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Youth activists, veterans, and antiwar organizers have taken the street near Constitution Ave., Pennsylvania Ave., and 4th St. NW in the middle of Washington, D.C.



Several hundred people have completely shut down the street, including people from as far away as Oregon and Florida. They intend to keep the street closed for as long as possible.



Hundreds of supporters have gathered on the sidewalks, as youth are erecting tents from the Encampment in the middle of the street.

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They are asking for the progressive and antiwar community in the area to come out and support them. Bring food, water, signs, and join youth from across the U.S. who are moving from protest to resistance to shut down the war.



For more information, or to find out how you can help, call 202-821-3686 .

Update from Rally at the Encampment Site

Thousands of people are joining us here at the Encampment, despite efforts by the

police to block access to the rally.

We have been informed that police have blocked an entire highway into the city in

order to stop the buses that are coming from dozens of organizing centers. We have

been on the phone with organizers, planning alternate routes into the city tobypass.

We are determined not to let the police block the outpour of resistance and

opposition to Bush’s criminal war.

The mall in front of Congress is full of thousands of activists, some from as far

away as Washington State and Hawaii .

The march is stepping off in just a few minutes, and we’ve just heard that a group

of youth are planning civil disobedience at the end of the march. Details and

updates to follow.

Labels: police state, protest, september 29

posted by Encampment to Stop the War @ 1:49 PM

Speakers from Rally in Front of the Capitol

Partial list of speakers:

Pam Africa, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal

From the cast of Sicko – Donna Smith, Adrian Campbell, Larry Smith, Julie Pierce,

Tracy Pierce Jr., Dawnelle Keys, John Graham

Larry Adams (NYCLAW)

Brenda Stokely (Million Worker March Movement)

Charles Jenkins, TWU

Mumia Abu-Jamal (by tape)

Malik Rahim, Common Ground Collective

Omowale Clay, December 12th Movement

Charlotte Kates, Al-Awda New York, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition

Medea Benjamin, Code Pink

Bernadette Ellorin, BAYAN USA

Larry Hamm, People’s Organization for Progress

David Swanson, After Downing Street

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Caucus

Adam Kokesh, Iraq Veterans Against the War

Ann Wright

Victor Toro

Debra Sweet, World Can’t Wait

Ardeshir Ommani, Stop War on Iran Campaign

Ignacio Mendes, National Network on cuba

Walter Sinche, May 1st Immigrant Rights Coalition

Rosita Romero, Domincan Women’s Development Center

Jared Ball, Green Party of the U.S.

Leonard Peltier Statement, read by Sara Flounders

Sonia Umanzon, FMLN

Ivey Parker, Katrina survivor from New Orleans

Pam Parker, singer

Luci Murphy, singer

Usavior, Black Waxx Records, Artists and Activists United for Peace

Nana Soul, Black Waxx Records, Artists and Activists United for Peace

Mohammed Awdallah, U.S. Popular Palestine Conference Network

Ricardo Prado, Democratic Pole, Colombian political party

Kali Akuno, People’s Hurricane Relief Fund

LeiLani Dowell, FIST – Fight Imperialism Stand Together

Larry Holmes, Troops Out Now Coalition

Teresa Gutierrez, May 1st Coalition for Immigrant Rights

Sara Flounders, International Action Center

Tyneisha Bowens, FIST – Fight Imperialism Stand Together

Sara “Echo” Steiner, Florida Green Party

Christine Gavin-Lathan, Katrina survivor from Gulfport,Mississippi More:

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Together, We Can Change The World, One Mind At A Time!

Have a great day,

Tommy

(Solitary news article about this weekend’s protest found on the net)