FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2005
CONTACT: Mitch Geiger 480.773.7358
Minutemen Rally to Kick off Independence Weekend
Support our troops by securing our border now
PHOENIX, AZ – Minuteman Project founders, Chris Simcox and Jim Gilchrist will be among the speakers featured at a rally on the steps of the State Capitol in Phoenix on Friday, July 1 st. Other speakers will include: John and Barbara March, parents of slain deputy David March; Russell Pearce, AZ State Representative; Randy Graf, Candidate for US Congress, and Mark Edwards, Wake up America Foundation.
“Secure our Borders” is the theme of this rally scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM. In addition to many Minuteman participants and immigration reform advocates from across the nation, the general public has been invited to show support for our troops and tighter border enforcement.
New Citizen & Minuteman volunteer Luca Zanna will lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
Rally organizers, Mitch Geiger and Jimmy Wade, both disabled Veterans who volunteer with Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, wanted to do something to show support for the troops. “We have a duty to our fellow soldiers to secure this border while they are away fighting,” said Geiger in a phone interview on Monday, “It isn’t right to put their families at risk with an open border.”
In keeping with the spirit of the Minuteman Project, rally participants will be peaceful and respect the law.
A small contingent of counter protesters are expected.
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...see you there...
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