Event ID: | 1025 |
Contact Name: | Barbara Drageaux |
Contact Email: | bjdrgx@aracnet.com |
Contact Phone: | 1 503 595 9390 |
Organization: | Portland, Oregon Branch, Women's Internationa League for Peace and Freedom |
Event Web Site: | www.portland.wilpf.org |
Dates: | 8th October 2008 to 8th October 2008 |
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Type: | Public |
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Country: | United States |
State/Province: | OR |
City: | Portland |
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Location: | Pioneer Square, downtown Portland |
Event Name: | Parade and leafleting for PAROS" |
Event Description: | (Oct 8) Noon parade around the Pioneer Square central plaza in downtown Portland, Oregon with large Space for Peace Signs. Also leafleting and urging contacts with Congress. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and friends. bjdrgx@aracnet.com |
Promotional Image: | No Image. |
Report on the Results: | A small group of women paraded around and through Pioneer Square. They carried large signs with huge letters saying Space for Peace. They handed out about 500 leaflets urging support of PAROS (Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space). Names, addresses and phone numbers of Congress members were given and people were urged to contact them. Leaflets were well received and many discussions occurred with members of the lunchtime crowd sitting on the steps inside the square. |
Attendance: | 500 |
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Media Impressions: | 5000 |
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