LOCAL Downing Street Rallies -- Will YOU do your part on Thursday?

[Hapameli]

We all do a lot of talking, but now its time to walk the walk. PLEASE NOMINATE this post because we need some patriots to step up and organize emergency rallies right now! Keep this thread kicked until Thursday and please cross-post ALL RALLIES HERE!

From afterdowningstreet:

In addition to the major rally and hearings planned for DC on Thursday, citizens are organizing local rallies around the country on Thursday.

Volunteer to take the lead in your town if no one else has done so yet.

ARIZONA:

On June 16th 2005 at 2:00 we will walk on the Capital of the state of Arizona, in a show of support and solidarity with those marching in Washington DC at the very same time. At that time it is our earnest hope that our voices will combine into a noise big enough to be heard by our leaders, and our media. WE NEED YOU THERE! Please RSVP at [e-mail]

LOS ANGELES:

Rally at:
KTLA News
5800 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
5:30 pm PT on Thursday

SAN FRANCISCO:
(see link for contact)

BENICIA, CA:

City Park (between Military and K Street) on First St. from 5 to 6 pm Thursday.

ORLANDO:

Intersection of
E. Colonial Dr. & Bumby
Starts 5:30pm & Ends ?

PITTSBURGH:

Downtown outside the Federal Building at 2:00pm.

ORGANIZERS NEEDED FOR: Denver, St. Louis, Austin/Central Texas, Asheville, Jupiter, Seattle, St. Petersburg, and in YOUR city!

WHEN you decide on a time and place (they suggest media outlets), post it here:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=211

And be sure to post it in this thread, too!

[recoveringrepublican]

1. Don't forget Tampa

http://www.jkenoyer.com/dsm/dsm_rally_6-16.htm

June 16th Rally - SAC Protests at Patriots' Corner

Our next protest is Thursday, June 16, at 4:30 p.m. till about 6:30 or 7.

Where: Patriots' Corner at Bayshore and Bay-to-Bay in Tampa--click here for map.

What: Protest the Media; Rally to DEMAND TRUTH

Why: To demand the corporate media do its job and investigate the "DOWNING STREET MEMO" truthfully!

We welcome anyone in the community who shares our vision for restoring truth and accountability of our elected officials and media. Signs and water will be available for participants, but please feel free to bring your own!

For more information about the rally, please contact the SAC organizers at [e-mail].

For more info about the Downing Street Memo, visit this link.) Thank you to all who have shown your support at the last rallies. Please support this worthy cause, bring others with you, and DEMAND TRUTH FROM OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA!

[Hapameli]

2. Someone needs to post that at afterdowningstreet.org!

If you're the organizer, please do. Or email it to the contact info there and David will post it.

[recoveringrepublican]

13. Can't figure how! lol. I didn't organize though nt

[Hapameli]

17. I sent it ... afterdowningstreet now has the Tampa Rally listed

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=211

[cthrumatrix]

24. kick

[converted_democrat]

11. Thank you for reminding about Tampa........

I haven't decided which one to go to. I'm halfway between Orlando and Tampa.

[recoveringrepublican]

14. Come to Tampa!! I've only met one DUer so far. nt

[lonestarnot]

3. 2 P.M. AZ capital.

[Hapameli]

4. People needed to contact the media - Press Releases available

go here for the press release http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/print.php?sid=243

use this website to fax the press release to your local and national press
http://capwiz.com/aarp/dbq/media/

Very important: Go to the websites of your local news stations and use their websites to submit story ideas. Often, you can contact multiple reporters directly in this manner.

[fooj]

28. Didn't they change the time to 2:30?

We need to change the press release if I'm right!

peace.

[Hapameli]

30. There's nothing on afterdowningstreet about a time change. I doubt they

would, because they set the time to march at the same time as the DC rally.

[Hello_Kitty]

6. I'll be there!

:hi:

[Hapameli]

5. Austin, TX --- 5:00 pm at the Capitol

Wake up Austin, TX !
We must demand the truth!
5:00 pm at the Capitol to stand in solidarity with those rallying in D.C.
Howard Dean is here on Saturday, June 18th


Find a rally in your city and if there is none, plan one!

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=211

[Javaman]

29. I'll be there!

[brettdale]

7. Im going to email

Well I live In NewZealand, but on Thursday I will email the US Embassy in NewZealand and all our politicans to put pressure on the Bush adminstration about the DSM.

[bananas]

8. San Diego

http://www.activistsandiego.org/wwwboard/viewtopic.php?t=10427

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Did you get the MEMO?
Your Country Needs You NOW to Stand Up for Democracy!

On Thursday, June 16th 2005 at 2:00pm join us in front of Horton Plaza
(on Broadway)

To help support John Conyers call for an investigation into the Downing Street Memo! Show your support and solidarity with those marching in Washington DC at the very same time. It is our earnest hope that our voices will combine into a noise big enough to be heard by our leaders, and our media.

Bring signs, posters, fliers, anything to help spread the word!
WE NEED YOU THERE! Please RSVP at [e-mail].

[FearofFutility]

9. I'm so excited!

I REALLY wanted to go to Washington on Thursday, but it's not possible for me. Then I came across this thread! I will be at the Pittsburgh rally! :woohoo:

[Jo March]

10. Charlotte, NC - anyone?

Is anyone planning a rally for Charlotte, NC? I can help organize if someone wants to help me plan.

email me at [e-mail]

I am too far from Asheville, NC to be able to participate in any rallies that will be held there.

I've posted at AfterDowningStreet.org as well.

[Hapameli]

32. Please just set a place and time - If you plan it, they will come!

Make the decision yourself and then post it here:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=211

and cross-post it to the Big Brass Alliance blog. Let us know if you need help alerting your local media.

[WilliamPitt]

12. I will be speaking at the DC rally

so I hope DUers in the area can make it.

[Hapameli]

16. How to Come Down from New York:

How to Come Down from New York:
The Chinatown bus is $35 round trip
http://easternshuttle.com
Greyhound is $65 round trip.
http://greyhound.com

from afterdowningstreet.org

[Tsiyu]

40. kick n/t

[LightningFlash]

15. Update....Keep the hard court press on!!!!

March, march march....Answers for the lies of this corrupt group of thugs who refuse to think they are accountable!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

No one is above the law.....No one.

[Hapameli]

18. LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY

PRESS CONFERENCE in LOUISVILLE, KY
concerning the Downing Street Memo
June 16, 5:00pm
outside the Mazzoli Federal Building
6th & Chestnut Streets

[Hapameli]

19. EUGENE, OREGON

TO THE NEWS MEDIA: Two significant Oregon public figures will speak in support of impeachment of President Bush at a public forum this Friday, June 17, at the University of Oregon. They are former Dist. 40 Congressman Jim Weaver and University scientist, Professor Frank Stahl. What follows here:

A news release about the Friday event.
Text of the talk Weaver will give.
Extracts from the talk Stahl will give.
Both are available to reporters in the days before the program, and
afterward:

TWO OREGON PUBLIC FIGURES CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT
Two of Oregon's most significant public figures over the years go on the record for impeachment of President Bush and Vice-President Cheney when they speak at a public meeting Friday (June 17) at the Chiles Center at the University of Oregon.
Jim Weaver, U.S. Congressman from Oregon District 40 for 12 years
(1975-1987), will make a speech at 4 p.m. in lecture room 127 of Chiles, located across Kincaid Street from the University Bookstore. He will call for immediate start of legislative committee hearings that would lead to impeachment of President George Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. "It's not easy for individual legislators to take such momentous steps," said Weaver. "I know from my 12 years in the Congress, and can appreciate the various pressures on my successor, Peter DeFazio. That's why it is essential his constituents speak out to give him a clear signal that the impeachment effort is way overdue."

Speaking in support of Weaver's call for action will be the University's most distinguished science professor, Frank Stahl. For the past year, Stahl has been distributing on campus flyers that describe the Iraq war as illegal and unconstitutional.

The event is sponsored by Pacifica Forum, which meets every Friday on
campus to discuss issues related to world peace. Forum chairman is Orval Etter, like Stahl, a university professor emeritus.
The Forum has identified several actions by the executive branch of the nation that might justify impeachment, such as the failure to account for some trillions in budgeted funds.

"But," said Etter, "all other reasons pale beside the decision of the
administration to persist in an illegal war that continues to bleed our children in the military, and also create a massive, increasing deficit."

The talk will be followed by a discussion to involve the audience.


TEXT OF WEAVER ADDRESS TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2005
(For release, Wednesday, June 15)
ON THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
By Jim Weaver, former U.S. Congressman from Oregon

Impeachment of a president is one of the most serious steps our
representative democracy can take. Another is going to war. Both should be approached with utmost care, and on clearly stated grounds.
It is true the Republican-dominated 105th Congress, in impeaching
President William Clinton, lowered the bar on impeachment into the basement.

We should not stoop so low today as did the rightwing religious Republicans.

Only two presidents have been impeached, and their impeachment was on
essentially political grounds. We should not base a call for impeachment of President Bush on political grounds.
President Bush made a distinct promise in the 2000 electi

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[Hapameli]

20. DENVER, CO

IMPROMPTU CODE RED RALLY at the Denver Post building to coincide with the Code Pink event. Meet at 5 PM on the Broadway side (near the corner of 16th & Broadway). WEAR SOMETHING RED to symbolize the red of the blood shed in this war and the red of our anger that this administration has finally been caught red-handed. We will march (a non-permit march) down Broadway and cut over to Lincoln to make stops at Channel 4, 7, and Fox and deliver a letter challenging them to cover this story. BRING POSTERS! We want to create as much visibility as possible.

http://bigbrassblog.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=6de5b859692a7e0ba6bd3481c2e7e6ce

[intheflow]

21. Rock on, Hapameli!

Just got the email and forwarded it widely accross the state. Came here to list it. Ya beat me to it! :hi:

[Hapameli]

22. Rock on! Please go to your local news websites and submit a story idea!

I just got a personal response from the station we're rallying in front of. I'm waiting for the return email to find out if they'll give us coverage. Hope they don't call the tanks on us!

[Hapameli]

23. LOS ANGELES - Update on plans

We will still be meeting at KTLA (5800 W Sunset Blvd) at 5:30. Around 7:00, we'll march down Sunset Blvd to the KCBS (6121 W Sunset Blvd) and continue our rally there.

FYI for people who are planning on showing up late.

[Hapameli]

34. LOS ANGELES LUNCHTIME RALLY AT KNBC STUDIOS (2nd Rally)

Rally in front of NBC in support of the Conyers Hearings:
12:30 pm Thursday: June 16, 2005
3000 W. Alameda, Burbank, 91523 - [phone]
corner of Olive
Burbank, California
Park in Johnny Carson Park behind and to east of NBC

As part of the national demand for local newspaper and TV stations to cover the Downing Street memo, we are holding this rally in solidarity with John Conyers and his brave stand for truth justice and the American way.

[Hapameli]

35. L.A. Rally News: CodePink, NOW, West LA Dem Club, Womens Radio on board!

This is going to be a huge success, but I still need some help!!! CodePink has sent an action alert and posted this on the LA CodePink Page --- thanks guys!!!

June 15, 2005
An EMERGENCY RALLY has been called in Los Angeles to raise awareness about the scandalous Downing Street Memo, check out our After Downing Street Memo-Gate page to get all the info!

The rally will take place THIS THURSDAY the 16th at 5:30pm
KTLA News
5800 Sunset Boulevard (Sunset and North Van Ness Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA 90028

There will be a major rally in Washington DC and rallies all over the country this Thursday to support Congressman Conyers, who plans to deliver to the White House a letter (sign here!) addressed to President Bush and signed by over 500,000 Americans and at least 94 Congress Members. The letter asks the President to respond to questions raised by the Downing Street Minutes.

You can also help by pressuring our local media to cover the meeting in Washington and the rally here in LA! Download this LA press release and bombard the local media until the rally tomorrow (click here for an LA media list and enter your zipcode to locate all LA press).

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND COME OUT TO THE RALLY. Hard-hitting evidence of corruption and predetermined intent to invade and occupy Iraq is in our hands- it is truly up to us to keep the pressure on our media to cover the Downing Street Memo and what happens next!

Pressuring our local media: http://www.codepinkalert.org//article.php?id=362

LA press release: http://www.codepinkalert.org/downloads/Downing%20Street%20Press%20Release.pdf

LA media list: http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/media/

[ronnykmarshall]

42. Kick and more info

I'm on hold with Randi Rhodes right now and she pulled the march at Ch 5 & 2. I might get on the air.

This is good. Because Randi plays on LA during the drive home!!!

Woooo Hooo!

[Hapameli]

25. SACRAMENTO, CA

Sacramento progressives,

On June 16th 2005, between 11:30 and 1:30, there will be a
demonstration at the Sacramento Bee, at 21st and Q Streets, to help
support John Conyers' call for an investigation into the Downing
Street Minutes, AKA Downing Street Memo!

Be there to surround the Bee building in a show of solidarity with
those marching in Washington DC on the 16th to support Congressman
John Conyers' efforts to force our Members of Congress to open a
formal inquiry into the Downing Street minutes. If he's successful,
this will be the first step toward impeaching BUSH. Bring signs
demanding full, front page coverage of the DS Minutes and the
supporting Cabinet memos, and other recently released documents that
back the authenticity of the Downing Street Minutes.

Now is our chance to show our local media that Sacramentans are fed
up with sloppy, biased reporting, and that we DO NOT support the Bush
administrations lies and misrepresentations they employed to support
the Iraq war.

Let our voices combine with those in Washington DC into a noise big
enough to be heard by ALL our local media. BE THERE!

For more information on what's happening in DC on the 16th, please go
to: AfterDowningStreet.org

The top item on their webpage (Hearing and Rally in Washington, June
16), gives you all the info. Their side bar on the right, under (Key
Documents) lists the other recently leaked memos supporting the
Downing Street Minutes.

NOW PASS THIS ON!

[proud patriot]

26. Waaa hooooooo

:bounce:

[malmapus]

27. I have an interview tomorrow =(

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Hapameli]

33. Can you come afterwards?

We'll be at KTLA till 7 and then march down the street to KCBS. I'm thinking we'll stick around till 9.

[Hapameli]

31. SEATTLE

Fisher Plaza by KOMO 4 News

Time: 3:00

It's right across the street from the Space Needle.

Here's the Seattle thread from afterdowningstreet:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-Comments&file=index&req=showreply&tid=293&sid=211&pid=265&mode=&order=&thold=#tid293

[Hapameli]

36. kick for activism!!!

[Tsiyu]

37. Kick

:kick:

[brettdale]

38. kick

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[deacon]

39. kick

[deacon]

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