Compiled from the United for Peace and Justice events calendar and other sources, here is a listing of events in Colorado to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Bush-ordered attack and invasion of Iraq.
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Denver
Colorado Citizens for Peace
Every Saturday - March 17
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Intersection of Wadsworth Blvd. and 52nd Ave.
Signs provided or bring your own.
Ongoing Weekly Vigils for Peace - Denver Metro Area
Peace March
Saturday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Starting at 11 am the Halliburton offices on 17th St. between Arapahoe and Lawrence in Denver. There will be a march to the Capitol followed by a rally for peace.
Vigil to Mark the 4th Anniversary of the Occupation
Friday, March 16 at 5:30 pm
5:30 p.m. - Service of prayer, poems, and song; First Mennonite Church, 9th Ave and Elati, one block north and west of 8th and Speer.
6:00 p.m. - Procession to Lincoln/Veteran's Park on Lincoln Avenue
6:30 p.m. - Vigil Lincoln/Veteran's Park on Lincoln Ave, across from the Capitol. There will be signs and candles or bring your own.
4th Anniversary of Iraq War: Interfaith Peace Prayers & Presentation by Imam Kazerooni
Sunday, March 18 at 5:00 pm.
Buddhist Christian Interfaith Community at St. Paul's United Methodist Church
1615 Ogden Street
Denver CO 80218
Interfaith Peace Prayers led by Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni (Director of the Abrahamic Initiative), Rev. Dr. Toni Cook (St. Paul's Church & Buddhist Christian Interfaith Community), Venerable Danan Henry (Denver Zen Center), Dr. Lloyd Burton (Insight Meditation Community), and Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis (Northeast Denver Ministerial Alliance).
Iraq War Surge Protest
Thursday, April 5 at 8:00 a.m.
Driscoll Lawn at The University of Denver
2055 E. Evans Ave.
Denver CO 80210
The DU Young Democrats will be hosting an Iraq War Protest on campus on April 5th, 2007
Evergreen
Evergreen Peace Walk
Saturday, March 17 at 9:00 a.m.
Downtown Evergreen
Highway 74
Evergreen CO 80439
Join Evergreen Peace and those from the Front Range Mountain Communities to demonstrate against the war in Iraq.
Fort Collins
Enough Bloodshed: End the Occupation
Saturday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Post-St. Patrick’s Day Parade rally in Civic Center Park.
Colorado Springs
Stop the Insanity!
Sunday, March at 2:00 p.m.
Acacia Park
300 N. Nevada
Colorado Springs CO 80909
A rally with live music, speakers, and food.
Glenwood Springs
Peace and Protest Picnic
Saturday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Sayre Park Glenwood Springs CO 81601
Bring a lunch and join others in the park for a rally to celebrate peace and to protest the Iraq occupation, troop surge, and escalation into Iran.
Lyons
Lyons Neighbors for Peace - Stand for Peace
Saturday, March 17 at 10:00 a.m.
Corner of 4th and Main St.
Lyons CO 80540
Estes Park
Iraq War Vigil/Memorial
Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Bond Park Elkhorn Avenue
Estes Park CO
Candle-light vigil to honor all who have died in the Iraq war, and to call for an end to the war.
Durango
Peace Walk
Sunday, March 18 at 4:00 p.m.
12th Street and Main Ave. Durango CO 81301
The SW Colorado Peace & Justice Coalition invites the public at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 18, at the corner of 12th Street and Main Ave.for a Peace Walk on Main. Bring a sign!
Grand Junction
4th Year Commemoration of the Invasion of Iraq
Sunday, March 25 at 12:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park 12th Street & North Avenue
Grand Junction CO 81501
A march and rally includes the traveling exhibition of over 3,000 white crosses, each inscribed with the name of a serviceman or woman who has been killed in Iraq.
Greeley
Iraq War Protest
Tuesday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Highway 34 Bypass - Exit 23rd Ave.
2885 23rd Ave
Greeley, CO 80631
Protest the War in Iraq, and George W. Bush by holding anti war signs on the street.
Salida
4th Anniversary Remembrance
Saturday, March 17 at 12:00 p.m.
Alpine Park 4th & F Street
Salida CO 81201
The gathering will start at the park at noon - bring signs and dress warmly. After speakers the group will walk around the park carrying signs,with thousands of flags tied to string and posters of wounded and killed Iraqi citizens.
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