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Camp Democracy Fundraiser - Sept.4th Wash. D.C.

Published: Fri 1 Sep 2006 10:46 AM
Fundraiser
8 to 10 PM
Monday Sept.4th
Busboys & Poets Restaurant
2021 14th Street NW - Near U St. Metro, Green Line
Washington, D.C.
Celebrate Democracy on Labor Day with:
Investigative Journalist Greg Palast discussing breaking investigative reports and his great new book Armed Madhouse.
Code Pink Cofounder Gael Murphy reporting about Code Pink’s recent peace mission to Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan and meetings with Iraqi Parliament members.
Plus Prizes, Guests and Camp Democracy Organizers.
$25 Suggested Donation - the Langston Hughes Room.
Here's a flyer:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/sites/campdemocracy.org/files/downloads/fundraiser.pdf
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MUSIC at Camp Democracy: check out this lineup of performers:
http://campdemocracy.org/music
BOOKS at Camp Democracy: check out this lineup of authors:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/sites/campdemocracy.org/files/downloads/books.htm
One of those authors, Dave Lindorff, recently appeared on C-Span with his co-author Barbara Olshansky to speak about their book, "The Case for Impeachment." This, combined with an interview on NPR the same day, pushed the book up from 30,000th place on amazon.com to 42nd place. Watch the show here:
http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segid=7322=446
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What You Can Do to Help
Sign up to volunteer and ask everyone you know to do so. We need volunteers, beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 1st, at Constitution Avenue and 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. –
http://volunteerforchange.org/e/117?refcode=o52
Help us find the things on our wish list:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/wish
Help us reach the media. Ask radio stations to air this PSA:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/sites/campdemocracy.org/files/downloads/hartmanncampd.mp3
Also please ask them to interview these spokespeople:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/speakers
Here's a nice shot of Cindy Sheehan in Crawford with her Camp Democracy T-shirt:
http://campdemocracy.org/node/192
Cindy with Veterans For Peace Chapter #144. With VFP Chapter #144's Iraq Veterans Against the War Leadership on either side { President Patrick Resta (L) and Communications Director Chad Hetman (R) } and two of our VFP Viet Nam Veterans,
Bill Perry and Billy Kelly serving as abutments.
Get your own Camp Democracy T-shirt here:
http://campdemocracy.org/store
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MUSIC at Camp Democracy: check out this lineup of performers:
http://campdemocracy.org/music
BOOKS at Camp Democracy: check out this lineup of authors:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/sites/campdemocracy.org/files/downloads/books.htm
One of those authors, Dave Lindorff, recently appeared on C-Span with his co-author Barbara Olshansky to speak about their book, "The Case for Impeachment." This, combined with an interview on NPR the same day, pushed the book up from 30,000th place on amazon.com to 42nd place. Watch the show here:
http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segid=7322=446
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What You Can Do to Help
Sign up to volunteer and ask everyone you know to do so. We need volunteers, beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 1st, at Constitution Avenue and 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. –
http://volunteerforchange.org/e/117?refcode=o52
Help us find the things on our wish list:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/wish
Help us reach the media. Ask radio stations to air this PSA:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/sites/campdemocracy.org/files/downloads/hartmanncampd.mp3
Also please ask them to interview these spokespeople:
http://www.campdemocracy.org/speakers

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