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National Stand Down Day at Recruiting Stations Across the Country
21.11.2005
While bold voices within the U.S. Senate are speaking out against war in Iraq, everyday people across the nation are also becoming more vocal about their opposition to war. On November 18th, people all over the United States took time out of their schedules for National Stand Down Day in a statement against this illegal war. National Stand Down Day took place in more than 15 cities around the country, and was coordinated by the Iraq Pledge of Resistance.
The day was called National Stand Down Day because "stand down" is a term used by the military for days when they have training, reviews etc., and so "stand down" from their normal duties. Thus, citizens all over the country "stood down" for an hour or two from their normal duties to help bring this war and occupation to an end!
IMC coverage: Report Back on CounterRecruitment Action (DC-IMC) || POG returns to Oakland Recruiting Station (Pittsburgh IMC) || Resistance to military recruiters grows (Boston IMC) || Recap of November 16th Counter Recuitment in Brooklyn and Hicksville Counter-Recruitment (NYC-IMC) || Nov 17 counter-recruitment reportback and Clark students remember dead with 2000 crosses (Worcester IMC) || Protesters Confront Military Recruiters in Colorado Springs, 3 arrested (Colorado IMC) || Bring the Troops Home (Houston IMC) || Eureka Recruiting Center Shut Down (Indybay) || National Stand Down Day in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz IMC)
The day was called National Stand Down Day because "stand down" is a term used by the military for days when they have training, reviews etc., and so "stand down" from their normal duties. Thus, citizens all over the country "stood down" for an hour or two from their normal duties to help bring this war and occupation to an end!
IMC coverage: Report Back on CounterRecruitment Action (DC-IMC) || POG returns to Oakland Recruiting Station (Pittsburgh IMC) || Resistance to military recruiters grows (Boston IMC) || Recap of November 16th Counter Recuitment in Brooklyn and Hicksville Counter-Recruitment (NYC-IMC) || Nov 17 counter-recruitment reportback and Clark students remember dead with 2000 crosses (Worcester IMC) || Protesters Confront Military Recruiters in Colorado Springs, 3 arrested (Colorado IMC) || Bring the Troops Home (Houston IMC) || Eureka Recruiting Center Shut Down (Indybay) || National Stand Down Day in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz IMC)
