March 18 demonstration in Bangor

The March 18 peace symbol event in Bangor, Maine was a strong anti-war statement given by 500 area people. Peacecast.us recorded the event and produced a video that placed March 18 in context of anti-war activism in Bangor over the last four years:

This video also is posted at From Every Village Green.

Now, additional media is available. The podcast presented here includes audio of the entire event. Community radio WERU broadcast a short excerpt of this file along with other audio from peace events around the state on the March 24, 2006 Weekend Voices program. Below the fold is an archive image of the extraordinary newspaper coverage the event received.

22 min; 25 MB; 160 kbps mp3; download link here ->

Bangor demonstration makes impression

Extraordinary coverage of March 17–18 peace events

Local newspaper cares now, this war must end

Years ago, the Bangor Daily News was among the very most reactionary newspapers around–much like the Union Leader in New Hampshire. As recently as 2002 they all but ignored several of our peace rallies at the Federal Building in Bangor. They’re making up for it. What you see above truly is amazing coverage. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.