Veterans for Peace Unveils
Airshow Protest Banner
March & Vigil Planned in
Brunswick on August 25
For Immediate
Release
Maine Veterans for Peace (VFP) has unveiled a
beautiful protest banner created by Maine artists Natasha Mayers and Nora Tryon
that will be used on Saturday, August 25 during the march and
vigil opposing the Air Force Thunderbirds airshow in Brunswick. The banner
reads "Stop Recruiting Our Children for War" and shows children's playful
nature being subverted for militarism.
The march will begin at 9:00
am at the corner of Main St & Bath Road in Brunswick and end at the front
gate of the former Naval air station. There the group will hold a vigil until
noon as people drive into the airfield.
According to VFP protest organizer Bruce Gagnon, "We
hear from many people in the greater community complaining about the noise and
pollution from these expensive propaganda shows that are ultimately intended to
serve as tools to recruit the next generation for war. Last year our airshow protest was led by VFP founding member Tom
Sturtevant who served in the Navy on an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.
He worked for years to end military recruitment in our public schools. He
passed away last winter and our protest this year is in his
memory."
Veterans for Peace maintains that the Thunderbird
warplanes drop bombs and kill women and children as well as soldiers. They
contend that these airshows glorify war and mislead impressionable young
people.
The protest is being sponsored by the following organizations:
Maine Veterans for Peace,
CodePink Maine, Maine Green Independent Party, Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi
Maine, Episcopal Peace Fellowship-Maine Chapter, Global Network Against Weapons
& Nuclear Power in Space, PeaceWorks, Maine Campaign to Bring Our War $$
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