Come on, you *know* you want to do it.

[unhappycamper]

What's not to like about a pretty day in Maine August? It's rather pretty place.




Nice houses




Scenic Harbor




Take a day off & go for a walk with your friends






Listen to some music






The Kennebunk Peace Department is looking for a few good folks to come up to Kennebunkport & welcome gw to Maine on 8/25/2007.

The current lineup is something like this:

Speakers
Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Mother, founder of the Camp Casey Peace Institute and co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace
Retired US Colonel Ann Wright
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Melida Arredondo & Carlos Arredondo, Gold Star Parents, co-founders of People United for Peace and members of Gold Star Families Speak Out and Gold Star Families for Peace
Liam Madden, co-founder of Appeal for Redress, and President of Iraq Veterans Against War, Boston Chapter
Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, physician, Iraqi anti-war resister
Augustin Aguayo, war resister, and military wife Helga Aguayo
George Paz Martin, National co-chair of United for Peace and Justice, Program Director of Peace Action Wisconsin, Green Party member
Bruce Gagnon, co-founder of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Doug Rawlings, one of the orginal founders of Veterans for Peace
Greg Speeter from National Priorities Project
Peter Kellman, president of the Southern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and author of the book "Divided We Fall"
Dexter Kamilewicz, Military Families Speak Out
Eugene Puryear, Student Organizer from Howard University for Act Now to Stop War and End Racism.
Ashley Smith, Northeast Regional Coordinator for International Socialist Organization
Charlie Clements, president and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Sally Breen, chair of the Peace Action Maine steering committee
John Kaminski, chair of Maine Lawyers for Democracy

Music
Indigo Girls • Dave Rovics • Inanna • Pat Scanlon • The Leftist Marching Band • Bojah & the Insurrection • Emma's Revolution

The Leftist Marching Band is a hoot - you will enjoy them.




There's still accommodations available.

http://www.kportprotest.org/lodging.html


Getting up here is easy.

There is no shuttle from the Portland jetprot provided by organizers but you can make your own arrangements through the Portland Jet port by calling in advance:
Mermaid Travel at 207.885.5612 or 207.885.5630

Trains
Trains from anywhere: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Train Boston North Station to Wells Maine: http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/portland.html
Portland to Boston Logan Airport or South Station-Amtrak--http://www.concordtrailways.com/maine_bus_schedule.htm
Boston to Portland bus http://www.vermonttransit.com/table60.html
Porstmouth NH to Boston Logan airport or South Station-Amtrak--http://www.cjtrailways.com/
-Shuttle from Ogunquit & Wells to Kennebunk Lower Village, a short walk into the Port--http://www.shorelineexplorer.com/


Planes
Airlines to Portland Jetport-
cheap flights from BWI http://www.airtran.com/Home.aspx-flights
Delta and Jetblue from JFK www.delta.com ---www.jetblue.com
Delta and Continental from La Guardia www.delta.com --- www.continental.com
US Air form Philadelphia www.usairways.com
United from Dulles www.united.com


Automobiles
Traveling from the South
Take I-95 North into Maine & go to Exit 25 Kennebunk. Go thru Toll Booth and at Stop Sign Turn Left onto Rt. 35 South to Kennebunk. Go Approx 1 Mile to K’Bunk High School & Turn Left into School Driveway and Park in Parking Lot. Shuttle Buses will then take People to the Rally Site.

Organizations arriving in Kennebunk, on their own Buses, are to bypass the High School and continue on Rt. 35 South, take Rt. 35 (Fletcher St) thru small Rotary, continue to Rt 1. At Stop Light,(see Library on your Left), turn Left & proceed to next Red Light. Then turn Right, onto Rt 35 South (Summer St), continue on Rt .35 approx 5 miles to a Red Light at the intersection with Rt. 9 (Sunoco Gas Station on your Left). Turn Left onto Rt. 9 North, and continue to Downtown Kennebunkport. Cross over Bridge into Dock Square (Downtown K’Port). Continue following signs (thru K’Port) for Rt. 9 North to the Consolidated School Rally Site (approx 0.5 mile). Pull into the ‘Bus Discharge & Turn-around’ to Discharge Passengers. Bus Parking will be back at the Kennebunk High School.

Traveling from the North
Take I-95 South to Exit 25 Kennebunk. Go thru Toll booth and turn Left & go a short distance to the Red Light. Turn Left onto Rt. 35 South to Kennebunk. Go Approx 1.5 mile to K’Bunk High School. See Traveling from the South for additional instructions.

[Captain Hilts]

1. That's why President Bush goes to Texas in the summer. NO ONE wants to go there. nt

[Peace Patriot]

2. Wonderful photos! Thank you! Can't go, cuz I'm 3,000 miles away, but...

kudos and laurel wreaths to those who DO go! Looks like a fun group. Wish I could be there. You speak for me!

And, somebody, PLEASE take a sign: "Count all the votes...in PUBLIC view!", or "Hand-counted paper ballots!", or "Throw Diebold and ES&S election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!"

Pretty please!

Cuz that's the reason we have this fried-brain thug as Prez.

[paparush]

3. Great Post unhappycamper!!

Very well done!

[here_is_to_hope]

4. I was going till I saw the

Banjo!:rofl:
Sorry, banjo's scare me!
Great post and I am so happy to see us riding up in numbers!
Here in Coos Bay, we are including a protest march in our upcoming show.
(Its a very red county...):toast:

[babylonsister]

5. Recommend highly-great post-thanks for putting that all together!

:thumbsup: :kick:

[Skidmore]

6. Wow! and no A.N.S.W.E.R.

Now that will be a worthy event.

[Rosemary2205]

8. I hope they don't show up uninvited.

Those people definitely know how to ruin a good protest.

[Donnachaidh]

7. What y'all should do is set up 10 foot speakers and continually play

Black Sabbath, Danzig, Weird Al Yankovic, etc., just like they did to Noriega. Let THEM live in a war zone. :sarcasm:

[WinkyDink]

9. I actually am visiting for 2 days next month! I plan on just going on a lobster-boat trip

and beach-combing, though!

[Hissyspit]

10. .