[lbo-talk] Groups Head to Capital to Step Up Antiwar Drive

[Andy]

Here in upstate NY -- Last Sunday we had a press conference with the  
local Congressman (McNulty), 15 peace groups, the AFL-CIO Area Labor  
Federation and also representatives of 1199, to announce our contingent  
to the protest.  The congressman called for US withdrawal from Iraq to  
begin immediately -- and said to the peace movement "you were right, I  
was wrong," referring to his early support for the war.  The event made  
all the local front pages and all the TV and radio news.

We filled 2 buses from Albany very quickly-- and scrambled to find more  
-- since they were full before the press conference.

Word from Syracuse and Pittsfield and New Paltz -- several buses each.

Solidarity vigils and demonstrations locally today in Kingston,  
Saratoga and Chatham.

I agree that today will be a respectable turnout.

http://www.bethlehemforpeace.org/

andy

On Jan 27, 2007, at 8:57 AM, Mike Ballard wrote:


> Yoshie said:
>
> We sent off one bus from Columbus, Ohio to the DC demo today, and
> we'll hold a local demo at the Federal Building from 1:30 PM, too.
> Meredith Kolodner wrote five days ago that DC 37 was planning "to send
> at least four buses."  If it actually does, it's an indication that
> this demo's turnout won't be shabby.
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>
> Good on ya!  No MORE blood for oil!
>
> I wish,
> Mike B)
>
> http://happystiletto.blogspot.com/
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