[Peace-discuss] march on the Pentagon - details for the trip

[Karen Medina]

Details for the trip to the Pentagon:  
* Leave Friday March 16, 7pm
* Demonstration organized by ANSWER
* $50 total cost for transportation
* $30 deposit needed by Thursday 8pm 
* 22 people already signed up
* need between 13 and 25 more people by Thursday
* Contact: Pete Rhomberg
           (708) 828-9926
           prhombe2 at uiuc.edu
           Campus Anti War Network - UIUC Branch

Below is an email from Tom Rhomberg that might answer some other questions.

[I was thinking of personally donating some money to the group so they don't worry too much about not getting a full bus. I think it will fill up at the last minute, and they could spread the money donated. -karen medina]

In DC, the rally will begin at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 17 at 23rd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. After the opening rally, we will march over Arlington Memorial Bridge, along Route 27 / Washington Blvd., to the Pentagon, where there will be a closing rally. (source: http://www.marchonpentagon.org )
---- Original message ----

>   Hello all.
>   We wanted to remind everyone that if you intend to
>   join us on the March on the Pentagon on March 17, we
>   need to hear back from you AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
>
>   As you know, the UIUC Branch of the Campus Antiwar
>   Network is getting a bus to go to Washington DC to
>   join the March on the Pentagon called for by
>   A.N.S.W.E.R (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). 
>   We will be leaving on Friday, March 16 in the
>   evening (probably around 7 or 8) and will be back in
>   Champaign by Sunday morning.  We are renting a hotel
>   room for the bus driver, so that s/he will be able
>   to sleep during the day on Saturday.
>    
>   In order for the trip to be economically feasible
>   for people, especially college students, we need a
>   certain number of people to join us.  If we do not
>   hear from at least 25 people by Thursday, March 8th,
>   we will feel that the cost of the bus will be too
>   great a burden to bear, even with the aid of SORF
>   funding, and will be forced to call off the trip. 
>   Therefore, we ask that if you are intending to join
>   us, that you be willing to make a down payment of
>   $30 for your seat on the bus on this Thursday, March
>   8th, at the Campus Antiwar Network meeting being
>   held at the Undergraduate Library at 8:00 pm.  If
>   you are unable to make that meeting but still with
>   to join us, call or email me to set up an
>   alternative place and time by Thursday.  The rest of
>   the money will be collected at a later date.  If we
>   are able to pack the bus (there are a total of 47
>   seats), the cost will be around $50 per person.  If
>   35 people join us, the cost will be around $65 per
>   person.
>
>   Remember to tell your friends, fellow activists, or
>   anyone else about the March on the Pentagon.  The
>   more people who come, the cheaper it will be!
>
>   If you have any questions, you can call me (Pete) at
>   (708) 828-9926.
>
>   Hope to hear from you soon!
>
>   Pete Rhomberg
>   --
>   Campus Anti War Network
>   UIUC Branch