Long Beach peace march to reclaim Armistice Day

Long Beach groups dedicated to bid person organized a abbreviated march down Ocean Boulevard connected Thursday, Nov. 11, to reclaim Armistice Day.

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day successful the United States, but it began arsenic Armistice Day, marking the extremity of World War I. The Allies and Germany signed a bid statement astatine 11 a.m. connected Nov. 11, 1918. Armistice Day was designated arsenic “a time to beryllium dedicated to the origin of satellite bid and to beryllium thereafter celebrated.”

In 1954, aft World War II and the Korean War, the United States Congress voted to alteration Armistice Day to Veterans Day, which inactive is celebrated connected Nov. 11.

Several groups nether the South Coast Interfaith Council, including Long Beach Area Peace Network, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace and Masjid Shareef, person joined forces to signifier a “Reclaiming Armistice Day” lawsuit adjacent week. It involves a march from Valparaiso Plaza, astatine the country of Junipero Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, to the Lone Sailor Memorial astatine Paloma Avenue successful Bluff Park.

Live euphony and speakers volition beryllium contiguous astatine some ends of the march, with Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price among the presenters astatine the Lone Sailor memorial. The lawsuit volition extremity with the radical singing “Let There Be Peace connected Earth,” said organizer Dale Whitney. The opus is believed to person been written successful Long Beach for the Long Beach International Choir.

Ceremonies volition statesman astatine 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, astatine Valparaiso Plaza. Information: South Coast Interfaith Council, office@scinterfaith.org.

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