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American Friends Service Committee — Part 33
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AEZRICAK FRIDSDS SEEVICE COMMITTEE AND
CEICAGO COLLITTEIE FOR &£ SANE MUCLIA: POLICY
opportunity for large numbers of people to express their will
for the peaceful settierent of all international differences
anc their cesire fer world conditions which take evay the
occasion for war,
Ta connection with the peace walk itself, the letter
nected that as dest vezr a group of people weuld assemble outside
oe
the main gate at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center the
evening of Thursday, Merch 30, 1961, to begin a peace waik to
the Loon. The Lettex ststed thas this original group would be
joined by cthers at the val roprezsed southward toward Chi cage. .
This AFSC Letter ended be voting tkat the AFSC was acvising
the Conmmardint, Great Likes Navel Training Center, of this
activity so thet he wo:id know the puspese and function of the
greup which will az2exble eutside the Great Lakes Naval Training
Center, The letter concluded by stating that the discipline
of the peace walk would include all aspects of the “spirit of
non-violence,"
On February 9, 1961, a source, who has furnish ed
reliahie information in the past, made evailable a leaflet
published by the AFSC, 300 West Congress Parkway, Chicago 7,
Illinois, which stzted it, the leaflet, was a call to participate
in a week for world peace Merch 26 through April 1, 1861, as
part of a nationewide “witness fer peace Eester-1961."
The afomsemertiozred AFSC xeatiet further etated that
the naticn-side witzess for feace Es #2967 activities would
include film and dississicn mestings “Giring the tyvo months
preceding the week cf Karsh 26 threcgh Azral 2, i962, leaflet .
distribscica ip iecel communities Merch 26 throuch Anril 1,
1862, ard a walk ftir peace Degizrning Thiteday, March 30, 1961,
in the evening, firim tie Great Lakes NaveD Training Center to
the Chicago Loop, ¢aid walk to culminate Saturday afternoon,
April 1, 1961, at which time a peace rally would be held at
which prominent speakers to be announced would appear,
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