[HCCN] FW: Saint Patricks Peace Parade - Please come to Boston

[Judith Robbins]

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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:50:09 -0700
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Subject: Saint Patricks Peace Parade - Please come to Boston



New England Chapters of Veterans For Peace and Others,

Please read our "Call for Help" below and please consider joining us in
Boston for our fabulous Saint Patricks's Peace Parade for Peace, Equality,
Jobs, Social and Economic Justice. Bring your flags and banners, if you know
a band please invite them. There are over 700,000 people who view the
traditional parade. We have to march one mile behind the traditional parade,
there were still thousands waiting for us. This years's parade will be much
larger. Please join us.
Please see the attached flyer and description of the parade, it's history
and where we are.
Thank you, have a great day,
Pat Scanlon

Veterans For Peace
Call for Help
Saint Patrick's Peace Parade
Alternative Peoples Parade for Peace, Equality, Jobs, Social and Economic
Justice

When: Sunday, March 18
Where: South Boston

Please join us for our Second Annual Saint Patrick's Peace Parade, the
Alternative Peoples Parade for Peace, Equality, Jobs, Social and Economic
Justice.

Once again Veterans for Peace have been denied to walk in the Saint
Patrick's Parade in South Boston. Last year they gave us a reason for the
denial, "They did not want the word Peace associated with the word Veteran".
Well last year, in three weeks time, we pulled our own permit and had our
own parade with 500 participants. We had to walk one mile behind the
traditional parade. We had lead cars with our older vets as Grand Marshals,
Vets For Peace, MFSO, Code Pink and numerous other local peace groups.

Also: Seventeen years ago the gay and bisexual groups in Boston were also
denied. They were the first groups we reached out to and invited them to
walk in our parade. Last year we had Join the Impact with us.
We also had church / religious groups, and labor. Last year we stole the
press, it was a controversy and we received front page coverage and
editorial articles in all of the major newspapers, radio and television
reports.

This year we anticipate 2,000 people in our parade, multiple bands, we have
a Duck Boat, the Ragging Grannies will be singing from the top of the boat.
We have a trolley for older folks not able to walk. We may have floats. We
will have multiple street bands, a large religious division, a large labor
division and "Occupy Everywhere" division, including Occupy Boston and
numerous other Occupy groups.

All we need is you, your VFP chapter, peace groups, GLBT groups, religious
and labor groups and Occupy groups. Please come to Boston and join us in
this fabulous parade.

Please see the attached flyer and a description of the Saint Patrick's Peace
Parade, it's history and where we are. Also attached is the parade route.

On behalf of the Saint Patrick's Peace Parade Organizing Committee.
Thank you,
Pat Scanlon (VN 69')
Coordinator, VFP Chapter 9, Smedley Butler Brigade patscanlonmusic at yahoo.com
978-475-1776

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