Troops out now is the organizer
http://www.troopsoutnow.org/ Schedule
Saturday, 9/22 & Sunday 9/23
Help erect scaffolding for a giant billboard demanding: 'Congress: Stop Funding the War - Fund Peoples' Needs.' Music and work at the site on tents, canopies, and displays. Crews will be doing outreach throughout neighborhoods in the DC/Baltimore area with sound cars and leafleting brigades.
Monday, 9/24 & Tuesday, 9/25
CODEPINK Camp Pelosi 101
Join CODEPINK on Monday September 24th at 1pm at the Troops Out Now
Coalition encampment as we give an alternative to traditional lobbying in Camp Pelosi 101. see
http://www.codepink4peace.org for details.
Actions demanding:
* Impeachment of Bush & Cheney for War Crimes
* Stop War on Iran - action and a strategy meeting on Emergency Network to focus on the growing threat of a U.S. attack on Iran
Wednesday, 9/26 - Turn up the heat
Actions TBA in the halls and offices of Congress to confront their political complicity in the war - Funding the war is a war crime.
Thursday, 9/27 - Stop the War at Home Day
Program at 5:30 in the big tent:
Katrina/Rita Survivors—
The struggle to rebuild New Orleans continues
Special showing: "Welcome to New Orleans" one hour
Documentary on the racist military occupation of New Orleans
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
* Malik Rahim, Exec. Dir., Common Ground Collective, New Orleans
* BrendaStokely, NY Solidarity Coalition for Katrina/Rita Survivors
* Teresa Gutierrez, May 1st Immigrant Rights Coalition
Discussion to follow
Friday, 9/28 - Youth actions challenge military recruiters, war funding & police repression. 'Money for Education, NOT War.
http://youthantiwarweek.wordpress.com Cuba Solidarity and anti-war activists will present a rainbow
solidarity letter with thousands of signatures to the Acting Attorney General demanding Freedom for the Cuban Five political prisoners.
Videos about the Cuba such as ‘Mission against Terror,’ ‘salud’ will be shown non-stop during the encampment.
Join an Evening Vigil with SiCKO film cast members at the Lincoln Memorial to remember those who died because they were denied health care.
A concert of hip-hop and spoken word at the encampment with BAYAN Philippine Alliance to oppose U.S. military
in the Philippines.
Other actions & meetings TBA. Set up, banner & sign making all day.
Other actions & meetings TBA. Set up, banner & sign making, outreach & organizing all day.
SATURDAY, 9/29 Noon
Mass March to demand: Stop the War at Home & Abroad
More than 100 buses, along with vans and car caravans arriving at the Capitol.
Gather in front of Capitol at 11 a.m
Rally begins NOON
Volunteers needed at 8:30 am.
March sets off at 1:30pm
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Get lodging and ride info here
http://road2dc.com/Any other DUer's planning to be their tonight?