We Want Peace for Mother's Day! May 8, 2010

You're invited to join Roseanne Barr on Saturday, May 8
in a free We Want Peace for Mother's Day event on the DC Mall!

This Mother's Day join the wonderful actress, comedienne, writer, and director, Roseanne Barr for a fun, rip-roaring celebration of mothers and peace. Roseanne will perform her "One Taxpaying Mother's Manifesto."

We'll sing, dance, and bring the message of disarmament to the annual military exhibition fair in the spirit of Julia Ward Howe's original 1870 Mother's Day Proclamation calling on the nation to "Disarm, Disarm! Mothers say disarm!"

Weekend Highlights Will Include:

Roseanne's Manifesto
Updates from Afghanistan and Iran
Music, dancing & poetry
An "arms-are-for-hugging" Hug-In
A theatrical reading of the proclamation

When: Saturday, May 8: 1 - 5 PM
Where: John Marshall Park at 4th & Pennsylvania Ave NW

Bring your mom, bring your kids & celebrate peace!

For more information contact Joan Stallard:
jdstallard@erols.com / 202-422-6275

Sponsored by: CodePink, the Washington Peace Center, National Congress of Black Women, Palestinian-American Women's Association, Jewish Voice for Peace, A Peace of the Action, DC Gray Panthers, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)