Cindy Sheehan: Camp Casey III in Covington Needs Supplies
Well, after what turned out to be a few days' rest, instead of a week, I am heading back out on the truth trail. Camp Casey III in Covington, La, is really hopping. Members of our Camp Casey group took 10,000 pounds of supplies to Covington which is a poor African-American town in La. [Scroll down for Cindy's list of badly-needed supplies.]
The first stop for me as I join the Bring Them Home Now Tour (http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/) is Chicago. During the tour, we are going to ask members of Congress the following questions: 1) What Noble Cause are our children fighting for, dying for, and killing for in Iraq? 2) What are our elected officials doing to end the occupation of Iraq? 3) How many more innocent Iraqis and Americans are we willing to sacrifice?http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2800
House Committee to Vote on Resolution of Inquiry on 9/14
The Resolution of Inquiry into Bush's war lies now has 65 co-sponsors. It will come to a vote in the House International Relations Commitee next Wednesday, September 14th, where it has the co-sponsorship of most of the Democrats and one Republican. To pass, it needs all the Democrats and three Republicans. The more Congress Members not on the committee who co-sponsor, the more likely wavering committee members are to vote yes. A substantial debate on the issue is expected. The committee meets in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, at 10:30 a.m. next Wednesday.
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9/15 Hearing and Rally on Ending the War
On Thursday, September 15, in Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey will hold a hearing on exit strategies for Iraq. A coalition of organizations demanding an end to the war will hold a rally afterwards at 5 p.m. in front of the White House. Please ask your Congressmember and Senators to take part in both events. Email them here: http://tinyurl.com/7vjej Or call the switchboard toll free: (888) 818-6641
And please come to these events yourself if you can (but remember that we are building toward a mass mobilization on September 24; if you can only come to DC once, come then).
Rally updates and flyers: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2369
HEARING: Thursday, September 15, 2005, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (may change once location is determined)
WHERE: TBD (there will be a room and a large overflow room)
WITNESSES: U.S. Senator Max Cleland, former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, former head of the Veterans Administration and triple amputee from his military service in the Vietnam War; General Joseph Hoar (Ret. USMC), former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command; Ambassador David Mack, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and current Vice President of the Middle East Institute; Dr. Ken Katzman, Middle East analyst and Iraq specialist at the Congressional Research Service; Tom Hayden, former California State Senator and experienced negotiator in Northern Ireland; Anas Shallal, an Iraqi-American and founder of Iraqi-Americans for Peaceful Alternatives.
Both Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have been invited. Some 25 Democratic Members are expected, and several Republican Members, including Rep. Walter Jones Jr. (N.C.), have indicated they will participate for at least a portion of the hearing.
Rep. Woolsey's Advisory: http://woolsey.house.gov/latestnews.asp?ARTICLE5110=44547
Sept. 6 Article in Roll Call: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2703
RALLY: at Lafayette Square Park (in front of White House) at 5 p.m. ET on September 15, 2005, sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America, After Downing Street, Code Pink, Peace Action, Democrats.com, and Democracy Rising.
SPEAKERS: Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and other Congress Members; Gold Star Families for Peace Member Tia Steele; Founder of American Families United, Gold Star Mother, Member of Military Families Speak Out, and star of "Farenheit 9-11" Lila Lipscomb; Veterans for Peace Board Member Ellen Barfield; Family member of U.S. soldier serving in Iraq Jawaid Khan; Co-Founder of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Tom Hayden; Code Pink Co-Founder and United for Peace and Justice organizer Gael Murphy; Peace Action Organizing and Policy Director Paul Kawika Martin; U.S. Labor Against the War Co-Founder Gene Bruskin; Center on Conscience and War Executive Director J.E. McNeil; PDA Board Member and After Downing Street Co-Founder John Bonifaz; Pastor of Pasadena, Calif., All Saints Church Ed Bacon; PDA Executive Director and After Downing Street Co-Founder Tim Carpenter; PDA Board Member and After Downing Street Co-Founder David Swanson; Democracy Rising Director and likely U.S. Senate candidate from Maryland Kevin Zeese; Pacifica Radio Washington Bureau Chief Verna Avery Brown; Co-Founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Ray McGovern; PDA Board Member and President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr; diplomat who resigned in opposition to Iraq war, and Camp Casey coordinator Ann Wright; Research Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Erik Leaver, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
Information on mass mobilization September 24-26: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/septmobe
Information on civil resistance on September 26: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2759
Sign Up for Exciting Workshops in DC on Sept. 25
These events, organized by Progressive Democrats of America, will include a discussion with Cindy Sheehan, as well as a focus on the Downing Street Memos and remarks by John Bonifaz, Co-Founder of After Downing Street. http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/events/sept2005/index.php
Calendar
9/9 Los Angeles: Code Pink Sendoff for Cindy Sheehan http://codepinkalert.org/article.php?id=172
9/11 NYC: March and Rally for the Truth http://www.ny911truth.org/
9/16 DC: The Crisis of US Elections http://www.greeninstitute.net/Democratize/democratize5.shtml
9/16 Baltimore: U.S. Constitution in Crisis http://www.mica.edu/news/news.cfm?action=detail&press_ID=521
9/16 NYC: Burning Bush: A Faith-based Musical
A Democrats.com Night of Fun! https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=BUR4
9/18 Philadelphia: Beyond Oil Teach-In & Conference http://phillybeyondoil.org/
9/28-30 Portland OR: National Summit to Save our Elections http://summit.oregonvrc.org/
Petitions
NOW: Renew the Violence Against Women Act before 9/30 http://www.capwiz.com/now/issues/alert/?alertid=7899661
President Bush: Meet with Cindy Sheehan
It's time to get Out Of Iraq!
Impeach Bush and Cheney
Prosecute Bush for War Crimes
http://democrats.com/organize
From the Democrats.com Blog
- Project Censored's 10 Stories Most Ignored by the Media
- Reps. Conyers, 31 Other Members, Introduce Bill to Relieve Bankruptcy Burden On Katrina Survivors
- Bush Hits Record Low of 41% but Zogby Drops Impeachment Question
- Rehnquist's Legacy: A Partisan Court
- "Roberts Unfit to be Chief Justice of the United States"
- FEMA Chief Sent Help Only After Storm Hit
- LA Gov. Blanco Asked Bush for Assistance on 8/28
- Plame Update: Hearing Postponed
- Billionaire Tax Cuts After Katrina?
- Pelosi on Bush: "Oblivious, in denial, dangerous"
- "GOP to announce fake rubber-stamp commission to investigate Katrina - no Democrats involved"
http://democrats.com/
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