Activist Alert - Military Recruiters in Worcester

X-posted from DU Activist. Received via email.
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Dear Friend,

Four years ago, the US Army multimedia show, “Spirit of America”, a glitzy recruiting extravaganza came to Worcester's DCU Center and the School Department as well as parochial schools bused children to attend that propaganda event. Later the Worcester School Department reneged on an earlier promise to bus children to an alternative show about the history of peace movements in the US which we had produced with considerable effort and expense.

Now the same show is returning to Worcester on September 19 and 20th.

We are writing to the schools to exact a promise not to send any children to this shows that glorifies war and lures children to the military life. We are prepared to be vocal in our opposition to this show and to government propaganda glorifying the military life.

We are also planning to mount major demonstrations outside the event on Friday, Sept 19th at 9:30 and again on Saturday at 1:30.

We are writing to supporters of peace around New England to support us in this opposition to the “Spirit of America.” Worcester supporters of peace have regularly attended events and demonstrations in Boston and other locations in New England. Now we hope that others will be able to come to our support.

We are asking you to help us in any way you can to make these into large demonstrations.

For Worcester Peace Works and other Worcester supporters of peace.

*I plan to be there on Saturday....

peace~