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A rally calling on the Iraqi Government to free Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, the man who threw his shoes at George W. Bush, will be held Monday, December 29 at noon in front of the Iraqi consulate to the United States, located at 1801 P Street NW in Washington, DC.
The rally is timed to immediately [...]
Several dozen activists from CODEPINK, Iraq Veterans Against War and other allies and a large press contigent gathered around noon today outside the White House to toss shoes at “George W. Bush” and call for the release of the Iraqi journalist arrested and beaten after throwing his shoes Sunday at Pres. Bush during a Baghdad [...]
In D.C. this morning, the Iraq Ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaida’ie, paused during a presentation to address a handful of women from CODEPINK who were holding signs in the audience reading “Free al-Zaidi” and “al-Zaidi speaks for me.” The signs were to show their support for the Iraqi journalist who was taken [...]
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Jean Stevens, CODEPINK media coordinator, 646-723-1781
Peace Activists Take Shoes to White House in Solidarity with Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist
Call for his release and tribute to Iraqis who have suffered under US occupation
WHAT: Peace activists to gather with shoes in solidarity to Iraqi journalist
WHEN: 11 a.m., Weds. Dec. 17
WHERE: In front of White House, [...]
In a few minutes, the House finance committee will face CEOS of “the Big Three” American auto companies and debate whether it should approve a bailout for the auto industry. CODEPINK will be at the hearing (they were yesterday — check out this Associated Press photo of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson staring disdainfully at Medea [...]
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CODEPINK Demands the Presidential Candidates Reject Bailout
Take thousands of signatures to their DC offices saying “Provide Leadership: Protect the Peace, Not Wall Street“
WHAT: CODEPINK march to D.C. offices of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama with signatures demanding leadership, not bailout
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Weds., Oct. 1
WHERE: Begin at office of Sen. John [...]
From the Indypendent, Sept. 28:
Time for a Taxpayers Revolt
By Medea Benjamin and Arun Gupta
September 28, 2008 | Posted in IndyBlog , National | Email this article
Congress will be voting this week on the biggest give-away of our tax dollars to the financial sector in our nation’s history. Despite attempts by legislators to portray this as [...]
TAXPAYERS SAY “OVER OUR DEAD BODIES” TO BAILOUT
Call for a taxpayer revolt and ‘die-in’ on Capitol Hill
WHEN: 12 p.m., Monday, September 29
WHERE: Outside Cannon Building, Independence and New Jersey Ave., House of Representatives, Washington DC
Representatives of different sectors of society—health care workers, teachers, construction workers, professionals—will hold a press conference to denounce the bailout [...]
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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