Today’s “rain or shine” schedule:
8:00 am—The Capital Building (300 N. State Street)
9:30 am—2100 S. and State Street
10:15 am—3300 S. and State Street
11:15-12:00—4800 South and State Street (Lunch)
1:30 pm—Fort Union Blvd. and State Street
2:45 pm—9400 South and State Street
Here are some more journal entries:
Day 3, October 4
Day 4, October 5
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Yesterday, in over 234 cities and towns across the U.S., protests and events were held to support the goals of the World Can’t Wait campaign.
In Salt Lake about 30 people attended the noon protest outside the City County Building at Washington Square. About 15 people attended the 5pm vigil in the pouring down rain. The good news is that there were folks at both events who have never or often haven’t attended any protests.
The World Can’t Wait website has and Updates page with photos and accounts of the protests.
Press Coverage of the WCW Events.
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Marshall Thompson has walked 4 days, has 23 to go. He has walked 82 miles and has 418 miles remaining in his journey.
A woman along the route is having a “Just Desserts” potluck in honor of Marhshall’s pursuit. You can registier for it at:
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One Utah has a post on the Recent developments indicating the USA will be ready to launch a strategic bombardment of Iran two weeks before Election Day.
Ira Churnus writes Neocons may be Down, not Out, with a Nuclear Iran where he predicts that the U.S.’s plan is to engage in a cold war where Iran is now the boogie-man.
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MEDIA RELEASE October 4, 2006
For information Contact: Tom King: phone 801-502-8556
People for Peace and Justice of Utah Phone: 801-502-8556 Email: info@utahpeace.org
Websites: http://www.utahpeace.org; http://www.worldcantwait.net
PEOPLE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE OF UTAH
WORLD CAN’T WAIT– DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME
Thursday, October 5: 5-7pm 100 South State Street
In Solidarity with Nationwide Protests In 143 Cities and Towns
SALT LAKE CITY AMONG 180 CITIES TO PROTEST OCT.5
WHERE: At 100 South State Street in Salt Lake City (one of over 180 communities across US and Canada)
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Not surprisingly, I didn’t see anything in the two largest Utah papers about Marshall Thompson’s first day on the road in his 500 mile walk across Utah which began yesterday.
There were some news items about it in other news sources, however:
Marshall has a journal on his website that I anticipate will be updated soon.
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Greens,
A few weeks ago, the Green Party became the first alternative political party in history to register a national senatorial campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission. The eight-member Green Senatorial Campaign Committee chaired by Teresa Keane, a former Green Senate candidate from Oregon, was created to promote the campaigns of Green Party candidates running for the United States Senate.
The committee’s main goal for the 2006 election cycle is to support as many qualified Green campaigns as possible. The Green Party has nominated 14 senate candidates for 2006 and a key issue in their races is the Iraq War. Green candidates call for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. With your personal investment we will help Green campaigns get their message out – a message that America wants to hear. To raise those voices – we need to raise some money.
Please send your donation to:
Green Senatorial Campaign Committee
PO Box 8845
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Today is the day that Marshall Thompson of A Soldiers Peace begins his 500 mile walk across Utah. Thompson is the former Army Journalist who spent a year in Iraq. His message:
The goal is to walk from the Utah/Idaho border to the Utah/Arizona border in 26 days, that’s one day for every 100 soldiers who have died in Iraq. The trip will cover almost 500 miles and I’ll have to average about 20 miles a day.
Walking, in and of itself, is worthless. In the end, it’s just a stunt to raise awareness of a problem and encourage rational people to make a change. I might also shed a few unwanted pounds, but you won’t hear me complaining about that.
I chose to walk Utah in particular for two main reasons. One, it’s my home state and it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. If, for some crazy reason, you’ve got to walk 500 miles, it would be nice to do it in the natural wonder of Utah. And two, Utah is often called “the reddest state in the nation.” It seems to be a stronghold for those who advocate simply staying the course. I hope the walk will soften hearts and open minds to the idea of a responsible and timely withdrawal of troops. Plus I’d like the politicians to realize that even in good old Utah, people are demanding change.
I don’t know if the walk will get the troops home. If nothing else, however, I’ll know that I did everything I could to save the lives of my brothers and sisters in Iraq.
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The Assoicated Press has reported that a Recruiting Officer forged signatures for Utah minor
Army recruiting: Cases of wrongdoing have jumped since 2004 as the war has made enlisting more difficult
Here is the article:
By Russ Bynum
The Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. – When Pfc. Steven Price of Utah volunteered to join the Army in January, he couldn’t do it alone. Because he’s 17, recruiters needed his parents to give their written permission.
Now, an Army spokesman says a Utah-based recruiter has admitted forging the signatures of Price’s parents to enlist him.
Price reported for duty at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia in June after he completed basic training. He credits the Army with restoring his pride after a troubled adolescence but said that doesn’t justify his recruiters’ actions.
”There was harm and foul play on their part,” the Ogden teen said. ”It was very deceiving what they did.”
After he called the Army, recruiters visited Price last winter at a juvenile prison in Ogden, where he was serving a one-year sentence for stealing a gun from his father.
Officials at the Mill Creek Youth Center allowed recruiters to take Price from the prison in January for a physical examination, written test and, finally, to be sworn into service after the recruiters showed a parental-consent form.
The form, dated Jan. 10, had signatures in the names of Price’s divorced parents, Dean Price and Lisa Jensen, as well as that of a witnessing recruiter, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Stape.
The parents, who live 89 miles apart, have denied signing the form.
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