Brown Bag Lunch Vigil: Healthcare Not Warfare

Boston • Downstairs from Sen. Kerry's office • One Bowdoin Square • Wednesday March 17, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Lowell • Office of Rep. Niki Tsongas • 11 Kearney Square • Wednesday, March 17, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Worcester • Public Library, Banx Room • 3 Salem Square • Wednesday, March 17, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Hyannis • Office of Rep. Bill Delahunt • 146 Main Street • Friday, March 19, 3 p.m.

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Boston joins a nationwide series of Brown Bag Lunch Vigils on the theme, "Healthcare Not Warfare",  sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America, United for Peace and Justice, and other groups.   We will carry signs "Stop the Afghanistan War" and "Bring the Troops Home".   We plan to continue this vigil every month on the third Wednesday.

The folly of the Obama Administration’s war policy in Afghanistan becomes clearer every day.

After a huge month-long operation secured U.S. control of the Marjah area, the lies underlying that plan were revealed. Marjah is a rural area, not a “city of 80,000” people as the mainstream media repeated endlessly. ;"The campaign's goals are to convince Americans that a new era has arrived in the eight-year-long war,  the Washington Post reported, as well as to gain the confidence of Afghans. 

Brown Bag Vigil, Boston, Feb 18 2010

In Congress, 65 Representatives voted March 10 to pull out U.S. troops this year, including 8 of 10 Massachusetts Reps. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) plan to offer a bill to require an exit strategy. And a $33 billion Supplemental Appropriation will be coming up in April/May. We call on Sens. Kerry and Brown to join the bulk of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and oppose the Afghanistan war, and we call on the 8 Representatives who voted for the Kucinich resolution to vote against war funding.

At a time when millions of Americans are jobless and cities and towns across the country are slashing budgets for basic services, we urgently need to challenge the Administration's budgetary priorities. Starve the war, not the nation! Across the country students, teachers, women, the disabled, hospital and healthcare workers, the homeless, domestic workers, the unemployed, seniors and many others are protesting deep budget cuts to essential programs.

It's time to join our efforts for a just economy with our call for peace and to tell Congress we can't afford war anymore.  Join us in a monthly Brown Bag Lunch Vigil (BBLV) at congressional offices.

Sponsored by UJP Afghanistan Task Force, Progressive Democrats of America, and Veterans for Peace/Smedley Butler Brigade.    Email us at ujpcoalition@gmail.com.

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