"Get Out Of Iraq" Rally – White House Sept. 15th
There will be a rally at Lafayette Square Park (in front of White House) at 5 p.m. ET on September 15, 2005.
Sponsors:
Progressive Democrats of America, After Downing Street, Code Pink, Peace Action, Democrats.com, Democracy Rising.
Speakers at Rally:
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
(other Congress Members to be listed shortly)
Gold Star Families for Peace Member Tia Steele
Iraq Veterans Against the War (invited)
Veterans for Peace (invited)
Military Families Speak Out (invited)
Code Pink Co-Founder and United for Peace and Justice organizer Gael Murphy
Peace Action Organizing and Policy Director Paul Kawika Martin
U.S. Labor Against the War Co-Founder Gene Bruskin
Center on Conscience and War Executive Director J.E. McNeil
After Downing Street Co-Founder John Bonifaz
Progressive Democrats of America Executive Director, and After Downing Street Co-Founder Tim Carpenter
After Downing Street Co-Founder David Swanson
Democracy Rising Director and likely U.S. Senate candidate from Maryland Kevin Zeese
Pacifica Radio Washington Bureau Chief Verna Avery Brown
Co-Founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Ray McGovern
President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
Context:
Earlier the same day, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey will host hearings on Capitol Hill on exit strategies for Iraq. Also
the same day, a coalition of organizations will hand in to Congress a petition for an exit strategy. See http://www.peoplespetition.org
(Note that not all sponsors of and participants in the rally are participants in or supporters of the petition or the
hearings.)