HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE!!

Health care, not warfare” events sponsored by seventeen local groups: At 7:00 on Thursday, March 11, in Nazareth College’s Arts Center in the lecture hall, there is a panel teach-in on why society’s priorities should focus on health care, not warfare. At 4:30 on Friday, March 19, the one-year anniversary of the Iraq War, we will rally with chants and entertainment at the Liberty Pole.

Health care, not warfare” events sponsored by seventeen local groups: At 7:00 on Thursday, March 11, in Nazareth College’s Arts Center in the lecture hall, there is a panel teach-in on why society’s priorities should focus on health care, not warfare. At 4:30 on Friday, March 19, the one-year anniversary of the Iraq War, we will rally with chants and entertainment at the Liberty Pole. At 5:00, we will march to Genesee hospital where we will hear speakers.

I attached a flyer for the event, please make as many copies as you can, spead the word!!!!

For info, contact Keith at: 415-9427 or: klavis@riseup.net

Speakers on Thursday, March 11:
Peter Mott, retired MD
Khury Petersen-Smith, recently visited Iraq
Kevin Foos, attended International Public Health Conference
Chris Hilderbrant, Center for Disability Rights

Speakers on Friday, March 19:
Mary Ellen Heimbueger, Rochester nurse
Bill McCoy, Interfaith Healthcare Coalition
Mrs. Morales, cofounder Rochester Poor People’s Coalition

The current sponsors of the "health care, not warfare"
events are: the Rochester Campus Action Network, Poor People United, Pax Christi Rochester, Green Party of Monroe County, Alliance for Democracy-Rochester, the Rochester Poor People's Coalition, International Socialist Organization, St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality (Catholic Worker), Rochester Youth Action Network, Anarchist Action of Rochester, Rochester Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Social Welfare Action Alliance, RIT Anti-War, Nazareth Social Justice group, Brockport Students for Peace, Brockport Women’s Studies Organization, and the Brockport Women’s Center are the current sponsors.

Following the rally and march, protestors are highly
encouraged to go to the Progressive Celebration 2004 at 6:30, which will bring together scores of Rochester organizations for a potluck, music (we need musicians and spoken word performers for the rally and the Progressive Celebration), and a very wide array of speeches. The Progressive Celebration is at the Edgerton Community Center — 41 Backus Street.

Go to:
http://www.rochesteralliance.org/Index_files/Progressive_Celebration.htm