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6:30 -8:30 pm Unitarian Church Reception and Celebration
On Tuesday November 17, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of the World March. Marchers will be met by Supervisors at City Hall at 3:15 pm
Supervisor Mar, who introduced the resolution commented "I want to thank the organizers (of the World March) for recognizing the need to strengthen non-violence locally and globally and focus also on nuclear disarmament as well. I would urge my colleagues to support the resolution".
The culmination of the Cable Car ride through San Francisco will be a march from United Nations Plaza (at Market Street) up to City Hall for a reception with members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
All those interested in participating are invited to gather at the UN Plaza at 3:15. Following a short ceremony the march will continue on to City hall. More activities are planned on the steps of City Hall starting at 4 pm
The March will then continue on walking to the Unitarian Church at Franklin and Geary. The reception at the Unitarian Church will begin at 6:30 pm
(Please note the Cable Car will be available for those who are not able to walk)
We have already filled the first cable car and we are now taking reservations for the second. The cost is $25. There is still plenty of room on the second one so if you would like join us please send an email to jshirley@aol.com
Basic Itinerary - 1pm-5pm
Golden Gate Bridge
Marina, Fisherman's Wharfe
Gandhi Statue, Ferry Building
Several TV Stations
Martin Luther King Memorial
United Nations Plaza-City Hall
Click here for a map and timings of the World March Cable Car Route http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106562392957649288421.000477a5966ce7d27732a&ll=37.794864,-122.434816&spn=0.044154,0.093899&z=14
Unitarian Church Reception and Celebration, 6:30 -8:30 pm
Please join us in receiving the Base Team of the World March at the Unitarian Church, at Franklin and Geary Street, in San Francisco for a reception, speakers, entertainment and an update on World March progress and highlights to date.
Your organization is invited to have an information table at this event. Contact jshirley@aol.com for more details.
Other Activities
You are Invited to a beginning conversation on creating a Culture of Peace Brigade: Saturday November 21, 9:30 am at the Corte Madera Town Center in Marin County.
The meeting room at the Corte Madera Town Center is room 200 at the south end of the complex around the corner from PF Chang’s. RSVP to Lorrie Norby, lnorby@post.harvard.edu
Sponsored by the Peace Alliance for a US Department of Peace. The invitation is to start a Culture of Peace Brigade here in Marin. To come together not only to set goals and make plans but also to become something that is not so much another organization as it is a core of people who want to support the peace activities of the county and come together when something needs to be done.
Peace Poem Project - Poems are still needed, contact Charselle through her web site at: http://peacepoemproject.com |
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