Stand In Solidarity To End The War
11/16/2007 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Corner 1st St. & D St., in front of Kinder's, 333 First St., Benicia, CA US
Sponsored by Solano Peace & Justice Network
Every 3rd Friday until the war ends, we'll hold Iraq Moratorium signs and offer people black ribbons, fliers, and Congressional call sheets
(After the vigil we'll call Congress on cell phones)
PermaLink: http://iraqmoratorium.org/events/listings/2/221.html
Reports, Updates, Comments
In the morning, a couple of us sat at Cafe Voltaire in Benicia, attaching safety pins to black IM ribbons. This created a bit of interest, and we handed out several ribbons to curious onlookers along with our flyer.
Then at noon, a group of us met at a downtown street intersection in Benicia (1st & D st., in front of Kinder's). For 30 minutes we spread up and down First St. in front of cafes. We wore black armbands or black ribbons, and held IM signs, and when people approached, we offered them a black ribbon to wear, and a flyer with congressional call numbers and a sample letter.
Most people were positive. We told them it was national IM Day with many actions accross the country (none had heard of it; we told them to go to IM website). We asked them to wear the black ribbon on every third Friday of the month and call or write Congress. Some said they would. Also asked them to tell friends and coworkers. (Next time we'll make more ribbons so people can take extra ribbons back to work.)
We plan to repeat this action for Iraq Moratorium # 4 (3rd Friday, Dec. 21, Noon) Same location in Benicia, corner of First and D St. (in front of Kinder's, 333 First St.) 12:00-12:15 pm.