This WED join the WORLD MARCH in Los Angeles - 12/2/09

A call to join marchers from throughout the world:

From New Zealand to southern Argentina,

the World March

comes through L.A. on Wednesday, December 2!

The World March is covering 35 countries, 4 continents and 60 days after setting out from New Zealand. Now it's our turn to express ourselves and take a stand: for the abolition of nuclear weapons, for an end to war as a means of resolving conflict, and for a new global consciousness based on nonviolence & the rejection of all forms of violence.

For information about the World March: http://www.theworldmarch.org, www.worldmarchusa.net Mayra Gómez (949) 466-3036 worldmarchla@gmail.com

Let’s show the international peace communities the best of L.A. Join us for as many of these activities on Wednesday, December 2 as you can:

For public transportation to any of these locations, go to www.metro.net.

10 AM: Press Conference at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. (.3 miles east of Civic Center Station, Red Line Train.)

12 PM: Greeting by the Tongva Nation (the indigenous people of what’s now L.A.) and Potluck at Farmlab (across from the cornfields) 1745 N. Spring St, Unit 4 (.7 miles north of Chinatown Station, Gold Line Train.) http://farmlab.org/2006/12/what-is-farmlab_11.html (see “map” link for driving directions); also http://notacornfield.com/events/underspring.html.

6 PM: March down Wilshire Boulevard starting at MacArthur Park, Alvarado and Wilshire (across the street from the Westlake/MacArthur Park Station, Red Line Train.) Bring flashlights and any flags, banners, placards that express peace.

7 PM: Peace Concert at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd (.2 miles west of Vermont/Wilshire Station, Red Line Train.)

The World March in Numbers: Continents: 6
Countries: 90
Distance: 99,419 miles (160,000 kilometers)
Duration: 90 days Permanent team: 50 members Transportation: 40 train trips (including the Trans Siberian)
100 trips by land (four-wheel-drive, bus, car, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.), including the segments from Paris to Dakar and from North to South America through the Andes Mountains.
14 trips by air; 25 trips by sea (ship, barge, canoe, etc.) Climates: the March will pass through all climates, from mild and temperate - crossing through Mediterranean, continental, tropical, and desert zones - to polar Seasons: in 90 days the March will pass twice through all 4 seasons of the year.

The demands:

• nuclear disarmament at a global level

• the immediate withdrawal of invading troops from occupied territories

• the progressive and proportional reduction of conventional weapons

• the signing of non-aggression treaties between countries
• the renunciation by governments of the use of war as a means to resolve conflicts