Support Gold Star Families' "Bring Them Home Now Tour"

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The Bring Them Home Now Tour is sponsored by Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace. For further information on the tour including a schedule of cities and dates, go to: http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org

Participants in the tour will need lodging and logistical support along the way. Contact the organizers to determine how you can help.
If the tour is passing through your vicinity, please post a "pointer" in your state's forum.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52255

From Crawford, Texas, to Washington, D.C.: Three-Bus Tour Leaves Camp Casey Aug. 31; Gold Star and Military Families, Iraq War and other Vets Travel Country, Converge at Anti-War Rally in D.C. Sept. 24

8/30/2005 9:53:00 AM


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To: National and Assignment desks, Daybook Editor, Political Reporter

Contact: Ryan Fletcher, 202-641-0277, Nancy Lessin, 617-320-5301 or Katya Kruglak, 703-304-5075, all for Bring Them Home Now Tour and Gold Star Families; Web: http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org

News Advisory:

DETAILS:

On Aug. 31, the last day of the nearly month long vigil outside of President Bush's Ranch, the Bring Them Home Now Tour will launch three buses from Crawford, TX each carrying military and Gold Star families, veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of previous wars. These vehicles will travel different routes across the country, converging in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, to join the mass mobilization against the Iraq War that will occur Sept. 24-26.

WHO:

Cindy Sheehan, Military Families, Gold Star Families, Iraq War and other Veterans

WHAT:

Launch of Bring Them Home Now tour to carry message and spirit of Camp Casey from Crawford, Texas, to cities and towns across the country

WHERE:

Camp Casey I on Prairie Chapel Road, Crawford, Texas

WHEN:

Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m. press conference; 11:30 a.m. departure of vehicles

The three bus tour, covering forty-two cities in 26-states will launch from the first Camp Casey site, outside George Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, following a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The press conference will feature families and veterans who will be traveling the three different routes. After launching the tour, Cindy Sheehan will ride on the bus heading to Austin and Houston and will speak at events in those cities.

After departing from Crawford, one vehicle will head north through Oklahoma City to stops in Wichita, Kansas City, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Amherst, Boston, New Haven and New York City. The southern route will stop in Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Tallahassee, Montgomery, Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia, Fayetteville, Raleigh-Durham, and Richmond, while the central tour will visit Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Baltimore.

All will arrive in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 21.

The Bring Them Home Now Tour is sponsored by Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace. For further information on the tour including a schedule of cities and dates, go to: http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org

http://www.usnewswire.com/

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[CTyankee]

1. which one will Cindy be on?

I hope it's the one going to New Haven. I'll definitely go to see them. I wonder if they'll be stopping on the Green.

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2. For further information

For further information on the tour including a schedule of cities and dates, go to: http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org

[CTyankee]

3. Thank you! I'm going to offer lodging in my house.

and I hope to be able to help organize. Perfect way to celebrate my birthday on the 18th!

[paineinthearse]

4. I was thinking of escorting the caravan

They will be passing my house on their way to Boston, it would be nice to gather supports to carpool to their destination and show solidarity to the media!

Another thoughts - patriotic stand-outs on highway overpasses and other points along the way.

[CTyankee]

5. Excellent! I love the overpass idea!

Would be great on the Merritt Parkway.

Are you in CT? I take it you are in the DU activist corps, non?

[cyrilb]

6. Write an LTE when the tour stops by your place!

This is another great apportunity for Letters to the Editors, to raise the public awareness of this, especially locally.

Bookmark these tips to Write Letters to the Editors that have more chances of getting published (the tips include a link to the Media Database to find local papers to target), and pass the link around, too.

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