Over the last two days, I’ve been frustrated as I’ve been trying to help local groups get some attention for their demonstrations commemorating the suffering that’s come with five years of war and military occupation in Iraq. In Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the Brandywine Peace Community is incoherently mixing a message about the crucifixion of Jesus with a protest against war profiteering by Lockheed Martin. In Seattle, Washington, the local chapter of World Can’t Wait is promising to shut media centers down, and then complaining about censorship of dissenting views.
Today, I’m happy to report having found a more productive, coherent, and inclusive antiwar protest. In southern New Jersey, there is a true coalition of antiwar groups holding a protest on ideological common ground, with no extra baggage brought along for the ride.
The following groups are joining to sponsor the peace demonstration: South Jersey Movement for Justice and Peace, South Jersey Progressive Democrats of America, Greater Camden Unity Coalition, South Jersey Healthcare Coalition, Delaware Valley Veterans for Peace, the Camden County Green Party, and the South Jersey Peace and Justice Coalition.
Their protest will begin at 4:00 this afternoon, at the Walter Rand Transportation Center at Broadway Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Camden.
