David McReynolds, pacifist, socialist, east village militant calls us to remember the life of Norma Becker a leading NY trouble maker at PS 234, Saturday Nov. 3. I will see you there.

"If you were one of those opposing the Civil Defense drills in New York City in the early sixties . . .

If you were one of those who risked their lives in the South during the Civil Rights struggle . . .

If you were one of those who joined the Fifth Ave. Peace Parade Committee to begin mass mobilization against the Vietnam War . . .

If you were one of those who rallied at the United Nations in support of the Special Sessions on Disarmament in 1978 and 1982 (in 1982 there were a million of you, so you were probably there) . . .

If you were one of those fighting nuclear power after the disaster of Three Mile Island . . .

If you were on of those who finally questioned the rigid US policy in the Middle East which always favored Israel and ignored the suffering of the Palestinians . . .

If you were one of those who helped organize for economic justice . . .

If you are one of those who felt that the Cuban Revolution had a right to succeed without US intervention

Then you surely met Norma Becker and worked with her. Norma, for years the crucial chair of War Resisters League, the formidable force behind the Mobilization for Survival, the founder of the Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee. She changed our lives and helped change our world.

On Saturday, November 3, from 3 to 6 p.m., there will be a Memorial for Norma, who died on June 17, 2007. Join us to meet old friends of the struggles past, and the struggles that continue.

The Memorial is being held at PS 234, "Indepence School" in Tribeca, Manhattan, at the corner of Greenwich and Warren Street.

A wonderful band of Norma's old friends and co-workers - I won't name them for fear of leaving out a name - has worked hard to make this event a success.

People are coming from elsewhere in the US to be here. Join us"