3/14-19: Walkin to New Orleans

WALKIN TO NEW ORLEANS
MARCH 14 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2006
http://vetgulfmarch.org/

Veterans For Peace (VFP), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW),
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), Military Families
Speak Out (MFSO), and Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP),
at the call of the Mobile Veterans For Peace Chapter #130,
will conduct a march between Mobile, AL, and New Orleans,
LA, from March 14-19, 2006 -- the third anniversary of the
invasion and occupation of Iraq.

This historical event highlights the connections between the
economic and human cost of war in the Middle East and the
failure of our government to respond to human needs at
home, especially the needs of poor people and people of color.

The government's negligent and often hostile response to
hurricane survivors is mirrored by that same government's
continued commitment to an illegal, immoral war fought
at a staggering cost.

These are twin disasters, and the veterans of wars abroad
along with the survivors of Katrina and Rita are joining
together for this march and caravan to establish ties of
material solidarity between those who oppose the war abroad
and the social and economic costs for working people at home.

ADVISORY: Spring Break corresponds to the march.
If you plan to get plane tickets to Mobile and from
New Orleans, book them early.