Walk For Democracy
Bill Johnson of VVAW and fellow Staten Islanders - walking for democracy
(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
Staten Island, NY - February 3, 2008. A dozen peace activists went on a 16 mile journey on Superbowl Sunday - starting at the Conference House, where peace conferences where held over 200 years ago, and ending in front of Staten Island’s Borough Hall in St. George. Their mission, to interact with the public about Tuesday’s presidential primary race and the candidates’ positions on the Iraq war.
Mike May, a member of Peace Action, walked most of the way singing and chanting with his arms raised high over his head holding a sign which read “Walk for Democracy” as passing motorists honked in support. John Romano of Annadale, who was driving by when he seen the activists trotting down Amboy Road, pulled over in support and joined them in New Dorp for the rest of the trek to St. George. Together, they handed out voter guides to the public which compared all the candidates positions, both Democrat and Republican, on the Iraq war.
Bill Johnson, a Vietnam Vet who walked the eight hour hike, expressed his dismay that the public was more interested in the Super Bowl than in Super Tuesday. Mr. Johnson stopped at a firehouse in Tottenville and talked with a firefighter about the Iraq war. Sally Jones, one of the organizers of the walk, stopped in Churches along the route.
All of activists who participated in the walk oppose the invasion of Iraq which is now in it’s 5th year. The Iraq war has claimed almost 4000 Americans and over one million Iraqis since the war began in March of 2003. The activists also expressed their concerns about their congressman, Republican Vito Fossella, who has continually voted to fund the war since it began.
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Original post by Richard Marini and reposted by Radical Blogs
