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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID BROWNLOW
DECEMBER 21, 2006 EX. DIR. (503) 307-3851

BELIEVERS AGAINST THE WAR
ANTI-WAR PROTEST PLANNED

Clackamas, OR – A mix of motives for opposing the war: constitutional, ideological, practical, strategic, political and moral. But, all those who plan to protest on December 23rd, at 2:00 pm, near the Clackamas Town Center, agree that it is time to start withdrawing the troops.

This planned protest site is the same location that David Brownlow and his soldier-family were denied their 1st Amendment right of free speech and expression, and the right to assemble at their Protest earlier this month.

This December 23rd protest intends to urge the community and political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq. While shoppers are busy about their holiday business, we want to remind them that our sons and daughters are trapped in a war zone 8,000 miles away from home. Protesters (many who have family members who have been maimed, killed or are currently in eminent danger) believe that staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price.

The peaceful protest will include members of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), the Constitution Party of Oregon, and the new Christian anti-war group, BELIEVERS AGAINST THE WAR (BAW).

Protesters will form along Sunnyside Road as it goes over I-205, near the Clackamas Town Center, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2006.

Suzanne Brownlow, BAW Communications Director, said, “As Believers, we need to be the first (especially at this Christian holiday) to speak for seeking peace with our neighbors. We are exercising our 1st amendment rights of free speech and assembly to protest American occupation and meddling in Iraq. Our soldiers who are experiencing an especially escalating violence in Iraq are counting on us to get them home!”

David Brownlow, BAW Executive Director, said, “Many of our churches have been spreading the falsehood that this war has a biblical justification. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. We want to let our evangelical friends know that it is OK to speak out against U.S. occupation of Iraq."

Anyone who opposes this war, for any reason, is welcome to join this protest.

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BELIEVERS AGAINST THE WAR
P.O. Box 2965
Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 307-3851
dave@runtherace.org

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