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Sure would be wonderful if GPAX had a liason with ANSWER.
Does anyone have the time?
Peace,
joni
Organizations Unite Around
September 15 March on Washington
and Plan "Days of Action"

A broad spectrum of national groups have united to mobilize for a massive
fall anti-war mobilization called the Days of Action. September 15-21 will
be a major showdown in Washington, DC at the very moment that the Petraeus
Report is released and Congress takes up spending over $100 billion to
prolong the war. Launched with a huge March on Washington on September 15,
led by veterans who have returned from Iraq, there will be seven days of
actions to send a shockwave through Washington and the nation with the
reverberating demand: End the War Now!

At the July 18 planning meeting held in Washington DC, representatives from
Veterans for Peace (VFP), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), Muslim
American Society Freedom Foundation, National Council of Arab Americans,
CODEPINK, Grassroots America, Democracy Rising, Howard University student
leaders, ImpeachBush.org, National Lawyers Guild, ANSWER Coalition and
others came together to plan a powerful mobilization at this critical moment
to bring the war to an end. The groups have all agreed to bring their
respective constituencies together and at the meeting made plans for the
September 15 March on Washington DC. The march will be led by veterans
returned from Iraq and their families, and will include a major and dramatic
die-in of thousands. It will be followed by days of protest and direct
action which will take place in Washington DC and elsewhere from September
16-21.

On July 18, Cindy Sheehan was on the road in the middle of her Journey for
Humanity March but she too will be with us in Washington DC on September 15.
U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW) and others in the labor movement are also
supporting the September 15 action. Malik Rahim of the Common Ground
Collective in New Orleans, Ramsey Clark, Howard Zinn, Campus Anti-War
Network, and hundreds of other organizations and prominent leaders are also
involved in the September 15 March on Washington.

It was decided at the July 18 planning meeting that all organizations would
work within a unified structure and framework, and that different
organizations would provide leadership and act as the anchor for different
parts of the September 15-21 actions. A web site has been created to promote
the September 15 March and all the other activities that will be organized
in Washington DC between September 15-21: <http://www.sept15.org/>
www.Sept15.org. An invitation is also open to all other organizations to
join in this coalition or to endorse the activities.

Based on the decisions at the July 18 planning meeting and follow-up
discussions among the various organizations, the following calendar of
events lays out the schedule for September 15-21:

Saturday, September 15
Mass March on Washington & Die-In Led by Iraq Veterans

*	People will begin assembling at the White House in the late morning.
There will not be an opening rally. A march will form with the front
contingent of Iraq war veterans, family members of soldiers and marines and
other veterans. When the march arrives at Congress, the Iraq Veterans
Against the War and family members will be the leadership of a mass die-in
symbolizing the deaths of an estimated 4,000 U.S. servicemembers. A powerful
representation of the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis will be the
other central component of this dramatic confrontation with Congress at the
time that they will be debating spending another $100 billion to sustain the
criminal occupation of Iraq. 

*	The Die-In is a civil disobedience action that will involve at least
4,000 people who are able to risk arrest. 

*	There will be a permitted rally taking place simultaneously with the
Die-In. All those who cannot afford to risk arrest will be able to
participate in the permitted rally that will take place on the West Lawn of
the Capitol Building.

Sunday, September 16
National Training Session for the other Days of Action
This will be a national meeting that will take place in Washington DC for
all those who can remain in DC following the September 15 Mass March and
Die-In. This will be a practical preparation for the actions on Monday,
September 17 through Friday, September 21. This will be for everyone who can
participate in one or more of the follow-up Days of Action.

Monday, September 17
Peoples March Inside Congress
Assemble at 9:00 am in the cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building
(House of Representatives). The lead organizing group for this action is
CODEPINK.

Monday, September 17
National Truth in Recruiting Day
In Washington DC, people will dispatch in teams to recruitment centers to
tell the truth and counter the lies of the recruiters. Teams will dispatch
from 7 am to 1 pm at Union Station in Washington DC. For those who have had
to return to their cities, actions will take place all day long at local
recruitment centers. The lead organizing group for this action will be Iraq
Veterans Against the War (IVAW). [
<http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8551> Read a letter
from Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War about the National Truth
in Recruiting Day.]

Tuesday, September 18
Congressional Challenge Day
A broad spectrum of people from around the country will fill the halls and
offices of Congress to tell members of Congress to stop funding the war
right now. The lead organizing group for this action is Grassroots America.
Tina Richards, mother of Iraq war veteran Cloy Richards and CEO of
Grassroots America, writes that September 18 "is the day we throw the
gauntlet down. We will challenge our government to fulfill the mandate of
the people. We do not want a new direction into Iraq as Senate Leader Reid
and Speaker Pelosi is fond of saying. We will tell them: 'End the War NOW!'
So join me on September 18, 2007, as we challenge our leaders to do the will
of the American people." [
<http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8552> Read a letter
from Tina Richards, CEO of Grassroots America, about the Congressional
Challenge Day.]

Wednesday, September 19
Direct Action
More details coming soon.

Thursday, September 20
Veterans lobbying day
More details coming soon. The lead organizing groups for this action will be
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).

Friday, September 21
National Moratorium Day
Actions will take place around the country. Information: IraqMoratorium.org.

  _____  

Please make a donation today

<http://www.pephost.org/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_
ID=1121> Please make an urgently needed donation today. We must immediately
raise funds to pay for buses, posters, leaflets, stickers, sound, stage and
the many other expenses associated with a mass, grassroots organizing
campaign. We have succeeded in making this movement grow because of the
financial donations from you and thousands of others. Please make a much
needed online donation, or learn how you can contribute by check, by
<http://www.pephost.org/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_
ID=1121> clicking this link now.

Be sure to check out <http://www.sept15.org/> www.Sept15.org!

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Action.&nbsp;September 15-21 will be a major showdown in Washington, DC =
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spending&nbsp;over $100 billion&nbsp;to prolong the war. =
Launched with a=20
huge March on Washington on September 15, led by veterans who =
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returned from Iraq, there will be seven days of actions to send a =
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through Washington and the nation with the reverberating demand: End the =
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At the July 18 planning meeting held in Washington =
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bring the war to an end. The groups have all agreed to bring their =
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15 March on Washington DC. The march will be led by veterans =
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from Iraq and their families, and will include a major and dramatic =
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thousands. It will be followed by days of protest and direct =
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16-21.
On July 18, Cindy Sheehan was on the road in the middle of her =
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Humanity March but she too will be with us in Washington DC on September =
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U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW) and others in the labor movement are =
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supporting the September 15 action. Malik Rahim of the Common Ground =
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in New Orleans, Ramsey Clark, Howard Zinn, Campus Anti-War Network, and =
hundreds=20
of other organizations and prominent leaders are also involved in the =
September=20
15 March on Washington.
It was decided at the July 18 planning meeting that =
all=20
organizations would work within a unified structure and framework, and =
that=20
different organizations would provide leadership and act as the anchor =
for=20
different parts of the September 15-21 actions. A web site has been =
created to=20
promote the September 15 March and all the other activities that will be =

organized in Washington DC between September 15-21: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sept15.org/" target=3D_blank>www.Sept15.org</A>. An invitation is =
also open to=20
all other organizations to join in this coalition or to endorse the=20
activities.
Based on the decisions at the July 18 planning meeting and follow-up=20
discussions among the various organizations, the following calendar of =
events=20
lays out the schedule for September 15-21:
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Saturday, September 15 Mass =
March on=20
Washington&nbsp;&amp; Die-In Led by Iraq Veterans

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morning. There=20
 will not be an opening rally. A march will form with the front =
contingent of=20
 Iraq war veterans, family members of soldiers and marines and other =
veterans.=20
 When the march arrives at Congress, the Iraq Veterans Against the War =
and=20
 family members will be the leadership of a mass die-in symbolizing the =
deaths=20
 of an estimated 4,000 U.S. servicemembers. A powerful representation =
of the=20
 death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis will be the other central =
component=20
 of this dramatic confrontation with Congress at the time that they =
will be=20
 debating spending another $100 billion to sustain the criminal =
occupation of=20
 Iraq.=20
 
 <LI>The Die-In is a civil disobedience action that will involve at =
least 4,000=20
 people who are able to risk arrest.=20
 
 <LI>There will be a permitted rally taking place simultaneously with =
the=20
 Die-In. All those who cannot afford to risk arrest will be able to =
participate=20
 in the permitted rally that will take place on the West Lawn of the =
Capitol=20
 Building.</LI></UL>
Sunday,=20
September 16 National Training Session for the other Days of=20
Action This will be a national meeting that will take =
place=20
in Washington DC for all those who can remain in DC following the =
September 15=20
Mass March and Die-In. This will be a practical preparation for the =
actions on=20
Monday, September 17 through Friday, September 21. This will be for =
everyone who=20
can participate in one or more of the follow-up Days of Action.
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Monday, September =
17 Peoples March=20
Inside Congress Assemble at 9:00 am in the cafeteria =
of the=20
Rayburn House Office Building (House of Representatives). The =
lead=20
organizing group for this action is CODEPINK.
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Monday, September =
17 National Truth in=20
Recruiting Day In Washington DC, people will dispatch =
in=20
teams to recruitment centers to tell the truth and counter the lies of =
the=20
recruiters. Teams will dispatch&nbsp;from&nbsp;7 am to 1 pm&nbsp;at =
Union=20
Station in Washington DC. For those who have had to return to their =
cities,=20
actions will take place all day long at local recruitment centers.=20
&nbsp;The lead organizing group for this action will be Iraq =
Veterans=20
Against the War (IVAW). [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=3DNewsArticle&amp;id=3D855=
1"><FONT=20
style=3D"COLOR: #990000" color=3D#990000>Read a letter from Adam Kokesh =
of Iraq=20
Veterans Against the War about the National Truth in Recruiting=20
Day.</A>]
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Tuesday, September =
18 Congressional=20
Challenge Day A broad spectrum of people from around =
the=20
country will fill the halls and offices of Congress to tell members of =
Congress=20
to stop funding the war right now. The lead organizing group for =
this=20
action is Grassroots America. Tina Richards, mother of Iraq war =
veteran=20
Cloy Richards and CEO&nbsp;of Grassroots America, writes that September =
18 "is=20
the day we throw the gauntlet down. We will challenge our government to =
fulfill=20
the mandate of the people. We do not want a new direction into Iraq as =
Senate=20
Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi is fond of saying. We will tell them: =
'End the=20
War NOW!' So join me on September 18, 2007, as we challenge our leaders =
to do=20
the will of the American people." [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=3DNewsArticle&amp;id=3D855=
2"><FONT=20
style=3D"COLOR: #990000" color=3D#990000>Read a letter from Tina =
Richards, CEO of=20
Grassroots America, about the Congressional Challenge=20
Day.</A>]
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Wednesday, September =
19 Direct=20
Action More details coming soon.
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Thursday, September =
20 Veterans=20
lobbying day More details coming soon. The =
lead=20
organizing groups for this action will be Iraq Veterans Against the War=20
(IVAW).
<FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 120%" size=3D3>Friday, September =
21 National=20
Moratorium Day Actions will take place&nbsp;around =
the=20
country. Information: IraqMoratorium.org.

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Please make a =
donation=20
today
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.pephost.org/site/Donation?ACTION=3DSHOW_DONATION_OPTIO=
NS&amp;CAMPAIGN_ID=3D1121"=20
target=3D_blank>Please =
make an urgently=20
needed donation today.</A> We must immediately raise =
funds to=20
pay for buses, posters, leaflets, stickers, sound, stage and the many =
other=20
expenses associated with a mass, grassroots organizing campaign. We have =

succeeded in making this movement grow because of the financial =
donations from=20
you and thousands of others. Please make a much needed online donation, =
or learn=20
how you can&nbsp;contribute by&nbsp;check, by <A=20
href=3D"http://www.pephost.org/site/Donation?ACTION=3DSHOW_DONATION_OPTIO=
NS&amp;CAMPAIGN_ID=3D1121"=20
target=3D_blank>clicking =
this link=20
now</A>.
Be sure to check out <A href=3D"http://www.sept15.org/"><FONT=20
style=3D"COLOR: #990000"=20
color=3D#990000>www.Sept15.org</A>!</F=
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