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Anti-Military Protest Tomorrow

October 23, 1997
By
Joanne Pilgrim

In conjunction with a national effort, the East End Peace and Justice Coalition will march and rally in East Hampton tomorrow to call attention to whatthe group calls "this country's addiction to the military."

Called "A Day Without the Pentagon," the protest, organized by the War Resisters League, will take place in more than 35 cities. In East Hampton, demonstrators will gather at 4 p.m. in front of London Jewelers on Main Street and walk to the South End green for a rally with speakers and music by Jim Turner.

Money used to fund the military should be used instead for human services such as health care, education, and housing, organizers contend. With the cold war over, "we want to enter the 21st century without a military," a release states. A follow-up march on the Pentagon is planned for next October.

 

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