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Report: Boston's Peace Parade Cancelled
The City reportedly made a decision to favor the 1 p.m. parade run by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council.

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The Massachusetts chapter of Veterans for Peace (VFP) announced the cancellation this year of its annual St. Patrick’s Day Peace Parade, which had been scheduled for noon on March 15.
The parade was cancelled due to scheduling difficulties, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.
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A recent press release indicated that the cancellation follows a lengthy delay by the City of Boston—which for nearly a year refused to respond to VFP’s permit application. It also follows a federal court ruling in VFP’s lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts against the City, issued on March 6, which declined to order the City to issue VFP a permit for noon.
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