On the third Friday of every month, people from all walks of life and all parts of the country have committed to stop business as usual and take action to end the travesty of the US occupation of Iraq. Wear a black ribbon.  Don't buy gas.  At noon, stop whatever it is you're doing and stand silently for a few minutes.  Talk to a neighbor.  Phone Washington.  Do something to end the war.

This page will list all the moratorium activities taking place in the Peninsula/South Bay region.  If you would like your event listed, please send the details to moratorium@peaceandjustice.org

Events for Friday, September 21

Index:     Caltrain Stations  |  Mountain View |  Pacifica  |  Palo Alto |  San Jose  |   San Mateo  |  Sunnyvale

Leafletting
San Carlos, Redwood City, Palo Alto (downtown), California Avenue (PA), and Mountain View Caltrain stations (so far)
Click here for station addresses
7:30 am - 9:00 am

Iraq Moratorium pledges and black ribbons will be distributed to morning commuters at busy Caltrain stations. The Moratorium pledge asks people to call Congress and demand that they bring the troops home and to take some action on the third Friday of every month to end the war on Iraq.  More volunteers are needed for Palo Alto and to cover other stations; please contact Elaine Elbizri at eephoebe@hotmail.com to volunteer and get materials.

Sponsored by Iraq Moratorium SF Bay Area.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW

Vigil, march and leafletting
Corner of Castro and El Camino
6:00 pm - Gather
6:30 pm - March

On Friday, September 21, we urge everyone to wear black ribbons or armbands signifying opposition to the war.  At 6:00 pm, we will gather once again at Castro and El Camino with our anti-war signs. At 6:30 pm we will march down Castro Street, handing out black ribbons.

Sponsored by Mountain View Voices for Peace

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PACIFICA

Installation of an Eyes Wide Open commemorative display.
Pacifica State Beach
9:00 am

At 5:30 pm, we convene at the south end of Old County Road,  Rockaway Beach, and walk over the headlands  to Pacifica State Beach.  We will then have a ceremony at the Eyes Wide Open installation,  where we will name the Bay Area fallen, alternatively with a name of an Iraqi fallen in this war.  After each name we will ring a bell.  To conclude, there will be brief remarks and prayers by veterans and clergy and the Eyes Wide Open installation will be removed.

Sponsored by Pacifica Peace People

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PALO ALTO (Two events scheduled, please scroll down)

Vigil, leafletting, and phoning Washington
Lytton Plaza, University and Emerson, Downtown Palo Alto
12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm

For our first local Moratorium action, we will focus on reaching out to those who oppose the war but haven’t yet spoken up.  We will leaflet downtown during the lunch hour, vigil and set up a “phone booth” for people to call Washington to say “Troops Out Now!”  Join us!  Together we can end this war.

Click here for a downloadable copy of the flyer for this event.

Sponsored by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center

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PALO ALTO

A moment of silence.
Corner of Embarcadero and El Camino
11:30 am - 12:00 noon

Join this simple action to acknowledge the war in Iraq:  STOP AT 11:30am on September 21 - wherever you are - for 2-3 minutes - and remember the war, pray for peace, read a poem, look at a picture of an Iraqi child, or a US soldier, or your own loved one, ask why - and what you can do to stop the war.  If you can, Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justices invites you to join us at the corner of Embarcadero and El Camino from 11:30-12noon with signs, pictures, prayers, as we line the streets for peace.

Sponsored by Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice

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SAN JOSE

Vigil
San Jose Federal Building
Second and San Carlos
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The occupation of Iraq grows more deadly every day.  In 2006, the American people voted to bring it to an end.  But Congress continues to fund the war.  We must force the media and the politicians to hear our demands:  End the War, Bring All Troops Home Now!  This peace vigil has been operational every Friday since November 2001 -- Join us!  

Sponsored by San Jose Peace Center

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SAN MATEO

We the People Declare Peace
San Mateo Central Park, 5th Ave & San Mateo Dr
6:30 PM
 
A peaceful candlelight march to mark the International Day of Peace.  This is a peace march, not an anti-war rally, and is quiet and respectful of all. Participants are invited to bring their own candles and signs with nonviolent messages of peace.  The event will begin with a vigil, followed by a march through downtown San Mateo, and will conclude with music by Atkinson Kincheloe on the Great Lawn in Central Park.

Click here for a downloadable copy of the flyer for this event.
 
Sponsored by Declaration of Peace-San Mateo County.  Co-sponsors are Pax Christi Burlingame, College Heights Church, San Mateo County Democracy for America, Transfiguration Episcopal Church, Network of Spiritual Progressives-San Mateo County, San Mateo Peace Action, Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo Social Action Committee, Green Party of San Mateo County.

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SUNNYVALE

Vigil & Peace Rally
Corner of Mary and Fremont
6pm to 7pm

Bring your own sign supporting peace or borrow one of ours. Please
wear a black ribbon or armband signifying opposition to the war.

Sponsored by Sunnyvale Voices for Peace