[Peace] Out of Iraq events planned nationwide on January 7th

[C. G. Estabrook]

[Our first Main Event of the new year should pick up these
themes and be part of "nation-wide Out-of-Iraq events" on the
7th. --CGE]

  Out of Iraq Events Planned Nationwide on January 7th
  National Call-In Day on Accountability Planned for January 9
  International Commission Taking "Indictments" to White House   
  January 9th

Out of Iraq Events Planned in Over 70 Cities

Local organizations have planned over 70 Out of Iraq events
around the country on or about January 7th. (See list at
bottom.) Most of the events are town hall forums, and several
will feature members of Congress, including Bobby Scott, Diane
Watson, Jim McDermott, Adam Smith, Bob Filner, Martin Sabo,
Jim Moran, and John Murtha. Several other events will feature
congressional staff, congressional and senatorial candidates,
local elected officials, and leaders of the peace movement,
including Gold Star Families for Peace founder Cindy Sheehan,
and After Downing Street Co-Founder John Bonifaz.

While all of these events will focus on ending the war, many
of them will also address Congressman John Conyers' new
resolutions to censure President Bush and Vice President
Cheney and to create a select committee to investigate and
make recommendations on impeachment.

Tim Carpenter, Director of Progressive Democrats of America
and Co-Founder of After Downing Street, said: "Progressive
Democrats of America is proud to be working with grassroots
organizations across the country to mobilize and organize a
broad-based coalition to call for an end to the Occupation of
Iraq and demand action from Congress to investigate the lies
of the Bush administration and their conduct regarding the
Iraq War."

The events are listed at the bottom of this release, and can
be found at
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

National Call-In Day on Accountability Planned for January 9th
Tens of thousands of members of Progressive Democrats of
America and other organizational members of the After Downing
Street Coalition will phone Members of Congress in their
district offices on January 9, urging them to cosponsor three
bills: H.Res.635 to create a select committee to investigate
and to make recommendations on grounds for impeachment,
H.Res.636 to censure Bush, and H.Res.637 to censure Cheney.
More about these bills:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/5768
Congress Members' phone numbers:
http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C

International Commission Taking "Indictments" to White House
January 9th
On January 9, the International Commission of Inquiry on
Crimes Against Humanity By the Bush Administration will serve
indictments on the White House for its wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, its actions and policies on torture and illegal
detention, its promotion of abstinence-only in the midst of
the HIV/AIDS pandemic, its fueling of global warming, and its
response to Hurricane Katrina. This is in preparation for its
January 20-22 hearings at Riverside Church and Columbia Law
School in New York City (where the Administration will be
invited to present a defense). See www.bushcommission.org for
details.

Out of Iraq Events

Sponsored by: Backbone Campaign, Progressive Democrats of
America, After Downing Street, Democracy Cell Project, Cities
for Peace, MilitaryFreeZone.Org, Operation Ceasefire, United
for Peace and Justice, U.S. Tour of Duty, Hip Hop Caucus,
Democracy Rising, World Can't Wait, Gold Star Families for
Peace, Peace Majority Report, Global Exchange, Bring Them Home
Campaign, UP (United Progressives) for Democracy, 20 20
Vision, Impeach Bush Coalition, and Peace Action.

Find updated list at:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event