Speaker after speaker pointed to U.S., NATO, French and allied bombing and war as creating the conditions resulting in the massive refugee crisis and the Paris attacks. They also opposed Islamophobia and political surveillance and repression, and increased police murders against Black and Brown people.
Speakers included three Syrian American children and others from the Syrian American Forum, as well as members of the IAC, the Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee and the Committee for Peace and Human Rights. Linda Jenkins and Phebe Eckfeldt spoke for the WFN and Al Johnson spoke for Vets for Peace and the Chelsea Manning committee. Bob Traynham from the Boston School Bus Drivers, Ed Childs from Local 26 of UNITE HERE and Maureen Skehan from Workers World all spoke. Moonanum James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, spoke about the National Day of Mourning.
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