From gael at codepinkalert.org Wed Mar 1 09:55:17 2006 From: gael at codepinkalert.org (Gael Murphy) Date: Wed Mar 1 10:03:04 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Show Solidarity with Iraqi Women Against the Occupation March 7 and 8 Message-ID: ****************** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ***************** Iraqi Women Make Rare Trip to the DC to Share Their Stories And Call For an End to Violence and Occupation (description and brief Bios below). DC area Folks! Come out en force to welcome these courageous women. Spread the word far and wide. LET'S SHOW OUR SOLIDARITY AND FILL THE CHURCH: Tuesday 7 March 7-9 PM Gold Star Moms Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson Eman Khamas, Nadje Al-Ali, Faiza Al-Araji Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright and others? Musical Guests: In Process, Holly Near and Emma?s Revolution Foundry United Methodist Church 1500 16th Street NW DC (16th & P) - Dupont Circle Metro Suggested donation $10.00 to help support the Tour (no one turned away) Other DC events include: for more info: www.womensaynotowar.org Wednesday 8 March NOON March/Rally to Deliver global call for Peace with 50,000 signatures (sign and forward the call at www.womensaynotowar.org) Start at Iraqi Embassy and finish at the White House NOON:1801 P streets, NW-Dupont Circle Metro Thursday 9 March 11 AM Iraqi Women?s Briefing and Q&A for Congress, Staff and the People Sponsored by Out of Iraq Caucus (Room TBD) Six Iraqi women will converge in Washington, DC to begin a speaking tour to educate Americans about the reality in Iraq and meet with UN and US officials to call for a peace plan to end the escalating spiral of violence. The delegation is a diverse group, including Shia, Sunni and Kurdish women - some secular, some religious. All have paid a very high price for the war and occupation of their country, and want to tell their stories to the American people. Unfortunately, two Iraqi women whose families were killed by US troops were denied visas to enter the US as part of the delegation. These women are not politicians, but ordinary Iraqis who are desperate to see an end to the violence and are taking great personal risk to come to the US. It?s a rare opportunity to hear from Iraqis themselves, and we hope that you will help ensure they are heard. The delegation is promoting a Women?s Call for Peace, signed by over 50,000 women from around the world. The Call for Peace requests the withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq, negotiations to reincorporate disenfranchised Iraqis, full representation of women in the peacemaking process, and a commitment to women's equality in the post-war Iraq. This Call is part of a Women Say No to War campaign (http://www.womensaynotowar.org ) designed to bring women together across borders to demand an end to the bloodshed in Iraq. Below are brief bios of the Iraqi women. Information about the events and actions in DC are available at: www.womensaynotowar.org. IRAQI WOMEN?S DELEGATION BIOS Nadje Al-Ali is a writer/researcher specializing in women in the Middle East. She is a founding member of Act Together: Women?s Action on Iraq and mother of a 3-year-old daughter. Faiza Al-Araji is a civil engineer, blogger (afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com), religious Shia with a Sunni husband, and mother of three. After one son was recently held as a political prisoner by the Ministry of the Interior, the family fled to Jordan. Eman Ahmad Khamas is a human rights advocate who has documented abuses by the US military in Iraq. She is a member of Women?s Will, and is married with two daughters. Dr Entisar Mohammad Ariabi, a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, has documented the deteriorating health system. She is married with five children. Dr. Rashad Zidan, a pharmacist, works in Baghdad and Fallujah with the Women and Knowledge Society to aid victims of war, especially orphans. Sureya Sayadi, a Kurdish woman born in Kirkuk, is an activist for human rights in the Middle East, particularly for the Kurdish people. She now lives in the United States, but her family is dispersed in Iraq, Iran and Turkey, THE FOLLOWING WOMEN WERE DENIED VISAS BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT Vivian Salim Mati is a widow who lost her husband and three children when they were fired on by U.S. tank fire as they attempted to flee the bombing of their neighborhood in Baghdad in April 2003. Kadhim Jawad (Anwar) is a widow whose husband and three children were killed by US soldiers at an unmarked checkpoint. From david.etheridge at verizon.net Thu Mar 2 12:58:59 2006 From: david.etheridge at verizon.net (David Etheridge) Date: Thu Mar 2 13:35:47 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Peace vigil at the US Capitol on March 4 Message-ID: <006601c63e3c$2126ab20$6400a8c0@Study> Please join us in a Peace Vigil at noon on Saturday March 4 on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It. --Psalms 34:14" The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one of us responds to the occasional questions about why we are there. For more information see http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060302/bca984bf/attachment.html From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Thu Mar 2 15:57:33 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Thu Mar 2 15:59:20 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] DC calendar of March anti-war and justice actions Message-ID: <3951.jsmacdonald.1141343853.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> This is an incomplete list of DC-based anti-war and justice actions for the month of March 2006, focused especially on actions against the war in Iraq. This list is certainly incomplete (help please so that the next version can be better). If you would like to add your event to this calendar, please send me an email. We will be creating a hard copy version of this soon. Send events through April, as well. Forward widely Thru March 20 Voices for Creative Nonviolence - Winter of Our Discontent,vigil and fast calling for end to Iraq War and calling for U.S. to pay war reparations for the past 15 years of economic and military warfare U.S. Capitol, 1st St and Independence. Monday - Friday 11:30 AM - 2 PM, sundays 1-2 PM March 2 CLOSING RECEPTION GALLERY SHOWING OF "OCCUPATION," FACES of IRAQ photographer Benjamin Busch 6:30PM hosted by Education for Peace in Iraq Center at the U of MD University College (UMUC) for premiere Also Iraq War vet Jon Powers, who documented time in Iraq in the 2004 film "Gunner Palace." UMUC in Adelphi. Admission to the gallery & reception is free, but silent auction of photographs. Proceeds benefit artwork of Benjamin Busch & EPIC's Educational Programs. Info 202-543-6176 March 3 Critical Mass bike ride, "We are traffic", 6 PM, Dupont Circle March 3 Community Meeting on Stopping the War Against Iran (Creating a Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East), featuring Ray McGovern, Simin Royanian, and Kevin Martin, and sponsored by DC Anti-War Network, Washington Peace Center, and the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Committee, 6:30 - 9 PM at St. Stephens Church March 5 DEPARTMENT OF PEACE CAMPAIGN Pot Luck Brunch & Reception Featuring Dot Maver, Executive Director The Peace Alliance 11 AM-1 PM Determan Communications office, 1219 Connecticut Ave., 4th fl, DC Red Line Metro, Dupont Circle Space is limited, so please RSVP ASAP to MD State Coordinator Ted Nunn 410-707-0166 tnunn@alum.mit.edu March 6 Protest American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) gala banquet, 6 - 8 PM, calling for no US-Israeli attack on Iran, calling for Israel to stop threatening neighbors with nuclear weapons, for a nuclear free Middle East, and Equal Rights and Right of Return for Palestinians. DC Convention Center. Initiated by DC Anti-War Network March 6-8 Women Say No To War, sponsored by Codepink - delegation of Iraqi and American women travel to DC to pressure Bush Administration March 6 8:30-10:30 PM Reception for women at Busboys and Poets (14th and V) w/Andy Shallal March 7 9-4 PM Congressional lobby visits 7-9 PM Women Say No To War Public Forum and Musical Event at Foundry UMC (16th and P NW) March 8 Noon - 2:30 Rally at Iraqi Embassy and March to White House March 9 11 AM Iraqi Women's Briefing (TBA) For more see http://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?id=799 March 13 - 17 Campus Antiwar Network National Week of Action In DC: (need better information on this?) March 17-19, "Marx in Soho" by Howard Zinn and directed by Michael Fox Kennedy performance sponsored by Washington Peace Center at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Friday @ 7:30 PM, Saturday @ 6:30 PM, Sunday @ 2:30 PM, tickets are $12. Call 202-234-2000 for reservations March 14 Stop the Katrina Evictions - Demand a stop to evictions, demand trailers for survivors, and demand passage of H.R. 4197, Press Conference 1 -2 PM, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237; 2 - 3 PM Mardi Gras Stayle March for Justice from Capitol South Metro; 3 PM, rally and protest at the White House; sponsored by Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign March 15 Iraqi Trade Unionists Video Event at the AFL-CIO building (16th and I NW), 7PM, sponsored by DC Labor Committee for Peace and Justice (US Labor Against the War), screening a video on the 2005 Iraqi Trade Unionists Tour March 18 - Friends Meeting of Washington - Seek Peace and Pursue it Silent Vigil, Noon til 1 PM - joined by AFSC DC, contact 202-483-3310 March 18 - Regionwide Anti-War Rally, March, Teach-in, Community Service - endorsed by numerous local groups, 2PM until 6PM, Park across from Observatory Circle, March to Dupont circle, teach-in, homeless servicing outside Canadian Embassy at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (ongoing every Saturday prior to March 18 and after) March 20 - National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance "From Mourning to Resistance" March on the Pentagon followed by nonviolent civil resistance, 9AM, beginning at Vietnam Veterans Memorial and ending at the Pentagon. For more information and a full itinerary, see http://www.iraqpledge.org/mar20_2006.htm From endviolence at carolmoore.net Fri Mar 3 07:20:59 2006 From: endviolence at carolmoore.net (Carol Moore in DC) Date: Fri Mar 3 08:15:12 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Mon. March 6 Speak Out at AIPAC Protest! vs. Nuclear Hypocrisy, Oppression of Palestinians, etc. Message-ID: <44085EDB.50603@carolmoore.net> FROM: aipacprotest@earthlink.net Monday, March 6, 2006 6-8 pm PROTEST US-ISRAELI NUCLEAR HYPOCRISY at the AIPAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE ** NO US-ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN ** ISRAEL STOP THREATENING NEIGHBORS WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS ** NUCLEAR FREE MIDDLE EAST ** EQUAL RIGHTS AND RIGHT OF RETURN FOR PALESTINIANS Endorse! Publicize! Participate! Speak out! WHEN: Monday, March 6th, 6:00-8:00 PM during American Israel Public Affairs Committee(AIPAC) Gala Banquet attended by dozens of congressional representatives and other luminaries,including possibly Dick Cheney. WHERE: DC Convention Center, south side of Mount Vernon Place between 7th and 9th Streets NW. WHAT: Bring relevant signs, flags, banners. Be ready to SPEAK OUT with other activists for Middle East peace and human and Palestinian rights. Megaphone will be provided. Some people are talking about non-violent civil disobedience at the edge of the action, so email us if interested in participating or supporting such action. WHY: To make it clear we do not want the US or Israel to attack Iran and want both to work for a nuclear free Middle East that removes Israeli -- and American -- nuclear weapons from the area. Israel should cease threatening its neighbors with nuclear weapons and instead seek peace by ensuring that Palestinians have equal rights and the right to return to their original homes, lands, cities, towns and villages. Questions email aipacprotest@earthlink.net To get leaflet PDF, links to photos of past protests, etc. go to: http://stopthewarnow.net/protests/aipacprotest-03-06.html Initiated by DC Antiwar Network http://dawndc.net ++++++ ALSO: SIGN THE PETITION StopWarOnIran.org More than 150,000 petitions sent to Bush, Cheney, Halliburton, and Congress From dchurchm at yahoo.com Fri Mar 3 08:10:32 2006 From: dchurchm at yahoo.com (Debby Churchman) Date: Fri Mar 3 08:45:07 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Iraqi Children's Shoe Project, final report Message-ID: <20060303161032.30964.qmail@web31514.mail.mud.yahoo.com> IRAQI CHILDREN?S SHOE PROJECT, Valentine?s Day, Feb. 14, 2006 Arlingtonians for Peace Northern Virginians for Peace & Justice Codepink D.C. Antiwar Network A dedicated, grassroots group of nearly 30 volunteers came together on Valentine?s Day to conduct an experiment in nonviolence at the U.S. Senate. We gathered 100 pairs of children?s shoes?one pair for each U.S. Senator?to represent the children who are suffering and dying in Iraq. Then we walked in to all three Senate office buildings to visit with each Senate staff, bringing shoes and a letter for the Senator. There, in each office, we issued a call to conscience, asking them to consider what the war and occupation are doing to these children, and to do what they can to end the warfare and bring the troops home. The day began with a training session. The Friends Committee on National Legislation was kind enough to let us use their conference room for this training, and Mary Trotochoud spoke at the end of the training about her time in Baghdad and her impressions of the children there. She also described a wonderful shoe project she and her husband Rick had done with the kids. Several volunteers used this story in their approach to the Senators. For example, Susan Lepper and Katrina Mason write, We developed an approach in which I started off and then introduced Katrina to talk about the shoes and she, very effectively, told the ?story? of Iraqi parents wanting shoes for their children to go to school (Mary Trotochaud?s story). This seemed to work and I hope that story continues to be used. No appointments had been set up in advance with the individual Senate staffs, which a number of people told us is ?not the way the game is played.? We chose not to set up the appointments for a couple of reasons. First, we were overwhelmed by the kind of logistics this would require, which seemed utterly beyond the scope of a small, grassroots group. Second, we?re not convinced the ?way the game is played? has done much good during the three years of war and occupation. Our action was different?a calling to account of every Senator on one day. Several volunteers felt some frustration over this approach, especially as the Senate offices were fully prepared to turn them away. Virginia Harris writes: Walter and I visited seven Senate offices, and never got beyond the reception person in any of them. Not only did we not get to talk to the Senator (nor had we expected that we would, especially coming in cold), but no one could find or make available a legislative aide who deals with Iraq, or indeed any staffer other than the reception-desk person. We did explain our purpose, and give the receptionist the letter to the Senator, who then placed it in a box. Neither of us sensed much interest, just an attitude of "Oh, another constituent with a cause to push. Sigh." (They were very polite, but this seemed to be the subtext.) Others expressed cautious optimism that those staffers they did engage, whether they were receptionists or legislative aides, were able to hear our message. Najla Drooby writes: It was like talking to teenagers, they look like they are not listening but they actually are hearing you. Several volunteers felt they were able to make an emotional connection with various staff members Marian Thompson reports: We agreed that most listened respectfully and some seemed to see the plight of the kids as we spoke, even the receptionists in Thune's and Demint's offices. One of these women actually appeared (very) slightly teary (whoo-hoo -- an impact!) when she heard about the children's malnutrition, increased cancer rates, and constant exposure to the terror of war. The several who held the shoes (we used them as a calling card to show the groups we represented) held them with care. Katrina Mason tells a similar story: Perhaps the most emotional response to the shoes -- and almost a thankfulness to us for stopping by -- came from the legislative director at Senator Akaka's office, a young woman who took a look at the two pairs of shoes I had set on my briefcase, sort of sucked in a breath and said, "They look like they're about a (size) 4." She explained that she has a 19-month old daughter, and she kept looking at the shoes while Susan (who did our talking) made the points about what's happening to Iraqi children. We?d warned volunteers that they were likely to get any number of defensive statements from the staffers, who would be eager to justify their Senator?s actions. And, indeed, they did. Here?s Laura Nell Obaugh?s experience: You recall our mentioning the aide who had served in Iraq in the Air Force. He had actually left a meeting in order to speak with us and was most cordial; at no point did I detect anything resembling defensiveness. What I do recall now is his initial recounting of what "we" have done for the people of Iraq. I requested permission to ask a candid question: "What have we done for the people of Iraq?" He proceeded to speak of the horrors of Saddam Hussein's regime--how people had been fed alive into shredders--feet first so that they would be conscious of what was happening--and continued to speak of other atrocities. At this point I reminded him that Saddam was no longer in power....so what is our purpose of being there now? He mentioned again (this may be out of chronological alignment) that nothing even close to these atrocities had happened in 200-300 years in this country, and I responded simply: "Not even the lynchings?" Najla Drooby had a similar discussion in Sen. Warner?s office: Warner's L.A. told us he was sorry for the kids who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. I could not help but counter that we are at the wrong place at the wrong time and that Iraq is the children's home after all. The aide blushed a couple of times but we saw him reading the letter as he walked back to his office. But some of these visits evolved into thorough discussions. Here?s from the report by Barbara Wein and Sebastian Swann: We had a 20 minute meeting with the foreign policy advisor on Iraq for Rick Santorum, George Bernier. He basically disagreed with us on the war & the number of civilian casualties, and said that the Senator would seek to"ramp up spending on the war, and for Iraqi police and Army". He and Sebastian argued if there were parallels to Vietnam. Several volunteers noticed that they seemed to be better treated by Republicans than Democrats (with outstanding exceptions in the offices of Russ Feingold, Barbara Boxer?whose aide came out of a meeting to meet with us?and Ted Kennedy). Volunteer Barbara Bash, a Maryland resident who had campaigned for Paul Sarbanes, became irritated by this pattern. Jessica Kaplan reports what happened next: Barbara was really angry that Sarbanes people had treated a constituent so briskly when the Repubs had been gracious. We went back to Sarbane's front office and told the receptionists how we felt. This began an argument about appointments and how busy they are and how we wouldn't barge into a doctor's office without an appointment. We replied that we don't vote for doctors - they don't represent us in the Senate. The lead receptionist decided it was time to get someone for us. It turned out to be the Chief of Staff, Jonathon Davidson. He was very considerate and spoke with us for about 15 mins. Barbara spoke very passionately about the children and Sarbane's unique position (since he's retiring and not worried about re-election), to speak up more on their behalf. Davidson told us that Sarbane's has spoken out for Iraqi civilians more than most Senators and has voted his conscience on Iraq from the start. He agreed there was much more to be done. Next, he told us we were preaching to the choir and ought to put our efforts into reaching more Republicans. He feels they are at their weakest point so now was the right time to get our message to them and the public. He told us to lobby the Repubs in the House. We discussed the kind reception we received in the Repubs offices and told him the Dems have work to do if they really want to win elections and gain back the House and Senate. Several volunteers reported how this project affected them personally. Marian Thompson writes: The project touched me more deeply than I had realized. Although we targeted the senators, perhaps the message was like Cheney's buckshot -- it reached everyone in the vicinity. Bill Young, who wrote up the Q&A matter and provided massive support for this project, says this: I cannot thank both you and Anne enough for all of your incredible efforts in making this event happen over the past six weeks since I first heard about it. It pushed me to think in detail about a lot of things I never considered, and I'm sure it did the same for the other participants. For everyone who was touched by the event, either as a purveyor or a recipient of the information, it helped to change the focus of the discussion from geopolitical abstractions about democracy and insurgency to the suffering of real people. While at times we might feel like we are lonely voices in the wilderness crying out to people who have intentionally plugged their ears, there are in fact other like-minded people. By speaking out and bearing witness, we improve our chances of hooking up with these like-minded people in a media environment where all of us with these values have achieved the Orwellian status of "unpersons." Next steps: We?re pursuing leads on various media opportunities to discuss this event, and are putting together a document on the individual Senate office responses to send to FCNL and EPIC. Other ideas are welcome. Respectfully submitted, Debby Churchman Arlingtonians for Peace dchurchm@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Fri Mar 3 09:57:21 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Fri Mar 3 10:11:38 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Servicing DC's homeless, 5:30PM, Sat., Canadian Embassy Message-ID: <22472.jsmacdonald.1141408641.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN)'s Weekly Action Working Group is again taking action with a focus on DC's homeless residents. We are continuing our community service to DC's homeless population and could definitely use some support. This is the 3rd consecutive week in this action, and we are starting to get to know the residents of the plaza in front of the Canadian Embassy at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Saturday at 5:30 PM. We are taking this action in order to connect the war on the poor to the wars fought abroad. While we are out there providing needed services for this population, our fundamental aim is to respect the autonomy of the homeless population just as we should respect the autonomy of people across the globe. Please come out and support this action, even just by showing up. DAWN's weekly action working group also plans to take action against Halliburton very soon. The working group is open to new members. If you want to be involved and help plan, please let us know, and especially come to the planning meetings Tuesday night at 8PM as part of the breakout portion of DAWN's weekly meetings. DAWN also has other actions throughout the weekend. Check these out: March 3 Community Meeting on Stopping the War Against Iran (Creating a Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East), featuring Ray McGovern, Simin Royanian, and Kevin Martin, and sponsored by DC Anti-War Network, Washington Peace Center, and the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Committee, 6:30 - 9 PM at St. Stephens Church (16th and Newton Streets NW) March 5 in NYC, a DAWN contingent will be taking part in an alternative St. Patrick's Day For All Parade (yes the date is right). This parade is an inclusive event started by gays and lesbians upset about being shut out of the official NYC St. Patrick's Day parade. March 6 Protest American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) gala banquet, 6 - 8 PM, calling for no US-Israeli attack on Iran, calling for Israel to stop threatening neighbors with nuclear weapons, for a nuclear free Middle East, and Equal Rights and Right of Return for Palestinians. DC Convention Center (south side at Mt. Vernon Plaza). Initiated by DC Anti-War Network From gael at codepinkalert.org Wed Mar 1 09:55:17 2006 From: gael at codepinkalert.org (Gael Murphy) Date: Sat Mar 4 08:47:33 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Show Solidarity with Iraqi Women Against the Occupation March 7 and 8 Message-ID: ****************** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ***************** Iraqi Women Make Rare Trip to the DC to Share Their Stories And Call For an End to Violence and Occupation (description and brief Bios below). DC area Folks! Come out en force to welcome these courageous women. Spread the word far and wide. LET'S SHOW OUR SOLIDARITY AND FILL THE CHURCH: Tuesday 7 March 7-9 PM Gold Star Moms Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson Eman Khamas, Nadje Al-Ali, Faiza Al-Araji Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright and others? Musical Guests: In Process, Holly Near and Emma?s Revolution Foundry United Methodist Church 1500 16th Street NW DC (16th & P) - Dupont Circle Metro Suggested donation $10.00 to help support the Tour (no one turned away) Other DC events include: for more info: www.womensaynotowar.org Wednesday 8 March NOON March/Rally to Deliver global call for Peace with 50,000 signatures (sign and forward the call at www.womensaynotowar.org) Start at Iraqi Embassy and finish at the White House NOON:1801 P streets, NW-Dupont Circle Metro Thursday 9 March 11 AM Iraqi Women?s Briefing and Q&A for Congress, Staff and the People Sponsored by Out of Iraq Caucus (Room TBD) Six Iraqi women will converge in Washington, DC to begin a speaking tour to educate Americans about the reality in Iraq and meet with UN and US officials to call for a peace plan to end the escalating spiral of violence. The delegation is a diverse group, including Shia, Sunni and Kurdish women - some secular, some religious. All have paid a very high price for the war and occupation of their country, and want to tell their stories to the American people. Unfortunately, two Iraqi women whose families were killed by US troops were denied visas to enter the US as part of the delegation. These women are not politicians, but ordinary Iraqis who are desperate to see an end to the violence and are taking great personal risk to come to the US. It?s a rare opportunity to hear from Iraqis themselves, and we hope that you will help ensure they are heard. The delegation is promoting a Women?s Call for Peace, signed by over 50,000 women from around the world. The Call for Peace requests the withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq, negotiations to reincorporate disenfranchised Iraqis, full representation of women in the peacemaking process, and a commitment to women's equality in the post-war Iraq. This Call is part of a Women Say No to War campaign (http://www.womensaynotowar.org ) designed to bring women together across borders to demand an end to the bloodshed in Iraq. Below are brief bios of the Iraqi women. Information about the events and actions in DC are available at: www.womensaynotowar.org. IRAQI WOMEN?S DELEGATION BIOS Nadje Al-Ali is a writer/researcher specializing in women in the Middle East. She is a founding member of Act Together: Women?s Action on Iraq and mother of a 3-year-old daughter. Faiza Al-Araji is a civil engineer, blogger (afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com), religious Shia with a Sunni husband, and mother of three. After one son was recently held as a political prisoner by the Ministry of the Interior, the family fled to Jordan. Eman Ahmad Khamas is a human rights advocate who has documented abuses by the US military in Iraq. She is a member of Women?s Will, and is married with two daughters. Dr Entisar Mohammad Ariabi, a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, has documented the deteriorating health system. She is married with five children. Dr. Rashad Zidan, a pharmacist, works in Baghdad and Fallujah with the Women and Knowledge Society to aid victims of war, especially orphans. Sureya Sayadi, a Kurdish woman born in Kirkuk, is an activist for human rights in the Middle East, particularly for the Kurdish people. She now lives in the United States, but her family is dispersed in Iraq, Iran and Turkey, THE FOLLOWING WOMEN WERE DENIED VISAS BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT Vivian Salim Mati is a widow who lost her husband and three children when they were fired on by U.S. tank fire as they attempted to flee the bombing of their neighborhood in Baghdad in April 2003. Kadhim Jawad (Anwar) is a widow whose husband and three children were killed by US soldiers at an unmarked checkpoint. From dchurchm at yahoo.com Sat Mar 4 14:05:55 2006 From: dchurchm at yahoo.com (Debby Churchman) Date: Sun Mar 5 09:06:52 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] anti-torture forum Message-ID: <20060304220555.16401.qmail@web31503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Amnesty International Public Information Forum TORTURE AND THE WAR ON TERROR: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND WHAT YOU CAN DO Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 7 - 9:30 p.m. George Mason University, Arlington Campus 3401 N. Fairfax Drive (Original Building-School of Public Policy), Rm 329 Orange Line, Virginia Square Metro Info on parking available on the Arlington County web-site, www.arlingtonva.us Panel of Speakers Congressman Jim Moran Barbara Olshansky, Deputy Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights Major Tom Fleener, Attorney for Ali Hamza Al Bahlul, detainee at Guantanamo Representatives from Amnesty International will be on hand to suggest actions that can be taken to help prevent abuses. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED For Additional Information, Contact Eric Sears, esears@aiusa.org, 202-544-0200 or Fran Bromberg, franbromberg@cox.net, 703-280-1083 Co Sponsors: Amnesty International--Community Group 159, Arlington, VA Amnesty International--GMU Student Group, Fairfax Campus ACLU and American Constitution Society--GMU Law School Student Organizations __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From gael at codepinkalert.org Mon Mar 6 00:20:27 2006 From: gael at codepinkalert.org (Gael Murphy) Date: Mon Mar 6 03:55:25 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] REMINDER:Iraqi Women Say No To War March 7 Message-ID: ****************** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ***************** DC March 7-9 Iraqi and US Citizens Call For an End to Violence and Occupation on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. (description and brief Bios below). Tuesday 7 March 7-9 PM Gold Star Moms Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson Eman Khamas, Nadje Al-Ali, Faiza Al-Araji... Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright and others? Musical Guests: In Process, Holly Near and Emma?s Revolution Foundry United Methodist Church 1500 16th Street NW DC (16th & P) - Dupont Circle Metro Suggested donation $10.00 to help support the Tour (no one turned away for lack of funds) To sign the call or learn about other DC events March 6-9: www.womensaynotowar.org Wednesday 8 March NOON Vigil/March/Rally to Deliver global call for Peace with 60,000 plus signatures (sign and forward the call at www.womensaynotowar.org) Start at Iraqi Embassy and finish at the White House NOON:1801 P streets, NW-Dupont Circle Metro And 5pm-6:30pm "Iraqi Women Living Under Occupation" Report on Capitol Hill, hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. All invited. 1537 Longworth House Office Building - South Capitol Metro Thursday 9 March 11 AM Iraqi Women?s Briefing and Q&A for Congress, Staff and the People Sponsored by Out of Iraq Caucus (Room TBD) The delegation is promoting a Women?s Call for Peace, signed by over 60,000 women from around the world. The Call for Peace requests the withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq, negotiations to reincorporate disenfranchised Iraqis, full representation of women in the peacemaking process, and a commitment to women's equality in the post-war Iraq. This Call is part of a Women Say No to War campaign (http://www.womensaynotowar.org ) designed to bring women together across borders to demand an end to the bloodshed in Iraq. Below are brief bios of the Iraqi women. Information about the events and actions in DC are available at: www.womensaynotowar.org. IRAQI WOMEN?S DELEGATION BIOS Nadje Al-Ali is a writer/researcher specializing in women in the Middle East. She is a founding member of Act Together: Women?s Action on Iraq and mother of a 3-year-old daughter. Faiza Al-Araji is a civil engineer, blogger (afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com), religious Shia with a Sunni husband, and mother of three. After one son was recently held as a political prisoner by the Ministry of the Interior, the family fled to Jordan. Eman Ahmad Khamas is a human rights advocate who has documented abuses by the US military in Iraq. She is a member of Women?s Will, and is married with two daughters. Dr Entisar Mohammad Ariabi, a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, has documented the deteriorating health system. She is married with five children. Sureya Sayadi, a Kurdish woman born in Kirkuk, is an activist for human rights in the Middle East, particularly for the Kurdish people. She now lives in the United States, but her family is dispersed in Iraq, Iran and Turkey, DR. RASHAD ZIDAN HAS NOT YET RECEIVED APPROVAL. AWAITS IN AMMAN. THE FOLLOWING WOMEN WERE DENIED VISAS BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT Vivian Salim Mati is a widow who lost her husband and three children when they were fired on by U.S. tank fire as they attempted to flee the bombing of their neighborhood in Baghdad in April 2003. Kadhim Jawad (Anwar) is a widow whose husband and three children were killed by US soldiers at an unmarked checkpoint. From calendar at dcpalestine.org Mon Mar 6 02:16:06 2006 From: calendar at dcpalestine.org (calendar@dcpalestine.org) Date: Mon Mar 6 03:55:26 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Upcoming DC-Palestine Events: wk of 2006-3-6 Message-ID: <200603061016.k26AG0b5027839@ebte.umd.edu> NEW BOOKS ADDED to the DCP Book Page: www.dcpalestine.org (click on the books link on the right) This is a list of upcoming events in the DC Metro Area relating to Palestine. The list is automatically generated by the calendar engine at DCPalestine.org . For more details on each event, please visit www.DCPalestine.org, AND BE SURE TO CHECK IT BEFORE YOU ATTEND YOUR EVENT FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES! ========================= T H I S W E E K ========================= WEDNESDAY, March 08, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRIEFING/DISCUSSION:EVOLUTION OF THE PALESTINIAN FEMINIST MOVEMENT WITH DR. GHADA TALHAMI TIME: 12:30-2:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 (ext. 11) rsvp@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center invites you to a briefing on the “Evolution of the Palestinian Feminist Movement” Dr. Ghada Hashem Talhami Professor of Third World Politics and Women's Studies, Lake Forest College Wednesday, 8 March 2006 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. On the occasion of International Women's Day (March ... ........................................................................ THURSDAY, March 09, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURE: ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS TIME: 6:30pm-8:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 info@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts expe ... ........................................................................ ========================= N E X T W E E K ========================= THURSDAY, March 16, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURE: POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST TIME: 6:30pm-8:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 info@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts expe ... ........................................................................ ==================== DETAILS OF THIS WEEK'S EVENTS =================== Briefing/Discussion: EVOLUTION OF THE PALESTINIAN FEMINIST MOVEMENT WITH DR. GHADA TALHAMI The Palestine Center invites you to a briefing on the “Evolution of the Palestinian Feminist Movement” Dr. Ghada Hashem Talhami Professor of Third World Politics and Women's Studies, Lake Forest College Wednesday, 8 March 2006 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. On the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8), Dr. Ghada Talhami will address the history and current state of gender relations among Palestinians in light of the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian Territory. The recipient of a 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Palestinian-American Women's Society, Talhami is a prolific writer and expert on politics and gender. Her latest books include Palestinian Refugees: Pawns to Political Actors (Nova Science Publishers 2003); Syria and the Palestinians: The Clash of Nationalisms (University Press of Florida, 2001); and The Mobilization of Muslim Women in Egypt (University Press of Florida, 1996). This event is free; however, registration is required to attend. Unregistered guests will not be admitted. Register by 6:00 p.m. Monday, 27 February 2006, by sending your name and contact information to rsvp@palestinecenter.org or by calling the RSVP line at 202-338-1290 (ext. 11). The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel. 202-338-1290 Directions: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.html The Palestine Center is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an independent non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1991, the Center provides a Palestinian and Arab perspective to the media, policy, political and academic communities through briefings, conferences, in-depth studies and more. It focuses on the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, with particular emphasis on Palestine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ........................................................................ Lecture: ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts experts to discuss various issues in an effort to deepen American understandings of Palestine and the Middle East. Pre-registration and payment required (see details below). Lamia Matta, Esq., “Role of International Law in Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations” Thursday, 9 March 2006, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Lamia Matta is a specialist on legal aid in Palestinian compensation claims and a legal advisor to the Palestinian Authority through the Palestinian Negotiations Support Unit. Matta studied comparative literature at Columbia University and holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Chicago as well as a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as a staff member on the Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and was a board member of the Public Interest Law Association. Matta clerked for the Honorable David Briones (Federal District Court, Western District of Texas, El Paso Division) for the 2000-2002 term. She is admitted to the California bar. Registration Details Pre-registration is required. All lectures will begin promptly at 6:30 and continue for approximately an hour with discussion to follow. Registered guests are encouraged to use public transportation or arrive early as parking is limited. For directions and parking information, see website below. To print the schedule, download Lecture Series Brochure (PDF, 124 KB). Registration can be done by mail by downloading the Registration Form (PDF, 404 KB) or online at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/reg.php. Cost: $50 for all five lectures or $10/lecture. Student discount $25 for series or $5/lecture. For eligibility at discounted rate, a photo copy of your student ID (valid during the 2005-06 academic year) must be submitted with the registration form and payment. To register, complete either the online or hard copy form, and mail a check payable to "The Jerusalem Fund" to: The Palestine Center, Attn Lecture Series Coordinator, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington DC 20037. To pay by credit card, call 202-338-1290 to process your payment securely. Payment will not be accepted at the door and unregistered guests will not be admitted. Cost includes course materials and refreshments. Registration is subject to space availability and receipt of payment. Payment and registration form must be received by Friday, 24 February 2006 for whole series or no later than the Monday before the lecture to attend individual lectures. The Palestine Center is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an independent non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1991, the Center provides a Palestinian and Arab perspective to the media, policy, political and academic communities through briefings, conferences, in-depth studies and more. Its focus is on the relationship between the United States and the Middle East with particular emphasis on Palestine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For more information, to donate or to receive event and/or publication announcements, visit http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/index.php The Palestine Center Potomac Plaza Building | 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel. 202-338-1290 | Directions: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.html ........................................................................ ====================== E N D O F E V E N T S ======================= If you wish to submit an event please contact your group's DCPalestine representative or e-mail events@dcpalestine.org . Copyright (c) 2003, DCPalestine.org. All rights reserved. Designed and administered by Spidy.net - No one masters the Web like Spidy! From endviolence at carolmoore.net Mon Mar 6 08:25:22 2006 From: endviolence at carolmoore.net (Carol Moore in DC) Date: Mon Mar 6 08:28:40 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Protest AIPAC Tonight! STOP Next War Message-ID: <440C6272.6040208@carolmoore.net> AIPAC is lobbying the dozens of congressmen who'll show tonight to sanction and even bomb Iran. As the second or third most powerful lobbies in the nation, it gets congress' ear. We have to be out there to remind them that most Americans do not want another war -- they want OUT OF IRAQ! Be there! ++++++++++++ FROM: aipacprotest@earthlink.net Monday, March 6, 2006 6-8 pm PROTEST US-ISRAELI NUCLEAR HYPOCRISY at the AIPAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE ** NO US-ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN ** ISRAEL STOP THREATENING NEIGHBORS WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS ** NUCLEAR FREE MIDDLE EAST ** EQUAL RIGHTS AND RIGHT OF RETURN FOR PALESTINIANS Endorse! Publicize! Participate! Speak out! WHEN: Monday, March 6th, 6:00-8:00 PM during American Israel Public Affairs Committee(AIPAC) Gala Banquet attended by dozens of congressional representatives and other luminaries,including possibly Dick Cheney. WHERE: DC Convention Center, south side of Mount Vernon Place between 7th and 9th Streets NW. WHAT: Bring relevant signs, flags, banners. Be ready to SPEAK OUT with other activists for Middle East peace and human and Palestinian rights. Megaphone will be provided. Some people are talking about non-violent civil disobedience at the edge of the action, so email us if interested in participating or supporting such action. WHY: To make it clear we do not want the US or Israel to attack Iran and want both to work for a nuclear free Middle East that removes Israeli -- and American -- nuclear weapons from the area. Israel should cease threatening its neighbors with nuclear weapons and instead seek peace by ensuring that Palestinians have equal rights and the right to return to their original homes, lands, cities, towns and villages. Questions email aipacprotest@earthlink.net To get leaflet PDF, links to photos of past protests, etc. go to: http://stopthewarnow.net/protests/aipacprotest-03-06.html Initiated by DC Antiwar Network http://dawndc.net ++++++ ALSO: SIGN THE PETITION StopWarOnIran.org More than 150,000 petitions sent to Bush, Cheney, Halliburton, and Congress From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Tue Mar 7 06:57:59 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Tue Mar 7 07:04:53 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] DAWN General Meeting tonight, 7PM, 2211 14th Street NW Message-ID: <47409.jsmacdonald.1141743479.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> DC Anti-War Network meets tonight, Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at 2211 14th Street NW (offices of AFSC - on the 52 and 54 bus line, or short walking distance from U Street metro - 13th Street exit - on the Green Line) We meet at 7PM sharp starting with a 20 minute discussion. Tonight's discussion, assuming the speakers come, will be on the Department of Peace, a little about it, and back and forth on whether it's a good idea. Tonight's facilitators are Phillip and I. The general portion of our meetings last only about 1 hour! After that, we break out into working groups who meet and socialize, while making plans for upcoming actions. DAWN is currently working on actions around the 3rd anniversary of the war as well as ongoing actions decided upon every week. We also have several other initiatives. Last week's meeting also had breakouts with the Iran working group (who had two successful events last week) as well as a DAWN group helping a group trying to bring a hospital to replace DC General. Send your agenda items in advance to dawn-discuss-dc@lists.mutualaid.org . We welcome proposals from anyone who can attend the meeting. There is also time at the end of the general portion of our meeting for people to make announcements on anything going on. Everyone is welcome to a DAWN meeting, and first time participants are considered full participants on all matters. We especially aim to be a space that is open to disabled people. If you are disabled and would like to come to a DAWN meeting, please send an email to the discussion listserve at dawn-discuss-dc@lists.mutualaid.org , and we will do our best to make the space accessible and welcoming. DAWN is also a free space for artists and musicians. Last week, a group was on the floor making a banner while the meeting was ongoing, and that was not only okay, it is encouraged. Artists should feel free to draw, and musicians should feel free to express their turn on stack with music, if they are so inclined. See you tonight! From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Tue Mar 7 11:08:25 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Tue Mar 7 11:11:22 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Fwd: PEACE TALKS on HAITI Message-ID: <42961.jsmacdonald.1141758505.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [wpcboard] PEACE TALKS on HAITI From: "Mkawasi Mcharo" Date: Tue, March 7, 2006 2:06 pm To: wpcboard@yahoogroups.com wpc-edu@yahoogroups.com wpc-events@yahoogroups.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACE TALKS PEACE TALKS PEACE TALKS The Washington Peace Center presents: PEACE TALKS on HAITI With Paul Pumphrey Where: Flemming Center, 1426 9th Street NW When: Thursday March 30th 2006, 7pm Free!! Refreshments will be served. Following the recently concluded Haiti presidential elections and the ensuing controversy, Paul Pumphrey, who witnessed the elections first-hand will give a thought-provoking talk on: Haiti?s topsy-turvy political intrigues, Haiti since 1990, and Haiti?s grassroots movement. He will also lead a discussion on what we as activists can do to help end the perpetual social injustices oppressing the people of Haiti. PEACE TALKS PEACE TALKS PEACE TALKS --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060307/4d9056d7/untitled-2-0001.html From endviolence at carolmoore.net Tue Mar 7 13:15:44 2006 From: endviolence at carolmoore.net (Carol Moore in DC) Date: Tue Mar 7 13:41:41 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Weds 8th forum - "Neo-Conned!: First IRAQ, then IRAN?" Message-ID: <440DF800.2030805@carolmoore.net> Authors and Editor Panel Discussion at Busboys and Poets Book Store in Washington, DC When: Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 6:00PM - 8:00PM Who: *Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and author of "Sham Dunk: Cooking Intelligence for the President," Chapter 18 of Neo- CONNED! *historian Dr. Stephen J. Sniegoski, author of "Neoconservatives, Israel, and 9/11: The Origins of the U.S. War on Iraq," Chapter 6 of Neo-CONNED! *columnist Joseph Sobran, author of "On Morals, Motives and Men," Chapter 4 of Neo-CONNED!, and the Editor of the books. * Forrest Sharpe, editor of Neo-CONNED! and Neo-CONNED! Again. What: Book signing and panel discussion entitled: "First IRAQ, then IRAN? Avoiding the trap of Iran by understanding the war in Iraq" Where: Busboys and Poets book store, 14th and V Streets, NW, Washington, DC (Langston Room) 2021 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 202-387-7638 MapQuest: http://tinyurl.com/fr83j Details: The Neo-CONNED! and Neo-CONNED! Again set will be available for purchase at Busboys and Poets bookstore. The event is free and open to the public. Come early for best seating. Light restaurant fare is available if your hungry! See Neo-CONNED! and Neo-CONNED! Again website for more info, endorsements, full list of authors and more: http://www.neoconned.info From malachykilbride at yahoo.com Wed Mar 8 08:29:05 2006 From: malachykilbride at yahoo.com (malachy kilbride) Date: Wed Mar 8 10:23:19 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Saturday, March 11 protest the Political and media elites Message-ID: <20060308162905.56373.qmail@web32107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> RESIST and DISSENT! This Saturday the DC Anti-War Network(DAWN) is calling for a demonstration at the Gridiron Club dinner where our country's media and political elites, including the president and other Bush Administration officials, will be yucking it up at a shameless lovefest with their friends in the media. Let's show them our outrage for lying us into three years of war, occupation, and torture carried out in our names. Let's confront these media and political elites and demand to know why and illegal war has been carried out in our names based on their lies and deceptions. Demand to know what the US Congress is going to do about the war criminals Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and the rest of their warmongering cabal. Demand that the press stop their complicity in this illegal war-occupation by their failure to cover the illegal war crimes. What: Protest the political and media elites who LIED us into war Where: Capitol Hilton 1001 16th Street between K and L Streets, NW. When: 5PM --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060308/c2eeb70d/attachment.html From katharinene at yahoo.com Wed Mar 8 08:38:50 2006 From: katharinene at yahoo.com (Katie Nelson) Date: Wed Mar 8 10:23:19 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Premiere documentary screening: IRAQI LABOR LEADERS TOUR THE U.S. Message-ID: <20060308163851.85186.qmail@web32001.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MEETING FACE TO FACE: IRAQI LABOR LEADERS TOUR THE U.S., a documentary WASHINGTON, D.C. PREMIERE SCREENING - JUST RELEASED Wed., March 15 - The Ides of March AFL-CIO - 815 16th St. NW Peace Fair/Reception - 6 pm Movie - 7 pm Discussion - 7:30 pm Afterwards: Candlelight walk to the White House SEE: A 30-min. movie on the June 2005 tour of six Iraqi labor leaders to 25 U.S. cities, sponsored by U.S. Labor Against the War. This documentary captures the energy and emotions of the tour while expressing the message Iraqi workers want to convey to all Americans: - end the occupation of Iraq - oppose the privatization of Iraqi national resources - support Iraqi worker rights to organize free and independent unions TALK: Speak your mind about the film - and the struggle of Iraqis! Discussion moderated by - Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies Invited Guest - Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) The only legislator to vote "No" on authorization of military force after 9/11. And Iraqi visitor - Dr. Rashad Zidan, an Iraqi woman who works with Women and Knowledge Society in Baghdad and Fallujah to aid victims of war. [NOTE: She is part of the CodePink Women Say No To War! delegation. Due to visa problems, her arrival was delayed so she will miss most of the CodePink events, so we are pleased to offer you this opportunity to hear from her.] WALK: to the White House Join us in a peaceful walk of one block . A candlelight walk of protest on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Details: 202-547-1519 Sponsored by DC Labor for Peace and Justice --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060308/a2bf5dcb/attachment.html From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Wed Mar 8 10:51:33 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Wed Mar 8 12:09:33 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Homeless service at Canadian Embassy Saturday, 9 AM - other upcoming DAWN actions Message-ID: <9310.jsmacdonald.1141843893.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> For those of you interested in being part of the ongoing homeless servicing we have been doing outside the Canadian Embassy (501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, nearest Archives/Navy Memorial Metro), we are changing times. This week's action by the DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) will be Saturday at 9:00 AM at the same location. We plan to be more mobile this week. If we have food left, we will walk the streets of DC giving it away until it is gone. In previous weeks. leftover food has been served at another location in DC by people affiliated with our group. As always, we ask that people please come out, not necessarily to bring anything, but rather to come out and help break down some of the social barriers that exist between DC's many thousands of homeless and the rest of the community. Just being there, talking to some of the residents is fulfilling in itself. We also ask that you support DAWN's action later in the day, at 5PM, against many of the people at the Gridiron Club gathering, that brings together the Washington correspondents with many of the policy makers, who laugh it up and enjoy each other's company, often making fun of policy decisions that have been disastrous. For instance, at one such event, President Bush made numerous jokes about looking for Iraq's so called weapons of mass destruction in the White House. That action is at the Capital Hilton, at 16th and K Streets. On March 15, DAWN has another action targeting the media, targeting CNN and Fox (more details TBA) And, of course, remember that March 18, at 2 PM from the Vice President's house at 34th and Massachusetts Avenue NW, DAWN and other groups are working on an anti-war rally, march, and then speak out at Dupont Circle. (There will also be another servicing with the homeless at the Canadian Embassy as well). On March 20, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is heeding DAWN's call to confront the Pentagon with direct action. DAWN plans on being there as well in support. For more information on NCNR's particular action, see http://www.iraqpledge.org From endviolence at carolmoore.net Thu Mar 9 07:33:36 2006 From: endviolence at carolmoore.net (Carol Moore in DC) Date: Thu Mar 9 08:02:21 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] URGENT! March 9-Tonight: Big Nuke War Movie on Sci-Fi Channel "THE DAY AFTER" Message-ID: <44104AD0.7080805@carolmoore.net> PLEASE GET THIS EMAIL OUT TO EVERYONE ON YOUR LISTS!!!! When THE DAY AFTER was televised on ABC in 1983 it was a national event, with hundreds of peace groups nationwide holding parties to watch the movie together. The movie shows a regional conflict spiraling out of control into nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union , graphically portrays the incineration of Kansas City by several nuclear explosions, and terrifyingly explores how the injured, maimed and dying try to survive in the weeks and months following. Today we may be on the verge of nuclear war against Iran -- dropping nuclear weapons either pre-emptively or to retaliation against Iran fighting back against attack. These bombs would be dropped just a few hundred miles from Russia's border and the electro-magnetic pulse alone will probably sufficiently interfere with their communications that Russians may believe this is a nuclear attack upon them. The radiation certainly may spread over southern Russia. And what happens when Pakistan explodes in rage and its radicals take over their nuclear weapons and possibly attack India and Israel? THE DAY AFTER may be only a month a way. (Maybe the SCI-FI channel has figured that out??) The US has bullied the IAEA into referring Iran to the UN Security Council merely for minor breaches of their agreement with the IAEA, even as the US coddles Israel, Pakistan and India which all developed nuclear weapons without ever joining the IAEA. The US and Israel are hot to attack, probably right after the Israeli elections March 28 - which is also a week after Iran begins trading its oil in euros instead of dollars, a possible threat to US economic stability. Watch the movie tonight. And wake up tomorrow morning and start working furiously to stop this war. Again, we may have only a few weeks left of our civilization unless we act NOW! If you can't see the movie, or are trying to decide whether to see it, look at photos from it at http://carolmoore.net/nuclearwar/films.html Also see photos of the similarly themed British movie THREADS. For more info go to: http://stopthewarnow.net http://stopwaroniran.org From david.etheridge at verizon.net Thu Mar 9 14:56:38 2006 From: david.etheridge at verizon.net (David Etheridge) Date: Thu Mar 9 16:26:40 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Re: Peace vigil at the US Capitol on March 11 Message-ID: <01c301c643cc$b9b9aaa0$6400a8c0@Study> Please join us in a Peace Vigil at noon on Saturday March 11 on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Look for the blue banner with the message, "Seek Peace and Pursue It. --Psalms 34:14" The vigil lasts one hour and is silent except when one of us responds to the occasional questions about why we are there. For more information see http://www.quaker.org/langleyhill/seekpeace.htm or email seekpeacevigil@yahoo.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060309/e56544be/attachment.html From jsmacdonald at riseup.net Fri Mar 10 06:04:30 2006 From: jsmacdonald at riseup.net (Jim Macdonald) Date: Fri Mar 10 06:22:42 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Fwd: The next war is coming -- aided and abetted by Dems again!] Message-ID: <44291.jsmacdonald.1141999470.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> DAWN has endorsed the Saturday 5PM action and hope you will be there (in addition to the homeless service at the Canadian Embassy at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 9AM) ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [dawn-discuss-dc] The next war is coming -- aided and abetted by Dems again! From: "Kevin Zeese" Date: Fri, March 10, 2006 9:02 am PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY They voted for the Patriot Act a few days ago and last week voted for a preemptive attack on Iran. Next week they be voting for tens of billions more for the illegal occupation of Iraq. HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH? Join us at the Gridiron Club dinner at 5:00 this Friday to tell the 'black tie dressed' leaders of both parties, the military and corporate leadership and the corporate media -- NO TO THE IRAQ OCCUPATION AND WARS OF AGGRESSION. This is a rare opportunity to get all of the empire's leaders together. Let's send them a message! 5:00 PM Saturday, 16th and K, NW -- Hilton Hotel -- bring people and signs. Let's sent them a loud message. Kevin http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6777.htm The warlords of America John Pilger 08/20/04 -- Most of the US's recent wars were launched by Democratic presidents. Why expect better of Kerry? The debate between US liberals and conservatives is a fake; Bush may be the lesser evil. On 6 May last, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution which, in effect, authorised a "pre-emptive" attack on Iran. The vote was 376-3. Undeterred by the accelerating disaster in Iraq, Republicans and Democrats, wrote one commentator, "once again joined hands to assert the responsibilities of American power". The joining of hands across America's illusory political divide has a long history. The native Americans were slaughtered, the Philippines laid to waste and Cuba and much of Latin America brought to heel with "bipartisan" backing. Wading through the blood, a new breed of popular historian, the journalist in the pay of rich newspaper owners, spun the heroic myths of a supersect called Americanism, which advertising and public relations in the 20th century formalised as an ideology, embracing both conservatism and liberalism. In the modern era, most of America's wars have been launched by liberal Democratic presidents - Harry Truman in Korea, John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson in Vietnam, Jimmy Carter in Afghanistan. The fictitious "missile gap" was invented by Kennedy's liberal New Frontiersmen as a rationale for keeping the cold war going. In 1964, a Democrat-dominated Congress gave President Johnson authority to attack Vietnam, a defenceless peasant nation offering no threat to the United States. Like the non-existent WMDs in Iraq, the justification was a non- existent "incident" in which, it was said, two North Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked an American warship. More than three million deaths and the ruin of a once bountiful land followed. During the past 60 years, only once has Congress voted to limit the president's "right" to terrorise other countries. This aberration, the Clark Amendment 1975, a product of the great anti- Vietnam war movement, was repealed in 1985 by Ronald Reagan. During Reagan's assaults on central America in the 1980s, liberal voices such as Tom Wicker of the New York Times, doyen of the "doves", seriously debated whether or not tiny, impoverished Nicaragua was a threat to the United States. These days, terrorism having replaced the red menace, another fake debate is under way. This is lesser evilism. Although few liberal-minded voters seem to have illusions about John Kerry, their need to get rid of the "rogue" Bush administration is all-consuming. Representing them in Britain, the Guardian says that the coming presidential election is "exceptional". "Mr Kerry's flaws and limitations are evident," says the paper, "but they are put in the shade by the neoconservative agenda and catastrophic war-making of Mr Bush. This is an election in which almost the whole world will breathe a sigh of relief if the incumbent is defeated." The whole world may well breathe a sigh of relief: the Bush regime is both dangerous and universally loathed; but that is not the point. We have debated lesser evilism so often on both sides of the Atlantic that it is surely time to stop gesturing at the obvious and to examine critically a system that produces the Bushes and their Democratic shadows. For those of us who marvel at our luck in reaching mature years without having been blown to bits by the warlords of Americanism, Republican and Democrat, conservative and liberal, and for the millions all over the world who now reject the American contagion in political life, the true issue is clear. It is the continuation of a project that began more than 500 years ago. The privileges of "discovery and conquest" granted to Christopher Columbus in 1492, in a world the pope considered "his property to be disposed according to his will", have been replaced by another piracy transformed into the divine will of Americanism and sustained by technological progress, notably that of the media. "The threat to independence in the late 20th century from the new electronics," wrote Edward Said in Culture and Imperialism, "could be greater than was colonialism itself. We are beginning to learn that decolonisation was not the termination of imperial relationships but merely the extending of a geopolitical web which has been spinning since the Renaissance. The new media have the power to penetrate more deeply into a 'receiving' culture than any previous manifestation of western technology." Every modern president has been, in large part, a media creation. Thus, the murderous Reagan is sanctified still; Rupert Murdoch's Fox Channel and the post-Hutton BBC have differed only in their forms of adulation. And Bill Clinton is regarded nostalgically by liberals as flawed but enlightened; yet Clinton's presidential years were far more violent than Bush's and his goals were the same: "the integration of countries into the global free- market community", the terms of which, noted the New York Times, "require the United States to be involved in the plumbing and wiring of nations' internal affairs more deeply than ever before". The Pentagon's "full-spectrum dominance" was not the product of the "neo-cons" but of the liberal Clinton, who approved what was then the greatest war expenditure in history. According to the Guardian, Clinton's heir, John Kerry, sends us "energising progressive calls". It is time to stop this nonsense. Supremacy is the essence of Americanism; only the veil changes or slips. In 1976, the Democrat Jimmy Carter announced "a foreign policy that respects human rights". In secret, he backed Indonesia's genocide in East Timor and established the mujahedin in Afghanistan as a terrorist organisation designed to overthrow the Soviet Union, and from which came the Taliban and al-Qaeda. It was the liberal Carter, not Reagan, who laid the ground for George W Bush. In the past year, I have interviewed Carter's principal foreign policy overlords - Zbigniew Brzezinski, his national security adviser, and James Schlesinger, his defence secretary. No blueprint for the new imperialism is more respected than Brzezinski's. Invested with biblical authority by the Bush gang, his 1997 book The Grand Chessboard: American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives describes American priorities as the economic subjugation of the Soviet Union and the control of central Asia and the Middle East. His analysis says that "local wars" are merely the beginning of a final conflict leading inexorably to world domination by the US. "To put it in a terminology that harkens back to a more brutal age of ancient empires," he writes, "the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent collusion and maintain security dependence among the vassals, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the barbarians from coming together." It may have been easy once to dismiss this as a message from the lunar right. But Brzezinski is mainstream. His devoted students include Madeleine Albright, who, as secretary of state under Clinton, described the death of half a million infants in Iraq during the US-led embargo as "a price worth paying", and John Negroponte, the mastermind of American terror in central America under Reagan who is currently "ambassador" in Baghdad. James Rubin, who was Albright's enthusiastic apologist at the State Department, is being considered as John Kerry's national security adviser. He is also a Zionist; Israel's role as a terror state is beyond discussion. Cast an eye over the rest of the world. As Iraq has crowded the front pages, American moves into Africa have attracted little attention. Here, the Clinton and Bush policies are seamless. In the 1990s, Clinton's African Growth and Opportunity Act launched a new scramble for Africa. Humanitarian bombers wonder why Bush and Blair have not attacked Sudan and "liberated" Darfur, or intervened in Zimbabwe or the Congo. The answer is that they have no interest in human distress and human rights, and are busy securing the same riches that led to the European scramble in the late 19th century by the traditional means of coercion and bribery, known as multilateralism. The Congo and Zambia possess 50 per cent of world cobalt reserves; 98 per cent of the world's chrome reserves are in Zimbabwe and South Africa. More importantly, there is oil and natural gas in Africa from Nigeria to Angola, and in Higleig, south-west Sudan. Under Clinton, the African Crisis Response Initiative (Acri) was set up in secret. This has allowed the US to establish "military assistance programmes" in Senegal, Uganda, Malawi, Ghana, Benin, Algeria, Niger, Mali and Chad. Acri is run by Colonel Nestor Pino-Marina, a Cuban exile who took part in the 1961 Bay of Pigs landing and went on to be a special forces officer in Vietnam and Laos, and who, under Reagan, helped lead the Contra invasion of Nicaragua. The pedigrees never change. None of this is discussed in a presidential campaign in which John Kerry strains to out-Bush Bush. The multilateralism or "muscular internationalism" that Kerry offers in contrast to Bush's unilateralism is seen as hopeful by the terminally naive; in truth, it beckons even greater dangers. Having given the American elite its greatest disaster since Vietnam, writes the historian Gabriel Kolko, Bush "is much more likely to continue the destruction of the alliance system that is so crucial to American power. One does not have to believe the worse the better, but we have to consider candidly the foreign policy consequences of a renewal of Bush's mandate . . . As dangerous as it is, Bush's re-election may be a lesser evil." With Nato back in train under President Kerry, and the French and Germans compliant, American ambitions will proceed without the Napoleonic hindrances of the Bush gang. Little of this appears even in the American papers worth reading. The Washington Post's hand-wringing apology to its readers on 14 August for not "pay[ing] enough attention to voices raising questions about the war [against Iraq]" has not interrupted its silence on the danger that the American state presents to the world. Bush's rating has risen in the polls to more than 50 per cent, a level at this stage in the campaign at which no incumbent has ever lost. The virtues of his "plain speaking", which the entire media machine promoted four years ago - Fox and the Washington Post alike - are again credited. As in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks, Americans are denied a modicum of understanding of what Norman Mailer has called "a pre-fascist climate". The fears of the rest of us are of no consequence. The professional liberals on both sides of the Atlantic have played a major part in this. The campaign against Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 is indicative. The film is not radical and makes no outlandish claims; what it does is push past those guarding the boundaries of "respectable" dissent. That is why the public applauds it. It breaks the collusive codes of journalism, which it shames. It allows people to begin to deconstruct the nightly propaganda that passes for news: in which "a sovereign Iraqi government pursues democracy" and those fighting in Najaf and Fallujah and Basra are always "militants" and "insurgents" or members of a "private army", never nationalists defending their homeland and whose resistance has probably forestalled attacks on Iran, Syria or North Korea. The real debate is neither Bush nor Kerry, but the system they exemplify; it is the decline of true democracy and the rise of the American "national security state" in Britain and other countries claiming to be democracies, in which people are sent to prison and the key thrown away and whose leaders commit capital crimes in faraway places, unhindered, and then, like the ruthless Blair, invite the thug they install to address the Labour Party conference. The real debate is the subjugation of national economies to a system which divides humanity as never before and sustains the deaths, every day, of 24,000 hungry people. The real debate is the subversion of political language and of debate itself and perhaps, in the end, our self-respect. John Pilger's new book, Tell Me No Lies: investigative journalism and its triumphs, will be published in October by Jonathan Cape Copyright: John Pilger _______________________________________________ dawn-discuss-dc mailing list dawn-discuss-dc@lists.mutualaid.org http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/dawn-discuss-dc free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060310/83b171df/untitled-1.html From malachykilbride at yahoo.com Fri Mar 10 13:44:25 2006 From: malachykilbride at yahoo.com (malachy kilbride) Date: Fri Mar 10 13:46:55 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Saturday March 11 Protest the Gridiron Club Dinner Message-ID: <20060310214425.69674.qmail@web32108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Saturday, March 11 PROTEST THE CORPORATE PRESS AND THE ELECTED LEADERS WHO LIED US INTO WAR Resist and DISSENT! This Saturday the DC Anti-War Network(DAWN) is calling for a demonstration at the Gridiron Club Dinner where our country's media and political elites, including the president and other Bush Administration officials, will be yucking it up at a shameless lovefest with their friends in the media. Let's show them our outrage for lying us into three years of war, occupation, and torture carried out in our names. Let's confront these media and political elites and demand to know why an illegal war has been carried out in our names based on their lies and deceptions. Demand to know what the US Congress is going to do about the war crimi nals Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and the rest of their warmongering cabal. Demand that the press stop their complicity in this illegal war-occupation by their failure to cover the illegal war crimes. The Gridiron Club Dinner brings together the Washington correspondents with many of the policy makers, who laugh it up and enjoy each other's company, often making fun of policy decisions that have been disastrous. For instance, at one such event, President Bush made numerous jokes about looking for Iraq's so called weapons of mass destruction in the White House. Let's show the elites who laugh it up at our expense we won't take this anymore! What: Protest the political and media elites who LIED us into war Where: Capitol Hilton 1001 16th Street between K and L Streets, NW. When: 5PM Click on image for a larger version --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more details on each event, please visit www.DCPalestine.org, AND BE SURE TO CHECK IT BEFORE YOU ATTEND YOUR EVENT FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES! ========================= T H I S W E E K ========================= TUESDAY, March 14, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRIEFING/DISCUSSION:PALESTINIANS AND THE 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT WITH MR. JOE STORK TIME: 12:30-2:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 (ext. 11) rsvp@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center invites you to a briefing on “Israel & Palestine: The 2006 Human Rights Watch Report” Mr. Joe Stork Deputy Director of the Middle East Division, Human Rights Watch Tuesday, 14 March 2006 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. The 2006 Human Rights Watch report described the overall human rights ... ........................................................................ THURSDAY, March 16, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURE: POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST TIME: 6:30pm-8:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 info@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts expe ... ........................................................................ FRIDAY, March 17, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXHIBIT: ALAM AL-MITHAL: THE WORLD OF THE IMAGE TIME: 6:30pm-8:30pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) and the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: (202) 338-1958 info@palestinecenter.org The Jerusalem Fund Gallery and The Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan present Alam Al-Mithal The World of the Image an exhibition by Jordanian photographer Jan Kassay Opening Reception: Friday, 17 March 2006, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Alam al-Mithal: The World of the Image is an unleashing of the ... ........................................................................ ========================= N E X T W E E K ========================= THURSDAY, March 23, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURE: U.S. MEDIA COVERAGE OF PALESTINE WITH DR. EDMUND GHAREEB TIME: 6:30pm-8:00pm LOCATION: The Palestine Center DIRECTIONS: Potomac Plaza Building 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Foggy Bottom Metro SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Palestine Center(The Palestine Center) ORGANIZED BY: Palestine Center CONTACT: 202-338-1290 info@palestinecenter.org The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts expe ... ........................................................................ SUNDAY, March 26, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURE: PALESTINE, ISRAEL, AND THE HAMAS ELECTION VICTORY TIME: 2:00pm LOCATION: Howard County Central Library DIRECTIONS: Columbia, MD SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation CONTACT: HCCEIO@yahoo.com ADAM SHAPIRO internationally known peace activist and writer, and Co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, will speak on the topic: "Palestine, Israel, and the Hamas Election Victory," Sunday, March 26, 2006, 2 p.m. Howard County Central Library, Columbia, MD The International Sol ... ........................................................................ ==================== DETAILS OF THIS WEEK'S EVENTS =================== Briefing/Discussion: PALESTINIANS AND THE 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT WITH MR. JOE STORK The Palestine Center invites you to a briefing on “Israel & Palestine: The 2006 Human Rights Watch Report” Mr. Joe Stork Deputy Director of the Middle East Division, Human Rights Watch Tuesday, 14 March 2006 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. The 2006 Human Rights Watch report described the overall human rights situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory during 2005 as grave. The report found that since 2000, Israel has killed nearly three thousand Palestinians, including more than 600 children. During the same period, more than 900 Israelis were killed. The report found that Israel’s policy of closure and restrictions on movement had contributed to a serious humanitarian crisis marked by extreme poverty, unemployment and food insecurity. The report also found that despite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ steps to restore law and order, the Palestinian Authority’s control over Palestinian population centers was nominal. Human Rights Watch reported an increase in lawlessness in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank in 2005. In a 29 January 2006 letter to the leaders of Hamas, Human Rights Watch urged the new government in the Palestinian Territory to publicly announce that it “will not use lethal force to target civilians or cause indiscriminate harm to civilians." Joe Stork, Deputy Director of the Middle East Division for Human Rights Watch, will address the situation that Palestinians face today in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This event is free to the public; however, registration is required by 12:00 Noon Monday, 13 March 2006. Unregistered guests will not be admitted. To register, send your name and contact information to RSVP or call 202-338-1290 (x11). The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel. 202-338-1290 | Directions: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.html The Palestine Center is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an independent non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1991, the Center provides a Palestinian and Arab perspective to the media, policy, political and academic communities through briefings, conferences, in-depth studies and more. It focuses on the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, with particular emphasis on Palestine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ........................................................................ Lecture: POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST The Palestine Center Invites you to Palestine, the Middle East & the United States A Five-Part Evening Lecture Series Thursday Evenings | March 2006 | 6:30-8:00 p.m. This lecture series, to be held each Thursday evening in March, is part of the Palestine Center’s educational program that hosts experts to discuss various issues in an effort to deepen American understandings of Palestine and the Middle East. Pre-registration and payment required (see details below). Dr. Amaney Jamal, “Political Systems of the Middle East” Thursday, 16 March 2006, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Amaney Jamal is an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University, where she specializes in political development and the Middle East, including issues of democratization, political attitudes, and the political participation and engagement of Arab and Muslim Americans in the United States. Her work has appeared in Comparative Political Studies and is forthcoming in American Politics Research and The Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Democratic Citizens in non-Democratic Nations: Civic and Associational Life in the Middle East. In 2004, Jamal was appointed as a term member on the Council of Foreign Relations. Registration Details Pre-registration is required. All lectures will begin promptly at 6:30 and continue for approximately an hour with discussion to follow. Registered guests are encouraged to use public transportation or arrive early as parking is limited. For directions and parking information, see website below. To print the schedule, download Lecture Series Brochure (PDF, 124 KB). Registration can be done by mail by downloading the Registration Form (PDF, 404 KB) or online at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/reg.php. Cost: $50 for all five lectures or $10/lecture. Student discount $25 for series or $5/lecture. For eligibility at discounted rate, a photo copy of your student ID (valid during the 2005-06 academic year) must be submitted with the registration form and payment. To register, complete either the online or hard copy form, and mail a check payable to "The Jerusalem Fund" to: The Palestine Center, Attn Lecture Series Coordinator, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington DC 20037. To pay by credit card, call 202-338-1290 to process your payment securely. Payment will not be accepted at the door and unregistered guests will not be admitted. Cost includes course materials and refreshments. Registration is subject to space availability and receipt of payment. Payment and registration form must be received by Friday, 24 February 2006 for whole series or no later than the Monday before the lecture to attend individual lectures. The Palestine Center is the educational program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an independent non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1991, the Center provides a Palestinian and Arab perspective to the media, policy, political and academic communities through briefings, conferences, in-depth studies and more. Its focus is on the relationship between the United States and the Middle East with particular emphasis on Palestine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For more information, to donate or to receive event and/or publication announcements, visit http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/index.php The Palestine Center Potomac Plaza Building | 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel. 202-338-1290 | Directions: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.html ........................................................................ Exhibit: ALAM AL-MITHAL: THE WORLD OF THE IMAGE The Jerusalem Fund Gallery and The Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan present Alam Al-Mithal The World of the Image an exhibition by Jordanian photographer Jan Kassay Opening Reception: Friday, 17 March 2006, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Alam al-Mithal: The World of the Image is an unleashing of the enthralling world of play and imagination as seen through the camera's lens. The collection showcases the variety of Kassay’s subjects, from the flowers with which she began her photographic work to a study on the salts of the Dead Sea to a large, thorough documentation of Irbid, the second largest city in Jordan, struggling to find itself in its own landscape. Kassay’s work explores the essence of the subjects she photographs and displays a subliminal dimension arrived at through a contemplative journey. For Kassay, it is that essence in her work that makes her country, Jordan, an ever-welcoming and inviting place to be. Jan Kassay, a fine art and commercial photographer, was the first Jordanian photographer to exhibit in the United States. She has won numerous photography awards, starting with the first prize in the “New Concepts Best Directions, 37th Annual Exhibition,” put on by the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington in 1986. Critics have called her work “a study in the protocol of aesthetics” and “photography at its best.” In 1995, Kassay moved back to Jordan and established herself as the first woman in Jordan to make a full-time career as a commercial photographer, working with notable national and international advertising firms. Her work has been published in the Almanac of International Contemporary Architecture (Phaidon Press) and in Wallpaper Magazine. This exhibit will be on view at the Gallery from 17 March through 28 April 2006. Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This reception is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. The Jerusalem Fund Gallery 2425 Virginia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Tel. 202-338-1958 / Directions and parking information: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.php The Gallery is the cultural program of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an independent non-profit organization established in 1977 and based in Washington, DC. ........................................................................ ====================== E N D O F E V E N T S ======================= If you wish to submit an event please contact your group's DCPalestine representative or e-mail events@dcpalestine.org . Copyright (c) 2003, DCPalestine.org. All rights reserved. Designed and administered by Spidy.net - No one masters the Web like Spidy! From dchurchm at yahoo.com Mon Mar 13 19:05:27 2006 From: dchurchm at yahoo.com (Debby Churchman) Date: Tue Mar 14 04:14:44 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Reminder--Katrina March, Tuesday Message-ID: <20060314030527.51218.qmail@web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> March 14, 2006 in Washington, D.C. 1-2 p.m. Press Conference, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237 1 p.m. Marchers gather at west front of Capitol. 1:30-3 p.m. Mardi Gras Style March for Justice from Capitol South Metro Stop to White House 3-Midnight Rally & Protest at Lafayette Square Park for more info, go to www.katrinamarch.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From malachykilbride at yahoo.com Tue Mar 14 12:30:37 2006 From: malachykilbride at yahoo.com (malachy kilbride) Date: Tue Mar 14 12:31:38 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] DAWN meets tonight Message-ID: <20060314203037.30955.qmail@web32108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> DAWN MEETS TONIGHT TUESDAY 7PM Come join the DC Anti-War Network(DAWN)tonight starting at 7PM located in the offices of the American Friends Service Committee at 2211 14th Street. We'll begin our meeting tonight with our weekly 20 minute discussion facilitated by a Mobilization for Global Justice member addressing issues of war and economic justice. We'll present report backs on our most recent actions confronting the House Appropriations Committee on it's funding of more war and occupation in Iraq, our weekly serving of homeless people, and the Gridiron Club Dinner demonstration among other actions. 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URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060314/557adb9e/attachment.html From etan at igc.org Wed Mar 15 06:33:36 2006 From: etan at igc.org (ETAN) Date: Wed Mar 15 06:40:18 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Amnesty International to Hold Demo Calling for Release of Papuan Activists Jailed in Indonesia Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060315093159.03f95c78@igc.org> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Khaleelah Jones, 571-643-6952 Amnesty International to Hold Demonstration Calling for Release of Papuan Activists Jailed in Indonesia (Washington, DC) ?Amnesty International activists will lead a demonstration in front of the Indonesian Embassy on Thursday, March 16, from 4:30 PM until 5:30 PM to call for the immediate and unconditional release of two Papuan prisoners of conscience who are serving long prison terms for peacefully raising a flag. Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage may spend the next decade or more in prison in Indonesia. Amnesty International considers the two men to be prisoners of conscience who have neither used nor advocated violence, whose only ?crime? was to nonviolently express their political views. Amnesty International activists across the Mid-Atlantic region are championing the cases of the two men, and have generated hundreds of letters on their behalf to Indonesian government officials. ?Freedom of expression is a basic human right,? said Khaleelah Jones, Mid-Atlantic Region Special Focus Case Coordinator for Amnesty International USA. ?The Indonesian government can demonstrate its respect for this principle by ordering the release of Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage.? Police arrested Filep Karma in December 2004 at a ceremony during which the Papuan flag was raised. Police reportedly beat and stomped on Mr. Karma during transport to the police station. A group of about 20 people were later arrested at the police station when they went to protest Mr. Karma?s arrest. This group was subsequently released, except for Yusak Pakage, who remained in detention with Filep Karma. The two men were later charged with rebellion for their role in leading and organizing the flag-raising event. In May 2005, a court sentenced Filep Karma to 15 years in prison and Yusak Pakage to 10 years on charges of treason for having ?betrayed? Indonesia by flying the outlawed Papua flag. While Amnesty International takes no position on the political status of any province of Indonesia, it believes that the right to freedom of expression includes the right to peacefully advocate independence or other political solutions and that these rights must be upheld. Amnesty International calls upon the Indonesian government to immediately and unconditionally free Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage. Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. It has over 1.5 million members in over 150 countries and territories around the world. Amnesty International is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It is concerned solely with the promotion and protection of human rights. ### etanetanetanetanetanetanetanetanetanetanetanetan John M. Miller Internet: fbp@igc.org Media & Outreach Coordinator East Timor & Indonesia Action Network 48 Duffield St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA Phone: (718)596-7668 Web site: http://www.etan.org ETAN needs your support go to http://etan.org/etan/donate.htm Enjoy East Timor's organic coffee & support ETAN http://www.justcoffee.net/etan.html From catsambol at aol.com Wed Mar 15 07:12:45 2006 From: catsambol at aol.com (catsambol@aol.com) Date: Wed Mar 15 07:19:20 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Call to Action Against IMF and World Bank Message-ID: <20060315151245.37796.qmail@host332.ipowerweb.com> *** Please Forward Widely *** This Spring, Paul Wolfowitz, the President of the World Bank Group and the architect of the War in Iraq, will be convening the biannual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), bringing together at the table the two capitalist tools of global exploitation -- the wars of military might with the strangleholds of economic imperialism. The World Bank and the IMF, which have been the principal players in the economic devastation of the Global South through Structural Adjustment Programs (currently referred to as Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers), will meet again in downtown Washington, DC to schmooze with the private sector, laugh in the face of the world's poor, and live off the fat of other people's land. This year, however, we are going to force them to see the resistance that is alive in our hearts, in our minds and across the globe. Seeing our faces, or ours masks as the case may be, will be a requisite part of their weekend activities. We will be at their doorsteps, behind their limos, at their parties and in their yard. From blockades to home demos, interruption to disruption, we'll be there, following their every move. We urge everyone to come to Washington, DC the weekend of April 21-23 to take part in these historic protests against the World Bank and IMF. Say no to Capitalist globalization and yes to the power of the people and the power of direct action! This call is brought to you by the Farragut Squares Collective, a local ad hoc group of individuals fed up with the Bretton Woods Institutions and capitalist globalization. We fully support a collaborative, open, and non-hierarchical organizing relationship with all who wish to join us in taking action. Send any inquiries or shows of support to farragutsquares@gmail.com. From katharinene at yahoo.com Wed Mar 15 10:36:21 2006 From: katharinene at yahoo.com (Katie Nelson) Date: Wed Mar 15 10:37:52 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] TONIGHT: MEETING FACE TO FACE: IRAQI LABOR LEADERS TOUR THE U.S., a documentary Message-ID: <20060315183621.93078.qmail@web32013.mail.mud.yahoo.com> WASHINGTON, D.C. PREMIERE SCREENING - JUST RELEASED Wed., March 15 - The Ides of March AFL-CIO - 815 16th St. NW Peace Fair/Reception - 6 pm Movie - 7 pm Discussion - 7:30 pm Afterwards: Candlelight walk to the White House SEE: A 30-min. movie on the June 2005 tour of six Iraqi labor leaders to 25 U.S. cities, sponsored by U.S. Labor Against the War. This documentary captures the energy and emotions of the tour while expressing the message Iraqi workers want to convey to all Americans: - end the occupation of Iraq - oppose the privatization of Iraqi national resources - support Iraqi worker rights to organize free and independent unions TALK: Speak your mind about the film - and the struggle of Iraqis! Discussion moderated by - Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies Invited Guest - Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) The only legislator to vote "No" on authorization of military force after 9/11. And Iraqi visitor - Dr. Rashad Zidan, an Iraqi woman who works with Women and Knowledge Society in Baghdad and Fallujah to aid victims of war. [NOTE: She is part of the CodePink Women Say No To War! delegation. Due to visa problems, her arrival was delayed so she will miss most of the CodePink events, so we are pleased to offer you this opportunity to hear from her.] WALK: to the White House Join us in a peaceful walk of one block . A candlelight walk of protest on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Details: 202-547-1519 Sponsored by DC Labor for Peace and Justice --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Nonviolent resistance actions have been spreading across the country in recent months, reflecting the growing majority of Americans opposed to the continued carnage in and occupation of Iraq. To date, over 2,300 Americans and 100,000 Iraqis have been killed and countless others severely injured and disabled. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is spending over $120 billion on the war and occupation this year alone, while diverting vital funding from a wide array of important domestic programs. For a list of actions planned as part of the ?From Mourning to Resistance: 3 Years too Many ? Stop the War!? national week of action, see below. NCNR promotes nonviolent opposition to the war, following the disciplines and practices of nonviolent leaders such as King and India?s Mahatma Gandhi, and is the only national anti-war campaign and network devoted exclusively to nonviolent resistance. On the national Martin Luther King holiday in January, NCNR initiated ?A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress,? a campaign of nonviolent sit-ins at the offices of members of Congress who refuse to speak out or otherwise take appropriate action to end the war. Many of the nonviolent resistance actions scheduled across the country during the coming week are part of this continuing campaign. For a complete copy of ?A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress? and other information about the NCNR, go to www.iraqpledge.org Actions planned during the coming week include: Washington, DC: From Mourning to Resistance ? March on the Pentagon (March 20): The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is organizing a march from near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Pentagon, where there will be a ceremony honoring the war dead, followed by a die-in. Other nonviolent actions also planned. Contact: Max Obuszewski 410-323-7200, ext. 31 or MObuszewski@afsc.org Arizona Tucson (March 20): A Citizens? Weapons Blockade will take place at Raytheon Missile Systems, which makes a killing on bombs and missiles used in the war in Iraq. Contact: Nancy, 520-829-7107 or ncgallen@cox.net; Jack & Felice, 520-323-8697 or nukeresister@igc.org California Los Angeles (March 20): Local groups will kick off a campaign of nonviolent resistance to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq with a march to Senator Diane Feinstein?s office, where a press conference will be held, followed by a sit-in. Contact: Kyle & KamGi Finch, 310-455-1670 or kalapaskyle@earthlink.net Connecticut Norwich (March 20): The Global Call Iraq Campaign and others, dressed in funeral attire and carrying coffins, will gather at Representative Rob Simmons? office. A march to a local military recruiting center will follow, ending with a die-in. Contact: Danny Malec, (860) 591-4009 or dm@globalcalliraq.org New York New York City (March 19): The NYC War Resisters League and a wide array of peace, student, labor, religious, and other groups will lead a procession and rally that will turn Times Square into a ?Zone of Mourning? for war dead. Contact: Eric Laursen, 917-806-6452 or Frida Berrigan, 347-683-4928 Syracuse (March 20): The Syracuse Peace Council will hold a rally at the Federal Building, followed by a march through downtown ending with a direct action. Contact: Jessica Maxwell, 315-472-5478 Oregon Portland (March 20): Members of the Whitefeather House Portland Catholic Worker community and others will visit the office of Senator Ron Wyden, who the group is urging to co-sponsor a Senate bill that will bring US troops home in 2006. A press conference and demonstration is also planned outside the Federal Building. Contact: Joy Ellison, 503-327-825 or jubilus@gmail.com Eugene (March 20): A group of local citizens will engage in several direct actions targeting multiple government facilities engaged in prosecuting the war in Iraq. Times and locations will be announced the morning of March 20. Contact: Maria Qualtere-Burcher, 541-954-0155; Rich Klopfer 541-521-0596 Pennsylvania Philadelphia/Valley Forge (March 19-20): On March 19, the Brandywine Peace Community and religious, peace, veterans, military family and other groups will hold a candlelight vigil and service, followed by a nonviolent resistance action at the war?s chief profiteer, Lockheed Martin, the next day. Contact: Robert Smith, 610-544-1818 or brandywine@juno.com Wisconsin Madison (week of March 20): Instead of a previously planned vigil and media event at Senator Herb Kohl?s office, anti-war activists will call the Senator to thank him for making a strong statement calling for bringing the troops home (see http://kohl.senate.gov/~kohl/press/06/03/2006309826.html) Contact: Janet Parker, 608-257-2748 ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more, see the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance's information at http://www.iraqpledge.org At 9AM, though, DAWN and other groups will be connecting the war abroad to the war on our community. While we wage one abroad, one that enriches the military industrial complex, we continue to ignore the poor right here in the streets of Washington, DC. Many of those poor are the 20,000 homeless residents right here in the District of Columbia. For the past month, DAWN has been going down to the Canadian Embassy to service homeless people, mostly with food, and help them meet their needs while giving them the respect that they deserve in a society that forces many into second class status and then treats these same people with third and fourth class dignity. We will be going again, and we urge you to come out to meet these people. While we plan to have enough food, WE CALL ON PEOPLE TO BRING METRO CARDS so that some of the residents can get around town. One of the things we've been hearing from some of the homeless residents is the desire to be able to get around town once in awhile. WE WILL BE MEETING OUTSIDE THE CANADIAN EMBASSY AT 501 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW AT 9AM and will likely move around downtown until our supply of food is gone. Please come on time, or you are likely to miss us. This is a very important part of the entire focus of Saturday's actions, and let's not forget that while people are dying abroad, the same policy considerations are also causing people to die here. Say no to big military! Say yes to the poor of DC! From katharinene at yahoo.com Thu Mar 16 12:55:56 2006 From: katharinene at yahoo.com (Katie Nelson) Date: Thu Mar 16 13:07:20 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Saturday March 18th - 3 YEARS TOO MANY! Message-ID: <20060316205556.43071.qmail@web32004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 3 Years Too Many! Saturday March 18th NO MORE WAR! Rally /March- start @ 2:00pm, Vice Presidential Mansion Naval Observatory & Mass Ave Use Woodley Park metro - walk N. on Conn., W. on Cathedral Ave, S. on 34th to Observatory Circle We are saying NO to war, occupation, and torture! The rally will proceed down Massachusetts Avenue, ending at Dupont Circle. At the close of the march, there will be a speak out, tabling festival, and a community serving of the homeless in the DC area (at the Canadian Embassy ? 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW). Local sponsors include The Washington Peace Center, the DC Anti-War Network, CODEPINK, Neighbors United for Justice & Peace, The Washington Ethical Society, Torture Abolition Survivor Support Coalition, Prince Georges County Peace & Justice, Arlingtonians for Peace, Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice, World Can't Wait, DC Resistance Media Collective, Guerilla Poetry Insurgency, International Socialist Organization, International Action Center, DC-TONC and others. Volunteers are needed! If you would like more info or to help out with these events, please email us at movement_unity@yahoo.com Thank you! See you there! --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060316/b603ebd9/attachment.html From katharinene at yahoo.com Thu Mar 16 12:49:35 2006 From: katharinene at yahoo.com (Katie Nelson) Date: Thu Mar 16 13:07:47 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Fwd: War Escalates, Peace Movement Mobilizes Message-ID: <20060316204935.35567.qmail@web32013.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: UFPJ Action Alerts Subject: War Escalates, Peace Movement Mobilizes Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:36:09 -0500 (EST) Size: 16077 Url: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060316/5315d105/attachment.mht From gulfwarvet2003 at yahoo.com Thu Mar 16 12:40:16 2006 From: gulfwarvet2003 at yahoo.com (Don Kline) Date: Thu Mar 16 13:08:38 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Kyne files lawsuit against In-Reply-To: <46243.jsmacdonald.1142532478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <20060316204016.50600.qmail@web36502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> NYPD TOP COPS AND LAWYERS ORDERED RANK AND FILE OFFICERS TO COMMIT PERJURY IN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION PROSECUTIONS, LAWSUIT ALLEGES; DESERT STORM VETERAN MOUNTS CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO DEFENSE DEPARTMENT RULE THAT PROHIBITED HIM FROM WEARING ARMY UNIFORM DURING HIS 2004 RNC JURY TRIAL March 16, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Gideon Oliver Lewis B. Oliver, Jr., Esq. (646) 602-9242 (518) 463-7962 Dennis Kyne, Dustin Langley, and Charles Duncan were arrested separately at the New York Public Library at the height of the RNC on August 31, 2004 and charged with violating the law based on statements sworn to by NYPD Officer Matthew Wohl, who alleged he had seen each engage in criminal activity. Late yesterday afternoon, their attorneys filed Kyne, et al. v. Wolfowitz, et al., a Federal Civil Rights lawsuit alleging that NYPD top cops and lawyers ordered rank and file officers to commit perjury in their RNC prosecutions, and others. According to the suit, former Deputy Commissioner of Legal Matters Stephen L. Hammerman ? and possibly other top cops - were personally involved in trumping up charges against Mr. Kyne. The suit also challenges a Department of Defense Directive based on which Mr. Kyne was prohibited from wearing his United States Army uniform during his criminal trial. Mr. Kyne was the first of the 1,806 people arrested in NYC during the RNC to take his criminal case to a jury. His trial lasted 3 days and ended abruptly on the morning of December 16, 2004 when the District Attorney?s Office moved to dismiss the charges against him, citing inability to prove the case. The dismissal received national attention on April 12, 2005, in Jim Dwyer?s New York Times article entitled "Videos Challenge Hundreds of Convention Arrests". The suit presents what happened to Mr. Kyne, Mr. Langley, and Mr. Duncan as a microcosm of a widespread, de facto policy implemented by the NYPD during the RNC, in which 5 was the "magic number" of arrestees each "arresting officer" was assigned to "process", where "processing" included making false sworn statements, in writing and orally, maliciously supporting criminal prosecutions top cops knew were baseless at their outset and months later. In response to Mr. Dwyer?s article, on April 25, 2005, Hon. John Conyers, Jr. and 5 other members of the House Judiciary Committee wrote Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and requested "immediate federal scrutiny by the Justice Department" of "credible and troubling reports of police misconduct and perjury . . . as criminal deprivations of rights under color of law and civil violations of the police pattern and practice laws." On June 28, 2005, the Justice Department responded and indicated that its Civil Rights Division?s Criminal and Special Litigation Sections would "examine your information, along with any other relevant information they receive, to determine whether action is warranted under the Section?s statutory authority." Mr. Kyne, Mr. Langley, and Mr. Duncan are represented by Lewis and Gideon Oliver of Oliver & Oliver, who also represented Mr. Kyne at his criminal trial. A more detailed press release, including quotations from sworn documents and testimony, and a copy of the Complaint, can be found here: http://www.oliverandoliverlaw.com/KVW.html Dennis Kyne Support the Truth www.denniskyne.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060316/b1cf0e10/attachment.html From agentforchange at comcast.net Thu Mar 16 14:33:51 2006 From: agentforchange at comcast.net (Pat Elder) Date: Thu Mar 16 14:35:30 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Nonviolent Resistance Monday Message-ID: <20060316223327.63BBA1760434@catfur.mutualaid.org> >From Mourning to Resistance: National Campaign of Nonviolent Actions to Mark 3rd Year of War in Iraq Over a dozen direct actions planned across country at Congressional offices, Pentagon, war profiteers, and military recruiting centers Groups involved with the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance Against the War in Iraq (NCNR) are organizing over a dozen nonviolent resistance actions in the coming week to end the illegal and immoral war in Iraq launched by the U.S. three years ago this weekend. Nonviolent resistance actions have been spreading across the country in recent months, reflecting the growing majority of Americans opposed to the continued carnage in and occupation of Iraq. To date, over 2,300 Americans and 100,000 Iraqis have been killed and countless others severely injured and disabled. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is spending over $120 billion on the war and occupation this year alone, while diverting vital funding from a wide array of important domestic programs. For a list of actions planned as part of the ?From Mourning to Resistance: 3 Years too Many ? Stop the War!? national week of action, see below. NCNR promotes nonviolent opposition to the war, following the disciplines and practices of nonviolent leaders such as King and India?s Mahatma Gandhi, and is the only national anti-war campaign and network devoted exclusively to nonviolent resistance. On the national Martin Luther King holiday in January, NCNR initiated ?A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress,? a campaign of nonviolent sit-ins at the offices of members of Congress who refuse to speak out or otherwise take appropriate action to end the war. Many of the nonviolent resistance actions scheduled across the country during the coming week are part of this continuing campaign. For a complete copy of ?A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress? and other information about the NCNR, go to www.iraqpledge.org Actions planned during the coming week include: Washington, DC: From Mourning to Resistance ? March on the Pentagon (March 20): The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is organizing a march from near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Pentagon, where there will be a ceremony honoring the war dead, followed by a die-in. Other nonviolent actions also planned. Contact: Max Obuszewski 410-323-7200, ext. 31 or MObuszewski@afsc.org Arizona Tucson (March 20): A Citizens? Weapons Blockade will take place at Raytheon Missile Systems, which makes a killing on bombs and missiles used in the war in Iraq. Contact: Nancy, 520-829-7107 or ncgallen@cox.net; Jack & Felice, 520-323-8697 or nukeresister@igc.org California Los Angeles (March 20): Local groups will kick off a campaign of nonviolent resistance to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq with a march to Senator Diane Feinstein?s office, where a press conference will be held, followed by a sit-in. Contact: Kyle & KamGi Finch, 310-455-1670 or kalapaskyle@earthlink.net Connecticut Norwich (March 20): The Global Call Iraq Campaign and others, dressed in funeral attire and carrying coffins, will gather at Representative Rob Simmons? office. A march to a local military recruiting center will follow, ending with a die-in. Contact: Danny Malec, (860) 591-4009 or dm@globalcalliraq.org New York New York City (March 19): The NYC War Resisters League and a wide array of peace, student, labor, religious, and other groups will lead a procession and rally that will turn Times Square into a ?Zone of Mourning? for war dead. Contact: Eric Laursen, 917-806-6452 or Frida Berrigan, 347-683-4928 Syracuse (March 20): The Syracuse Peace Council will hold a rally at the Federal Building, followed by a march through downtown ending with a direct action. Contact: Jessica Maxwell, 315-472-5478 Oregon Portland (March 20): Members of the Whitefeather House Portland Catholic Worker community and others will visit the office of Senator Ron Wyden, who the group is urging to co-sponsor a Senate bill that will bring US troops home in 2006. A press conference and demonstration is also planned outside the Federal Building. Contact: Joy Ellison, 503-327-825 or jubilus@gmail.com Eugene (March 20): A group of local citizens will engage in several direct actions targeting multiple government facilities engaged in prosecuting the war in Iraq. Times and locations will be announced the morning of March 20. Contact: Maria Qualtere-Burcher, 541-954-0155; Rich Klopfer 541-521-0596 Pennsylvania Philadelphia/Valley Forge (March 19-20): On March 19, the Brandywine Peace Community and religious, peace, veterans, military family and other groups will hold a candlelight vigil and service, followed by a nonviolent resistance action at the war?s chief profiteer, Lockheed Martin, the next day. Contact: Robert Smith, 610-544-1818 or brandywine@juno.com Wisconsin Madison (week of March 20): Instead of a previously planned vigil and media event at Senator Herb Kohl?s office, anti-war activists will call the Senator to thank him for making a strong statement calling for bringing the troops home (see http://kohl.senate.gov/~kohl/press/06/03/2006309826.html) Contact: Janet Parker, 608-257-2748 Contact: Alicia Lucksted 443-722-2024 Gordon Clark 301-589-2355 301-466-5689 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/dawn-dc/attachments/20060316/299bf30a/attachment.html From awhite at essential.org Thu Mar 16 16:36:04 2006 From: awhite at essential.org (Anna White) Date: Thu Mar 16 19:49:58 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] NEW STARTING LOCATION: March on the Pentagon: 3 Years Too Many - Stop the War! (Mon, 3/20) Message-ID: <441A0474.3040209@essential.org> Fyi, the March to the Pentagon on Monday, March 20th will start at 9am at Daniel French Drive (near 23rd & Independence Avenue, on the south side of the Lincoln Memorial), NOT the location originally posted. Also, there will be a meeting the evening before from 4 to 7 pm, at the Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, for those who will be participating, either by risking arrest or as support persons. ******************************** FROM MOURNING TO RESISTANCE 3 Years too Many - Stop the War! ******************************** March on the Pentagon March 20, 2006 Washington, D.C. Join the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance to STOP the WAR NOW! Marking the end of the 3rd year since the war began. The United States government has been involved in an illegal and immoral war in Iraq for three years. As a result, over 2,200 Americans and 100,000 Iraqis have been killed and countless others are severely injured and disabled. Over $120 billion is being spent by the U.S. government this year alone. We are demanding our government end the war NOW! Schedule - March 20, 2006 9:00 am Gather at Daniel French Drive (near 23rd & Independence Avenue, on the south side of the Lincoln Memorial) Speakers and music 10:00 am Begin march to Pentagon 11:00 am Arrive at Pentagon Program of speakers 11:15 am Ceremony honoring the dead 11:30 am Die-in and other nonviolent actions by those willing to risk arrest Participants should RSVP to Max Obuszewski at 410-323-7200, ext. 31. To participate in other actions of nonviolent civil resistance earlier in the morning at the Pentagon on March 20, contact Pete Perry at pete_perry@yahoo.com. Participants are encouraged to identify their home town and/or state and to carry signs or placards with names and pictures of Americans and Iraqis who have died in the war. Also encouraged are signs with wording MOURN the DEAD, HEAL the WOUNDED, END the WAR, signs about tax dollars spent on the war, or signs confronting the torture of others by the U.S. government. This action will provide an opportunity for those willing to risk arrest, as well those who are there in support, to speak out against the war in a powerful way. The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is a part of the Iraq Pledge of Resistance and follows the principles of nonviolent resistance in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This action is in solidarity with "A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress" appealing to elected leaders to stop funding the war and bring the troops home now. In addition, there are many other antiwar actions taking place during the March 18-20 time frame. Dozens of cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Fayetteville, Hartford, Los Angeles, Mobile to New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Syracuse, have plans to speak out against the war and occupation of Iraq. For more information about this groundswell of resistance around the country and "A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress," go to www.iraqpledge.org. From agentforchange at comcast.net Fri Mar 17 05:34:47 2006 From: agentforchange at comcast.net (Pat Elder) Date: Fri Mar 17 05:55:26 2006 Subject: [dawn-dc] Vigil at Capitol Saturday Message-ID: <20060317133454.23899C1394F@catfur.mutualaid.org> "SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT" Psalms 34:14 March 18, 2006-Noon until 1:00 p.m. One Hour Silent Vigil for Peace U.S. Capitol, West Lawn Marking the Third Anniversary of the War on Iraq Our silent gathering has continued each week since October 15, 2002, as a witness to our concern for peace in Iraq, its neighbors, the Middle East, and around the world. Our silent vigil and witness for peace and nonviolence was started by a Quaker from the Langley Hill Friends Meeting in McLean, Virginia, but we come from many religions and beliefs. Our message is a positive one. We are encouraging the Congress and the nation to seek peace and build peace. We believe that a reverence for life should guide our nation's actions, and that our country's great strength should further the ideal of an international community based on respect and law. We see many positive opportunities for diplomacy, trade, aid, multilateral organization building and military restraint that will sow the seeds of peace rather than plant the seeds of war. The vigil takes place every Saturday at noon for one hour on or near the West lawn of the U.S. Capitol. All who are seeking peace are welcome to join us in silence for our time here. As is our custom we stand with our only banner with the quote from Psalms 34:14, "Seek peace and pursue it." During our time here we are grateful for the support of our fellow citizens and foreign visitors who are also seeking peace in their own way. In our silence we are praying for all those affected by war, service people and civilians. If you would like to join us for only a minute, or for the entire hour, that