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Rich Wyman, Utah musician and songwriter, participated in the planning for the September 24 Salt Lake Demonstration.
Recognizing a need for a peace group to become active in Park City, about 40 miles east of Salt Lake where he lives, Rich formed the Park City People for Peace and Justice.

The new PPJ organized a demonstration on Sunday, March 19 to protest the Iraq Occupation on the third anniversary of the Iraq Invasion. About 35 people demonstrated, according to the Park Record article.

Wyman quoted Dwight D. Eisenhower about freedoms, charged that the administration is hiding the costs of the war and claimed that the U.S. commits war crimes.
“It’s hard not to be angry and demand justice,” Wyman said.

Paddy Wood, a clergy member, talked about religious underpinnings to the war and said “all the paths to God are good.”
“We need to think and pray with one mind and one heart for our country,” she said.

Kudos to Rich and the folks in Park City – keep going and never give up!

This Report is from the Troops Out Now Coalition
Towards the end there is a list of more coverage from various news sources.

MARCH 18: The World Marches Against the War

Across the Globe Thousands March to Say “Troops Out Now!”
Worldwide protests condemn U.S. occupation of Iraq

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday, the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The day saw demonstrations in more than 20 countries, from South Africa to Iceland, and in dozens of cities across the U.S.

In New York City, the day’s events began at 11 am with local protests at recruiting centers throughout the city, with more than 100 rallying at the recruiting station in Harlem at 125th St.

At 1:00 pm, more than 7,000 rallied in Times Square to demand the “immediate, complete, unconditional” withdrawal of all occupying forces from Iraq. After the rally in Times Square, they marched to the United Nations demanding no war on Iran and that the survivors of Hurricane Katrina have the right of return to New Orleans and the other devastated areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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