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Chico City Council Chambers (411 Main Street)
March 11\, 2010
Chico City Council Chambers (411 Main Street)
The Northern California State Budget Alliance hosted a town hall meeting to discuss the current state budget crisis. \; Representatives from various community sectors\, a local economist\, and a tax expert discussed community needs and concerns as compared to the Governor&rsquo\;s proposed budget. Time was also dedicated for citizen input with many suggestions about next steps.
During this economic downturn and the predicted $20 billion state budget shortfall\, the Governor has proposed a budget that drastically cuts spending by at least 10% in almost every state department. This move would cut services for many Californians\, especially the poor\, the elderly and the disabled.
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Children's Playground to MLK \;Park
The Chico Peace &\; Justice Center honored peacemakers in history by walking for peace and justice in our time. Families completed a walk from Children&rsquo\;s Playground to the MLK\, Jr. Park on 20th Street stopping at Peace Checkpoints along the way. \; Each participant collected mementos of peace (stones\, stickers\, buttons) in bags provided by the sponsors of the march.
At the MLK\, Jr. \; Park\, we closed with a celebration of the event and a rally commemorating the anniversary of the Iraq War.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120205T175957Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T200000Z UID:http://chico-peace.org/event/2010/03/20/7th-anniversary-war-iraq-call-withdrawal URL;VALUE=URI:http://chico-peace.org/event/2010/03/20/7th-anniversary-war-iraq-call-withdrawal SUMMARY:7th Anniversary of the War in Iraq - Call for Withdrawal DESCRIPTION:March 20\, 2010![\\"\\"](\\"http\://chico-peace.org/sites/all/files//images/kathykelly.jpg\\" "\\\"\\\"")
We marked the passage of seven long years of the War in Iraq at the end of the Pathway to Peace Walk. \; Many local youths and longtime activists spoke on this day\, calling for an end to the war. \; Kathy Kelly\, longtime peace activist\, was our keynote speaker.
Kathy Kelly co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence\, (www.vcnv.org) a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare. As a co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness\, she helped form 70 delegations\, from 1996 - 2003\, that openly defied economic sanctions by bringing medicines to children and families in Iraq. Kathy and her companions lived in Baghdad throughout the 2003 &ldquo\;Shock and Awe&rdquo\; bombing.
More recently\, she has visited Gaza and Pakistan\, writing eyewitness accounts of war&rsquo\;s impact on civilians.
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