May 25, 2013
  • City marks 5-year Iraq War anniversary

    Many groups in the city are marking the five-year annivesary of the Iraq war with protests or candlelight vigils. Here's a rundown of scheduled events:

    Noon and on: Granny Peace Brigadeholds “knit-in for peace” to mark fifth

    anniversary of Iraq war; Times Square Recruitment Center, Broadway and 44th Street.

    5:30 p.m.: Korean American peace group marks fifth anniversary of the Iraq

    war; The Plaza in front of Woori Bank, 32nd Street and Broadway.

    5:30 p.m.: Silent march and peace rally marking fifth anniversary of the

    Iraq war; West End and 86th Street to 73rd Street and Broadway.

    5:30 p.m.: MoveOn.org protest march and vigil marking fifth anniversary of

    the Iraq war; Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn.

    6:20 p.m.: Protesters to march down Flatbush Avenue to

    Livingston Street.

    6:30 p.m.: Candlelight vigil marking fifth anniversary of Iraq war;

    intersection of 125th and Lenox Avenue.

    7:30 p.m.: Rally in St. Rutger’s Church, 73rd Street and

    Broadway.

    7 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Candlelight vigil marking fifth anniversary of the Iraq war;

    Madison Square Park, Broadway at 23rd Street.

    -- Lauren Johnston

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