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For immediate release
Contact :
Heidi Hynes, Bronx Action for Justice and Peace
718-583-1765
Wanda Salaman, Mothers on the
Move
718-842-2224
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Will Gather on Concourse and
March Over Nearby Bridge Into Manhattan
Bronxites from all
over the borough will join together in their opposition to war on Feb. 15.
At 10:30 a.m. people from Riverdale to Co-op City, Norwood to Hunts Point
will meet at 149th Street and the Grand Concourse and then march across
the 145th Street in Manhattan.
The gathering,
organized by Bronx Action for Justice and Peace, will feature many other
groups and organizations who share the belief that war with Iraq is wrong
and that it will make America less safe, not more.
"An unprovoked
war on Iraq will not only needlessly kill American soldiers and Iraqi
citizens, it will siphon precious resources from our neighborhoods and our
city," said Wanda Salaman, director of Mothers on the Move, a Hunts
Point community organization.
The march over the
bridge into Manhattan may be unprecedented. While demonstrators frequently
have traversed the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan, it is likely there has
never been a march from the Bronx into Manhattan.
"Bronx
residents from all walks of life, and all our neighborhoods, are gathering
together and joining with fellow citizens from all over the world to make
it clear to the Bush Administration that war with Iraq is wrong and that
it will make our country more prone to terrorism, not less," said
Heidi Hynes, a member of Bronx Action for Justice and Peace.
Bronx Action for
Justice and Peace is a group of concerned Bronx residents from many
different backgrounds who came together after the Sept. 11 tragedies to
seek peaceful solutions to conflicts in the world. More information can be
found at www.bronxpeace.org
WHAT: Bronx Feeder March for Peace
WHERE: 149th St. and Grand Concourse
WHEN: Feb. 15 @ 10:30 at corner of 149th St. and Grand Concourse
WHO: Bronxites from neighborhoods all over the borough
VISUALS: Hundreds of people, with signs, drums, etc., crossing
bridge into Manhattan |
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