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​​GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
SATURDAY, JAN 25, 10-12
CENTRAL SQUARE IN KEENE
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​​GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
SATURDAY, JAN 25, 10-12
CENTRAL SQUARE IN KEENE

 THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD SAY: NO WAR ON IRAN! 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS DRAGGING THE UNITED STATES INTO A WAR WITH IRAN THAT COULD ENGULF THE WHOLE REGION AND COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A GLOBAL CONFLICT OF UNPREDICTABLE SCOPE AND THE GRAVEST CONSEQUENCES. THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD NEED TO RISE UP AND STOP IT. FOR ALL WHO BELIEVE IN PEACE, FOR ALL WHO ARE OPPOSED TO YET ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC WAR, NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION. ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 IN CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE, THERE WILL BE PROTESTS AGAINST A NEW WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PLEASE JOIN US. THIS IS BEING HOSTED BY DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS WORLD WIDE!


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On April 29th, 2019,  the Keene Peace Vigil lost its oldest member.  Jim Johnson:  A WWII veteran; 98 years old; a Crusader for Peace* was lost.  Since 2002, Jim became a founding member of the Keene Peace Vigil.  To protest and help stop the war after war after war pattern of the U.S. Government,  Jim would stand in Central Square every Saturday morning from 11 to 12 and carry signs to protest and help end wars.

To those who knew him and joined with him, this loss is painful, and always will be.  But we hope his spirit will stay with us, and that we can live the peaceful life he did.


* Full credit for this phrase goes to Jackie Clearly.


A letter to the editor in the Keene Sentinel by Jackie Clearly tells the story better than I ever could.
​https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/we-have-lost-a-crusader-for-peace-by-jackie-cleary/article_73fb2be4-384b-54d6-b292-abfb278746af.html

​An excellent article about Jim and our Peace Vigil.
www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/central-square-regulars-salute-fellow-longtime-keene-peace-activist/article_955fd15b-39ac-5910-8531-057af79b99c7.html

Here is the Obituary.  
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www.sentinelsource.com/news/obituaries/james-g-johnston/article_c74f4d99-01f9-5819-a3ab-7fc2f60e067b.html



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Every Saturday morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon,
the group has been standing at Central Square in Keene.
This is done regardless of the weather, rain or shine or wind or snow.

Please join us!

Cheshire Democrats Monthly Meeting
1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PM - 8PM
The Keene Public Library

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