NEWS RELEASE, TIME SENSITIVE, Effective Immediately

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

Contact:  Brian Moore, Chair (352) 686-9936 cell (352) 585-2907

Peace Coalition to Support

Government Workers /Unions;

Protest Gov.’s Veto of Fl. Train

Group to Continue Call for “America’s

Hands Off Egypt” & “Cease Afghan War”

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, Weeki Wachee/Spring Hill,

Florida (Hernando County): 

The NatureCoast Coalition for Peace and Justice will demonstrate this Saturday, Feb. 19th, 10 AM, at the Weeki Wachee, FL intersection (SR 50, Cortez Blvd. & US Hwy 19, Commercial Way), 34608, to support county and state government workers and their unions in Wisconsin and Florida; and will also protest Florida Governor Rick Scott’s recent veto of Florida high-speed train funding, thus killing the project.

The local antiwar group is adding domestic concerns, front and center, to its national and international peace and justice agenda, because of the recent threats by national, state and county political leaders, of both major political parties, to solve its budgetary problems “on the backs of vulnerable government workers who they are treating as scapegoats,” said coalition chair Brian Moore. 

The state and federal legislatures are “also responsible for the reckless government spending on foolish wars, wall street and bank bailouts and irresponsible tax right offs for the wealthy and large corporations,” and are now attempting to “put the blame on public workers and the taxpayers of this country,” Moore added.

The peace coalition will also continue its support of Egypt’s pro-democracy movement and protest the continued American wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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