What Happens Sunday and Monday in D.C?

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What events are planned for Sunday and Monday in D.C?

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1. here ya go

http://pdamerica.org/articles/events/sept2005/index.php

September Events:
Grassroots Action on the Hill

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Saturday, September 24

Massive March, Rally & Anti-war Fair
Gather 11:00AM at the Washington Monument

Join PDA and other progressive activists for a massive public protest on the streets of Washington, DC. Let's make this gathering dwarf all previous demonstrations against this administration and fill every street and every avenue until the entire nation is forced to stop, and turn its face toward the truth. Please join us. Bring your friends, your family, your neighbors, your conscience, and your unquenchable thirst for peace.
Sunday, September 25

Grassroots Strategy Day
Hosted by Progressive Democrats of America
10:30am-6:30pm
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Firebird Inn - Building 38, B-Level
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Wheelchair accessible

Join PDA activists from across the nation as we prepare progressive legislative and electoral strategies for 2006. Speakers at this event will include peace activist Cindy Sheehan, voting rights advocate John Bonifaz, actress Mimi Kennedy, and PDA Director Tim Carpenter. Come meet with other organizers in your state to plan for 2006 and the mid-term elections.

To help with planning or at the event contact Sherry Bohlen.

Overview of Schedule:
10:00am-10:30am Interfaith Service
10:00am-11:15am Registration
10:30am-11:30am Continental Breakfast Moderated by Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter
11:30am-11:50am Opening Remarks
12:00pm- 1:00pm Breakout Session: Meet with PDA Activists from Your State
1:15pm- 2:45pm Panel: Building PDA at the Precinct, City and National Level
3:00pm- 4:00pm Panel:
Building the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party
PDA Electoral Blueprint for the Upcoming 2006 Elections
4:15pm- 5:45pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions: Meet with Organizers in Your Interest Areas
1. Building a PDA Media Response Team
2. Working with the CPC and Building Progressive Caucuses
3. Building Allies with PDA Chapters
4. Strategy Breakout Room
6:00pm- 6:30pm Closing Remarks by John Bonifaz and Tim Carpenter
Monday, September 26

Citizen's Lobbying Day
9:00AM to 5:00PM
Congressional Offices

Join Progressive Democrats of America, United for Peace and Justice, and a host of progressive allies as we send a battalion of activists up and down the halls of Congress to demand a withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq. We will not take no for an answer, and we will have the support of hundreds of thousands of protestors at our backs.

Set up an appointment today to meet with your Representatives on September 26th. Click here to get your Representative's contact information.
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