Call to Action: 2,000 Deaths Too Many! Community actions on Wednesday, October 26th U.S. 2,000 Deaths in Iraq!

Called by: Peace No War Network, American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out

Nation-wide actions to mark the 2,000th U.S. soldier's death in Iraq by organizing actions on Wednesday, October 26th, that make visible their deaths and those of Iraqis who have died in this senseless war.

American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/2,000/ , Gold Star Families for Peace http://www.gsfp.org and Military Families Speak Out http://www.mfso.org -- for actions on the day after the U.S. government announces the 2000th death.

There are currently 420 events planned in 49 states and counting...

On Wednesday, October 26, people will gather in communities across the U.S. to mark the death of the 2,000th reported U.S. military death in Iraq and to say that the country’s pro-peace majority wants Congress to stop the deaths by stopping the dollars that are funding the war.

For more listings and details for the events below

go to: https://www.afsc.org/2000/

All the events below are scheduled for

Wednesday, October 26th in LA and Orange County:

Los Angeles, CA

Across from Westwood Federal Building at Veterans Memorial

5:00 PM

Los Angeles, CA

Corner of Pico & La Cienega, Los Angeles

6:00 PM

Manhattan Beach, CA

Folk Music @ the Manhattan Beach Pier

7:00 PM

Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood and LaBrea

6:30 PM

Burbank, CA

3rdSt at W Olive Avenue

6:30 PM

South Pasadena, CA

Fair Oaks and Mission

7:00 PM

San Pedro, CA

1st and Western

12:00 PM

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena by Memorial Park

7:00 PM

Simi Valley, CA

Rancho Tapo Community Park and Veteran's Plaza

6:30 PM

West Covina, CA

By Applebees Restaurant-West Covina

Bristol & Anton

6:30 PM

Chino, CA

Chino Court House

6:30 PM

Irvine, CA

Culver and Alton, by baseball field

7:30 PM

Santa Ana, CA

Anton and Bristol

6:30 PM

Orange, CA

Circle in Olde Town Orange

5:30 PM

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two thousand

The challenge to insurgents was, “Bring ‘em on!”

Now, this war is taking much longer than predicted.

Some knew that this would not be a cakewalk.

The mission morphed into a never-ending quagmire.

The death is kept hidden from the daily news.

The names are buried on the back pages.

Our leader only leads us deeper into his hole.

He promises peace while he wages his war.

A grim statistic appears as a sadistic reminder:

Two thousand flag-draped coffins

have come home from the sands of Iraq.

Two thousand of our bravest have died for this lie.

Yet we all continue to allow it. Why?

Our ass is getting kicked and we don’t even know it.

B2 bombers are useless; our soldiers pay the price.

Those who seek to control us spew their fear,

and fear is what keeps the war machine going.

The war is a blatantly illegal act of aggression.

It is a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution:

War can only be declared by 2/3 of the Congress,

not by one man holed up in the white house.

We must come together, stand up, and resist.

This war will end, but only when we demand it.

Unplug your TV; it only promotes inaction.

Get off your ass and take to the streets.

Speak out, go on strike, vote, do whatever it takes

to end this illegal, immoral, and unjust war.

Act now, before another brave American dies

for another one of our Fuehrer’s lies.