Military Families Speak Out participated in the 23rd annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade
Military Families Speak Out participated in the 23rd annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 9, 2019 on Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach. Photo by Geronimo Quitoriano
MFSO Actions Around Armistice Day
It was a whirlwind of activities over Veterans Day weekend. Attached you will find pictures of MFSO members in attendance that included our main event which was a silent march to the war memorials in DC on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and organized by Marcia Westbrook, WVA. Included were Paula Rogovin, NJ, Sabrina Waller, Ill, Cindy and Al Glatkowski, SC, Stacy Bannerman, Ore., and Pat Alviso, CA, Other events attended by MFSO members included a caravan tour, the Peace Congress, Veterans Occupy the VA and a peace concert in McPhearson Square. Please send your photos of actions in your area and we will get them out as well.
Link to CBS coverage of action/event at Independence Mall https://cbsloc.al/2qFFLvf
End U.S. Wars At Home And Abroad. Reclaim Armistice Day.
Join Veterans For Peace and Military Families Speak Out for Armistice Day on The Mall in Washington DC on 11/11/2018.
Visit www.NoTrumpMilitaryParade.us for a full list of the weekend events.
This includes a concert on McPherson Square Saturday night, an interfaith service Sunday morning, a solemn veteran and military family-led march on Sunday at 9:00 am and more events at McPherson Square Sunday afternoon, including a BBQ for homeless vets.
Military Families Speak Out & Veterans For Peace with The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
Pictured Below: May 29, 2018 – Sacramento, CA – Military Families Speak Out & Veterans For Peace Memorial in conjunction with The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
Military Families Speak Out is participating in The Poor People’s Campaign activities that are taking place TUESDAY May 29th. Every week there are simultaneous nonviolent direct actions in DC and State Capitols across the nation. The 40 days of rallies and direct actions are an integral part of the Poor Peoples Campaign, which was started by Dr. King, who believed the US had lost its moral compass and it’s time to connect the issues of poverty, racism, the war, and now the environment.
The theme this week, the day after Memorial Day, is War, Militarism, War Economy and the Proliferation of Guns. For many military families, Memorial Day is a day of mourning that we spend with our families and loved ones, especially our Gold Star Families. Many of us participate in memorials that let the public reflect on the cost of war. It is because of this, the national leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign responded to MFSO’s request to change the weekly Moral Direct Action to a different day instead of Monday.