Senator Gravel to Speak at Iranian Cultural Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2008
Contact:
Lynne Mosier 650 400-7769
lynne@gravel2008.us
San Francisco, CA March 27, 2008 – Presidential candidate Senator Mike Gravel will speak at an Iranian cultural event, Friday March 28th, 6pm, SF City Hall, Rotunda.
Senator Mike Gravel, an outspoken advocate for peace and environmental justice will be speaking at the 2008 SF Norooz event sponsored by Turquoise Bridges, an organization that fosters cross-cultural understanding by highlighting common attributes of mankind’s heritage, art and literature to promote greater understanding and eliminate prejudice.
Senator Gravel will address the dangerous US political and media build up to military aggression against Iran. Senator Gravel spoke out against the Iraq invasion in 2002 and is best known for filibustering the end of the military draft, releasing the Pentagon Papers, hastening the end the Vietnam War, halting Nuclear testing in the North Pacific and initiating the Nuclear Critique.
