The October 17 event in Peoria will mark the call for a national day of local anti-war actions. PAPN sponsors a weekly anti-war presence at Main & University.  All are welcome to join every Saturday. PAPN will be making an extra effort to turnout people to mark October 17 as a national day of anti-war actions.

Cities that are currently confirmed as having an event are: Boston (New England regional protest), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Duluth, Seattle, San Francisco and LA. Others are still having discussions and starting their planning process. The initiative for October 17 came about as part of discussions leading up to the National Assembly conference earlier this summer. A wide range of groups has endorsed. The Iraq Moratorium is playing a very active role. October 17 will coincide with the Iraq Moratorium third weekend of peace activities (see http://october17.org/).

Each coalition or group planning an event on October 17 will set their own slogans, themes and activities.

As examples, in Boston a regional demonstration is being organized under the call of "Eight Years of War is Enough - Troops Home Now From Afghanistan & Iraq."

In Minneapolis the protest is being organized under the call of "Foreclose the War, Not People's Homes - Troops Home Now."