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Please plan on attending the Advocacy Training and state meetings on Sunday, Jan. 28.!
Since peace activists from around the country will be together for the 'March on Washington', a full day of opportunities for networking, organizing meetings and advocacy training has been planned. While the full agenda is still being set, the following is an overview on the day's activities. Please join us!
As details become available, this page will be updated.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Organizing meetings and strategy sessions on Palestine, defunding the war, G.I. resistance, student and youth organizing, Iran and more.
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - PDA Meet and Greet: Join us in our hospitality suite (details TBA). Mix and mingle with Tim Carpenter and the PDA staff, PDA Board members Mimi Kennedy, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Steve Cobble, Jeff Cohen and others. Bagels and coffeee will be served.
12:30 - 2:30: Legislative update, advocacy training, update on Iraq.
2:30 - 4:30: State and congressional district meetings (get together with activists from across your state to plan your lobby day meetings and to lay the groundwork for working together when you get back home).
LOCATION: Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School,
4301 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD.
Convenient to the Bethesda Metro Station on the red line metro (please check www.wmata.com for public transportation options).
State Coordinators for UFPJ Lobby Day
(if your state is not listed, please ! contact sue@unitedforpeace.org to find out if someone is already making appointments with your members of congress.)
California:
Marcy Winograd, contact: winogradcoach@aol.com
Colorado:
Stephanie Westbrook, US Citizens for Peace and Justice, contact: Steph@webfabbrica.com
Hawaii:
Col. Ann Wright, contact: microann@yahoo.com
Illinois:
David Borris, North Suburban Peace Initiative, co! ntact: BBKBOR@aol.com
Julia Fields, CodePink, contact: juliafield@sbcglobal.net
Kentucky:
Lee Lewis, contact: leelewis04@hotmail.com
Michigan:
Al Fishman, Michigan Peace Action, contact: af111827@yahoo.com
Massachusetts:
Beth Adams, Declaration of Peace, contact: eadams@earthtones.com
Shelagh Foreman, Mass. Peace Action, contact: shelagh@masspeaceaction.org
New Hampshire:
Anne Miller, New Hampshire Peace Action, contact: anne@nhpeaceaction.org
New Jersey:
Rev. Bob Moore, Coalition for Peace Action, contact: cfpa@peacecoalition.org
Mary Bell, NJ Peace Action, contact: mbonlbi@aol.com
New York:
Melissa Van, Peace Action of New York State, contact: melissa@panys.org
North Carolina:
Jon Paul McClellan, contact: jmcclellan@nc.rr.com
Ohio:
Mary Nichols-Rhodes, PDA, contact: mac40@aol.com
Oklahoma:
Angela Spotts, Tulsa, OK, contact: ajkrunch@cox.net
Oregon:
Michael Carrigan, CALC, contact: calcdev@efn.org
Pennsylvania:
David Gibson, Coalition for Peace Action, contact: peacehome@earthlink.net
Phyllis Gilbert, Peace Action of Delaware Valley, contact: peaceact@critpath.org
Rhode Island:
Jay Miller, contact: jmiller123@cox.net
Tennessee:
Elizabeth Barger, PeaceRoots Alliance, contact: loveliz77@yahoo.com
Texas:
Jay Miller, contact: jmiller123@cox.net
Vermont:
Joseph Gainza, American Friends Service Committee, contact: jgainza@afsc.org
Virginia:
David Swanson, AfterDowningStreet.org, contact: david@davidswanson.org
Washington:
Fred Miller, Peace Action of Washington, contact: freefred@drizzle.com
Mike Yarrow, SNOW, FOR, contact: yarrows@riseup.net
West Virginia:
Joe Brandt, Green Bank, WI, contact: mrbrandt@excite.com
Wisconsin:
Virgine Lawinger, Peace! ActionWI, contact: svirgine@earthlink.net
You will receive more information and legislative updates as we get closer to Jan. 29.
If you have any questions, please email sue@unitedforpeace.org
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