Ed Flaherty

There’s going to be a “Ground the Drones” walk thru E. Iowa beginning June 10th. Below is information on the effort, in particular on activities in the Johnson Co. area on June 14-15th. If you are already convinced that our embrace of armed drones needs to halt, consider joining the walk and the other events. If the issue of drone warfare is confusing and cloudy to you, please come at least to the session at the Iowa City Public Library for a presentation and discussion that is guaranteed to be educational and stimulating.

Please join PEACE Iowa and Veterans for Peace Chapter #161 in hosting Brian Terrell, Kathy Kelly, and others walking through Iowa to protest drone warfare

COVERING GROUND TO GROUND THE DRONES– Iowa City, Fri & Sat, June 14 & 15

FRIDAY, June 14th EVENTS:

Walkers start in the AM south of Downey, intersection of X30 and Hwy 6

4:30 Walkers from Voices for Creative Nonviolence, including Kathy Kelly and Brian Terrell, will arrive in Iowa City to attend the Friday vigil

4:30-5:00 Vigil at the corner of Clinton & Washington, downtown Iowa City, with focus on protesting drone strikes

5:00-5:30 Slow walk from vigil location to Iowa City Public Library

5:30 Set up for potluck and speakers in Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library

6:00 Potluck hosting walkers

6:30 (approximately) Speakers: Kathy Kelly, who will have just returned from Afghanistan, where U.S. drones have tragically impacted so many lives; and Brian Terrell, a Voices activist from Iowa, who will have just completed 6 months in prison for nonviolent civil resistance at a drone base.

SATURDAY JUNE 15 EVENTS:

The walkers will set out for their next stop at Kent Park, departure time TBA. They invite others to join them for all or part of the way. Perhaps we can arrange return transportation for those who want to walk just a little ways and then go back to Iowa City. Peace supporters can also join them in the evening at Kent Park. They will be camping there.

MORE INFORMATION:
The group will walk about 190 miles from Rock Island Arsenal (where drone and bomb parts are made and stored) , to the Iowa Air National Guard Facility at Des Moines Airport, planned site of a new drone command center. Please let us know (and we can forward your name to Voices) if you would like to join in for any segment as we all strive to galvanize public opinion against drone warfare. Contact PEACE Iowa @ 354-1925. Additional information @ vcnv.org

The group will be making many stops including

June 8-10 Rock Island/Quad CIties

June 14-15 Iowa City

June 19 Grinnell

June 22-23 Des Moines (will culminate @1PM at Iowa Air Nat. Guard base on the 23rd)