Stand on the Corner for Peace - 9.22.’06 - Mission and King - Photo by Bob Fitch
“Stand on the Corner for Peace” action drew friends, neighbors, and co-workers to busy street corners to hold signs during rush hour at over 30 intersections around Santa Cruz county, Friday 5-6 pm, 9.22.06. The experiment invited 4-6 participants at designated corners to hold signs such as “Culture of Life Means We Do Not Kill”, “War Causes Terrorism—Stop the War in Iraq”, and “Peace in Iraq”. Participants also gave leaflets to passers-by saying “End the U.S. Invasion of Iraq. Bring our troops home! Many activities are taking place nationally and locally as part of the ‘Declaration of Peace’ campaign. Join Us! Call your Senators at 202….” THE BEAUTY OF THIS ACTION WAS IT COULD TAKE PLACE AT SIMULTANEOUS CORNERS AROUND TOWN. In this way persons working until 5, could join a corner near their place of work, or others could vigil near their homes with neighbors. The goal was to build community with your neighbors and co-workers, while demonstrating opposition to the war in Iraq, in many locations around town.We heard that some folks passed as many as 4 or 5 of these corner protests as they drove home from work.
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