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reprehensor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 07:27 PM
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Encampment to Stop the War
Edited on Tue Mar-13-07 07:41 PM by reprehensor


http://encampmenttostopthewar.blogspot.com/2007/03/report-on-week-1-day-1-at-encampment-to.html

"The Encampment to Stop the War was pitched yesterday on the Washington Mall directly in front of the capital in full view of the Democrat-led congress demanding that they defund the U.S. war on the people of Iraq. It kicked off yesterday morning with 4 large trucks rolling into the Washington Mall, loaded with scaffolding, staging, conference room tents, medical supplies and all the equipment we needed to set up the Encampment. People began arriving to camp against the war at about noon. Some of those I interviewed came from Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Boston, Maine and others from in and around Washington DC. They came to set up their tents and demand that the Democrats in congress defund the war. It’s truly been a great day! The positive spirit that only empowered people can know fueled us to get the work done – and there was a lot of good work! Everyone pitched in to help set up conference-room size canopy tents as meeting places, a clinic for medical emergencies and our 4 p.m. press conference..."

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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 07:31 PM
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1. Grand. Be safe.
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az chela Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 08:40 PM
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2. Fucking awesome.Lets hope the congress can read
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 09:28 PM
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3. kcik
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