ADS: Meet on Saturday, Call on Monday (Iraq / impeachment forums 1/7)

[paineinthearse]

Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org)

Meet on Saturday, Call on Monday

By davidswanson
Created 2006/01/02 - 19:37

No, that's not a dating tip. It's an impeachment tip.

Take part in one of these events <1> on Saturday, January 7, and call your Congress Member as part of a National Call-In Day <2> for Accountability on January 9.
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Source URL:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6262
Links:
<1> http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=/event
<2> http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=/?q=node/6261

Please post your agendas below. For anyone who can reach Cambridge, MA, here's our ADS announcement and schedule:

After Downing Street – www.afterdowningstreet.org - and our coalition members have selected January 7th as a national day on which to hold as many events as possible. The theme of these events is ending the war and focusing on efforts to censure and possibly impeach Bush and Cheney.
When: Saturday, January 7, 2006 6-9PM

Speakers:

JOHN BONIFAZ, co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org
ANDREW SAPP, who returned from deployment to Iraq at the end of October w/ the Mass National Guard.

Performing artists:
EVAN GREER - http://www.geocities.com/evangreer2003/ http://www.myspace.com/evangreer
OWEN PLANT - http://www.owenplant.com/
THE BONEY KING OF NOWHERE - http://www.myspace.com/theboneyking

Register online at http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

January 07, 2006 from: 06:00 PM until 09:00 PM

Address
45 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138

Directions
45 Mt. Auburn Street is at the intersection of Plympton Street, and close to where Mt. Auburn intersects Mass Ave. (approximately 4 blocks from the Harvard Square T station). http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latlongtype=&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&cat=&address=45+mt.+auburn+st&city=cambridge&state=MA&zipcode=02138
Questions? Email the Host

....and link to the notice in the Massachusetts forum - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=158x7402

[autorank]

1. Wish I could be there.

This is some good stuff. You guys up in Mass get everything stirred up and us Virginians will hop on board. Can you work in "taxation without representation." Seriously, this is great news. I've been sending Cong. Moran messages along these lines for the past several months. I always get a nice reply.

And here is is with JACK MURTHA! Wow. This is Thursday and I have to go to a DEM organizing committee that day @$@%^ But that's OK, somebody else can take my place because I'm already sold.

Thanks for posting this.

VIRGINIA

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/ADS/event/distributedEvent.jsp?event_KEY=10881

Jan 5th Jim Moran, Jack Murtha Town Hall

Jan 5th The Road Ahead in Iraq: Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) to Hold a Town Hall Meeting on the War, Featuring Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA)
January 05, 2006
From: 06:30 PM until 09:00 PM
Address
Jan 5th National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 4301 Wilson Blvd RSVP: http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=3894
Directions
please use mapquest



Questions? Email the Host

[paineinthearse]

2. You guys up in Mass get everything stirred up

Guess that's the way it is. We spill the tea, you draft the resulting document.

Two things to say about this, though.

1. I'm glad to see Rep. Moran is "keeping on". He was here a couple weeks ago for a forum on torture sponsored by Rep. Meehan and attended by Rep. Conyers and others.

2. This Saturday's event is NATIONAL. It's been on the ADS website for weeks. The link - www.afterdowningstreet.org/event - does several things:

A. Look-up events in your area.
B. Organize an event of your own.
C. Print material to use in the forum.

Now a question to DU as a whole.....IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A RESOURCE WASTED, ARE YOU GOING TO SIT AND WHINE, OR ARE YOU GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL EVENT?

p.s. to rank - for zip code 20001 (Washington DC, you can substitute your own), the events are:

Events within 30 miles of your location
Event Name Location City/State Description Attendance

- Jan 5th Jim Moran, Jack Murtha Town Hall Jan 5th National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 4301 Wilson Blvd RSVP: http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=3894
January 05, 2006,06:30 PM Arlington,VA Jan 5th The Road Ahead in Iraq: Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) to Hold a Town Hall Meeting on the War, Featuring Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA)

- Forum on the Hill on Ending the Iraq War Bus Boys and Poets Cafe 2021 14th St. NW (14th & V St NW) (Cardozo/U Street Metro-Green line)
January 07, 2006,03:00 PM Washington,DC A chance to hear about the Iraq war from our elected officials! Christine Yorty, Karen Bradley, Mike Hersh and Jerry are coordinating. email [e-mail] to get involved, NOW!

- Town Hall Forum on Iraq War Cap City Brewing, 2700 South Quincy St.
January 10, 2006,06:30 PM Arlington/Shirlington,VA Virginia Grassroots Coalition is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss solutions to the Iraq War.

- Montgomery County Out of Iraq Town Hall tba
January 10, 2006,07:00 PM tba,MD US Senators, Members of Congress, and Candidates invited to join the public and PDA, MCPA and DFA members to discuss ways to get out of Iraq.

[texpatriot2004]

3. Wish I could be there in person, but I am there in spirit. nm

[paineinthearse]

4. I get the impression that people think there is only one event.

I get the impression that people think there is only one event.

There are at least 60 nationwide.

Have you gone to www.afterdowningstreet/event and searched for ones in/near your zip code?

[paineinthearse]

5. Here are the 70 national events (more are being added)

From David Swanson

Out of Iraq Events Planned Nationwide on January 7th

National Call-In Day on Accountability Planned for January 9th

International Commission Taking "Indictments" to White House January 9th

Out of Iraq Events Planned in Over 70 Cities

Local organizations have planned over 70 Out of Iraq events around the country on or about January 7th. (See list at bottom.) 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. Several 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 Congressman John Conyers' new resolutions to censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney and to create a select committee to investigate and make recommendations on impeachment.

Tim Carpenter, Director of Progressive Democrats of America and Co-Founder of After Downing Street, said: "Progressive Democrats of America is proud to be working with grassroots organizations across the country to mobilize and organize a broad-based coalition to call for an end to the Occupation of Iraq and demand action from Congress to investigate the lies of the Bush administration and their conduct regarding the Iraq War."

The events are listed at the bottom of this release, and can be found at

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

National Call-In Day on Accountability Planned for January 9th

Tens of thousands of members of Progressive Democrats of America and other organizational members of the After Downing Street Coalition will phone Members of Congress in their district offices on January 9, urging them to cosponsor three bills: H.Res.635 to create a select committee to investigate and to make recommendations on grounds for impeachment, H.Res.636 to censure Bush, and H.Res.637 to censure Cheney.

More about these bills:

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/5768

Congress Members' phone numbers:

http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C

International Commission Taking "Indictments" to White House January 9th

On January 9, the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity By the Bush Administration will serve indictments on the White House for its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its actions and policies on torture and illegal detention, its promotion of abstinence-only in the midst of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, its fueling of global warming, and its response to Hurricane Katrina. This is in preparation for its January 20-22 hearings at Riverside Church and Columbia Law School in New York City (where the Administration will be invited to present a defense). See www.bushcommission.org for details.

Out of Iraq Events

Sponsored by: Backbone Campaign, Progressive Democrats of America, After Downing Street, Democracy Cell Project, Cities for Peace, MilitaryFreeZone.Org, Operation Ceasefire, United for Peace and Justice, U.S. Tour of Duty, Hip Hop Caucus, Democracy Rising, World Can't Wait, Gold Star Families for Peace, Peace Majority Report, Global Exchange, Bring Them Home Campaign, UP (United Progressives) for Democracy, 20 20 Vision, Impeach Bush Coalition, and Peace Action.

Find updated list at:

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

Jan 3

Minneapolis, Minn.: Town Hall, DFL Progressive Caucus, Congressman Martin Sabo

Jan 5

Arlington, Va.: Town Hall, Congressmen Jim Moran and John Murtha, Democracy for America

Jan 6

Everett, Wash.: Vigil, Everett Peace Action

Charleston, W.Va.: Protest at office of Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Patriots for Peace

Kingsport, Tenn.: Protest at office of Rep. William Jenkins.

Cottage Grove, Ore.: Rally

Jan 7

Seattle: Town Hall, Progressive Democrats of America, Backbone Campaign, Congressman Jim McDermott

San Diego, Calif.: Town Hall, Congressman Bob Filner

Tacoma, Wash.: Town Hall, Congressman Adam Smith

Norfolk, Va.: Film and Town Hall, Congressman Bobby Scott , Mayor James Holley of Portsmouth

Norfolk, Va.: Town Hall, Progressive Democrats of America, Congressman Bobby Scott

Montgomery County, Penn.: Town Hall, U.S. Senate Candidate Chuck Pennachio

Asheville, N.C.: Town Hall, Clyde Michael Morgan, U.S. Congressional Candidate.

Murrieta, Calif.: Town Hall, Jeeni Criscenzo, U.S. Congressional Candidate

Courtland, N.Y.: Launch of the Les Roberts for Congress campaign

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Protest at office of Representative Lois Capps

Arlington, Texas: Protest at Congressman Joe Barton's office

Cambridge, Mass.: Town Hall, John Bonifaz, Co-Founder of After Downing Street

Sacramento, Calif.: Town Hall, Cindy Sheehan

Mount Shasta, Calif.: Peace Rally, Mount Shasta For Peace

Oklahoma City, Okla.: Peace Rally, Peace House OKC

Daytona Beach, Fla.: Town Hall, Central Florida/Central Florida East Veterans for Peace

Morristown, N.J.: Town Hall

Alice, Texas, Town Hall, Alice Peace And Justice Coalition

Kingston, NY: Code Pink, Event in front of US Army Recruiting Station

Worcester, Mass.: Concert and Discussion

San Anselmo, Calif.: Town Hall, Social Justice Center of Marin

West Palm Beach, Fla.: Rally

Richmond, Ind.: Town Hall

Madison, Wis.: Town Hall, Veterans for Peace, South Central Labor Federation, Stoughton Area Peace Coalition.

Ramona, Calif.: Town Hall

Colorado Springs, Col.: Town Hall, Citizens for Peace in Space, Colorado Springs Action, Colorado Springs Camp Casey

Wilsonville, Ore.: Vigil, Oregon House District 26 Democrats

Owosso, Mich.: Town Hall, Shiawassee County Veterans For Peace

Denton, Texas: Film, Peace Action Denton

Montgomery County, Md.: Town Hall, Progressive Democrats of America, Montgomery County Peace Action, Democracy for America

Inverness, Fla.: Town Hall

Washington, D.C.: Town Hall

Libertyville, Ill.: Town Hall

Lakemoor, Ill.: House Party

Salida, Col.: Town Hall

Peoria, Ill.: Town Hall

Highland Park, Ill.: Town Hall, Tenth Congressional District Democrats, North Suburban Peace Initiative and The Democracy Cell Project.

Denver, Col.: Town Hall, Progressive Democrats of Colorado

Parkersburg, W.Va.: Rally on Wood County Court House steps

Maplewood, N.J.: Film and Discussion, South Mountain Peace Action

Charleston, S.C.: Rally

Lexington, Ken.: Town Hall, Peace Action Task Group of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice.

Kalamazoo, Mich.: Town Hall

Provo, Utah: Town Hall

Palm Beach, Fla.: Town Hall, The Palm Beach Democratic Club and The Progressive Leadership Council of Palm Beach County (Progressive Democrats of America)

Albuquerque, N.M.: Town Hall, Military Families Speak Out of New Mexico, Bring our Soldiers Home NOW, Veterans for Peace, Stop The War Machine, Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, Another Side, What If You Knew....

Anderson, Ind.: Rally

Corvallis, Ore.: Vigil

Orlando, Fla.: Rally, Code Pink

Rutland, Mass.: Town Hall

Hayward, Calif.: House Party

Napa, Calif.: Town Hall

Highland, Ind.: Rally, Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace

San Francisco, Calif.: Impeach Bush and Out of Iraq Protest

Brooklyn, N.Y.: Rally

Watertown, S.D.: Prayer Service for Peace in Iraq, The Sisters of Mother of God Monastery

Jan 8

Anaheim, Calif.: Town Hall, Patrick Henry Democratic Club

Ventura, Calif.: Town Hall, Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions

Watertown, S.D.: Rally and Discussion

Jan 9

Everett, Wash.: Meeting, Everett Peace Action

Jan. 10

Simsbury, Ct.: Town Hall

Arlington, Va.: Town Hall, Virginia Grassroots Coalition

Jan 13

Los Angeles, Calif.: Town Hall, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, Robert Blumenfield, District Director for Congressman Howard Berman.

Jan 14

Vancouver, Wash.: Democracy for Vancouver and Vancouver for Peace.

Toms River, N.J.: Rally, OCDFA and The Unitarian Church

Jan 17

Los Angeles, Calif.: Town Hall, Democracy for America, SoCal Grassroots and Progressive Democrats of America, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Tom Hayden.

Jan. 24

West Hartford, Ct.: Town Hall, Scott Ritter


Find updated list and details and sign up at: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

[texpatriot2004]

10. Cool. There are events all around the USA. nm

[Kevin Spidel]

6. kick

[Cults4Bush]

7. K&R'd as this really should be on the greatest but I guess ADS

Censure and impeachment dont matter as much as they could on DU.

[paineinthearse]

9. AMEN!

...and thanks for the kick and nomination.

Sometimes it's like hearding cats.

KEEP ON!

[Cults4Bush]

11. not herding cats, but bears.

bunch of grouchy MF'ers most of us are these days!

lol... welcome.

[Marleyb]

8. Will congress be in session?

Will congress be in session for the call-in day? I know that the House of Reps aren't coming back until January 31...will the senate be in session?.. or are people supposed to call in their home districts?

[paineinthearse]

13. Play it safe, call the home office

Better yet, VISIT the home district in person.

[Tuesday_Morning]

12. For my money...

Impeachment is better than dating. :smoke:

How 'bout we organize a Call-Your-Rep thread Sunday night w/ links, help, suggestions, check-in etc?

Ideas anyone to give this effort the help it so richly deserves??

[nofurylike]

14. thank you for posting this info, and links, paineinthearse. we will be

attending in western mass.

i hope everyone everywhere will get to one of the events!


peace and solidarity!

[AuntiBush]

15. Reporting for Duty!

Copied and pasted info & links.

This needs another kick. Didn't catch-it in the postings. Would have missed had I not rec'd a heads-up.
Thankyou so much for posting, as well.

Come on DUers. If I can do this... anyone can.

[AuntiBush]

16. Assistance on this Post...

Can't give it a "kick" because it's past 24 hours on the post. Hmmm...

Maybe it needs to be reposted again.

[paineinthearse]

17. It's kickable, but not nominatable

Is that a word?