| Teaneck Peace Vigil Every Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm National Guard armory Teaneck Road and Liberty Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 4484 US troops killed in Iraq 1858 US troops killed in Afghanistan (www.icasualties.org) More than 1 million civilians killed. Each one – someone’s son or daughter More than $1.3 trillion spent in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. (www. nationalpriorities.org) Tell Congress and the President: Bring all troops and contractors home from Iraq and Afghanistan NOW! Take care of the troops when they get here. Bring the war dollars home NOW! sponsored by: Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County Chapter www.mfsobergencounty.org. Veterans for Peace, Chapter 21 NJ. www.vetsforpeace21.blogspot.com. Teaneck Peace Vigil |
| September 13, 2007 memorial vigil for Dave Cline |
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| Wednesday vigil at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, NJ, August 30, 2006 |
| May 9, 2007 vigil and memorial for Matthew Fenton (1982-2006). Matthew died from injuries suffered in Iraq. |
| Click here to see photos and speeches from the August 25, 2007 March For Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice |
| We mourn the death of MFSO member, Al Zappala, of Philadelphia. Al and Celeste's son, Sherwood Baker, was killed in Iraq on April 26, 2004.This photo was taken at the march in New Orleans. Al is second on the right. |
Dec.7, 2011 -Vigil on a stormy day 328th consecutive vigil - National Guard armory, Teaneck |
These peace cranes were delivered to the White House, June, 2009. We met with the Office of Public Engagement, hoping to arrange a meeting with the President. They said the President was too busy. |
| Billboard displayed in Teaneck, NJ, a few years ago |
See Record Article and video of our December 2, 2009 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN. Click here |
Hannah |
| Demonstration on Dec. 2, 2009 in response to President Obama's announcement of a troop surge. At office of Congressman Rothman in Hackensack. The 223rd consecutive vigil was held at the same time at the armory in Teaneck. |
| Jean Hopewell and Frank Wagner January 20, 2010 |
$$$$$ Trade Offs $$$$$$ Taxpayers in The United States have paid $1.3 trillion for Total War Spending (Iraq + Afghanistan) Since FY01. For the same amount of money, the following could be provided: 580.3 million Annual Energy Costs for a Household for One Year OR 646.0 million Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR 18.6 million Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR 122.0 million Fair Market Rent for One Bedroom Apartment for One Year OR 21.1 million Firefighters for One Year OR 165.8 million Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR 543.7 million Households Converted to All Solar Energy for One Year OR 1.1 billion Households Converted to All Wind Energy for One Year OR 161.6 million Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR 602.2 million One Year Worth of Groceries for an Individual OR 259.2 million People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR 159.9 million Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR 227.1 million Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550 This information is from the National Priorities Project. Dec. 3, 2011. www.costofwar.com |
| Join Veterans, Military Families, and Area Residents at a special Vigil and Press Conference Wednesday, December 28, 2011 National Guard Armory Teaneck Road and Liberty Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666 4:30 – 6:00 pm Welcome the end of the war on Iraq! Most US troops will be out of Iraq by Dec. 31! Mark this important victory! Mourn the tragic loss of 4484 US troops and over 1 million Iraqi civilians. Mourn the suffering of the wounded and the traumatized. Shout out against the diversion of over $806 billion spent on the war in Iraq. Then, Call for an immediate end to the war on Afghanistan! (Where 1858 US troops and tens of thousands of Afghan people have been killed) Bring the troops home from Afghanistan NOW! Bring the war dollars** home for our communities – for education, housing, jobs, and health care. Sponsors: The Teaneck Peace Vigil, Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County www.mfsobergencounty.org,, Veterans For Peace, Chapter 21 NJ www.vetsforpeace21.blogspot.com. Leonia Peace Vigil. NJ Peace Action. www. NJpeaceaction.org. Bergen County Green Party. Other sponsors are welcome. **According to the National Priorities Project (www.nationalpriorities.org), war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan for 2011 has been $169.4 billion! High levels of funding will continue for 2012. The Project On Government Oversight (www.pogo.org) estimates that taxpayers will now fund 14,000 – 16,000 contractors in Iraq. According to POGO, among the companies who will provide contractors in Iraq - KBR, DynCorp and Blackwater - are in the Project On Government Oversight’s (POGO) Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (www.contractormisconduct.org). All 3 have extensive misconduct histories. Why aren’t they prosecuted? Why do we continue to use them????? Ask your Senator or Congressman. |
