Join the peace contingent at the Democracy Spring week of action to get money out of politics! The passage of the historic Iran nuclear deal was a major blow to the Israel lobby AIPAC and the military industrial complex’s chokehold on our political system. It was also an inspiring reminder of what tenacious organizing and powerful, peaceful, direct action can accomplish. Imagine: If corporations fueling the military industrial complex could no longer buy off our elected officials, we could end...
Join the peace contingent at the Democracy Spring week of action to get money out of politics! The passage of the historic Iran nuclear deal was a major blow to the Israel lobby AIPAC and the military industrial complex’s chokehold on our political system. It was also an inspiring reminder of what tenacious organizing and powerful, peaceful, direct action can accomplish. Imagine: If corporations fueling the military industrial complex could no longer buy off our elected officials, we could end war...
You can sign up for the peace contingent exciting actions here: bit.ly/1OwB0cH
Here is our schedule for the exciting week of actions, where we will be rallying alongside other amazing peace organizations:
>> April 2 at 10:00am will kick off with a 137 mile, 9-day march from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to Washington D.C. (email rebecca@codepink.org if you are interested in doing this!).
>>April 11 at 11:30am there will be a rally at Columbus Circle (in front of Union Station) to start a week of powerful, peaceful, and massive sit-ins at the Capitol for which over 2,300 people have already pledged to risk arrest in what will be one of the largest civil disobedience actions in a generation! Co-founder Jodie Evans will risk arrest on Monday April 11! The sit-ins will extend through April 16.
>>April 15 CODEPINK will lead a tour of the Senate to point out who is benefitting from the military-industrial complex starting at 12pm.
>>April 16 the peace contingent will hold an educational teach-in hosted by Democracy Awakening from 2:00-2:50pm at All Souls Church (1500 Harvard Street NW, Washington DC 20009).
>>April 17 will include the March and Rally for Democracy at the Capitol and a vigil.
>>April 18 will be the Congress of Conscience Day of Action.
>>One of those nigths we'll have a CODEPINK party at our CODEPINK DC house - info TBA!
Different CODEPINK members are going to be involved in every part of Democracy Spring / Awakening, so join us for just a day or join us for it all!
Email Rebecca from the CODEPINK DC office (rebecca@codepink.org) and let her know when you will be joining us. Along with the awesome CODEPINK team, there will be lots of public figures in attendance, like Gaby Hoffmann, Lawrence Lessig, Zephyr Teachout, Cenk Uygur, and Mark Ruffalo, and we hope to see you there too!
For questions about the peace contingent joining Democracy Spring email rebecca@codepink.org or visit our website: bit.ly/1OwB0cH.
