Media Advisory

For Immediate Release	Contact	Phone
May 21, 2008	Crystal Snedden, NJCA	973-643-8800
	Ladonna Blount, NJCA	732-246-4772

This Memorial Day Forget-Me-Not

Activists and Organizations Unite to End the War and Support Our Families

Highland Park, NJ — On Thursday, May 22, 2008, New Jersey Citizen Action, Coalition for Peace Action, Pax Christi–Summit, Military Families Speak Out, and the Sierra Club will hold six simultaneous events to honor American soldiers who have lost their lives in the War and to call on Congress to end the War in Iraq.

Organizations will be in five locations across the state — Summit, Westfield, Mt. Holly, Wayside and Princeton — to distribute forget-me-not seeds asking people to plant a seed in honor of our soldiers, encouraging them not to forget the American soldiers and Iraqi people who have lost their lives in the War or the people here who are suffering due to budget cuts impacting health care, education, and preservation.

Groups will also hold a Trenton press conference at the State House where activists and military families will call on Congress to end the War in Iraq and invest in America's future.

Trenton Press Conference

Who: NJ Citizen Action, Coalition for Peace Action, Military Families Speak Out, NJ Labor Against the War & Sierra Club
When: May 22, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Where: Trenton Statehouse Room 109

For more information contact: Crystal Snedden 973-643-8800 or crystals@njcitizenaction.org.

In Summit

Who: Summit Interfaith Peace Coalition
When: May 22, 2008 11:00–2:00 pm
Where: Summit Post Office
61 Maple Street, Summit NJ 07901

For more information contact: Crystal Snedden 973-643-8800 or crystals@njcitizenaction.org.

In Westfield

Who: NJ Citizen Action
When: May 22, 2008 from 12:00–2:30 pm
Where: Westfield Post Office
153 Central Avenue, Westfield NJ 07090

For more information contact: Crystal Snedden 973-643-8800 or crystals@njcitizenaction.org.

In Mt. Holly

Who: NJ Citizen Action
When: May 22, 2008 12:00–2:30 pm
Where: Rep. Saxton's Mt. Holly Office
100 High Street, Mt. Holly NJ 08060

For more information contact: Ladonna Blount 732-246-4772 or ladonna@njcitizenaction.org.

In Wayside

Who: Pax Christi – Monmouth County
When: May 22, 2008 7:30 pm
Where: St. Anslem’s Church
Wayside Road, Wayside NJ

In Princeton (Different Date: May 24th)

Who: Coalition for Peace Action
When: May 24, 2008 10:00-12:00 pm
Where: Palmer Square, Princeton NJ
For more information contact: Ladonna Blount 732-246-4772 or ladonna@njcitizenaction.org.

###

As the state's largest citizen watchdog coalition, with over 60,000 members and 110 affiliates, New Jersey Citizen Action works to protect and expand the rights of individuals and families and to ensure that government officials respond to the needs of people rather than the interests of those with money and power.