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American Friends Service Committee — Part 33
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AMERICAK FRIENDS Sf
CEICAGD COLVITTIE FOR A Sh
opportunity for large numbers of people to express their will
for the peac 2 setilerent of all interrational differences
enc their ce id conditions thich take evay the
occasion for war.
In connection with the peace walk itself, the letter
noted that as lest yezr a group of people would a mble outside
the main gave at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center the
evening of Thursdar, March 30, 1961, to begin a peace waik to
the Loop. The Letter etsted that this original group vould be
Joined by cthers as the walk progressed southward toward Chicago. .
This AFSC Letter ended br noting that the APSC was acvising
the Conmardazt, Great L s Ravel Training Center, of this
activity so that he know the purpese and function of the
greip which will aszzexble eutside the Great Lakes Naval Training
Center, The letter cluded by stating that the discipline
of the peace walk wou include all aspects of the “spirit of
non-violence,"
On February 9, 1961, a source, who has furnished
reliatle information in the past, made evailable a leaflet
published by the APSC, 300 West Congress Parkway, Chicago 7,
Illinois, which stated it, the leafict, was a call to participate
in a week for world peace Merch 26 through April 1, 1961, as
part of a nationewide “witness fer peace Eester-1961,"
The aforen
the naticn-side witr
include film and diz
preceding the week
Gisiributicn in iece
1962, and a walk f- day, March 30, 1963,
in the ever ing, frz * 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 pr ominent speakers to be announced would appéar,
-iored AFSC leaflet further stated that
for Feace er-196" activities would
aring the t¥o me aths
gril 2, 1962, leaflet
through Aprit 1,
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