Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignity

In 2008 we will be hosting one peace vigil a month – the first Sunday of every month we will gather at the same spot (the totem pole in S. Scappoose from 1-2 p.m. We will provide signs and reminders but we need you to answer the call.

Dear Supporters of Peace and Justice in Columbia County:

Please check out this article by legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh on Bush Administration plans to attack Iran: The New Yorker
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The prospect of posting Illegal Worker Free Zone signs was briefly raised in St. Helens twice last week — and twice the Columbia County Commissioners and the St. Helens City Council shot it down. To read the entire article, see page 2 of the July 26, 2007 edition of El Hispanic News (PDF).

New Exhibit on Human and Economic Cost of the Iraq War to Oregon on Display July 26th – 29th in Columbia County

The “Eyes Wide Open” exhibit featured boots for Oregon soldiers killed in Iraq, a memorial to Iraqi casualties, and a display on the cost of war to Oregon.

On Sunday, March 18 a Peace Rally took place in Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Several of our “regulars” participated.

We held a special vigil on the 19th (yes Monday) from 5:30 to 6:30 at the Totem Pole in Scappoose. CCCHD signed up for an Iraq War Anniversary Vigil on a shared date with similar MoveOn vigils across the country. Americans across the country are more concerned than ever about our direction in Iraq. Now is the time for Congress to force a change.
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