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May 1, 2008 at 08:40:39

Major Anti War Assembly to be Held in Cleveland June 28, 29, 2008

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Five years after "Mission Accomplished":

Major National Anti-war Assembly to be Held in Cleveland in June

CLEVELAND, OHIO - Plans were announced today for a major national anti-war assembly in Cleveland, Ohio in June. The National Assembly to End the Iraq War and Occupation is set for the weekend of June 28-29, 2008 in Cleveland and is open to all those opposed to the U.S. war and occupation of Iraq.

"May 1st marks five years since the 'mission accomplished' speech by President Bush on the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier," said Greg Coleridge, spokesperson for the National Assembly organizing committee and Director of the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee. "In the past five years, the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq has resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. More than 4 million Iraqis have been injured or displaced. More than $500 billion US tax dollars have been wasted. The US-led war and occupation has been a military, human, and economic disaster."

The purpose of the June National Assembly "is to place on the agenda of the entire U.S. antiwar movement a proposal for the largest possible united mass mobilization(s) in the future to stop the Iraq war and end the occupation," a statement issued by organizers says.

"Everyone - every organization, every coalition, everywhere in the U.S., all who oppose the war and the occupation - is warmly and enthusiastically invited to attend this open democratic U.S. national antiwar conference and to join with us in advancing and promoting the coming together of an antiwar movement in this country with the power to make a mighty contribution toward ending the war and occupation of Iraq now," the organizers statement asserts.

"The mission that attendees at the National Assembly in Cleveland will be seeking to accomplish is nothing short of ending the Iraq war and occupation now, bringing all troops and contractors home now, and letting Iraq's future be decided by Iraqis. We seek to accomplish this through the encouragement of mass education and mobilization of people at the grassroots from coast to coast," said Mary Nichols-Rhodes, National Assembly coordinating committee member and Progressive Democrats of America, Ohio organizer. "If the politicians and military won't end the war and occupation, then the people of this country must exert massive unified pressure to bring change."

More than 400 organizations and individuals have already endorsed the National Assembly, including U.S. Labor Against the War, Veterans for Peace, Progressive Democrats of America, Iraq Moratorium, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor (formerly Cleveland AFL-CIO), United Teachers Los Angeles, National Education Association Peace and Justice Caucus, and California Federation of Teachers.

Among the speakers at the June program in Cleveland will be Donna Dewitt, President, South Carolina AFL-CIO; Fred Mason, President of the Maryland AFL-CIO and President of the Metro Washington D.C. Central Labor Council; Cindy Sheehan; Greg Coleridge, Program Director Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee; and Jonathan Hutto, Navy Petty Officer, author, Anti-War Soldier and co-founder of Appeal for Redress.

The June 28-29 national assembly will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Cleveland. More information on the Assembly, including speakers, workshops and how to register, is at www.natassembly.org. For more information, call 216-736-4704, natassembly@aol.com.
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John H Kennedy is a A 43 year Denver, Colorado Democratic voter and Obama delegate to the Denver County Convention. He is fed up with the do nothing Democratic Congress' failure to protect the Constitution and the separation of powers by impeachment. He is the organizer for the
Impeach Colorado Coalition http://ImpeachCO.com He believes that to accomplish Impeachment prior to the election we must ruthlessly pressure all Democrats who are in tight races nationwide and force them to call...

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John H KennedyJohn H Kennedy is a A 43 year Denver, Colorado Democratic voter and Obama delegate to the Denver County Convention. He is fed up with the do nothing Democratic Congress' failure to protect the Constitution and the separation of powers by impeachment. He is the organizer for the
Impeach Colorado Coalition http://ImpeachCO.com He believes that to accomplish Impeachment prior to the election we must ruthlessly pressure all Democrats who are in tight races nationwide and force them to call...

to see more of bio, click on member name

? WILL Kucinich Restart the US House IMPEACHMENT Battle

WHEN WILL Rep. Kucinich restart the Cheney Impeachment fight in the US House?

When will Kucinich file the Bush Impeachment Resolution?

Americans from all across our Country have contributed to both his Presidential and House re-election campaigns and we have right to ask this question.

His re-election is no longer just about what voters in his District want, all Americans who supported him have a right to protest if he fails now on impeachment. We have a right to send letters of protest to newspapers in his District. We have a right to protest by commenting on articles about Kucinich. We have a right to confront him at public events.

WHEN DENNIS? We are counting on you to be steadfast.

Their crimes are too serious to ignore. The danger to our Country is too immediate and too serious to ignore.

Their crimes are TOO BLATANT TO IGNORE!

The erosion of the War Making Powers of Congress has been aided and abetted by Democrats in the Korean, Vietnam, and two Iraq wars.

Congressional Democrats must support impeachment hearings prior to the November Election or risk their re-election.

It is time for Democratic Voters to stand up to their incumbent Congressmen.

It is time for Kucinich to reassure us that Pelosi was not successful in pressuring him to back off from his effort to file an impeachment resolution against Bush.

 

WHEN DENNIS?

 

I am a 43 year straight ticket Democratic voter who is tired of our Democratic Congress failing to perform their duty of protecting the Constitution and the Separation Of Powers.

John H Kennedy, organizer

Impeach Colorado Coalition http://ImpeachCO.com

If you want impeachment hearings held prior to the election you must pressure your incumbent Democratic Congressman in his/her own District. It is the only method that will work.

After the election will be too late. There will be no hearings, indictments, prosecutions, war crimes trials or impeachment after the election.

See this link for information on what is working in Colorado

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Will Dennis Kucinich be speaking at or attending the event?

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