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Join January "Out of Iraq" Events
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Progressive Portal
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Jan 04, 2006 18:20 PST
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JANUARY EVENTS IN U.S. CALL FOR END TO IRAQ OCCUPATION;
MARCH 8, WOMEN PROTEST WORLDWIDE ON INT'L WOMEN'S DAY
[From Global Exchange <http://www.globalexchange.org> and Code Pink
<http://www.codepink4peace.org>]
Local organizations throughout the U.S. plan to hold more than 70 "Out
of Iraq" events on or about 7 Jan 2006. Most of the events are town-hall
forums, and several will feature members of Congress, including Bobby
Scott, Diane Watson, Jim McDermott, Adam Smith, Bob Filner, Martin Sabo,
Jim Moran, and John Murtha. Other events will feature congressional
staff, congressional and senatorial candidates, local elected officials,
and leaders of the peace movement, including Gold Star Families for
Peace founder Cindy Sheehan and After Downing Street co-founder John
Bonifaz.
While all of these events will focus on ending the war, many of them
will also address Rep. John Conyers's new resolutions to censure
President Bush and Vice President Cheney and to create a select
committee to investigate and report on "possible impeachable offenses."
Organizations participating in Jan. 7 events include: Backbone Campaign,
Progressive Democrats of America, After Downing Street, Democracy Cell
Project, Cities for Peace, MilitaryFreeZone.Org & Operation Ceasefire,
Montgomery County Progressive Alliance (Maryland), United for Peace and
Justice, U.S. Tour of Duty, Hip Hop Caucus, Democracy Rising, World
Can't Wait, WakeUpLaughing.com, Gold Star Families for Peace,
PeaceMajority Report, Global Exchange, Bring Them Home Campaign, UP
(United Progressives) for Democracy, 20 20 Vision, Impeach Bush
Coalition, Peace Action, America in Solidarity, CODEPINK.
Also, mark your calendar now: Protests will take place at U.S. embassies
worldwide on International Women's Day, 8 Mar 2006.
Take Action
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Participate in one of the January events listed at:
http://globalexchange.org/countries/mideast/iraq/jan7iraqevents.html
Participate in one of the worldwide International Women's Day peace
events on 8 Mar 2006 or list your own event:
http://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?id=693
Or sign up to join CODEPINK in Washington, DC on 7-8 Mar 2006 for
International Women's Day peace gathering:
http://democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/signUp.jsp?key=924
Sign the CODEPINK "Call for Peace":
http://democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=185
More Information
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Resources for Jan 2006 events including additional listing of events
nationwide:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event
Rep. Conyers's news release calling for censure of Bush and Cheney and
for Congress to look into "possible impeachable offenses," with link to
House Judiciary Committee Democrats' investigative report:
http://www.house.gov/conyers/Censure_PR.htm
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