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Annual Banquet And Fundraiser
When: Mon., Dec. 11, 2006. 6:15-9pm.
Where: Crazy Buffet, (The Ultimate Pacific Rim Buffet). 2702 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa Florida.
(Map) 813.998.9218
Enjoy great food, share holiday cheer and good conversation with fellow peace lovers, including Michael McPhearson, Executive Director of Veterans For Peace, national. Bring your friends and/or family!
ITINERARY
6:15 to 7:15 - Dinner
7:15 to 8:30 -Guest Speakers including Cindy Sheehan and Michael McPhearson
8:30 to 9:00 - Announcements and the winners of the raffle and silent auction. Cindy book signing
Contacts:
Jay Alexander
727 527 3996
jayalexus@yahoo.com
John Kieffer
813-908-7807
john967458@aol.com
David Bupp
fldave612@aol.com
727-481-3680 cell
Rally For Peace And Free Movies
When: Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. 11:30am-1:30 pm, with movies showing 2:30-4:30.
Where:
Rally: Corners of West Gandy Blvd. and South Dale Mabry Hwy. in Tampa. (Map) Ample parking available.
Movies: Jan Platt Library, 3910 South Manhattan Avenue, Tampa.
The Rally for Peace calls world citizens for peace and justice to come onto the public sidewalks of the City of Tampa with signs for ending the war and to support the warrior but not the war just as the military and civilian casualties are mounting. Meanwhile the conflict eerily resembles the quagmire America experienced in Vietnam a generation ago.
We are targeting motorists that are military personnel, dependents, retirees and staff coming to and from the Air Force Base. They will see positive message signs and banners and hear our noisemakers from tambourines to drums pounding out the message to end hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan and to Bring Our Troops Home NOW!
Co-sponsors:
Florida Chapters of Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Nature Coast Coalition for Peace and Justice, Sun Coast Peace Education Group, the Refuge.
Contact:
Jay Alexander, jayalexus@yahoo.com, , 727-527-3996(h) 727-365-4558(c)
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES
1. Try to be friendly towards all whom we may encounter. You can chant and sing. Use reason and moderation in responce to both good and bad hecklers.
2. Avoid Confrontation and maintain an air of calm, dignity and peacefulness.
3. Violence, belligerent behavior, weapons, drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated.
4. Please use caution in traffic. Be courteous in giving the right of way to all pedestrian and motor traffic. Go along the corners and spread out.
Rally For Peace And Free Movies
When: Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. 11:30am-1:30 pm, with movies showing 2:30-4:30.
Where:
Rally: Corners of West Gandy Blvd. and South Dale Mabry Hwy. in Tampa. (Map) Ample parking available.
Movies: Jan Platt Library, 3910 South Manhattan Avenue, Tampa.
The Rally for Peace calls world citizens for peace and justice to come onto the public sidewalks of the City of Tampa with signs for ending the war and to support the warrior but not the war just as the military and civilian casualties are mounting. Meanwhile the conflict eerily resembles the quagmire America experienced in Vietnam a generation ago.
We are targeting motorists that are military personnel, dependents, retirees and staff coming to and from the Air Force Base. They will see positive message signs and banners and hear our noisemakers from tambourines to drums pounding out the message to end hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan and to Bring Our Troops Home NOW!
Co-sponsors:
Florida Chapters of Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Nature Coast Coalition for Peace and Justice, Sun Coast Peace Education Group, the Refuge.
Contact:
Jay Alexander, jayalexus@yahoo.com, , 727-527-3996(h) 727-365-4558(c)
Saturday, 11/11 Veterans/Armistice Day Celebration and Movie Showings
Memorial Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial in Williams Park, St Petersburg on 1st Ave N and 3rd St N between 11AM to 12:30PM. Invocations will be given by the Muslim, Jewish and Christian Clergy. The Fallen of Tampa Bay and Florida roster will be recited from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A mobile memorial will in place. Speakers may include Veterans, elected officials, poets, singers to lead us in song and anyone is allowed an open mike for those with a message of peace for humanity. Street parking is available.
Anti War Film Showings will held from 2 to 6 PM at the 1st floor auditorium of the St Petersburg Times Newspaper Building at 490 1st Ave S, St Petersburg, Florida. All the films are free to view. Pro-peace classic films include Stanley Kubricks " Dr Strangelove", "Path to Glory"and Jean-Luc Godard's "Les Carabiniers", "Lion du Vietnam" (Far From Vietnam) and other films as time permits. Parking is available in the Times parking lot to the south and streets around the building. (No food or beverage will be provided.)
Then walk over to The Studio @ 620 at 620 1st Ave S and with our local independent radio station WMNF 88.5 FM we will show three more pro-peace films "Winter Soldier", and "Sir No Sir" and a short on "Iraq Veterans Speak Out." These films will begin at 7PM and end at 10 PM. There will be a five dollar donation asked at the door. Scott Camil will appear, he is a founder of VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War) and VFP (Veterans for Peace). Mr. Camil will speak on the films in which he appeared. Also radio host Rob Lorie of WMNF will also be at this event. Parking is available at the YWCA parking lot on 3rd Ave S behind the building. Come and meet those involved in the local and international peace movement this holiday for Veterans.
Speacial thanks to Radiostation WMNF, the St Petersburg Times and Studio 620 for their kind support to make this event possible!
Contacts:
Jay Alexander, jayalexus@yahoo.com, , 727-527-3996(h) 727-365-4558(c)
Michael Smith, m_l_smith@verizon.net, , 727-822-4157
Vote For Change Rally And Movie
When:Saturday 10/21, 10/28, and 11/04, noon to 1:45 pm followed by movies at 2:30
Where: Rally: Corners of West Gandy Blvd. and South Dale Mabry Hwy. in Tampa. (Map) Park in a lot nearest the intersection (Mobil/Exxon/Publix/Target Store) .
Movies: Port Tampa City Library, 4902 West Commerce Street, Tampa.
Now the United States military and the occupied civilan casualties are mounting ever higher. Troops in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan see themselves in another quagmire worse than Vietnam.
Tampa Bay Veterans for Peace asks individuals interested in peace to fall in with us on the public sidewalks of the City of Tampa. We ask our Winter Soldiers of the past and current conflicts, who know the true cost of war, to come forward and join us. We urge other VFP Chapters nationwide to joion with us in solidarity to do the same in their locale!
Afterwards we will forraige and then view a documentary movie at the Port Tampa Public Library from 2:30 - 5 pm.
Rally For Peace/Movie Afterwards
When: Saturday October 14th and Saturday October 21st.
Rally: Noon to 1:30 PM
Free Movie: 2:15 to 4:45 PM
Where:
Rally: Intersection of West Gandy Blvd and South Dale Mabry Hwy near the South entrance to the Crosstown Expressway. (Map)
Ample parking is available. The rally site is north of the United States Central Command and Special Operations Headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base.
Movie: Port Tampa Library, 4902 West Commerce Street.
Veterans for Peace urge peace, labor, environmental, immigrant and other organizations for peace and justice to come onto the public sidewalks of the City of Tampa with signs for peace and signs of all Florida federal candidates for peace. We urge those against the war to join our rally in the next two weekends before the mid term elections to urge motorists- citizens and military personnel to vote for those who want peace and vow to end our perpetual wars! Members of the military and Vets going to and from MacDill AFB are welcome to fall in with us! We also urge any Peace candidates to come and join our efforts. After wards cool off and view a 2 hour - free movie on war at the Port Tampa Public Library.
Florida Chapters of Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Code Pink, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Nature Coast Coalition for Peace and Justice, Sun Coast Peace Education Group, the Refuge and labor, immigrant and environmental groups and all are invited to join. Any one on active duty can also sign up for a free years membership in Veterans For Peace.
Organizer, Jay Alexander
jayalexus@yahoo.com
727-527-3996 h/727-365-4558 cell
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES
1. Try to be friendly towards all whom we may encounter. You can chant and sing. Use reason and moderation in responce to both good and bad hecklers.
2. Avoid Confrontation and maintain an air of calm, dignity and peacefulness.
3. Violence, belligerent behavior, weapons, drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated.
4. Please use caution in traffic. Be courteous in giving the right of way to all pedestrian and motor traffic. Go along the corners and spread out.
911 Rally For Peace: 5 Years On
When: Monday, September 11, 4:30PM to 7:30PM
Where: Corners of West Gandy Blvd. and South Dale Mabry Hwy. in Tampa. (Map)
Park in a lot nearest the intersection (Mobil/Exxon/Publix/Target Store) .
Join with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Chapter 119 of the Veterans For Peace, local chapters of Military Families Speak Out, Code Pink, Gold Star Families for Peace, Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, 911 Truth, Naturecoast Coalition for Peace and Justice, Suncoast PEG and many others as we spread the word about this illegal conflict and the role 911 played in it's inception.
Military are very welcome to join us. We suggest you dress in civies. (You can sign up for a free years membership in Veterans For Peace while you're there!)
Some signs will be provided to communicate with the cars passing by, but please bring your own if you like. Just make sure the message is respectful of our troops.
A press Conference will be held at 5 PM and all the media are urged to attend to exploit this rare opportunity to speak with an ex-CIA analyst.
Times and locations are subject to change and cancellation by inclement weather. Forecast
For more information, contact Jay Alexander
jayalexus@yahoo.com
727-527-3996 h/727-365-4558 c
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES
1. Try to be friendly towards all whom we may encounter. You can chant and sing. Use reason and moderation in responce to both good and bad hecklers.
2. Avoid Confrontation and maintain an air of calm, dignity and peacefulness.
3. Violence, belligerent behavior, weapons, drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated.
4. Please use caution in traffic. Be courteous in giving the right of way to all pedestrian and motor traffic. Go along the corners and spread out.
5. Bring a sign that marks the anniversary and keep on message.
Free Showing Of The New Movie "911 Mysteries"
When: Monday, September 11, 7PM
Where: 3910 S Manhattan Tampa FL 33611,
(Map)
Tampa debut of this provocative, informative, and technically masterful film. All are welcome.
Proposed mingler planned at a local restaurant afterwards. Call Jay for more details.
Previous Events:
Memorial Day Vigil
When: Monday, May 29, 7PM-9PM
Where: Corner of Bayshore and Bay to Bay Avenues, Tampa (Map)
EVENT WRAPUP
This Vigil will include an open air solemn silent observance in honor of those who gave their lives to defend our nation and to strive for peace.
We kindly ask that you dress in black or wear a black arm band, bring your own matches/lighter, and a candle.
We'll begin by forming to offer a blessing and to read the names of the 107 Floridians who have been killed in action, and to sing a song to memorialize their passing.
Daylight permitting, we'll also show signs and banners to passing traffic from MacDill AFB. Feel free to bring your own event approprite sign. Some will be provided. During this period, a smile and a wave of the hand are the best reaction to passers by.
Once darkness is falling on us on the sideway alongside beautiful Hillsbourgh Bay, we will space ourselves out for best visual effect, light our candles, and observe silence. Please plan on respecting this silence for at least 15 minutes for optimum effect before as many passing cars as possible.
This is not only an awsome visual for passers by, but many participants find it to be a powerful spiritual experience, personally.
Please exercise caution when crossing these busy streets to the opposite sidewalk, when walking along the seawall, and when going back to your vehicle.
"Mission Accomplished Day" Vigil
When: Monday, May 1, 4pm-Dark.
Where: Corner of Gandy Blvd and South Dale Mabry, Tampa. (Map)
EVENT WRAPUP
Bring a sign that respects our troops but not the folks who are putting them in harm's way as we blast the message to those stuck in traffic at one of Tampa's busiest intersections. Here's your opportunity to influence literally THOUSANDS of folks in a short amount of time. Many of those driving by are soldiers from the base and their loved ones, so please remember our message is designed to support our troops by bringing them home now.
Paws for Peace
When: Saturday, April 29, 10am-?
Where: Round Lake at the corner of 5th St. North and 7th Ave. N, St. Petersburg.
(Map)
Primary organizer: St. Pete For Peace. Details. We will be tabling at the event, and if you can volunteer to cover for a couple of hours, contact Jay Alexander,
April Meeting
When: Wednesday, April 12, 2006. 7-9pm
Where: St. Petersburg Friends (Quakers) Meetinghouse at 130 19th Ave SE, St Petersburg, FL (Map)
Open to members, peace activists, active duty personnel and veterans from all conflicts.
Agenda: (pending as time permits)
Decide whether to make the Meetinghouse our long term meeting place
(look to alternating with Tampa Meetinghouse).
Nominate officers and election(?).
Discuss possible creation of another chapter.
Committee formed to join the GI Hotline to augment counter recruiting.
After action reports on the March 19th Rally.
Discussion of future vigils.
Creating a planning committee for Memorial Day Weekend activities.
Please submit other items before the meeting to Jay Alexander.
Home 727 527 3996
Cell 727-365-4558
Participation is a must to see and meet with membership and create a bond for waging Peace in Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay Rally For Peace
Event Wrap-Up
When: Sunday, March 19th, 2006. 11am-2pm (Maybe longer, depending upon turnout)
Where: Joe Chillura Courthouse Square. Corners of N Morgan St.,
E. Kennedy Blvd., N. Pierce St. & E. Madison St. (Across the street from County Center &
Courthouse) Tampa, Florida 33602
Mapquest Area Map
Google Area Map
Map Of Joe Chillura Park
Free parking on the street anywhere north of E. Kennedy Blvd.
Food and drink available within short walking distance, but not on site. Made to order pizza delivery to site.
Portalets on site.
Bring your own seating, either lawn/camping chairs or blankets. Check out the weather forcast before leaving and plan accordingly.
Persons who have trouble walking more than 2 blocks should be dropped off at the corner of N. Pierce St. and E. Kennedy Blvd.
Bring plenty of cash because most tablers will not be accepting plastic
Details
In order to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the
invasion of Iraq, peace advocates, religious leaders, political figures and activists
representing a wide variety of constituencies will gather for an afternoon
of picnicking, speeches, music, poetry and information sharing,
with a live phone call broadcast to all from Peace Mom Cindy
Sheehan (health permitting).
All peace lovers welcome, along with their children. Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your signs. No pets, please.
All participants are welcome to join a car caravan past MacDill AFB after the event.
Speakers
Charles McKenzie, Rainbow Push Coalition
Haven Whiteside, Christian Peacemaker Team
John Arnaldi, PhD, Tampa Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - Quakers
Pilar Saad, Muslim Activist
Rev. Bruce Wright
Frank Tedesco, Buddhist Peace Fellowship
US Congressional candidate Samm Simpson (D)
US Congressional candidate Jim Greenwald (R)
Florida State House candidate Betsy Valentine (D)
Tammy Harman, Green Party Chair, Hillsboro Co.
Mark Kamleiter, Green Party Chair, Pinellas Co.
Beverley Wiskow, Military Families Speak Out, FL
Norma Aviles, Tampa teacher and Gold Star mother
Phil Jahan, 9/11 Investigator
George Sherman, Earth Charter
Mark Frankenburg, Just Say No To Fascism
Richard Ferris Florida Coalition for Peace And Justice
Master of Ceremonies:
Mabili Oguniyi of WMNF radio.
Music
Rock and roll from Left Lane
Contemporary Folk from Dylan Cowles
Crowd sing along with Christina Rea and Friends
Endorsements
Military Families Speak Out, Florida
Florida Coalition of Peace And Justice
Code Pink Women For Peace
Tampa Bay National Organization Of Women
Nature Coast Coalition For Peace And Justice
Peace And Justice Network
Democracy For America, Hillsboro Co.
Democracy For America, Pinellas Co.
Pinellas Progressives
Social Action Committee, First United Church of Florida
Saint Petersburg Religious Society of Friends
Buddhist Peace Fellowship Tampa Bay
FL911truth
Hillsboro Green Party
Pinellas Green Party
Friends Of Human Rights
Just Say No To Fascism
Earth Charter Commission
Tabling Info
Tampa Bay VFP has paid for the permits and vendors license to enable your organization to set up a table at this event. Space is limited, and you must provide your own table, chairs, etc. Contact our Tabling Supervisor for more information or to reserve your space.
Archivists/Photographers/Videographers
Your cameras, vid cams, and recorders are welcome. (Especially if you're savvy enough to email some files so we can post them on our site!)
Giant Car/Truck/Caravan Past MacDill A.F. Base - After the Rally
Giant, Car and Truck Caravan for the purpose of demanding that our government end the occupation of Iraq, bring the troops home and avoid an attack on Iran.
Event starts at the intersection of Gandy Blvd and Dale Mabry in Tampa, FL
Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 3pm. This event starts at the conclusion of an earlier event at Chillura Park, Tampa
The caravan will proceed down Dale Mabry to a turn around before the MacDill main gate. Vehicles will then proceed to destinations of their own choosing.
This event is endorsed by Veterans for Peace, TampaBay and others who oppose the occupation of Iraq
and demand the end of the military occupation of Iraq. We are opposed the unnecessary deaths and wounding of American Military and Iraqi civilians.
Three years have passed since our President, using false and unreliable information, ordered our armed forces to begin a pre-emptive war against Iraq. This caravan will include those who are opposed to our continuing, deadly occupation of that sovereign nation. The people who participate will be expressing their objection to the killing, torture and economic devastation of the people of Iraq and the unnecessary deaths and injuries suffered by our loyal military personnel.
Our event, a peaceful, democratic, non-violent expression of our rightful demands to our Government for the withdrawal of all our troops from Iraq, will be a lawful xpression of our freedom of speech. Other
demonstrations including acts of civil disobedience are not authorized by Veterans for Peace, Tampa Bay.
Drive Carefully, obey all taffic regulations, seat belt fastened, headlights on, follow directions of Police Officers if they are present. No Horn Sounding Please! ! ! We are not celebrating anything, we mourn
the Deaths and Wounding of tens of thousands of Iraqi's and the needless deaths of 2600+ and the 18,000 of our
wounded.
Jesse - 727-823-8346
Bill - 813-889-9285
Dwight - 727-864-1535
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