Jax MDS Counter-Recruitment Action
(Photo: Danilo Quilaton / Jax MDS)
Jacksonville, FL - December 2, 2007. An anti-war and counter recruitment picket was held in four corners of a busy intersection near downtown Jacksonville. Local activists, JAX MDS, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Grandmothers for Peace protested with signs and flyers calling for the Impeachment of Bush/Cheney, the removal of recruiters, bringing our troops home, and keeping the US out of Iran. The day started out with a Critical Mass bike ride that gave the local activists a chance to meet one and another, and was followed by a centralized protest in a congested intersection just blocks away from the Gator Bowl. The day ended with a moving speech from the 97 year old Peg McIntire of Grandmothers for Peace. All in all in it was a very successful event for two reasons. It was the first activity in Jacksonville, FL and the event served as great networking tool that brought together several individuals involved in different coalitions, and showed the people of Jacksonville that their is an alternative voice within the community that’s committed to stand for the people.
Original post by Danilo Quilaton and reposted by Radical Blogs
