Congresswoman Barbara Lee will hold a Town Hall Meeting on the War at the Grand Lake Theater, followed by a March to City Hall and a rally.

Events in our neighborhood this Saturday, March 24th, will mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War.

  • 10 AM–noon: Congresswoman Barbara Lee will hold her annual Town Hall Meeting on the War at the Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue [map].
  • Noon: Following the Town Hall Meeting, there will be a March to City Hall, starting at the Lakeview Branch Library.
  • 1–2 PM: A short Rally at City Hall will address how the cost of the war and resulting budget cuts are linked to the violence in Oakland. Congresswoman Lee, Assembly Members Swanson and Hancock, and other politicians and representatives of organized labor, church, and youth groups will speak on ending the War in Iraq and ending the violence here at home.

For more information, monitor the web site of Councilmember Jean Quan or of Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized For Peace.