There’s going to be “caroling for peace” this Friday in Downtown Crossing, from 3:30 to 5:30, and apparently Raging Grannies will make an appearance. Sadly I have to work until 5. It’s hosted by the Boston Students Iraq Moratorium, but all are welcome.
The info on the Facebook event page:
The group of Boston students against war who held the silent procession for last month’s Moratorium have come together to plan Caroling for Peace! We will be meeting at 330 PM on Friday, Dec 21st in Downtown Crossing (corner of Washington St. and Bromfield St.).
We have enlisted the help of the Raging Grannies, who have dozens of anti-war songs written, and we will be singing peaceful songs to classic holiday tunes to the people shopping in the area. We are making a banner as well as signs with quotations about peace from different denominations.
Bring your protest signs, your instrument, your singing voice, anything you want! Extra points to those who bring a candle (electric or not) and any other festive props.
In addition to singing, we are planning some skits as well as a handout with suggestions on how people can support the anti-war movement during the holidays.
Our major focus of this event is supporting our Troops, and our message is that the best way to do that is by bringing them home NOW! On the handout, we will provide information about supporting veterans (especially IVAW), military families (especially Goldstar Families for Peace), information on counter-recruitment efforts and legislation concerning the condition of our troops.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US! Please contact us!
We hope to make this event even more successful than last (which is hard to top!). It is a very busy time for students at the end of the semester, so any help in planning is also greatly appreciated! We look forward to seeing everyone again. Peace to all, Happy Holidays!
I find the “support the troops” bit interesting — I would’ve expected it to be insufficiently radical for this group, but then again I haven’t even met the organizers.
