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The city center of Peoria IL echoed to shouts of "Caterpillar is a killer" and "Israel murdered Rachel Corrie, US aid is the story" as some 350 chanting and cheering peace and social activists from the Midwest and beyond marched on Caterpillar's corporate headquarters on April 23. Carrying signs, banners, and Palestinian flags, they delivered a message of protest to Caterpillar chairman and executive officer James Owens and the board of directors of the heavy-equipment giant. As protesters marched up and down the 100 block of Northeast Adams Street chanting anti-Caterpillar slogans, International Solidarity Movement activist re-enacted the death of Rachel Corrie beneath the blade and massive bulk of a plywood mock-up of an armored Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer.
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Rally and Protest at Caterpillar's Peoria, Illinois Headquarters
The city center of Peoria, IL echoed to shouts of "Caterpillar is a killer" and "Israel murdered Rachel Corrie, U.S. aid is the story" as some 350 chanting and cheering peace and social activists from across the Midwest and beyond marched on Caterpillar's corporate headquarters April 23.
Carrying signs, banners, and Palestinian flags, they delivered a message of p...See the full content of this document
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