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APRIL 12 MARCH IN WASHINGTON DC WILL TARGET WHITE HOUSE,  CORPORATE PROFITEERS, FOX NEWS AND THE PRO-WAR MEDIA

On Saturday, April 12, people in Washington DC and around  the world will continue the mobilization against the 
invasion and the occupation in an international day of 
action with demonstrations in major capitals around the  world.

In Washington DC, assemble at 12 noon at 14th St. and 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW on the east side of the White House  ("Freedom Plaza/Pershing Park"). (This is a change from  the Washington Monument grounds. The monument grounds are  muddy from rain throughout the past week. We are expecting  dry weather on Saturday.)

We have obtained permits for the rally and for our march  through the streets of DC.

The April 12 demonstration will include a brief rally and 
then a march that will target the offices of the 
corporations and mass media that have either profited from  the invasion and occupation of Iraq or served as the 
principle purveyors of the lies and misinformation in 
service of the war machine.

Our march route takes us to the Carlyle Group, Fox News,  the Justice Department and FBI, the White House, Bechtel,  the Washington Post, the New York Times and the offices of  Halliburton. Marchers will disperse at Farragut Square and  take the metro from the Farragut West stop to RFK Stadium  to get on their buses.

Please read the following email for important information  you need to know if you're planning to travel to DC:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BUSES COMING TO DC:

*Bus/Van Drop Off*

Bus drop off will be on 14th St. south of Pennsylvania 
Ave. South. (between Pennsylvania Ave. and Constitution  Ave. -- drop off on the north part of the block closer to  Pennsylvania Ave). Buses should go to the bus drop off /  rally location, drop off passengers, and then proceed to  parking (see below). After the rally, passengers will take  the metro from Farragut West to RFK Stadium/Armory (the  bus parking location) to get back on the bus (details 
below).

*Bus parking at RFK Stadium*

We have arranged bus parking at RFK Stadium. Buses can  park in Lot 8A. The cost of parking for the day will be 
$30 and buses must pay when they enter the parking lot.  The bus drivers should indicate that they are with the 
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition event.

A map of RFK stadium showing the parking areas can be  found at
http://www.dcsportscommission.com/directions/dcsec_parking.pdf

*Van and Car Parking*

A list of parking lots can be found at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a12/logistics.html#dc10 (please read the notations that indicate the ones that 
take vans)

*After the rally*

The march will end at the Farragut West metro station.  Volunteers will be on hand to help direct people. Bus 
passengers will take the metro to RFK Stadium/Armory on  the blue/orange line. There will also be volunteers on 
hand at this end to direct everyone to the appropriate RFK  parking lot. Buses will be parked in Lot 8A. It will cost 
$1.10 for each passenger.

A DC metro map can be found at 
http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm

If your driver needs to sleep during the day, we recommend  that he/she park at RFK and take the metro to a hotel at  which we have arranged a special day-rate. Details can be  found at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a12/logistics.html#dc1

Contact information for BUSES, VANS AND CAR CARAVANS  TRAVELING TO DC can be found at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a12/a12transp.html

MORE INFORMATION

Additional details about the demonstration -- including 
driving directions, public transportation information, low  cost housing,