Vice President Cheney will be in Richmond TOMORROW!

Tomorrow (Friday, May 30th) Cheney will be speaking at a Republican Party fundraiser at the Richmond Convention Center at 6PM. Protesters will begin gathering in front of the Convention Center between 5:00 and 5:30 PM.

Cheney, the architect of the criminal neocon agenda, needs to know that Richmonders do not share his world view. Drop what you're doing and spread the word. This is a big one. Please don't let the rest of the world think Richmond welcomes war criminals.

More on his visit: http://www.rpv.org/node/1666

Contact: 804-240-4206

DEBATE:
Why Are Military Recruiters In Our Schools
and Our Communities?
What Are They Recruiting For?

Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Mother
vs.
Recruiting Officer for the U.S. Armed Forces

Audience Q & A to follow
All Ages Welcome

(A special invititation to Youth, Students, and Their Families and Loved Ones!)

A storm of controversy has erupted over recent protests against the Marines Recruiting Station in downtown Berkeley. With no end in sight to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a new war against Iran looming -- all the major presidential candidates agree on a significant expansion of U.S. military forces. What do you know about these questions? What do you think? Come hear a two-sided debate between one of the country's most well-known anti-war leaders and the military recruiters themselves. Bring your friends, your family, your opinions, and your questions.

PROTEST BUSH IN MESA

at

Defense Contractor Silverado Cable Company

corner of 1st Avenue and Dobson Rd. (south of Main Street and Dobson Road) in Mesa.

Parking available in shopping mail on Dobson between Main and 1st Avenue, Mesa.

For more information call 480-894-2024 or e-mail endthewarcoalition@cox.net, codepinkphx@yahoo.com, dan@pdamerica.org, or go to http://www.azpeace.org

Controversial 120,000 flag Memorial Day display honoring Iraq War dead approved; volunteers will begin setting flags Saturday

SACRAMENTO – A special, but controversial Memorial Day display of 120,000 flags to commemorate the human death toll of the war in Iraq will begin to take shape here on Capitol Mall Saturday when a small army of volunteers will show up to start placing the flags in the ground.

There will be a news briefing SATURDAY at 9:30 a.m. at 9th & Capitol Mall when volunteers begin the 2-day task. The display is expected to be completed no later than Memorial Day.

A special ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Memorial Day/MONDAY at 9th & Capitol Mall.

The approval for the display – which will fill all of the grassy medians along seven blocks of Capitol Mall – took not one, but two, votes of the Sacramento City Council this week after the city reneged on a permit for the display.

TRUE CRIMES: THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND THE DEVASTATION OF IRAQ

With Seymour Hersh, Jeremy Scahill, Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian

Tickets are available at the Town Hall Box Office (www.the-townhall-nyc.org) or at Ticketmaster (212-307-4100 / www.ticketmaster.com)

Join bestselling author JEREMY SCAHILL, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer CHRIS HEDGES, journalist LAILA AL-ARIAN, and The New Yorker's SEYMOUR HERSH, as they go behind the headlines to tell the untold story of the occupation of Iraq, the daily plight of Iraqi civilians, and the ongoing role of private mercenaries in America's "War on Terror."

Note: To check current status of these events, go to: http://www.azpeace.org

March And Protest

BUSH AND MCCAIN
TOGETHER IN PHOENIX
Tuesday, May 27th

Join Thousands At The Downtown Convention Center
End The Occupation Of Iraq
No Attack On Iran
SUPPORT THE TROOPS - BRING THEM HOME- TAKE CARE OF THEM!

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Below is an article announcing venue change for McCain-Bush dinner fundraising event:

Poor ticket sales, expected protests scuttle Bush-McCain fundraiser at Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks

A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center.

On Long Island They're Resisting the War in the Malls

Susan McKeon-Steinman was arrested in the Smith Haven Mall on Long Island in New York State on the occasion of the death of the 4,000th US soldier in combat in Iraq. She was among 30 protesters that day, and she refused to leave the mall when asked to by guards. Malls in New York are not considered public places, but private property - and anyone can be charged with trespassing. Since then, a movement has been growing, and activists are going on a Mall Tour taking peace demonstrations to these privatized public spaces around Long Island.

This Thursday morning McKeon-Steinman goes on trial. She will plead not guilty by reason of following a higher law and attempting to save lives. She will request a jury trial. Please be there to show your support.

PEACE ACTIVISTS COURT APPEARANCE

WITNESS AGAINST TORTURE

GUANTANAMO DETAINESS TO GET THEIR DAY IN COURT
Witness Against Torture Activists to "Represent" Detainees in Trial, May 27

WASHINGTON, DC - Detainees at the U.S. Military Prison in Guantanamo
will finally get their day in court on May 27 - Municipal Court, in
Washington DC.

That is when 35 Americans from cities and towns across the country
will go on trial on charges of "unlawful free speech" and "causing a
harangue" during a protest at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 11.

Please attend our TOWN HALL MEETING: ENDING THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ

MONDAY, MAY 19th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Local 1199 - SEIU Auditorium in MANHATTAN
310 West 43rd St. (Betw. 8th & 9th Aves.)

WHY ARE WE STILL THERE? HOW DO WE GET OUT?
WHY WILL IT TAKE MORE THAN SIMPLY ELECTING A NEW PRESIDENT?
WHY WE MUST TAKE ACTION NOW!

FEATURING SOME OF THE MOST ELOQUENT CRITICS OF THE U.S. OCCUPATION:

DANIEL JOSEPH BLACK
FORMER U.S. MARINE, VETERAN OF IRAQ
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, SUNY STONY BROOK

DAHLIA WASFI, MD
IRAQI-AMERICAN PHYSICIAN

AND
CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN B. MALONEY NEW YORK, 14th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

It's time for NY Progressives to get organized with new thinking on how to stop this war! Join us for brainstorming and strategizing!

RSVP: aslater@rcn.com

We hope to see you there!

Saturday May 17th at 9am Pacific - 12 Noon Eastern - 16:00 GMT Click Here to Listen to Repeated Broadcast

NO LIES RADIO will broadcast LIVE the Winter Soldier hearing on Capitol Hill, where nine members of Iraq Veterans Against the War will testify under oath before the Congressional Progressive Caucus about rules of engagement, the killing and abuse of civilians, the use of drop weapons, and the true consequences of the troop "surge". The coverage of the special hearing to the Congressional Progressive Caucus will be hosted by Aimee Allison and Aaron Glantz of KPFA, part of the team that recently was nominated for a Project Censored award for KPFA's coverage of the Winter Soldier gathering in Silver Springs, Maryland this March.