Protest proposes peaceful alternatives to war strikes
By JASON McFARLEY
News Editor
First they prayed for peace. Now they'll march for it.
Members of Notre Dame's Peace Coalition will sponsor a peace protest Sunday against U.S. attacks on Afghanistan. The protest will lead demonstrators through downtown South Bend in an effort organizers hope will highlight injustices in America's response to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes.
"We want justice, not revenge," said Aaron Kreider of the Peace Coalition. "We're advocating a non-violent solution to terrorism."
Participants will meet about 1 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church at Hill Street and LaSalle Avenue. The 45-minute march will proceed through the city's downtown area and end at the church.
Transportation to the march will be available beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Library Circle.
The event is co-sponsored by the Michiana Peace and Justice Coalition, a local activist group.
"We want to stop the attacks that are hurting innocent civilians in Afghanistan," Kreider said.
The protest Sunday is the Peace Coalition's first public demonstration in nearly two months.
The newly formed student group on Oct. 7 hastily organized a prayer vigil following the first round of U.S. air strikes on Afghanistan. The campus protest attracted more than two dozen students to the Fieldhouse Mall wearing "Pray for Peace" T-shirts and speaking aloud prayers for an end to the violence.
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