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Mother's
Day: Women Say NO to War!
CODEPINK reclaimed
Mother's Day with powerful actions in Congress,
a Women's Congress at our DC
Activist House, and a Peace
Festival across from the White House in DC.
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See
Local Mother's Day Actions
Over 50 cities joined our call to action with
peace vigils, picnics, and more! See
report backs and latest
photos.
Mothers and families in Berea, KY, Casper, WY,
Albany, NY, Ramstein, Germany, and over 50 other
cities converged in parks, on bridges, and other
public places on Mother's Day to declare our opposition
to the Iraq war. Women held house parties with
neighbors and friends to show and discuss CODEPINK's
new DVD.
In New York City, the Granny
Peace Brigademarched with CODEPINK,
leafleting the original Mother's Day Proclamation.
San FranciscoCODEPINK
created a funeral procession of mothers grieving
the sons and daughters lost to war, crossing the
Golden Gate Bridge to Speaker Pelosi's home. ChicagoCODEPINK joined Vietnam
Veterans Against the War to hand out flowers tagged
with anti-war messages. In Los Angeles,
CODEPINK gathered
with other peace groups on the beach, erecting
crosses to grieve the military casualties and
plead “Not One More!”
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NEW!
View the Mothers Day for Peace VideoWe are all grateful to
our mothers for the long hours they have spent teaching,
loving, laughing and crying with us. Please
join us in honoring your mother with a message of
hope for peace, watch the video with Alfre Woodard,
Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Gloria Steinem,
Fatma Saleh and more. |
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Blogs:
Read blogs and see photos here! |
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Showcase
Events: Local CODEPINK
groups are encouraged to send us reports on events,
showcasing their Mother's Day actions around the
country. Click
here to upload your photos and media coverage
links!
NOTE: this is for REPORTING
back on events, not for listing upcoming
events. |
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