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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Photos/Video:Anti-War Memorial Day Boston

by Michael Borkson
Email: nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified!) 28 May 2013

Boston, Mass.-May, 27, 2013:
Peace activists gathered on Boston's waterfront to observe a Memorial Day For Peace-an alternative to the usual militaristic displays of the day.

Boston, Mass.-May 27, 2013:
About 100 peace activists, including Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out, United For Justice With Peace, and Mass Peace Action, gathered on Boston's Waterfront near Quincy Market to observe a solemn Memorial Day against war.
Speakers included veterans, a Japanese Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, and refugees from Iraq.Also, Military Families Speak Out co-founder Charley Richardson, who recently passed away,
was memorialized as a true and dedicated man of peace.
After the speakers, participants one by one tossed
flowers into the bay as the names of Mass. US troops
and Iraqi and Afghani civilians who were killed in the US wars were read aloud.
Photos link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/protestphotos1/sets/72157633746882051/detai/

Video link with extensive video:
http://youtu.be/Ab_3N9n15dU

Veterans For Peace Boston:
www.smedleyvfp.org

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Photos/Video:Anti-War Memorial Day Boston
by Michael Borkson Email: nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified!)	28 May 2013
Boston, Mass.-May, 27, 2013: Peace activists gathered on Boston's waterfront to observe a Memorial Day For Peace-an alternative to the usual militaristic displays of the day.

Boston, Mass.-May 27, 2013: About 100 peace activists, including Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out, United For Justice With Peace, and Mass Peace Action, gathered on Boston's Waterfront near Quincy Market to observe a solemn Memorial Day against war. Speakers included veterans, a Japanese Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, and refugees from Iraq.Also, Military Families Speak Out co-founder Charley Richardson, who recently passed away, was memorialized as a true and dedicated man of peace. After the speakers, participants one by one tossed flowers into the bay as the names of Mass. US troops and Iraqi and Afghani civilians who were killed in the US wars were read aloud. Photos link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/protestphotos1/sets/72157633746882051/detai/ Video link with extensive video: http://youtu.be/Ab_3N9n15dU Veterans For Peace Boston: www.smedleyvfp.org