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Rally for Peace in Annapolis!

November 2007

A group of progressive pro-Israel organizations are working to organize a Rally for Palestinian-Israeli Peace at Annapolis on Tuesday Nov. 27, from 1 pm - 3 pm. Rally Location

The peace rally will take place on the grounds of St. Anne's Church, 199 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Maryland (or inside the church in the event of inclement weather).

Transportation

  • Chartered Bus

    From NYC: We have chartered a bus directly to the Annapolis rally from New York City (with a pickup stop in Philadelphia-location to be announced shortly). The bus will depart New York City at 7:30 A.M. from 114 W. 26th Street in Manhattan. The roundtrip fare is $20 per adult, and $10 for students or under 25 (the first 50 students or under 25 will receive a full fare subsidy through Habonim Dror).

    From D.C.:     A bus has also been chartered from Maryland, with pickup stops at the Metro stations in College Park, Maryland at 11:00 A.M. and New Carrollton, Maryland at 11:30 A.M. Those coming from D.C. can take the Green line to College Park or the Orange line to New Carrollton. There is parking at both locations. A donation is suggested to help the sponsoring organizations cover bus rental costs.
  • Driving and Parking: only one lot where parking will be available: the lot at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, 1.2 miles from the rally location. Free shuttle buses leave every 15 minutes and will drop riders off a short distance from the rally location at St. Anne's Church (at Church Circle half a block away). If you wish to drive to the rally in Annapolis, there is likely to be.

    The Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis is at the intersection of Rowe Boulevard and Taylor Ave. Enter through Gate 5 on the West side of Taylor Ave.

    Link to Yahoo map of Annapolis area of stadium parking lot: http://maps.yahoo.com/broadband#lon=-76.506193&lat=38.984616&mag=3

    Links to additional parking lot and shuttle information: http://www.pinnacleparking.com/ and http://www.pinnacleparking.com/public_parking.htm

    Here's a map of Annapolis showing the free bus shuttle route from the parking lot listed here to Church Circle which is near the location of our rally at St. Anne's Church: http://www.annapolis.gov/info.asp?page=7615
What to bring

Personal: Umbrellas in case of rain, and pack your own lunch, snacks and drinking water or beverage.

Signs but no sticks or poles: A list of slogans for signs has been approved by the sponsoring organizations. Non-approved messages will not be permitted at the rally. Our common goal is to insure that the rally is pro-Israel and conveys our support for a negotiated two-state solution.

We encourage you to make signs using these messages and to bring them to the rally. Please note that no sticks or poles are permitted at the rally under Maryland law.

The following slogans are approved for signs at the peace rally.
  1. The time has come for peace, now!
  2. It's time to choose; yes to a peace agreement!
  3. Prime Minister Olmert:We Support Your Effort to Negotiate Peace
  4. American Jews Want Peace!
  5. Negotiations for Israel's Sake
  6. President Bush:Help Israelis and Palestinians Work Towards Peace
  7. Wanted:Strong US Mideast Diplomacy
  8. Two States for Two Peoples - The Time Has Come
  9. No Turning Back on Peace: Annapolis is Just the Beginning!
  10. "Peace is Pro-Israel"
  11. "Enough blood, enough tears." Two states for two peoples. (Yitzhak Rabin)
  12. "Seek peace and pursue it"
  13. "Zionists for Peace"
  14. "Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace"
  15. "Better to have the pains of peace, than the sufferings of War" (Yitzhak Rabin)
Contact us

Please continue to contact us at annapolisrally@gmail.com for bus reservations. Please let us know how many spaces you and anyone else in your party will require. Provide your name, email and phone number.

Also let us know if you plan to join us at the rally. Send an email with your name to annapolisrally@gmail.com.

If you're planning to drive yourself to Annapolis, please let us know at annapolisrally@gmail.com. We especially need to know if you can offer space to others in your vehicle. If you need a ride, please indicate that.

To help us coordinate transportation, write in the subject line of your email the appropriate heading:
  • Interested in attending
  • Interested in riding the bus from NYC
  • Interested in driving and in offering a ride to others
  • Interested in a ride by car

Why We Must Be There

The rally provides an opportunity for American Jews to express their support for a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement and strong US involvement for helping Israelis and Palestinians continue the negotiations until they succeed, bringing peace and security to both peoples. Your voice and your presence are needed. As American Jews, we must show that our love for Israel does not only manifest itself during times of war. We must show our solidarity with the citizens of Israel and Palestine as they work for peace.

Right-wing Jews, along with fundamentalist evangelical Christians opposed to any Israeli territorial compromise or peace talks, will be staging a rally at a different time and place in Annapolis. Now is the time to speak out and show the American public and the entire American Jewish community that American Jews support peace.

If You Cannot Attend the Rally

You can still participate in other ways:

  1. Send in an earmarked contribution to help assure the success of this rally. Visit our Donate page to find out how.
  2. Please take some time today or tonight to forward this email to as many people as possible.

Sponsoring Organizations

A list of co-sponsors is in formation. Organizations currently co-sponsoring the rally include:

Ameinu
Americans for Peace Now
Meretz USA
Union of Progressive Zionists
Kesher ARZA
Habonim Dror
Hashomer Hatzair
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring


Please continue to watch this space for more details!