San Jose, CA, October 16, 2003

October is the first anniversary of the South Bay Mobilization. Last October, a few of us got together and joined the millions of the people around the world working to Stop the War. We did not Stop the War, but we met many other activists with the same goal and through the hard & persistent work of all of us, we created the South Bay Mobilization last October, 2002.

We raised the consciousness of our community about the war and the reasons that lead to war without end. Throughout many vigils, protests, monthly movies & lectures, leafletting, debates, meetings, contacting officials for passing resolutions and ... SBM became a very active and vital part of the progressive community in the South Bay.

We have a very impressive record for our first year of activity with many reasons to celebrate the success of Educating, Involving & Mobilizing the members of our community to stand for Peace & Justice throughout this past year.
Congratulations to All of You!

We would like to invite all of you to come to our next meeting on Oct. 16th at 7:00 PM to celebrate with us the first anniversary of SBM. This celebration consists of an Award Ceremony for all of you that created the SBM, plus a look back at a collection of flyers, pictures and documents that reflect our first year of our activism.

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