COVID safety measures: We encourage you to stay in your cars; If you get out, make sure you keep a safe distance and wear masks.
HONOR the DEAD: END WAR NOW!
Noon - 1pm: Meet Up & Decorate Cars: HERE.
Peace Lutheran Church, 205 Tennessee Valley Rd., off of Hwy. 1, near Hwy 101.
Gather in parking lot. Short pre-caravan informal Press Conference, with social distancing, while cars are being decorated. Bring signs and lots of pink and other colorful decorations, strips of colorful fabric to attach to cars & fly in the breeze, artificial or real flowers, etc.
Extra signs will be provided; Bring extras if you can.
Signs/banners can be placed in windows from inside, or in a secure way on outside.
1:00 PM - Car-avan Procession - across Golden Gate Bridge through streets of San Francisco, through the Presidio, past the military cemetery in the Presidio, eventually leading to Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco residence. (Map to be provided at Meet Up location)
2:00 PM - Formal Press Conference, Rally and Memorial for the Dead: HERE.
2460 Lyon St. (& Vallejo). In the public courtyard in front of Senator Feinstein’s home. A mournful remembrance will take place to honor all the victims of nearly 2 decades of perpetual U.S. war on the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere. Please bring small signs and other items that can be placed at the memorial altar in front of Feinstein’s home, to memorialize all the victims of these futile and devastating wars, including the innumerable U.S. soldiers that have been killed and permanently maimed, as well as the millions of uncounted civilians killed and injured.
We will also read aloud a formal letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi that will be signed and later delivered to their offices.
WE NEED YOUR HELP:
-Please contact Toby Blomé if you can volunteer to help with making visuals and signs, etc.
We need lots of help!
[email protected], 510-215-5974
-If you represent another organization that wants to participate, please reach out to help with the planning and preparations.
-Can’t participate, but want to help make visuals, signs, decorations to help make our caravan cars more colorful and dynamic, or to contribute item for the memorial day altar…. YES: We need your help!
-Please Sign Up HERE <https://www.codepink.org/sanfran_memday2020> . ASAP, please email Toby directly to confirm you are coming and how you can help. We need a close approximation of the number of folks participating so we can work out logistics for the caravan. Thank you! [email protected], 510-215-5974
Suggested themes/messages:
Honor the Dead: End War!
Fight COVID-19 Not WAR!
Ventilators Not Bombs!
Healthcare Not Warfare
Global Ceasefire
Sanctions Kill: No Sanctions
War is Not Green
U.S. Military: #1 Polluter and User of Fossil Fuel
Divest from War.
Or make create a message/sign that speaks from your heart.
Our Primary Demands to our government officials:
-STOP FUNDING WAR
-NO FORIEGN BASES
-FUND HUMAN NEEDS:
Universal Healthcare! House the Homeless! Feed the Hungry!
Hope to see you there,
Toby, Eleanor, Martha, Renay, Susan W., Carol, Paul and Michael
May 24th is the International Women’s day for Peace and Disarmament a day they are using to raise up the cost of weapons and war to the planet. It is the day before US Memorial Day – a day that has been used to almost celebrate war. We choose to focus on peace and disarmament on Memorial Day weekend. So there are no more dead from war who need to be remembered.
Join us for a Peace car – avan on Memorial Day. Each community will make it their own.
Signage: Make your own signs if you can (or use window paint); we will have some extra signs if you need them. Some themes are: Peace, Global Ceasefire; No Sanctions, No War, HealthCare Not Warfare, War is Not Green, Divest from War or make an image that speaks your heart. Feel free to make peace flags and fully decorate your car.
WHEN
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WHERE
Peace Lutheran Church
205 Tennessee Valley Rd,
San Francisco, CA 94941,
United States,
CONTACT
Toby Blomé ·