Walk for Real Security September 12th
Walk for Real Security in Bangor Sept. 12, 2009
On Saturday, September 12th, one day after the anniversary of September 11th, we invite you to join with others for a “Walk for Real Security” in Bangor. Join us as at 12:00 Noon as we gather at Davenport Park at the corner of Main and Cedar Streets (close to downtown, across from the Bangor Homeless Shelter).
Together we will walk to Eastern Maine Medical Center and back (about a three mile walk) drumming and carrying signs to express what we feel is needed: health care, good jobs, sustainable environmental policies, education and a foreign policy based on diplomacy and cooperation, etc. Let’s show there is a vibrant grassroots movement that will not allow our democracy to be hijacked by the greedy, wealthy and powerful few.
We are encouraging area high school and college students to take the lead and we seek organizational co-sponsors. Please let us know if your organization is willing to co-sponsor and get the word out to your members. Donations to help with expenses would be welcome, but not essential for co-sponsorship. See below for a brief rationale for the walk.
Ilze
For a copy of the above flyer in pdf form, click here
For a map of Bangor, click here.
See below for more information:
Why a Walk for Real Security
Has the endless war on terrorism made us safer than we were after the 9/11 attacks? We are told we cannot afford the cost of providing basic health insurance to everyone. We are told we cannot afford to develop alternative energy sources as we face growing problems from climate change.
Yet we continue to spend millions on military dinosaurs that even the Pentagon says are not necessary, billions on military bases around the world and billions more for waging wars that make us less secure.
What can we, the majority who do not agree with these priorities, do to make our voices heard? How can we make sure the profit-making healthcare industry, composed of huge insurance and pharmaceutical corporations and military contractors who profit from war, don’t define the debate about our priorities and the future of so many around the world? You may have called your elected officials and visited their offices. You may have signed petitions and sent e-mails. But there are so many more who have not yet found a way to express their concerns or share their vision of how we can best take care of each other as a community. So many have given up on democratic participation that it is likely to become a self fulfilling prophecy. Let’s provide a visible active alternative to despair.
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