ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) has announced plans for a protest commemorating the fifth anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. As they have done at previous events, the West Michigan-based antiwar group is calling for an immediate end to the United States' occupation of Iraq:

Saturday, March 15 - 12:00pm
Heartside Park
Downtown Grand Rapids
(just south of the corner of Ionia and Cherry)

Join ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) for a march demanding an immediate end to the United States' occupation of Iraq. We'll highlight connections to local institutions that sustain the occupation. Bring signs, banners, drums, noisemakers, etc.

For information on why ACTIVATE calls for an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq:

http://www.activategr.org/news/end-the-occupation/

HELP PROMOTE THE PROTEST:

Please pass this announcement along to your friends, your groups, or other contacts. We have flyers below that we encourage people to print and distribute, as well as a graphic suitable for posting on MySpace, Facebook, and other such sites:

Full Sheet Flyer

Quarter Sheet

Graphic for MySpace/Facebook/etc

For more information on ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS), visit activategr.org.

Thus far, ACTIVATE is the only local group to announce plans.