Weekly Activist Alert - Iraq Anniversary Action Week
Weekly Activist Alert - Iraq Anniversary Action Week
Action: US Out of Iraq (for real!!)
Resource: Law Enforcement Agencies
Featured Article: The People v. Bush: How to Prosecute a President
Cause: Volunteer with WPC on March 19-21
Iraq Anniversary Events [scroll down for full details]:
March 13-22: Peace of the Action's Camp OUT NOW
March 19: Lenten Witness for Peace @ White House
March 19: Funk the War: Bad Romance
March 19: Different Shades of Militarization
March 19-21: Proposition One: Thomas Memorial
March 20: ANSWER March, Lafayette Park at noon
March 20: Women in Warzones
March 21: Fair Immigration Reform March and Rally
Other Events in DC:
We 3/17 DC Social Forum Core Group Meeting
We 3/17 St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser for DC Radical Space
Th 3/18 Birds in the Park Project
Th 3/18 Anti-Loitering Laws & Your Rights
Th 3/18 Funk the War Pre-Party Shakedown
Fr 3/19 Protest "Torture Professor" John Yoo
Sa 3/20 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference
Sa 3/20 Grande Nanni of the Maroons: The Mother Of Us All
Tu 3/23 Sweatfree DC Public Hearing
Tu3/23 How to Facilitate the Best Meeting Ever: A Short Workshop
Hey D.C.,
Friday March 19, 2010 marks the seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. One million casualties later and the Iraqi people are in no better (and arguably worse) condition than during the Saddam Hussein regime. The blood on the hands of US office of the Presidency and the Congress must not trickle to the downtrodden American citizens that are also suffering at the hands of lawmakers that seem totally disconnected and disinterested in the struggles of the people. From Bush to Obama, and from a Republican majority to a Democratic Party one, change seems no where on their agenda. This is why we the people must act now!
The saying goes, if not us, then whom? If not now, then when? This week, there are various events happening in Washington, DC that give you the opportunity to join the ranks of the brave and aware. Seven years later and, although more troops are being deployed to Afghanistan and the US remains in Iraq, there is no room for disillusionment. We ask that you take all your frustrated expectations of hope and change and take it to the streets this week.
There are many ways to get involved. First, we ask that you take action by signing our online petition to insist on transparency and accountability of the Operation New Dawn. Also, check out the various events listed below taking place this week. We hope you not only attend, and want to do more than march. If this is the case, join us in some volunteer outreach work at our Friday evening event as well as on Saturday and Sunday. Lastly, we hope you come out to the join the discussion about militarism at our event, Different Shades of Militarization.
Featured WPC Resource this week...
Law Enforcement Agencies in DC
Did you know there are more than 20 different police departments in Washington, DC? Are you organizing a mobilization in Washington, DC or do you live in the area? Whatever your activities, it is very important to know under what jurisdiction you can be arrested based on location. Check out our Law Enforcement Agencies in DC page and please let us know if you have anything to add!
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EVENTS
Peace of the Action Camp Out NOW Week of ActionDonate button
From Thursday, March 11- 5:00pm
To Monday, March 22- 7:00pm
During the week of March 3-21, we will have regularly scheduled non-violence training, teach-ins and outreach during the day and in the evenings, we will be having: "Dining with a dose of reality".
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Lenten Witness for Peace and Justice VigilDonate button
Friday, March 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
As in previous years, we will hold an Ash Wednesday witness. And we encourage as many people as possible to participate in the Friday vigils at the White House. Weekly Friday vigils have been held at the White House by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker since 1998. Here is a proposed schedule for the Lenten Witness.
Please join us for some or all of this important Lenten Witness.
contact Art Laffin: artlaffin@hotmail.com.
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Funk the War: Bad Romance
Friday, March 19
3:00PM
Farragut Sq. (17th & K St. NW), Washington DC
second meet-up at 4PM, TBA
Funk the War is a roving youth & student power street party bumping the phattest of beats and reclaiming the streets to stop the war and break off the love affair between our government and the corporate parasites who Obama's been cheating with: war profiteers, climate criminals, and blood-sucking bankers.
Funk the War, light the bed on fire, and break free from this bad romance! Washington, DC. March 19, the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
For more info, contact:
funkthewar9@gmail.com
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Different Shades of Militarization: an Iraq Anniversary
Friday, March 19
6:00pm - 8:00pm Busboys and Poets,
5th and K st NW, Washington, DC
As In honor of the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, the same weekend as a huge immigrant rights march in DC, come learn how militarization and the US military in particular affects oppressed populations. We'll discuss the experience of Iraqis after 7 years of US occupation and on the verge of US pulling out some of their troops; the experience of Latino immigrants in DC; and, making the local-global connection, the impact of over-policing that targets black communities in DC.
Call 202-234-2000 or email info@washingtonpeacecenter.org for details
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Anti-War March on Washington
People across the United States will converge on Washington, D.C., on March 20 and demand "No Colonial-type Wars and Occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Haiti!" We will march together to say "No War Against Iran!" We will demand funds so that every person can have a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing.
March 20 is the seventh anniversary of the criminal war of aggression launched by Bush and Cheney against Iraq. One million or more Iraqis have died. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have lost their lives or been maimed, and continue to suffer a whole host of enduring problems from this terrible war.
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Women in WarzonesDonate button
Saturday, March 20
7:00pm - 8:00 pm
Busboys and Poets
on the corner of 54th and K Streets NW
After the ANSWER march, come to Women in Warzones with excellent speakers and talent you won't want to miss! Organized by CODEPINK, co-sponsored by the Washington Peace Center and others.
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Fair Immigration Reform March and Rally
Sunday, March 21
Interfaith Service at 1:00pm
March begins at 2:00pm at the National Mall
People from all across America will lend their voice in the fight for reform. We will come together as one voice on the National Mall for a strong America - for families, for workers, for businesses, and for security.
Join thousands from across the country in the March For America in DC on March 21st, and demand Congress act NOW to pass immigration reform and move quickly to put all Americans back to work
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Featured Article: The People v. Bush:
How to Prosecute a President
Posted March 4, 2010 on www.alternet.org
Our struggle for accountability is a struggle that takes us right to the top, to the "decider" and his gang of criminals. We can no longer afford political timidity.
In the main foyer of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Court of Appeals in New York, a giant female statute cloaked in white robes literally leaps out at the visitor, bearing aloft the scales of justice, equally balanced. She is blindfolded, signifying that justice must be blind, regardless of rank or class. She's one of the oldest icons in history, dating back to the ancient Greeks. Her name is Lady Justice, and her plea for equal justice under the law has never been more relevant than today in the United States of America.
Many Americans feel her call, yet find themselves repeatedly let down by an atmosphere of impunity that still reigns in this country despite the departure of George W. Bush from the White House. The latest, most public example comes from two eminent physicians who wrote "Doctors Without Morals" in Monday's New York Times. They have written an op-ed that decries the fact that "government doctors and psychologists who participated in and authorized the torture of detainees have escaped discipline, accountability or even internal investigations." They ruefully point out that government lawyers who tried to legalize illegal torture under the Bush administration were at least subjected to a "transparent investigation of professional behavior," whereas government doctors received no scrutiny at all from members of their profession.
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