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On September 20, 2007, over 60 peacemakers from around the U.S. held a nonviolent protest at the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress to end all funding for the immoral and criminal U.S. occupation of Iraq. The protest, in the Crypt of the Capital was sponsored by the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and the Declaration of Peace.
Pete DeMott (Ithaca) and Susan Crane (Baltimore) hold sign "Rivers of Blood Start Here." |
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| Remembering the dead: US soldiers and the over one million killed in Iraq during this aggressive, illegal, immoral war. Before each person "died," a name was read of either an Iraqi victim or a U.S. soldier who died in Iraq. We all wore blood-stained shirts and some wore photos of Iraqi victims or U.S. soldiers. |
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| On the edge of the circle, looking at the die-in, were middle school students. Their teacher was a drama teacher and really appreciated the creative theatrical aspect of the die-in. She said to her students, "This is what makes this country so great! You can come to the capitol and speak your opinion...." Eda Uca, witnessing the die-in, whispered to the teacher that the participants were all about to get arrested! |
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| Steve Cleghorn
of Military Families Speak Out holds up a picture of Cpl. Ryan A. Woodward. |
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| There was an eerie moaning... |
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| The police told all people not connedted to the protest, including school groups and tour groups, to leave the area. Thirty four people were arrested as a result of this nonviolent action, and were charged with "disorderly conduct" and were released by Capitol police after five hours of processing. We were given three different court dates: Oct. 16, Oct. 18 and Oct. 23. |
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| Outside the Capitol....Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Buddhists and other friends from Baltimore. |
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| Cindy Farquhar from Baltimore. |
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| Veterans marched around the Capitol. |
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| A woman from Military Families Speak Out. |
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