Peace and Justice Center organizes coalition march from City Hall Park; petitions and petitions drive outreach

Chris Mia, speaking for the Peace and Justice Center, opened the event, thanked partner organizations and described the planned march route and petitioning actions.

"My name is Chris Mia and I'm with the Peace and Justice Center," Mia said, listing partner groups including the American Friends Service Committee, Veterans for Peace, Vermont Military Families Speak Out, Vermont Workers Center and others. Mia described the march route (Main Street to South Union Street to Pearl Street to Battery and back to City Hall Park), encouraged attendees to sign petitions to "bring the troops home," and explained that petitions had already gathered thousands of signatures.

Organizers asked participants to stay for the march after the speakers and to approach petition tables during the event. The rally then proceeded through multiple speakers and the planned march and chants that concluded the public portion of the gathering.