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[Ben]

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Subject: 	National Occupation Day, September 18, 2007
Date: 	Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:20:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Tina Richards <tina at grassrootsamerica4us.org>
Reply-To: 	tina at grassrootsamerica4us.org
To: 	westbywest at riseup.net



Congress Occupation

September/17/2007

	

TINA RICHARDS (573) 247 - 8059

Tina at GrassrootsAmerica4us.org

SUE UDRY (301) 325 - 1201

Sue at Unitedforpeace.org

Congressional Occupation Day

September 18 Schedule

Washington, D.C.

8:00 AM  Longworth Cafeteria, Longworth House Office Building

(Capitol South Metro Stop Blue/Orange Line)

8:30 AM  Occupation of Congressional House Offices

12:00 PM  Lunch

1:00 PM  Meet Hart Senate Office Building Atrium

1:30 PM  Senate Floor Vote on Iraq/Capitol Building Senate Side

Followed by

Occupation of Congressional Senate Offices

6:30 PM  Meet at Union Station for Dinner



We will be conducting roving occupations.  Due to the Gathering of
Eagles calling this their congressional lobby day and their recent
exhibition of violent behavior, we encourage all to stay in groups of 5
or more.  In addition, the effectiveness of occupations work best with
at least 5 people.

Roving Occupations:  Go into office and ask to speak to
Representative/Senator.  When told you don't have an appointment ,
state, " We can wait".  Sit down and make yourself at home.  You can
also negotiate to talk to the Military/Judicial Legislative Assistant or
Chief of Staff.  Wait at least 30 minutes. However, 90% of the time they
will have someone meet with you within 20 minutes just to get you out of
the office.  They don't like the feeling of being occupied.  NEITHER DO
IRAQIS!!!!  Remind them.

This is not a risk arrest action.  We will be delivering letter from
Iraq Veterans Against the War letter they attempted to deliver on
Saturday before they were arrested.  We will also be asking them to join
as signers on the letter to Bush (below).

Dear Mr. President:

We are writing to inform you that we will only support appropriating
additional funds for U.S. military operations in Iraq during Fiscal Year
2008 and beyond for the protection and safe redeployment of all our
troops out of Iraq before you leave office.

More than 3,600 of our brave soldiers have died in Iraq. More than
26,000 have been seriously wounded. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have
been killed or injured in the hostilities and more than 4 million have
been displaced from their homes. Furthermore, this conflict has
degenerated into a sectarian civil war and U.S. taxpayers have paid more
than $500 billion, despite assurances that you and your key advisors
gave our nation at the time you ordered the invasion in March, 2003 that
this military intervention would cost far less and be paid from Iraqi
oil revenues.

We agree with a clear and growing majority of the American people who
are opposed to continued, open-ended U.S. military operations in Iraq,
and believe it is unwise and unacceptable for you to continue to
unilaterally impose these staggering costs and the soaring debt on
Americans currently and for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (CA); Rep. Barbara Lee (CA); Rep. Maxine Waters (CA);
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (CA); Rep. Rush Holt (NJ); Rep. Maurice Hinchey
(NY); Rep. Diane Watson (CA); Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ); Rep. Barney Frank
(MA); Rep. Danny Davis (IL); Rep. John Conyers (MI); Rep. John Hall
(NY); Rep. Bob Filner (CA); Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY); Rep. Bobby Rush
(IL); Rep. Charles Rangel (NY); Rep. Ed Towns (NY); Rep. Paul Hodes
(NH); Rep. William Lacy Clay (MO); Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR); Rep.
Albert Wynn (MD); Rep. Bill Delahunt (MA); Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
(DC); Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC); Rep. Hilda Solis (CA); Rep. Carolyn
Maloney (NY); Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY); Rep. Michael Honda (CA); Rep.
Steve Cohen (TN); Rep. Phil Hare (IL); Rep. Grace Flores Napolitano
(CA); Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL); Rep. James McGovern (MA); Rep. Marcy
Kaptur (OH); Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL); Rep. Julia Carson (IN); Rep.
Linda Sanchez (CA); Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ); Rep. John Olver (MA); Rep.
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Rep. Jim McDermott (WA); Rep. Ed Markey (MA);
Rep. Chaka Fattah (PA); Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ); Rep. Rubin Hinojosa
(TX); Rep. Pete Stark (CA); Rep. Bobby Scott (VA); Rep. Jim Moran (VA);
Rep. Betty McCollum (MN); Rep. Jim Oberstar (MN); Rep. Diana DeGette
(CO); Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA); Rep. Artur Davis (AL); Rep. Hank Johnson
(GA); Rep. Donald Payne (NJ); Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Rep. John Lewis
(GA); Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY); Rep. Neil Abercrombie (HI); Rep. Gwen
Moore (WI); Rep. Keith Ellison (MN); Rep. Tammy Baldwin (WI); Rep. Donna
Christensen (USVI); Rep. David Scott (GA); Rep. Luis Gutierrez (IL);
Lois Capps (CA); Steve Rothman (NJ); Elijah Cummings (MD); and Rep. Ron
Paul (R-TX).

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UPDATE: Reps. Chris Murphy and Jesse Jackson, Jr., makes 72.

UPDATE: Reps. Watt, Brown (FL), Thompson, and Meeks makes 76.

UPDATE: Reps. Weiner and Loebsack makes 78

UPDATE: Rep. Kucinich makes 79

Below is the list of representatives we will target.    They are members
of the Out of Iraq Caucus but have not signed onto letter pledging no
more funding.

Rep. Lois Capps

Rep. William Delahunt

Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Rep. Rush Holt

Rep. William Jefferson

Rep. John Larson

Rep. Stephen Lynch

Rep. Michael McNulty

Rep. Grace Napolitano

Rep. Richard Neal

Rep. James Oberstar

Rep. Frank Pallone

Rep. Nick Rahall

Rep. Steven Rothman

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard

Rep. Bobby Scott

Rep. Edolphus Towns

Rep, Jim Moran


Occupation Day
Across the Nation
September 18

People across the nation are gathering in their representatives office.
Please take the time on Tuesday to visit, call or fax your
representatives.  Ask them to sign the above letter to Bush.  Also, help
deliver letter from Iraq Veterans Against the War to congress.
If you have an occupation planned, please let us know so we can post it.
Thank you,
Tina Richards
CEO, Founder
Grassroots America

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