“They’re our brothers, they’re our sisters, we support the war resisters!” For the second year in a row, the RMO joined the War Resisters League in demonstrating on tax day, April 15. Marching from the IRS building on 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan to the General Post Office on 8th Avenue and 33rd Street, we played songs and chanted to draw attention to the flyers that the WRL handed to everyone as we passed. The flyers provided information and pie charts on where people’s money actually goes when they pay taxes, included the disparate amount that goes to funding war. Upon arrival at the Post Office, the RMO took turns playing music and singing songs with the Raging Grannies, a fierce group of anti-war songstresses with grandchildren.
On March 1st, 2009, RMO joined the celebration of diversity and the call of the bagpipes for the 10th annual St. Pat’s For All Parade and Fair in Sunnyside/Woodside. Despite overcast skies, the band’s energy and spirit helped get the crowds moving. We marched with community groups, unions, pipers, dancers and puppeteers, religious communities, youth groups, seniors, gay and straight, all celebrating our wonderful diversity. The honorees for the 2009 celebration were Belfast born director and screenwriter Terry George and singer Susan McKeown.
‘St Pats for All organizes, produces and hosts the annual the St Pats for All Parade and Fair in New York City. The parade welcomes all to celebrate Irish heritage and culture regardless of race, gender, creed or sexual orientation.. First held in 2000, St. Pat’s for All cherishes and celebrates an inclusive St. Patrick’s season. It is the first in the 260 years + of Irish parades in New York City to be open and welcoming to all who wish share the spirit of the day. The Parade’s theme “cherishing all the children of the nation equally” is taken from the 1916 Easter Proclamation of the Irish Republic. It is a vision drawn from our past and a guide for our present & future.’
To learn more about the St Pat’s for All Parade and how you can support them, visit their website at www.stpatsforall.com
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