03/19/2008

Associated Press

A peace march, speeches and rallies in Indiana will mark the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war.

MoveOn.org plans a candlelight vigil Wednesday night at the Muncie City Hall and expects as many as 150 people to attend.

Bloomington will host several events, starting with a peace march on the Indiana University campus at 4 p.m. Christian Peacemaker Teams member Hilary Scarsella will then give a speech at Sample Gates on the edge of the IU campus.

More speeches will follow at a rally during which the names of Indiana soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed during the war will be read. People also will be encouraged to write messages to U.S. Rep. Baron Hill, urging the Indiana Democrat to end the war.