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New Castle City Council member to speak at February 22nd March
by Isaac Ludwig Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 7:46 PM
ludwigih@westminster.edu 724-946-3815 765 Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172

The second press release for the march and rally in New Castle PA on Feb. 22nd from 2-4 p.m.

For Immediate Release

New Castle City Council member and the assistant principal at the George Washington School, Mark Elisco is to speak at the war memorial in the center of New Castle during an anti-war/ peace march and rally on February 22nd which will take place from 2-4 p.m.

Elisco will be joined by Dr. Gary Lilly, a Vietnam veteran and Chair of the Political Science and Sociology Department at Westminster College, speakers from the Thomas Merton Center Anti-War committee, the South Western PA Green Party, and others. The permitted march is now being dubbed �Storm the Castle� and will both start and end at the war memorial on the �diamond� at corner of Jefferson and East Washington. The event is also conveniently being held on Washington�s Birthday.

The Westminster College Green Party is organizing this day of action as a follow up to a weekend of a large-scale international protesting on February 15th. We are currently receiving endorsements the Thomas Merton Center, the South Western PA Green Party, the Shanengo Valley Initiative, and a variety of other organizations.

Those wanting to formally endorse the march, speak or those simply wanting more information can contact either Isaac Ludwig at 724-946-3815 (ludwigih@westminster.edu) or Ken Jae at 724-946-6475 (jaekc@westminster.edu).

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