May 26 - Tent City Protest Planning Meeting
Tent City Protest Planning Meeting
Monday, May 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM
At the CODEPINK DC House
712 5th St NE between G & H Sts.
(5 blocks from Union Station Metro - Red Line)
Help set the date and logistics of this important action. Please attend this meeting and forward this announcement to as many interested people and organizations as possible.
Tent City Protest - Summer 2008
Build the World We Know is Possible - Washington DC
Peace, healthcare, education, food, housing, a safe environment, and democracy.
End the Occupations and Stop World War III
Students and activist are starting to make plans for a summer of Tent City Protest to stop the U.S. attack on Iran, to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while showing that we can create world free from domination, coercion and violence. Thousands of people are making plans to set up a tent city outside the White House and Capital Buildings in Washington D.C, as soon as final exams are over this May.
Tent City Protests have been powerful. The tent city during the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine brought down the government. Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas, and the 600 day farmer’s action at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Square in Sarajevo had huge impact.
Activists are also planning to organize Tent City Protests outside military installations, federal buildings and U.S. embassies. All peace and social action groups are invited to join in the tent city protest.
There is a vigorous debate about what strategy might work to end the crisis caused by the “war on terrorism.” Rallies, marches and petitions haven’t done enough to stop torture, secret prisons, the use of cluster bombs against civilians, wire tapping and data collection, laws such as the Military Commissions Act and the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.
At the same time actions to protect the environment, healthcare, education and housing haven’t been successful. One strategy that has proven effective at bringing positive social change has been the tent city protest.
We are facing an urgent crisis. Bush is talking of World War III against Iran using nuclear weapons, the global economy is failing for most, climate change continues to become more urgent and the U.S. empire is using every measure possible to protect its power. Join us in participating in the Tent City Protest.
Contact your local progressive groups and organize a meeting in your community!
Endorsed by: Code Pink DC, Food Not Bombs, The Iraqi Moratorium, Voices for
Creative Nonviolence
Please contact us to endorse.