Thursday, May 12, 2005
Nh Peace Action @ Gregg's Concord Office
On Friday, May 6, nearly twenty people from the NH peace and justice community took part in an action inside and outside of Senator Gregg's Concord office. At noon, six people presented staff at Senator Gregg's office with a THIRD request for a public meeting with the Senator to discuss exit strategies from Iraq. They then proceeded to do a five-hour "Read-In," in which they read the names of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed in Iraq since March, 2003. (This action has taken place in both Maine and Illinois senate offices.) The office staff permitted the activists to stay and were respectful. (Upon arrival, the activists said they did not intend to disrupt the office and would leave at close of business.) At 5 pm, the office staff were asked if they wanted to read some names; all declined, but were clearly moved by the action when approached about joining in the reading. The group left peacefully and promptly at 5 pm with no arrests.
Outside the Senator's office activists held banners, including one that said: "Sen. Gregg, what's the plan? US troops and Iraqis dying for an exit strategy." Names of killed US soldiers and Iraqi civilians were also read in front of Senator Gregg's office, and passersby were invited to join. There were many, many, positive honks and gestures from passing cars. The public is with us.
THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES. Until we hear from Senator Gregg about our most recent request, we have one representative for peace and justice sitting in at Senator Gregg's Concord office EVERY WEEKDAY from 4 to 5 pm. PLEASE HELP US BY VOLUNTEERING TO SIT FROM 4 TO 5 PM AT THE SENATOR'S OFFICE ONE (OR MORE) DAYS IN MAY. Multi-tasking by reading, writing, knitting, etc., is fine. We are leaving at 5 pm when the office closes. Please let me know if you can help--we need to "staff" the office this Friday and several days next week, and the week after that.
If we don't have a public meeting with Senator Gregg secured by late May, we will have another action at his office and again risk arrest. Please let me know if you're interested in joining us and helping with the planning.Peace matters.
Anne Miller
DirectorNew Hampshire Peace Action
anne@nhpeaceaction.org
603 228 0559
www.nhpeaceaction.org
form nhpeaceaction yahoo group
Outside the Senator's office activists held banners, including one that said: "Sen. Gregg, what's the plan? US troops and Iraqis dying for an exit strategy." Names of killed US soldiers and Iraqi civilians were also read in front of Senator Gregg's office, and passersby were invited to join. There were many, many, positive honks and gestures from passing cars. The public is with us.
THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES. Until we hear from Senator Gregg about our most recent request, we have one representative for peace and justice sitting in at Senator Gregg's Concord office EVERY WEEKDAY from 4 to 5 pm. PLEASE HELP US BY VOLUNTEERING TO SIT FROM 4 TO 5 PM AT THE SENATOR'S OFFICE ONE (OR MORE) DAYS IN MAY. Multi-tasking by reading, writing, knitting, etc., is fine. We are leaving at 5 pm when the office closes. Please let me know if you can help--we need to "staff" the office this Friday and several days next week, and the week after that.
If we don't have a public meeting with Senator Gregg secured by late May, we will have another action at his office and again risk arrest. Please let me know if you're interested in joining us and helping with the planning.Peace matters.
Anne Miller
DirectorNew Hampshire Peace Action
anne@nhpeaceaction.org
603 228 0559
www.nhpeaceaction.org
form nhpeaceaction yahoo group
