DATE: September 20, 2006
Women for Peace Day sponsored by
CODE PINK and the National Organization for Women, including history workshop
led by Howard Zinn.
Ending of the
Troops Home FAST at
Location: Between Mall and Constitution Avenue, Between 14 and 15 Streets.
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TENT #1 |
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# 2 End War: Peace,violence, accountability, and impeachment |
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#3 Human Rights: Civil Rights, Immigrants Rights, Workers Rights, Women's Rights, Voting Rights, Katrina |
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#4 End Corporate Welfare, Meet Human Needs: Healthcare/ Energy/ Education/ Environment |
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#5 Communications and Creativity: Hands-on Media and Arts Training |
OUTDOOR
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Domed
Meditation Tent |
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8:30 am |
H2O/Juice reception (some are still fasting) Opening circle with Eli Painted Crow |
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open, silent meditation |
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9:30 am |
Welcome, NOW President Kim Gandy and CODEPINK Co-founder Medea Benjamin |
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10:00 a.m. |
Military Women Speak Out! - Sarah Rich (Mother of Suzanne Swift), Col. Ann Wright, Eli Painted Crow, Kelly Dougherty, Anuradha Bhagwati, and others |
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spiritual chanting from 10 to 11 a.m. |
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11:30 am |
CODE PINK and NOW Mixer |
Press Conference regarding AWOL Conscientious Objector, Augustin Aguyo featuring his wife Helga Aguyo and lawyer |
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11:00 to 2:00 open, silent meditation. On some days, there will be speakers scheduled during part of this time, talking about combining spirituality with activism. |
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12 pm |
Women of Juarez Update (brown bag lunch) |
12-2: Micheal Beer and Nadine Bloch: "Nonviolent Direct Action Prep; Street Wise, Street Safe" all levels of experience welcome! |
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1:30 pm |
Roundtable: How
do WE end the Violence in |
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2:00 to 3:00 group healing / rejuvenation 3:00 to 4:00 open, silent meditation |
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3 pm |
NOW and CODEPINK: Working Together |
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4 pm |
Howard Zinn |
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4:00 to 5:00 spiritual chanting |
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5 pm |
Emma's Revolution (confirmed) and Young Women's Drumming Empowerment Project (invited) |
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6 pm |
Give Peace A Vote.org March to E Street Theater. Dress in honor of the 60’s antiwar movement, esp. pink |
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7:30 pm |
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Opening night screening of US Vs John Lennon.
Free with sign up (codepinkdc.org), followed by March back to |
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EVENING AT THE CIRCLE OR STAGE |
DC Poets Against the War? Women’s Music program under construction |
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