National Day of Action to support Lt Watada: Rally at Fort Lewis Mon. Feb. 5
Momentum is building across the country in support of Lt. Watada as he faces a military court martial on Monday, February 5, 2007. Events and actions are planned throughout the county and the world. Thousands of people are expected to be in the streets to show opposition of the Iraq war and in support of Lt. Watada.
Monday morning when Lt. Watada goes on trial supporters will fill the court room and rally outside the gates of Fort Lewis. Students will walk out of class and buses from Portland to Bellingham are scheduled to arrive for the all day event at Fort Lewis. Show your support of Lt. Watada and join the growing movement of war resisters! Bring a lunch, signs, a peaceful, positive attitude and dress warm – heavy coats, hats, scarves and gloves.
Monday, February 5, 2007
9:30am Lt. Ehren Watada Court Martial begins
11:30am Student Rally with Iraq Veterans Against the War
12:30pm Vigil outside the Gates of Fort Lewis with IVAW
1:30pm Political Street Theater with Giant Puppets Art Performance, Spoken word, and DJ’s
3pm Watada Campaign Rally
4-6pm Vigil outside the Gates of Fort Lewis
Come early and stay all day
The Watada campaign will provide a hospitality room for supporters to warm up, drink coffee/tea, and watch documentaries films. Stop by the information table for the schedule of the day, site maps, shuttle schedules and places to eat nearby. The Hospitality room is located at the Liberty Inn 1400 Wilmington Drive, DuPont, WA. 98327, Exit 118, off I-5, 1/4 mile south of the rally location. The doors open at 11am until 6pm. Shuttles will be provided to and from to the hospitality room, rally location and park & rides every thirty minutes all day long.
For more information about Feb 5th www.thankyoult.org
¨ Transportation to Fort Lewis - Buses, Carpools, Public Transportation, Directions and Parking
¨ Event Schedule and Rally Speaker List
¨ Feb 4 Welcome Event and Art Making
¨ National calendar of events in support of Lt. Watada
Sponsored by Friends and Family of Lt. Watada: www.thankyoult.org
Northwest Endorsers: South Sound Project for Military Resistance and Justice, Asian Pacific America Labor Alliance (APALA), Anakbayan Seattle-Filipino American Youth and Students, Iraq Vets Against the War (IVAW) Seattle and Olympia Chapter, SEIU local 6, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Seattle, Youth Against War and Racism (YAWR), Jan 27th Coalition, Teen Peace Project, Arab American Community Coalition (AACC), Voices of Palestine, Tacoma Leonard Peltier Support Group, OUUC Social Justice Committee, Know All You can Know, Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP), Olympia Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), Stand Up! Seattle (SUS), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Independent Community Activist Network (ICAN), Veterans for Peace (VFP) Ch 92, Evergreen Peace & Justice Community, International Socialist Organization (ISO), Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (SNOW), United for Peace of Pierce County, People for Peace Justice & Healing, South Sound Peace & Justice Center, Southend Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Radical Women, World Can't Wait, Drive Out the Bush Regime, Students for a Democratic Society – Bellingham, Sound Peace and Justice, Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, Students Against War
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