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Walk in Their Shoes
A recent John Hopkins report revealed that over 655,000 Iraqis have died since the U.S. invasion, and polls show that the overwhelming majority of Iraqis want the U.S. to leave. Shoes help people visualize the unspeakable pain and suffering this war has inflicted on the Iraqi people. Join CODEPINK and Iraqi Voices for Peace to create a massive and powerful Walk in Their Shoes installation. Bring shoes to contribute throughout the weekend! Help create the installation! www.walkintheirshoes.org For more info, contact Liz at lizkimmerly at gmail.com or 310 460 9082. We Will Not Be Silent: White Roses
"We Will Not Be Silent" was a statement of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. Today, a group of artists/activists is building a national campaign based on that message. They are encouraging us all to bring white roses to the Jan. 27th mobilization as part of the message we will be delivering to Congress. It will be a symbolic gesture to demand that Congress end the occupation of Iraq and bring to justice those responsible for a U.S. policy of torture and illegal detentions. At the end of the march we will gather the thousands of white roses your bring to Washington as a symbol of our strength. For more information contact: www.thecriticalvoice.org Other items to bring to help send our message to Congress: -
signs and posters that include where you are from -
flags and banners that express your ideas -
puppets and other theatrical items -
drums and horns and any musical instrument you play -
any other noise makers you can carry
Drums and Other Noisemakers: To help make this march a spirited, energizing, and powerful event, bring drums, tambourines, and other noisemakers. Improvise -- pots, pans, and plastic tubs all make great percussion instruments. Drum sticks for drumming are OK. Banners, Signs, and Sticks: We will have posters available in the assembly area to promote the key messages of the march, but we encourage you to bring your own signs and banners, identifying the community or constituency you represent and/or expressing your reasons for why the war and occupation in Iraq must end. NOTE ABOUT STICKS: Sticks are OK for posters, if they are more like slats than sticks, i.e., relatively thin and rectangle-shaped. Posters can also be attached to cardboard tubes. |
Speakers, in alphabetical order Mayor Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake City Moriah Arnold, 12-year-old sixth-grader from Harvard, MA Carlos Arredondo, Gold Star Families for Peace Medea Benjamin, founder of CodePink Leslie Cagan, National Coordinator, United for Peace and Justice Eve Ensler, playwright Jane Fonda, actress, author Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women Danny Glover, actor/activist Reverend Graylon Hagler, Plymouth Congregational Church, Washington, DC Reverend Jesse Jackson, RainbowPUSH Coalition Jonathon Hutto, active-duty member of the U.S. Navy Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun Magazine Kevin Martin, Executive Director, Peace Action Tim Robbins, actor/activist Susan Sarandon, actor/activist Bob Watada, father of Lt. Ehren Watada, first officer to refuse deployment to Iraq Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) Ann Wright, retired Army Colonel, former State Dept. diplomat Confirmed but speaker to be announced: Iraq Veterans Against the War Veterans for Peace Cape Codders for Peace & Justice
Music “Emma’s Revolution” Bedouin - rapper Choir from Plymouth Congregational Church, Washington, DC “Raging Grannies,” from California to New York
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