Join Team DU in Washington DC on April 25th for the March for Women

[LynneSin]

Join Team Democratic Underground in Washington DC for the “March for Women”

We are organizing a Democratic Underground delegation in Washington DC for the March for Women on Sunday April 25th, 2004. We’re looking for twenty or more DUers to join our delegation and march behind the Democratic Underground banner.

We plan to meet in DC at 11:00am (we have people coming in that day from out of town) at a location to be determined. From there we’ll organize and join the rally in DC.

If you are interested in joining the Democratic Underground delegation, please send a private message to me here at DU with your real name and email address that we can contact you and how many people you will be bringing (you are welcomed to bring friends & family members along with you). While you are at it, also register for the March for Women at http://www.marchforwomen.org for more information about the rally in DC.

We have 8 people in our delegation right now but I know we can easily get 20+ people from the Democratic Underground to march for women. I hope to hear from everyone soon!

LynneSin
Organizer, DU’s March for Choice Delegation


Edit Note: We will be having a Philly gathering the day before (april 24th) and we have a few folks who have volunteered to drive and take a few folks with them for the next day to the rally

[LynneSin]

1. Kick

:D

[MSchreader]

2. Let me see about rousting the Michigan DUers for this

I'll see what I can do.

Martin

[Coyul]

33. Count 4 more for Michigan

Me and Purji and two other activists friends will be there with bells on, just let us know where and when to meet up.

Coyul

[LynneSin]

3. Please PM if you want to join the group and include DC in the Subject line

I'm organizing 2 gatherings back to back (one in Philly on th 24th and another in DC on the 25th). If you plan to attend either OR both - please mention it in the sig line - it'll help me keep my inbox organized.

Thanks so much!!!

[mopinko]

4. believe this is also happening in chicago

don't know too much about it, but was talking to an organizer the other day about it. i will see if i can find out more.

[murielm99]

19. Go to the Planned Parenthood Website.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois, that is.

Or, e-mail them at email them at [e-mail].

You can get a bus ticket to ride to the march with the Chicago Area Chapter of Planned Parenthood. That is what I am doing. I paid for it with my PayPal account. It costs $125.00 for the bus ticket.

You don't need to pay for lodgings -- they are driving straight through and back again.

It will be a great day! I hope you ride with us.

[kitkatrose]

5. I'd like to go, but I'm not sure of my classes around that time.

If I have exams, I probably won't go, but if I don't then I'll be there with bells on. :) I should know by mid April for sure.

[sonias]

6. kick

I really want to go, but I won't know until late March or early April. I wish you all the best of luck though. I am there with you in heart and spirit.

"not the church, not the state, only women decide their fate"

Sonia

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

7. speakers?

any word on who will be there? i live 6 hours from dc so i have to pick and chose marches to attend

[LynneSin]

8. You'll have to go to their website

http://www.marchforwomen.org

[robnycny]

9. Peoples from NYC

I am planning to be there and would love to march w/ DU. I will be w/ 1-2 peoples from NYC, in addition to several activists from my work. Let's chat about it: [e-mail]

[GOPisEvil]

10. Bonus - you get to meet...

...ME! :7

I'll be there! :hi:

[JohnKleeb]

11. I may be there dudes

[theHandpuppet]

12. I definitely want to go...

I'll see if I can make arrangements for transportation before i commit, but I'll do my best to be there!

[liberalitch]

13. DC United game hangover....

The commie and i will be at a DC united game on Saturday.... sunday was gonna be hangover cure day. I'll be at the march later.... i'll be the one puking in a trash can!.. but I'd love to meet some of ya'll...
even if just for drinks later....

oh, yea
[e-mail]
(kathy)

[lizerdbits]

14. I'm 99.99% sure I'll be there

I'm moving into a condo sometime in April or May and I don't know exactly when settlement and my move will be (the current occupant is moving into a house that is under construction). I will desparately try to keep that day free.

[Woodstock]

15. I'll be there

Thank you DU for giving this attention. :)

:kick:

[Vert]

16. I'll try

but my NOW chapter is also marching. I'll see what I can do!

[Mrs. Venation]

17. Bertha Venation And I Will Be There

We are looking forward to meeting our DU pals!

Mrs. Venation

[davidswanson]

18. ReDefeat Bush to Hold Tuesday Night Democratic Club

WHAT: ReDefeatBush.com, a new federal PAC, will continue its campaign to register one million new Democrats nationwide with its fourth weekly event in Washington, D.C. Volunteers will gather to phone and write unregistered residents of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

WHEN: From 6 to 9 p.m. EST, Tuesday, March 23, 2004.

WHERE: Spy Lounge (next to Felix), 2406 18th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., near the intersection of Belmont Rd. in Adams Morgan.

This is a fourth weekly event at the same location. Volunteers have contacted over 1,000 households each of the previous weeks and are becoming increasingly efficient and effective. ReDefeatBush.com is preparing to expand in the coming weeks to locations in the DC suburbs, New York, and San Francisco.

The Committee to ReDefeat the President is an independent expenditure committee not affiliated with any candidate. Headquartered on the Internet at www.redefeatbush.com , its purpose is to effectively channel volunteer activities into political action that will defeat President Bush. It raises money through online contributions, events, and the sale of merchandise, including buttons, bumper stickers, T-shirts, lawn signs and condoms.

In cooperation with other organizations, it sponsors a nationwide Tuesday Night Democratic Club. At these gatherings, activists with cell phones make phone calls to households that are likely to register as Democrats but are not currently registered to vote, and those without cell phones write letters to the voters who cannot be successfully contacted by telephone. Concentrating on a handful of key battleground states, ReDefeatBush will organize 20,000 volunteers to register on average 50 new Democratic voters each, totaling a million new voters by election day 2004.

Come join us in D.C.! If you have a cell phone, please bring it! RSVP to [e-mail] or 202-329-7847 so we know how many people to expect, and please forward this message to your friends!

To get involved in New York, San Francisco, or anywhere else in the United States, go to http://redefeatbush.com and sign up to stay informed of future events or to help organize them.

ReDefeatBush.com operates on proceeds from the sale of ReDefeatBush merchandise, available online at http://www.redefeatbush.com/store

Media inquiries should be addressed to David Swanson via Email to [e-mail] or by calling 301-772-0210.

[ehrnst]

20. You can also register and be counted at:

http://prochoiceaction.org/va/join.tcl?source=web_march

[Nailzberg]

21. Going with Planned Parenthood, Springfield, IL

But if I see the DUer's I'll certainly introduce myself to the crew.

[GOPisEvil]

22. There will be a DU banner - in the format of the other banners!

We should be easy to spot. :-)

[JohnKleeb]

23. kick

[TreasonousBastard]

24. Luv ta be there, but...

got our own thing here on that day.

See ya on Saturday, though.

(Wot's with April? Every weekend there's a bunch of conflicts.)

[JohnKleeb]

25. kick

[kitkatrose]

26. Kick! n/t

[sniffa]

27. road trip?

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Let me check.

I'm going with a friend, and although we're technically considered part of the "Texas delegation" (she has the shirt and everything), I might be able to meet up with some DUers while we're there.

FSC

[MaineDem]

29. Hooray! I'll be there

I'm going down with a local college women's group (they're letting this old lady join them) as part of Maine's Planned Parenthood delgation. If I'm able to see the DU banner I'll try to get over there. But I expect there'll be a very large crowd.

Two nights on a bus...this should be fun! ;)

[fudge stripe cookays]

31. Ugh! You poor thing!

I don't envy you!

I did the bus overnight thing driving from Texas to Iowa for Dean in January, and it was miserable.

Especially Kansas. All I remember from that 6 AM stop (after driving around lost in Oklahoma City at 3 AM to change drivers) is the MALL of truck stops in the middle of nowhere with the McDonald's and the sunflower adirondack chairs.

Anyone know the place I'm talking about?

[JohnKleeb]

30. its official I can go

[WillyT]

32. Is It OK If Somebody From the Left Coast Hooks Up With You Guys ???

Looks like I'm gonna be there too. My mom, and two of my sisters are taking me with them for the weekend!!!

WOO, HOO !!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

I'd love to meet you all!

:hi::loveya::hi:

[WillyT]

40. Sigh...

:cry:

sniff...

[jonnyblitz]

34. I will be there for the march/rally

My amtrak train arrives at 7:30am that morning at Union Station. I will look for the DU sign/banner or other DUers that I have met already that have told me in PM's they will be there...

[JohnKleeb]

36. Yo jonny

I will likely be with Zack when we meet up, I wont have a banner, I'll likely be wearing a bright shirt and jeans or shorts, and will be clean shaved. We will be with Beth I think, I dont know the plans honest, I need to have a post in the lounge and shit. My parents are ok with me going, I just need a cell phone and I guess I can call to confirm I am there.

[fudge stripe cookays]

35. SATURDAY NIGHT!!!! Plans developing!

Hi all;

I posted a thread about trying to get together somewhere Saturday night; not much response yet.

Check it out here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=6973&mesg_id=6973&page=


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[fudge stripe cookays]

43. Since things are so disorganized...

I'm gonna just say...I'm going to try to get to the Capitol City Brewpub Saturday night. If any of you make it to join us, great.

I'll try to make a little DU sign to bring with us so you can find us.


FSC

[zizzer]

37. I'll be there!

I'll be there with my wife and son.

I would love to come down and meet up with you fine folks.

Could someone please PM me with specifics.

I'm a DC native so a location or just cross streets will work.

Thanks,

Zizzer

[bear425]

38. Need info please on Philly

Posting here because I can't yet PM the author. If you read this, please let me know what is happening in Philly so I can relay it to my friends there. Thanks in advance!

[JohnKleeb]

39. kick

:kick: I need to talk to youngred about what time we will meet and what station, from there I will meet you all. Thanks Beth in advance for doing this.

[MaineDem]

41. Kick for the weather

I just looked at the long-term forecast. Looks pretty gloomy. :(

I'm hoping this improves as we get closer. But I'll be ready for whatever! I'm really psyched for this.

[JohnKleeb]

44. if its anything like it was today, wear shorts

however I dont recommend doing what I did on my walk home.

[goldilox369]

42. My Friend And I Want to Come!

For sure! We just need the info on where to meet up. Finally I will get to meet some people of like mind!

[LynneSin]

45. looking forward to it - please read my latest post

:bounce:

[LynneSin]

46. Information of where we are meeting in DC

To be honest - I DON'T HAVE A CLUE

But the good news is it'll be somewhere on the national mall.

The organizers are laying out a map with all the official delegations located in it. All you need to do is contact a March Volunteer and they will give you directions to your delegation.

ACK!!!!!

I've talked with the co-ordinator and she assured me that we are on the list as a delegation (hey, I paid $125 for the banner with our website name on it). She also knows that I will not be showing up with 20+ folks but they will be coming from all over the country to march with us. She said there are other delegations very similiar to ours.

What I will do is post our exact location as soon as I know it. HOwever, I might not know the location until the day of the March - which means I'll call someone from DU who I know is not at the March and asked he/she to post the location. Plus I'll make sure my cell phone number is available to anyone who PM's and asks me.

However, worst case scenario is this: You have no clue where to go on the day of the March so you simply find one of the volunteers who sole purpose in life is to tell you where you delegation is located. Then you tell them you belong to the Democratic Underground delegation and that's where you go.

Simple enough? I hope so cause I know I'm panicking

Lynne

[MaineDem]

47. Thanks, Lynne

I'm meeting with the Democratic Women at DNC headquarters. At least that's my plan. I've been told that there will be volunteers EVERYWHERE with information as to where everyone should be. It sounds very well organized.

The group I'm riding down with is disbursing so people can march with whichever group they want. We'll get Metro cards and I printed out the subway map. We're parking at RFK Stadium; they aren't letting busses into DC.

We're getting sashes reminscent of the early suffragettes and signs from the DNC. This should be a very serious march. Too bad Chimpy will probably be at Camp David or the pig farm. Rumor has it Kerry "may" show up.

[fudge stripe cookays]

48. Coincidentally enough, they'll be wearing shirts marked "Volunteer"

So I'd look for them!

Dr. Dean will be making an appearance. That's good enough for me!

I talked to Janeane Garofalo backstage at Dean's appearance in Ames, Iowa in January, and she said she was going to be there. Plus, you know regulars like Kathleen Turner will be too.
What a day we're going to have!

[ehrnst]

51. I'm going to be at NARAL HQ, heading over with them at 9:15am

1156 15th St, NW

Near McPherson Sq Metro

[Susie K]

49. Article about the March

http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2004/04/14/marching_for_freedom.html

Take a look at this story and read the wacky replies!

[fudge stripe cookays]

50. I just wrote my own...

to Steve the $%^&ing jerk-off.

Thanks Susie K!

[2Design]

52. one from va beach will be there

taking a bus with a local college Feminist majority group. We are parking at a metro stop and taking metro into downtown.

Whoopie is suppose to mc.
Dean is there to march with Democracy for America which is about 1000 people.

When you get to the mall, you can ask volunteers where a group is meeting and they will direct you.

have fun everyone.
I have never done this and really am looking forward to march for women.

Too bad more of us did not support the ERA back when that was introduced. Equal rights for women. They used all kinds of propoganda to get people against it. Most of the negative now exists. Like women in the service and being elible for a draft.

Should be a great day for women. We will make the news for sure.

I can't believe all the people coming from all over the place to this event. This is terrific.
George Bush has really united Women. We are together now.

[2Design]

53. another thread but shorter on this subject but keep your comments here

keep your comments here. this other thread has some details but it is a shorter thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x7226