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Iraq War Veterans Drop Banner
A U.S. Army National Guard veteran scaled the facade of the VA building and dropped a 25 foot-long, 6 foot-high banner that read "Veterans Say No to War and Occupation, March 21st - March on the Pentagon." He was handcuffed and detained. The dramatic banner drop was carried out in front of a well-attended press conference organized by the Veterans and Service Members Task Force of the ANSWER Coalition. We can't do this work without your continued support. Please make an urgently needed donation by clicking here. "This is the beginning of three days of sustained activities timed to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq. On Saturday, March 21st, veterans and service members will be the lead contingent in the National March on the Pentagon," stated James Circello, an Iraq War veteran and a spokesperson for the group. Other speakers at the press conference included representatives from Iraq Veterans Against the War. Also present were delegations from Veterans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Eric Murillo, a U.S. Army veteran from El Paso, Texas, decried, "Military recruiters are targetting young people in Latino communities. Our communities face high unemployment and young people are struggling to be able to pay the tuition costs necessary to go to school. The recruiters are offering the promise of citizenship to immigrant youth. This is the most cynical manipulation by the Pentagon. Our young people need real jobs. We need affordable education and immigrants need full legal rights." Similar actions were organized today in cities throughout the country by the Veterans and Service Members Task Force of the ANSWER Coalition. Click here to read about the Associated Press article about the action that was published by the Army Times. More than 1,200 organizations are co-sponsoring the protests set for Saturday, March 21st in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco. The demonstration in Washington, D.C., will begin at 12:00 noon at 23rd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The demonstration will march to the Pentagon, and then on to the headquarters of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and KBR (the former Halliburton subsidiary), located in Crystal City, Virginia. The marchers will carry hundreds of flag-draped coffins representing the multinational victims of the U.S. war drive. Get on the bus! Buy your bus ticket today
Sign up to be part of the dramatic action being planned When we march on the Pentagon and the Corporate War Profiteers, we will be carrying hundreds of coffins representing the victims of war from Iraq to Afghanistan, Palestine, Pakistan, Lebanon, Somalia, the Philippines, and Yemen, as well as the U.S. GIs who have been killed. There are several ways that you can be a part of this important action: - Be part of a team that carries a coffin in the march - Bring a coffin to carry in the march - Participate in the worksession to prepare the coffins Click here to sign up to be part of this dramatic action. Volunteer on Saturday, March 21 Volunteers are needed to help out with a myriad of tasks throughout the day beginning at 5:00 am! Please come as early as you can to help out. By 7:00 am, there will be a clearly marked Volunteer Table where you can check in throughout the day to find out how you can help. Volunteers should come to 23rd St. and Constitution Ave. NW as early as they are available. The metro (closest stop is Foggy Bottom on the blue/orange line) will be opening early at 5:00 am on the 21st, so if you are coming by public transportation, you will be able to arrive very early. Early morning volunteers will find ample street parking. Click here to view a list of volunteer tasks and to sign up. If you are in DC early ... Friday, March 20: Join fellow activists to make signs in preparation for Saturday's march (no artistic skills are required). This will also be an opportunity to sign up to volunteer on Saturday and to find out more information about the plans for the demonstration. The worksession will take place at 7:00 pm at 421 Seward Square SE (near 5th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. Southeast), metro: blue/orange line to Eastern Market. What you need to know if you are attending The PentagonMarch.org Logistics Page features maps, directions, and sections on transportation to DC, public transportation in DC, parking, housing, disability access, bathrooms, what to bring and more. All those attending are encouraged to view this page. Essential details for bus organizers We have compiled the essential details for bus organizers on a special page on the PentagonMarch.org website. Bus drop off will be on 23rd St. north of Constitution Ave., right across the street from the opening rally site. After dropping off passengers, buses will drive to the bus parking location, which is on Potomac Ave. between S. Glebe Rd. and 27th St. in Arlington, VA 22201. Buses will pick up passengers on Crystal Dr. between 23rd St. and 26th St. after the march ends; this is just a few blocks from the bus parking. Click here for an expanded explanation, and printable maps and directions for bus captains and drivers. Make an urgently needed donation
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