Saturday, November 9
Rising Up for a Livable Future
Against Endless War, Climate Emergency, and Injustice
A One Day Conference - 9am – 5pm
Washburn Auditorium, Brattle Campus, 10 Phillips Place, Cambridge, MA 02138
Special Guest Speaker: Rep. Ayanna Pressley!
It’s long past time to put Militarism back into Martin Luther King’s “giant Triplets of Racism, Materialism and Militarism” that must be conquered if we are to effectively wage the struggle for the beloved community of which he dreamed. It’s time to implement his insistence that the fight against Militarism is an essential component in our movement for social justice, liberation from racism and the very survival of our planet. More info here.
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Monday, November 11
Armistice Day: Parade and Rally for Peace
@ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Gather Noon, March from Beacon and Charles at 1 PM
RALLY outside Faneuil Hall at 2 PM
featuring Col. Andrew Bacevich, (U.S. Army ret.)
Please join Veterans For Peace and The Leftist Marching Band for Armistice / Veterans Day for Peace. November 11 became a national holiday in the aftermath of the horrors of World War I, when the day on which the fighting finally stopped was chosen to be remembered as Armistice Day. The holiday was born and designated as “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated.” After World War II, November 11 was rebranded as Veterans Day. Sadly, in the context of the Cold War, honoring the warrior quickly morphed into honoring the military and glorifying war. Veterans For Peace has taken the lead in lifting up the original intention of November 11th – as a day for peace.
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