Anti-War Protesters Declare 4/22 Zero Recruitment Day
Press Conference: Thursday, April 2, 10 a.m.
Knollwood Mall, Parking Lot (by the Knollwood sign)
Highway 7 and Texas Avenue, St. Louis Park
On April 22, 2010, anti-war groups will engage in coordinated protests at military recruiting centers across Minnesota. Participating groups are united in an effort to:
• Visibly oppose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Expose recruiter lies
• Prevent military recruiting that day
Participating groups will send a representative to the press conference to address the media. The media is also welcome to cover the actions on location. Groups organizing events at military recruitment centers include: the Anti-War Committee; University of Minnesota SDS; Military Families Speak Out; Grandmothers Peace Brigade; Alliant Action and Twin Cities Peace Campaign; and SERF (Semiotic Existentialists Reinventing Fun). In addition to local groups, similiar actions are planned for Mankato, MN.
click here for PDF of press release
Schedule
10am: Grandmothers Peace Brigades demonstration
At Knollwood Mall, following the press conference. Contact: scsrn [at] yahoo.com
10am to 2pm: AlliantAction and Twin Cities Peace Campaign
@ 1672 Robert Street South, West St. Paul.
Contact Marie Braun - braun044 [at] umn.edu -
612-522-1861; 612-275-2720
Directions from the Mendota Bridge: 1. Head southeast on MN 55 2. Take MN-13/MN-110 exit on the left 3. Merge onto MN-110 4. Turn left on Robert Street South Destination will be on the right. The cross streets are Wentworth and Lothenbach on either side. The office is located in a strip mall connected to a Rainbow Foods. There is a Wells Fargo bank between the strip mall and Robert Street.
11:30am: Students for a Democratic Society (U of MN)
Rally @ the Armory, 15 Church Street SE on U of MN campus. Contact - umnsds [at] gmail.com
12noon to 4pm: Mankato Area Activist Collective
@ Minnesota State University, Mankato
3:30 bannering / 4:30 -6:30 pm rally: Anti-War Committee
@ National Guard Bldg @ 600 Cedar Ave. St Paul (12th & Cedar - site of RNC day 4 arrests!). Contact info [at] antiwarcommittee.org or 612.379.3899
4-6pm: Semiotic Existentialists Reinventing Fun
@ Lyndale and Lake Recruiting Office.
Events also sponsored by Military Families Speak Out.
Updates from various locations will be posted throughout the day at http://twincities.indymedia.org/
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