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The Declaration of Peace - "Congressional Challenge Day" Days of Decision: A Week of Nationwide Coordinated Actions At Every Congressional Office Across the Country: Nonviolent Actions to Days of Decision: - In September, General Petraeus will deliver his report on the war. - In September, Congress will face a decision on funding another year of war. Republicans and Democrats will consider the future of U.S. operations in Iraq. - We, the people, must set the agenda for a change in U.S. policy in Iraq. - Therefore, The Declaration of Peace is calling upon people across the United States to take nonviolent action in September to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Join us! Start: 00:00
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I invite all my brothers and sisters in the movement to come to D.C. for the International Day(s) of Peace, Sept. 20 & 21. One of those two days, the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance will be organizing a massive nonviolent direct action on Capitol Hill. Why should I come to D.C. instead of trying to do something in my own area? First of all, the powerholders will be in town on Sept. 20/21, and therefore we should be as well. We should be peacefully occupying Capitol Hill and surrounding the symbol of our supposed democracy -- the Capitol Building. Every day we do not act in concert, to make the strongest statement possible is another day of death and destruction in Iraq. Why should we not just then press for the biggest action possible in order to directly confront those continuing to fund war and military occupation? Start: 00:00
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There will be a legal and logistical briefing on September 19 at 6:30 PM in a venue close to Capitol Hill. Once the site is confirmed, this information will be shared. The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) and the Declaration of Peace will gather in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2007 to demand an end to the war and occupation of Iraq. The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) is establishing a working group to take on the responsibility of organizing and fully promoting the Sept 20th event: Rivers of Blood - A Day of Non-Violent Resistance on Capitol Hill. Join us as we remember all the victims of the immoral and illegal Iraq War. Let us Speak Truth to Power and remind the decision makers of the folly and human cost of continuing to fund the war. Start: 00:00
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Ever wish nostalgically for the old days? When we had a constitutionally-elected President who can speak sequential intelligent sentences extemporaneously? When the apparently pressing issue of the day were stains on a blue dress and his attempt to protect his family's personal life? Care to reminisce? Happy Days are here again! See: Bill Clinton on The Daily Show Former President Bill Clinton will be sitting down with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show for the third next Thursday, September 20. We can't say for certain what the purpose of his visit will be, but it's a safe bet to assume that it has something to do with his new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, which, we understand, is some kind of a sci-fi vampire novel. (We also wouldn't discount some discussion of his chances at being the first male First Lady.) Start: 00:00
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Lead group for this event is Iraq Veterans Against the War - IVAW. Check back for more details coming soon! Start: 00:00
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Background: Last fall, when two Black high school students sat under the "white" tree on their campus, white students responded by hanging nooses from the tree. When Black students protested the light punishment for the students who hung the nooses, District Attorney Reed Walters came to the school and told the students he could "take [their] lives away with a stroke of [his] pen." Racial tension continued to mount in Jena, and the District Attorney did nothing in response to several egregious cases of violence and threats against black students. But when a white student--who had been a vocal supporter of the students who hung the nooses--taunted a black student, allegedly called several black students "nigger", and was beaten up by black students, six black students were charged with second-degree attempted murder. Last month, the first young man to be tried, Mychal Bell, was convicted. Later this month, he will be sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for a school fight. Start: 11:00
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Nonviolent Direct Action The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and the Declaration of Peace will gather in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2007 to demand an end to the war and occupation of Iraq. Join us as we remember all the victims of the immoral and illegal Iraq War. Let us Speak Truth to Power and remind the decision makers of the folly and human cost of continuing to fund the war. Hundreds of activists from around the country will engage in nonviolent direct action to END THE U.S. WAR ON IRAQ. Come to Capitol Hill to demand that our legislators accept the mandate of the people. There will be a legal and logistical briefing on September 19 at 6:30 PM in a venue close to Capitol Hill. Once the site is confirmed, this information will be shared. Sign up as an individual or affinity group to Speak Truth to Power on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2007 at septembertruth@yahoo.com Start: 12:00
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Help convince Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-20) to vote NO on war funding. Led by MoveOn. Start: 18:00
Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive and author of "You Have No Rights - Stories of America in an Age of Repression will speak on the Bush administration's assault on civil liberties. His newspaper commentaries have run in many national newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The L.A. Times, The Miami Herald, and a host of other newspapers. You Have No Rights tells 82 harrowing stories of people in America whose rights were trampled on. Rothschild demonstrates how the war in Iraq has also been a war on our liberties. The stories he tells add up to a powerful indictment of our political leaders; but they also remind us, as citizens, that we must insist on taking back our stolen rights. -Howard Zinn Start: 18:30
DC Poets Against the War and Busboys & Poets Presents: Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. Sandra Cisneros says: “Martín Espada is the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” And The Nation Magazine calls him, "The political poet of his generation." Not to be missed! Start: 18:30
San Francisco Mime Troop Presents: "Making a Killing: Building a New Iraq" One show only! 6:30 Music, 7:00 Show. Preview the show and learn about the Mime Troupe at www.sfmt.com. General Admission $20, Low Income $10, Students and Veterans $5 Tickets available 24/7 from Brown Paper Tickets on the Ticket Hotline 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com -- delivery by 1st class mail. Buy tickets in Fresno at The Movies, Patrick's Music, and the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, which is open M-F 11-3:00. Group rates and information (559) 276-2592 | ||
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