Please mark your calendars and join us at these important upcoming peace events, this Wednesday Sept. 7th.

Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out and Iraq Vets Against the War from Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas, will join with local peace organizations for 2 Powerful Peace Witnesses in Chicago's west suburbs this Wednesday, Sept. 7th.

I believe we're seing the 'tipping point' we've all been working for in our protests against this war. Let's support these events with as much gusto as we can muster - And End This War!

HOPING TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Peace.
-Dave Martin, WSFPC

With thanks to all event planners including Siobhan Kohlar (Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice), Kathy Slovic & Jenny (DAWN), Kevin Lindeman (DPTJC), Michael McConnell (AFSC) and others ... (too many to mention)

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• 3:00 pm: Welcome Rally at Riverwalk Park
  Downtown Batavia, near Wilson and Island Street.

• 3:30 pm: Speaker of US House of Rep. Dennis Hastert's office
  27 N. River St., Batavia, IL
  Including speeches by Camp Casey bus tour participants (bio's below) and Dirk Enger (Iraq War Vet), Rev. Geri Solomon and US Congressional Candidates Ruben Zamora and John Laesch, and others.

  For Batavia Info: 847-742-6602 or www.fvc4pnj.org or info@fvc4pnj.org.

• 5:30 pm: Meet and Greet Potluck (bring a dish to share)
  With Camp Casey tour participants and Bike for Peace pedallers at Danada Equestrian Center (estate house next to mansion)
  3S503 Naperville Road, Wheaton
  (1/2 mile south of Butterfield on east side of road, enter Danada and look for sign)

• 7:00 pm:Peace Vigil Program with Camp Casey participants (Same Location as 5:30 event)
  
  • Peace Music
  • Speeches by Camp Casey participants (see bio's below)
  • Bike for Peace riders statements
  • Boots with names of Illinois Service Persons killed in Iraq (Bring Flowers to Place on this Memorial to Soldiers Killed)
  • Closing Candlelight Vigil

  For Bike for Peace info: 630-430-6308 or www.bike4peace.org

  For Peace Vigil Program info: 630-768-9305 (WSFPC), 630-469-8251 (DAWN) or www.d-a-w-n.org

BIO's of Camp Casey Participants:

Gold Star Families for Peace members:

• Karen Meredith of Mountain View, CA, whose son, 1st Lt Kenneth Ballard, fourth generation Army, was killed in action in Najaf, Iraq on May 30, 2004.

• Al Zappala of Philadelphia, PA, whose son Sgt. Sherwood Baker was the first Pennsylvania National Guardsman to die in combat since World War II. He = was killed in Baghdad on April 26, 2004.

• Juan Torres of Chicago, son killed in Afghanistan

• Stacy Bannerman of Kent, WA, whose husband in the Washington National Guard served an extended tour of duty in Iraq. A "stop loss" order forced him to serve in Iraq eight months past his 20-year commitment, which ended in June 2004.

• Sheri Glover of Houston, TX, whose 19 year old daughter who has completed Active Duty Service in the US Army and is currently in the Individual Ready Reserve and eligible for call back. Her son-in-law serves in the Army and is currently serving in Iraq. Sherry is active in Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and holds the position of junior vice commander of unit 9 in Houston.

• Tammara Rosenleaf of Belton, TX, whose husband serves in the Army, stationed at Ft. Hood, and will be deploying to Iraq this fall.

• Cody Camacho of Chicago, IL, served as Army specialist for four years. He was deployed to Iraq from March 2003 to March, 2004, and was honorably discharged in October, 2004.

• Patrick Resta of Philadelphia, PA, served as a Medic with the North Carolina Army National Guard 1st Division from February to November of 2004.