Vigils to mark 3,000 U.S. death in Iraq

NEW YORKERS TO MARK 3,000TH SOLDIER’S DEATH

Vigils to support bringing the troops home from Iraq

"Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" Candlelight Vigils for Peace in Iraq

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007

the northwest corner of 24th St. and 8th Ave - 6-7 PM
Sponsored Chelsea Stands Up Against The War

Thompkins Square Park - 6:30 PM (Enter at 7th St & Ave. A).
Sponsored by Lower East Side for Peace

Union Square - 6:30 PM (South end).
Sponsored by UFPJ/NYC

W. 181 St and Broadway - 6:30 PM.
Sponsored by Northern Manhattan Neighbors for Peace and Justice

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn - 6 PM.
Sponsored by Brooklyn Parents for Peace

Washington Square Park - 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee


From United for Peace and Justice/NYC and its member groups.

"The events in New York City are part of Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar events in more than 200 communities nationwide coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee, an affiliate of United for Peace and Justice.

"These activities will commemorate those lost in Iraq – both military and civilian, both U.S. and Iraqi – on the day following the sad announcement that the 3,000th U.S. serviceperson has died.

"The war memorial events will mourn the human cost of the war, call for the troops to come home, and support funding an Iraqi-led reconstruction of the war-torn country."

"So far, more U.S. lives have been lost in Iraq than in the first four years of the Vietnam War. In addition, more than 20,000 U.S. servicepersons have been seriously injured in Iraq. Estimates of Iraqi casualties vary widely, but a recent Johns Hopkins study published in The Lancet put the figure as high as 600,000 Iraqis killed.

"'The loss of U.S. and Iraqi lives in this immoral war and occupation is devastating. We will stand in our communities to remind our neighbors that we are the only ones who can compel the Congress to end the war, end the dying and bring the troops home,' said David Dubnau of Northern Manhattan Neighbors for Peace and Justice."

For more information events in NYC or around the U.S., visit
http://www.afsc.org/3000 or http://www.unitedforpeace.org/nyc .