The idea is to show Congress that America wants a peace surge, not a troop surge, and to push legislators to listen to the voters, not President Bush, and bring the war to a close.
There's a rally starting at 11:00 on the Mall featuring remarks from a host of speakers including Reps. Dennis Kucinich, Lynn Woolsey and Maxine Waters, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Leslie Cagan and many others. At 1:00 the march will kick off from the Mall. There's still time to get on a bus. Click here for info on transportation and here if you need a place to stay.
The weekend's activities will include an interfaith peace service and a Congressional Education Day on Monday, January 29th. Whether you can be in DC or not, you can help make the actions a success by making a donation to UFPJ, by helping spread the word about the planned actions and by asking your elected reps to support Senator Edward Kennedy's bill against funding a troop surge.
See the UFPJ site for more info on this weekend. And if you're a student organizer (or the parent or friend of one) you should know that our friends and partners at Campus Progress are offering travel grants of up to $300 for students organizing carpool or van trips to the capital. Click here for info on how to apply.
Check out our new progressive events calendar for other antiwar events nationwide.
Finally, please visit The Nation online to read new Nation blogs, to view newsfeed links updated each day, to see when Nation writers are appearing on TV and radio, to get info on nationwide activist campaigns, and to read exclusive online reports and special weekly selections from The Nation magazine!
Best Regards,
Peter Rothberg,
The Nation
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