ENCAMPMENT TO STOP THE WAR BEGINNING MARCH 12 IN WASHINGTON DC

[Jcrowley]

ENCAMPMENT TO STOP THE WAR BEGINNING MARCH 12 IN WASHINGTON DC
By CALL FOR ACTION!
Feb 23, 2007, 11:46




ENCAMPMENT TO
STOP THE WAR
In Washington DC


Message to Congress:

CUT OFF ALL WAR FUNDING
END THE WAR
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW

Beginning March 12 in Washington DC
(Before the March on the Pentagon on Saturday - March 17)
March 12 Encampment begins directly in front of the Capitol Bldg in Washington DC
STAY IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THE
ENCAMPMENT TO END THE WAR


WHERE? on the mall directly in front of the Capitol building (3rd street between Constitution and Independence)

WHY NOW? During the week beginning March 12, Congress will begin voting on Bush’s request for $100 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afganistan. If Congress votes to cut off funds, they can end the war now and bring the troops home. If they approve Bush’s war funds, the killing, and dying and occupation will go on…it’s as simple as that. This vote will be the most important war related vote since Congress voted to authorized Bush to invade and occupy Iraq in October of 2002.

The antiwar movement must be there to let Congress know that we won’t let them get
away with it this time.

Right now, the Troops Out Now Coalition is working with local organizers, churches and mosques, unions, and community groups to prepare for a long-term occupation of Washington by the anti-war movement. Local organizers across the U.S. are organizing buses, vans, and car caravans.

We have a real opportunity if we act decisively--and we need your help. Please contact us by Monday, February 26 --use the "comments" section of the volunteer form to let us know:

Can you come to Washington for the Encampment to Stop the War? On what day can you join the encampment? For how long? Some are planning to come for a day or two, others are staying longer.

Do you have equipment that would be useful for an encampment (tents, sleeping bags, etc.)??

Can you volunteer to take on a task during the encampment (logistics, medical, security, legal, transportation, etc)?

If you live in the Washington DC area, do you have space for people to sleep or freshen up?

How You Can Help

Volunteer

- complete the volunteer form at

http://troopsoutnow.org/feb17mar17volunteer.shtml

... and use the comments section to let us know when you can come to Washington DC, how long you can stay, what you can bring, and what tasks you can take on in the Encampment to Stop the War.

Help Get the Word Out
Download leaflets from

http://www.troopsoutnow.org

... and take them to your school, workplace, union hall, church or mosque, community center, etc.

http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_23979.shtml

[Hissyspit]

1. "long-term occupation"

Oh, the irony - intentional I'm sure.

[Jcrowley]

2. The occupation project

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Money for Nothing: Iraq War Funding, 2004 to 2007 Jeff Leys analyzes war funding for FY 2007, including the $93 billion supplemental spending bill
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House Of Representative Voting Records Voting records concerning supplemental spending bills and the resolution to go to war.
Questions And Answers About Civil Disobedience And The Legal Process Information for you and your affinity group as you prepare to engage in civil disobedience
Office occupations to end the Iraq war Bruce Gagnon: How office occupations work and what they might look in your local community
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Voices for Creative Nonviolence is organizing the Occupation Project, a campaign of sustained nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at ending the U.S. war in and occupation of Iraq. The campaign will begin the first week of February 2007 with occupations at the offices of Representatives and Senators who refuse to pledge to vote against additional war funding.

We invite your participation and your organization’s endorsement. To become involved with this campaign, please contact us via phone at 773-878-3815 or via email, [e-mail]. We also encourage you to sign up for the project using our sign-up form.

Read the campaign’s foundational document: The Occupation Project: A Campaign of Sustained Nonviolent Civil Disobedience to End the Iraq War

http://vcnv.org/the-occupation-project-a-campaign-of-sustained-nonviolent-civil-