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Chicago Faith Community Rallies for Peace Nearly 2,000 people packed Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday, February 23rd, at the Interfaith Rally for Peace. The rally, sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition, United for Peace Faithful Citizenship, was followed by a funeral procession for all casualties of war including Iraqi civilians, American and Iraqi combatants, children, immigrants & refugees, the homeless & hungry, and the jobless & working poor. The procession ended with a brief ceremony at St. James during which the coffins were opened and banners displaying messages of hope and peace were held aloft. Event speakers included Sr. Joan McGuire, Archdiocese of Chicago; C. Joseph Sprague, Bishop United Methodist Church; Karim Irfan, Chair, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago; Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rainbow-PUSH Coalition; and other religious leaders.    Read the Press Advisory >> Millions Worldwide Rally For Peace Thousands in Chicago Protest Against War in Iraq February 15th marked the largest global protest in history with an estimated 11.5 million individuals in over 600 cities worldwide denouncing the Bush Administration's call to war. From Buenos Aires to Helsinki to Paris to Los Angeles, throngs of citizens came out to join this global effort to turn the tide toward peace. The dynamic success of the global day of action against war, coupled with the Bush Administration's diplomatic setback at the United Nations, delivered a stunning rebuke to Washington and its allies on their hard-line advance towards war.   Global Protest News >>  Chicago Protest News >>  Protest Photos >> No Child Left Unrecruited The "No Child Left Behind" Act, President Bush's sweeping new education law was passed earlier this year. There, buried deep within the law's 670 pages, is a provision requiring public secondary schools to provide military recruiters not only with access to facilities, but also with contact information for every student -- or face a cutoff of all federal aid. The new law does give students the right to withhold their records. But school officials are given wide leeway in how to implement the law, and some are simply handing over student directories to recruiters without informing anyone -- leaving students without any say in the matter.    More Details >>

Headlines Fallout Seen from White House Nuclear Policy San Francisco Chronicle AFL-CIO Opposes War with Iraq CNN In London, War Debate Roars; Washington's Whispers Christian Science Monitor Coalition of the Willing or Coalition of the Coerced? Institute of Policy Studies - PDF Report More News >> "No War" Buttons Now Available!

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