PEACE & JUSTICE
FESTIVAL
A peaceful world is possible!
The Festival is an opportunity to
educate and involve everyone in your
work: this is your time to
shine!
Organize an event that is
participatory, imaginative & draws the
public into your solutions and
strategies.
Organizations should bring whatever tools and aids they need
for their event; the coaliti/on
will secure the space and coordinate the logistics.
Feel free to call the
office at 617-482-3090 if you need any
assistance.
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THREE
PIECES COME TOGETHER FOR ONE DAY OF ANTIWAR MOVEMENT BUILDING!
Over a month of deliberations the March 24
Coalition developed an event format that tries to capture both the
unity and the broad diversity of the antiwar movement: everyone
wanting to speak to the movement will find a place in the Peace and
Justice Festival! At the same time, yielding to the call the
movement needs shorter programs with fewer long speeches, the
coalition is organizing a short burst of 6, 10-minute presentations
by speakers who will represent the unity of the antiwar movement
will representing the diversity of its issues. Here how it works:
(1) We will have an all-day Peace & Justice
Festival that features open mikes, individual stalls, tents and
tables for organizations and groups, cultural performances. These
events give near complete control to the individuals and
organizations for shaping their messages and for plugging people
into upcoming activities, etc.
(2) The 4th Anniversary March lasting 1.5 hours
will cut its way through downtown Boston generating visibility for
our cause.
(3) Six speakers and 2 MCs will rally the crowd
under to 2 central calls: (i) Stop the War!; (ii) Troops Home Now!
The speakers will veterans, young people, immigrants, labor and
leading antiwar speakers.
OVERALL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
[a detailed schedule will be posted
as events are confirmed]
11:00 a.m. to 5:00
- Tabling, tent and stall activities
- Boston Common & Surrounding churches
12:00 – 1:00
- Music/Spoken Word
(list to be determined)
1:00 – 2:00
- 4 -6 Central Stage Speakers
(list to be determined)
2:00 – 3:30
- March
(final route to be determined)
3:30 – 5:00
- Music/Spoken Word from Central Stage
(list to be determined)
- Open mike
(at least 2 locations)
- Events in tents/surrounding
locations/stalls/tabling
- Promote organizing agendas
- Lobbying
- State-caucuses
- Plan future actions
- Direct pressuring of congress people
(phone in, etc.)
- Family-oriented events (especially for young
kids)
- Bouncing castles
- Face painting
- Balloons
- Dunk the...
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