Cleveland
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Title: Kites for Peace
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Market Square Park, Lorain and W. 25th St., Cleveland
Sponsor: Northeast Ohio Antiwar Coalition (NOAC).
Endorsers: Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network (GCISN), Interreligious Task Force on Central America, Women Speak Out, Stop Targeting Ohio’s Poor, Dave Macko, 14th District Representatives, Libertarian Party of Ohio, The Ohio State Labor Party, National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations
For more information: Northeast Ohio Antiwar Coalition, Phone: 216-736-4716 Website: www.noacinfo.org e-mail: noacinfo@aol.com
Details: Rally – March – Kite Flying! US Troops Out NOW
Rally and Kite decorating at Market Square Park
March on W. 25th St and through Ohio City
Kite flying at St. Ignatius High School field
- Immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all US troops, military personnel, bases, contractors and mercenaries from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- End US support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine. End the siege of Gaza.
- US hands off Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea
- Self-determination for all oppressed nations and people
- End and prosecute war crimes, including torture
- Money for human needs, not for war
October 2009 marks the 8th year of the US war in Afghanistan and 7 years since Congress passed the resolution authorizing war against Iraq. It also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam Moratorium that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to protest the war.
Banned during the Taliban regime, kite flying is a major recreational activity for Afghan boys and some men. (It still remains largely off-limits to girls and women.) It is an important part of Afghan culture – a symbol of freedom and fun.
