On-going Vigils for Peace

FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH - PHILADELPHIA CENTER CITY SILENT DEATH WALK, Noon – 1pm., Gather at corner of 12th & Market Sts. 19107 - Stop the Killing/End the Wars - Protest the U.S. Drone War in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Yemen. Wear warm black clothes. White masks will be provided. People will walk with banners and signs, photo of a drone bomber, and hand out flyers to bring attention to the continuing wars and their victims, and what is being done in our names and with our money. Please rsvp Marge Van Cleef at 267-763—1644 or e-mail mvc@igc.org.

Wednesdays, 4:30PM - 5:30PM, House of Grace Catholic Worker Weekly Vigil for Peace in Iraq, Phila. Federal Building, 6th & Market Sts.  For more information: 215-426-0364

Wednesdays, 7p.m. - 8p.m Weekly Peace Vigil in Chestnut Hill/Northwest Philadelphia, Outside the former Borders Bookstore, Germantown Avenue & Bethlehem Pike.  Northwest Greens, 215-843-4256, nwgreens@yahoo.com

Every Friday Noon - 1p.m Peace vigil for Justice in Palestine/Israel (now in its 8th year), 19th & JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia (across from Israeli Consulate)  Sponsored by: Bubbies & Zaydes (Grandparents) for Peace in the Middle East Contact info.: cswartz@pil.net, http://phillyjewishpeace.org/

Each Saturday, 11AM - 1PM Chester County Peace Movement Peace Vigil in West Chester in front of Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Streets.  This vigil has been the target of counter-demonstrators and harassment from the "Chester County Victory Movement" but has grown and persisted admirably.  For more information: ccpeacemovement@aol.com, 610-344-0228, website

Every Sunday - 4 to 5 PM, Quaker Peace Vigil at Independence Mall - North side of Market between 5th and 6th Streets. Info 215-421-5811.

SUSPENDED: more info will be posted when it is available. Third Wednesday of the Month, Noon, Brown Bag Lunch Vigil at Rep. Pat Meehan (R, PA 7) Delaware County office (more)

Last Wednesday of the month, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Monthly Vigil for Peace at Lockheed Martin *Silver Lake Park, Route 413 Bypass, Newtown, PA (*between Lockheed Martin and Holy Family College). Map at http://tinyurl.com/682ny8x . Sponsors include: BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action, Brandywine Peace Community, Coalition for Peace Action. For more information contact Cathy Leary 215-917-2891 or cfpabuxmont1@aol.com

Last Friday of the month , 5p.m. - 6p.m., Broad  & Arch Sts., Philadelphia - Vigil to End the Wars, with Gold Star Mother for Peace, Celeste Zappala.  For more info: czappala1@yahoo.com