Thursday, September 22, 2005
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@greens.org
Rebecca Rotzler, Peace Action Committee Co-chair, 845-255-3122, rebelrot@yahoo.com
GREENS TO HOLD RALLY AT McPHERSON SQUARE IN
D.C. DURING SEPT. 24 PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ
-
www.wryr.org
will provide LIVE STREAMING coverage of the S24 events
-
Details of Green participation on Sept. 24 http://www.gp.org/committees/peace/
-
Green leaders and candidates available for
on-site interview on Sept. 24 at rallies in D.C., Los Angeles, and
San Francisco: list below
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Party's Peace Action
Committee (GPAX) will sponsor a rally at McPherson Square in downtown
Washington, D.C. on September 24, one of many events Greens plan to
attend as part of the day's protests against the war on Iraq.
The McPherson Square rally will take place from 10
to 11 a.m. Speakers include Kevin Zeese, Maryland Green candidate for
the U.S. Senate; Rebecca Rotzler, Deputy Mayor of New Paltz, N.Y. and
co-chair of GPAX; Elena Everett, co-chair of GPAX; Michele
Tingling-Clemmons, co-chair of the Green Party's Black Caucus; Kevin
McCarron, member of the D.C. Statehood Green Party and Veterans for
Peace; Mazin Qumsiyeh, Connecticut Green, author of Sharing the Land
of Canaan, and steering committee member of the U.S. End the
Occupation Campaign; and others. McPherson Square is located at 14th
and K Street, NW.
"Greens intend to stress the connections
between President Bush's disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq
and the blatant misappropriation of funds for human services to pay
for the war. We'll demand an immediate end to the war, the safe
withdrawal and return of U.S. troops, and the redirection of federal
money to help the survivors of the Katrina disaster, recovery in New
Orleans and other devastated areas, and other social and environmental
needs," said Steve Kramer, Maryland Green and co-chair of the
Green Party of the United States.
"Our National Guard signed up to protect us
in these tragic times, not fight wars on foreign soil, we insist that
they be allowed to come home immediately!", added Mr. Kramer.
Greens will participate in other events on
Saturday and throughout the weekend along with the united peace
coalitions United For Peace & Justice and A.N.S.W.E.R. For more
details, visit <http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_09_19.shtml>.
Among the featured speakers at Saturday's main rally on the Ellipse
will be Malik Rahim, recent Green candidate for New Orleans City
Council <http://www.gp.org/press/states/la_2005_09_03.shtml>.
The Green Party itself will offer live and
archived coverage of the September 24 events, accessible online at the
party's home page <http://www.gp.org>.
WRYR-LP 97.5 FM <http://www.wryr.org>
will broadcast live and on-line coverage, featuring interviews with
Greens and other participants, beginning at noon and will feed other
community radio stations around the U.S.
Green Party leaders and candidates will be available for interview on
September 24. Reporters are encouraged to contact them directly.
In Washington, D.C:
-
Elena Everett, co-chair of GPAX, cell phone
919-413-1276
-
Rebecca Rotzler, co-chair of GPAX,
845-255-3122
-
Adam Eidinger, organizer of the Operation
Ceasefire Concert under the Washington Monument, 2:30 p.m. to 1:30
a.m. <http://www.opceasefire.org>,
cell phone 202-744-2671
-
Justine McCabe, Connecticut Green, organizer
of a policy forum on occupations in Iraq and Palestine at the
Green Party's 2004 National Convention, cell phone 203-300-1492
-
Brent McMillan, Political/Fundraising Director
of the Green Party, cell phone 206-714-3541
-
Sarah "Echo" Steiner, co-chair of
the Green Party of Florida and organizer of a haven for Katrina
evacuees in Florida, cell phone 561-389-2844
-
Michele Tingling-Clemmons, co-chair of the
Green Party's Black Caucus, 202-397-2277
-
Ann Wilcox, GPAX secretary, cell phone
202-441-3265
-
Kevin Zeese, Maryland candidate for the U.S.
Senate <http://www.kevinzeese.com>,
cell phone 301-257-3847
-
Paul Zulkowicz ('Zool'), Camp Casey organizer,
cell phone 646-549-1615
In California:
-
LOS ANGELES RALLY: Sara Amir, Green Party of
California spokesperson, former candidate for Lt. Governor (1998),
native of Iran, cell phone 310.270-7106, saraamir@earthlink.net
-
SAN FRANCISCO RALLY: Susan King, Green Party
of California spokesperson, former candidate for San Francisco
Board of Supervisors (2004), cell phone 415-823-5524, funking@mindspring.com
------
CORRECTION: A Green Party press release issued on September 19,
2005, incorrectly claimed that Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
favors a delayed U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. PDA, in agreement
with the Green Party, supports a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops.
------
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
1711 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) http://www.gp.org/committees/peace/
Greens on the Air http://www.gp.org/onair/
United For Peace & Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition http://www.answercoalition.org/
