THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH
FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST

March 19th

CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE
BINGHAMTON. 5:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Riverside Drive

PETITIONING FOR THE SAVE THE GUARD CAMPAIGN
BROOKLYN. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
BAY RIDGE. National Guard Recruiting Station,
4th Avenue and 86th Street..
Join Peace Action Bay Ridge in collecting signatures to prevent New York State’s National Guard from being federalized to go to Iraq. Contact bklynpeaceaction@yahoo.com or call Vicki McFadyen, 718-680-2981.

TARIQ ALI ON “DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN”
LONG ISLAND: HEMPSTEAD. 2:20 p.m.
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY. Axinn Library
Tariq Ali's new book, “The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power”, weighs the prospects of those contending for power in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, and demonstrates Pakistan's unique influence on the emergence of a secure world or global conflagration. Tariq Ali is a writer, journalist and film-maker. He was born in Lahore in 1943 and was educated at Oxford University, where he became involved in student politics, in particular with the movement against the war in Vietnam. For details, contact the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives at 516-741-4360.

Peace Vigil
LAKE GROVE. 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Smithhaven Mall, Route 25, main entrance
Join South Country Peace Group in marking the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War.

DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN WITH TARIQ ALI.
MANHASSET. 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Road.For details, see 2:20pm Hofstra University posting. For details, contact the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives at 516-741-4360.

A SERVICE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
EAST PATCHOGUE. 7:30 p.m.
St. Joseph the Worker, 510 Narragansett Avenue.
Everyone is invited to participate in the Procession of the Memorial Ribbons. Sponsored by Pax Christi Long Island. PaxChristi.LongIsland@verizon.net

MARCH TO THE TIMES SQUARE RECRUITMENT CENTER: NEW YORK CITY.
UNION SQUARE, 1:00 p.m., to TIMES SQUARE, 5:00 p.m.
Meet at Union Square (14th and Broadway)
March to Times Square Recruitment Center, 43rd and Broadway.
There will be a rally and music in Union Square. We will be leaving to arrive in Times Square at 5:00 p.m.

SCREENING OF “OPERATION LYSISTRATA” AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UPPER WEST SIDE. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
International Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at West 103rd Street
Six years of death and debt. Time to stand for peace. “Operation Lysistrata” is an award-winning documentary film of the world-wide theatrical protest against the Iraq war which blossomed into a unique, hilarious, and passionate international action for peace. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll leave inspired. Food provided. Asking a $10 contribution, but no one will be turned away. For more information contact Cheryl at 646-723-1749. `

MARCH AND RALLY
CORNHILL LANDING, 3:00 p.m.
To Geneseee Reiver Crossroads Park. .
Meet at Corn Hill Landing, Exchange Street. Then we are marching north from Exchange and State to the Genesee River Crossroads Park. Rally at Genesee River Crossroads Park to include sentencing of George W. Bush and Richard “Dick” Cheney. The sentencing will culminate in a shoe throwing at Bush and Cheney. Please bring a pair of new or gently-used shoes. The shoes will be donated to charity after the event. Hosted by Move Oct/PIA, RAW, IVAW and PADGV.

INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL. 5:30 p.m.
265 Flower City Parkway

“WAR MADE EASY” FILM AND DISCUSSION
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 7:00 p.m.
200 Winton Road South

PEACE VIGIL
SCHENECTADY. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Upper Union Street and Keyes Avenue, Niskayuna
Sponsored by Schenectady Neighbors for Peace.

MARCH TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING
SYRACUSE. 12 noon
Billings Park (E. Adams & S. Salina)
We'll demand the dismantling of the war economy, the U.S. out of Iraq, no troops in Afghanistan, and money for jobs, housing and education, not for war and occupation.

RALLY, MARCH AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
WHITE PLAINS. 4:00 p.m.
In front of Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s office, 222 Mamaroneck Avenue at Maple.
The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. At 5:00 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil and the names of the soldiers from NY State who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan will be read. The theme of the rally is the human and economic cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a protest of President Obama’s continuation and widening of the war. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH

PEACE VIGIL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building
US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now!

SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST

PEACE VIGIL
ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building
US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now!

Peace Vigil
SARATOGA SPRINGS. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Corner of Broadway and Lake in front of the Post Office
Signs and friends welcome.

Peace Vigil
LONG ISLAND. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Smithhaven Mall, Route 25, main entrance
Join South Country Peace Group in marking the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War.