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Saturday,
March 20th, 12:30pm
San Jose March &
Rally to End the Occupation of Iraq! |
On March
20th, 2004 in San Jose, CA,
Over 1,500 People Joined More than 5 Million All
Over the World on this Global Day of Action to Say
End the Occupation of
Iraq !
Most of
the pictures on the following web pages were taken
by South Bay Mobilization, but some were not and were posted
elsewhere by
Mountain
View Voices for Peace, Los
Altos Voices for Peace,
and from 'Somegirl' and 'Anita' at the IndyBay.org
web site.
Here are
some other pictures as well.
The see all the pictures, click on one of the 5 titles below:
Program
| Opening
Rally | The
March | Reflecting
on War | Closing
Rally
More than
35 local organizations endorsed this South Bay event and
our speakers were from labor unions, student groups, Muslim
and Arab organizations, Veterans for peace, Comite Cezar
Chavez, a representative from a Haiti organization, other
peace groups, and educators. They all voiced their concern
about the US military domination of the world and demanded
the resolution of all conflicts through non-violent means
for the cooperation of global human society.
San
Jose March and Rally to
End the Occupation of Iraq!
We have 3 flyers available: Make your choice, Download the
flyer, then Spread the word !
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March
& Rally for Peace
San Jose Joins the World on the
First
Anniversary of the U.S. Bombing and Invasion of Iraq
Sat, March
20, 2004
12:30pm - Gather at Roosevelt
Park
(East
Santa Clara St. & North 19th St.)
End the Occupation of Iraq!
Bring the Troops Home Now!
Endorsing
Organizations:
South
Bay Mobilization, International A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition--S.F.
Bay Area, Peninsula Peace & Justice Center, San Jose
Peace Center, Students for Justice, Silicon Valley Debug,
Not In Our Name, United for Peace and Justice in San Jose,
South Bay Labor for Peace & Justice, SEIU Local 715,
First Unitarian Church of San Jose, Green Party of Santa
Clara County, Veterans for Peace, American Muslim Voice,
Pakistan American Alliance, Community Homeless Alliance
Ministry (CHAM), Arab American Democratic Caucus, Justice
for Palestinians, Mountain View Voices for Peace, United
Muslims of America, Americans for a Palestinian State, Jewish
Voice for Peace, Filipino Community Support (FOCUS), South
Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, Santa Clara County Democratic
Party, Labor Party San Jose Local Organizing Committee,
Barrio Defense Committee, WILPF (Women Int. League for Peace
& Freedom), CAIR SFBA, SIREN: Services, Immigrant Rights
and Education Network, Bagong Bayan, Californians for Justice,
Muslim Community Association Social Justice Committee, Plumbers
and Fitters Union Local #393, Comite for Cesar Chavez, Iranians
for Freedom and Democracy.
Directions
and Map to Roosevelt Park: |
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Click
on map on left to view the surrounding area of downtown
San Jose.
To zoom in on the detail within the black box on the
map on the left, click on the next map below. |
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Click
on map on left to view a detailed map of the
March 20th
San Jose March & Rally to End the Occupation
12:30pm - Gather at Roosevelt Park
(E. Santa Clara & 19th St.) |
Roosevelt
Park is located at 19th and Santa Clara Streets, east
of downtown San Jose.
| VTA
Routes: |
22
and 64 |
| From
101: |
Take
the Santa Clara Ave. exit and go west on Santa
Clara St. (toward downtown) to 19th. |
| From
280: |
Take
10th/11th St. exit and go north on 11th St.
to Santa Clara, turn right and go to 19th. |
| From
87: |
Take
the 280 South turnoff (toward 680), from 280
take 10th/11th St. exit and go north on 11th
St. to Santa Clara, turn right and go to 19th. |
| Parking: |
Limited
parking is available at the park itself.
Additional parking is on N. 21st. St., N. 17th
St., and other side streets. |
| March
Route: |
West
on Santa Clara St. to 7th St.,
Left on 7th to pass in front
of the San Jose Peace Center,
Left on San Fernando in front
of San Jose State University and down San Fernando
to 10th St.,
Left on 10th St. back to Santa
Clara St. and
Right on Santa Clara St. back
to Roosevelt Park. |
Additional information:
Volunteer check-in: 11:00 a.m.
The
march will begin and end at Roosevelt Park.
You are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets
so that you can be comfortable for the rally and the
music that will follow the march.
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Thursday,
March 4th, 10am - 1pm
Mass Protest Against
George W. Bush,
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA |
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Mass
Protest Against George W. Bush
Say NO to Bush In Person!
Next Thursday, Bush
will be speaking at a $1,000 - $50,000 per head fundraiser
at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Join activists from
around the Bay Area to demand:
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Thursday,
March 4th, 2004
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Santa
Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
(north-east corner of Tasman
and Great America Parkway)
Stop Bush's Plan to Slash
Social Security
and Health Care Benefits to Pay for
Tax Cuts for the Rich!
Say NO to Bush's Bigoted Constitutional Amendment Against
Same-Sex Marriage!
9:45 AM - Car Pool from the San
Jose Peace Center
48
South 7th St, San Jose, CA
Initiated by: South Bay Mobilization
International A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition--S.F. Bay Area
Peninsula Peace & Justice Center, San Jose Peace Center
Students for Justice, Silicon Valley Debug, Not In Our Name
TRANSPORTATION
INFO:
Carpools: If you can provide
a ride or need a ride, please call 415-821-6545 (North Bay)
or 408-998-8504 (South Bay).
Driving Directions:
From San Francisco, take 101 South
to the Great America Parkway exit. Go East onto Great America
Parkway (a left turn). Follow for 1-1/2 miles to Tasman
Drive (a right turn). Turn right onto Tasman Drive, and
the Center will be on your left.
From San Jose, take 101 North to the
Great America Parkway exit. Go East onto Great America Parkway
(a right turn). Follow for 1-1/2 miles to Tasman Drive.
Turn right onto Tasman Drive, and the will be on your left.
From Oakland, take 880 South to 237 West. Turn left
at the Great America Parkway exit. Follow for about 3/4
mile. Turn left onto Bunker Hill Drive (the Westin Hotel
will be on your left). This will bring you directly into
the parking garage for the Center and the hotel.
Public Transportation:
From San Francisco, you can take CalTrain
to Mountain View. At CalTrain's Mountain View Station, take
the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Light Rail to
Santa Clara's Great America Station.
From San Jose, take the VTA Light Rail
to the Great America Station in Santa Clara. You will need
to change trains at Baypointe (from the Baypoint - Santa
Teresa line to the Mountain View - I-880/Milpitas line).
Parking:
Parking on surrounding streets. The Santa Clara
Convention Center has a big parking lot on the south side
of Tasman.
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