war lords left over from the Soviet war, the Taliban, internal in-fighting. We should shift our focus from military operations to provision of humanitarian aid, education, building bridges with the Afghan people. We should bring our troops home now.
Events - Filter:
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Start: 9:30 am
End: 10:30 am
Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Please bring signs Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Forget the malls: Shop Palestine! Support Fair Trade!
Tania Maxwell and Janice Hayden are getting together to host an Open House / Palestine Market just in time for holiday shopping. Bring cash, checks, and credit cards to the open house to purchase:
Olive Branch Olive Oil (Extra Virgin, Fair-Traded, and delicious!) Za-atar Olive oil soap | ||
In the event of an Obama decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, Arlington-Lexington UJP will hold a vigil at it’s monthly vigil time, on Saturday, Dec 5. We will express our dismay and outrage over continuing this war which is having devastating effects on the Afghan people, the troops and for people here at home suffering from the billions of dollars not being spent on healthcare, education, housing, jobs and other human needs. 
