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Iraq War Veteran Adam Kokesh and Marine Mom Tina Richards
to Defy Federal Government Threats Against Anti-War Postering
WHO: Adam Kokesh - Co-Chair Iraq Veterans Against the War who recently gained national media attention when the Marines threatened him with discipline for his anti-waradvocacy. Tina Richards - CEO Grassroots America Mother of Marine whose son was selected to be reactivated & sent to Iraq for third tour and while fighting against it, she had a chance encounter with Congressman David Obey where she gained national media attention. WHAT: Press Event to highlight Freedom of Speech, Visuals WHEN: 1:00 PM September 6, 2007 WHERE: H St. and Jackson Place NW (between 16th and 17th sts.) northwest corner of Lafayette Park on the north side of the White House, Washington D.C.
Adam Kokesh, the co-chair elect of Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Tina Richards, mother of Iraq War Veteran Cloy Richards and CEO of Grassroots America, will put up posters for the September 15 March to Stop the War in defiance of threats of arrests and large financial penalties from Bush's Interior Department.
They will put up these posters on a traffic box on the corner of H St. and Jackson Place NW (between 16th and 17th Sts.), which is the northwest corner of Lafayette Park on the north side of the White House, at 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 6.
Adam Kokesh stated, "It is clear the government has gotten away from the will of the people. It will take a massive amount of people willing to take action to restore our democracy. Standing up for free speech here today is just one of first steps."
Tina Richards asked, "What did my son fight for? What did our family sacrifice for? To be silenced because we don't agree with the policies of our government?"
In August, Bush's Interior Department threatened large financial penalties and the National Parks Service Police took ANSWER volunteers into custody and confiscated their postering equipment - including their political literature - before releasing them. Kokesh's and Richard's postering will be in defiance of the Interior Department / NPS actions and threats, which have come as part of an inter-agency effort that has also included almost $30,000 in fines from the District of Columbia government, and threats of fines from Montgomery County and the City of Hyattsville.
Kokesh and Richards will notify the Interior Department of their plan. They will apply the poster in compliance with the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations as they exercise their fundamental First Amendment rights.
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