Peace Action: Congressmembers Rebuke Bush's Rewriting of History on Iraq
News Advisory:
WHAT: Congressmembers and peace leaders speak at the launch of Peace Action's Peace Voter 2006 and will address points made by the President in his Veterans Day speech.
WHO: Speakers: U.S. Representatives Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sam Farr (D-CA), other Congressmembers, Kevin Martin, Executive Director of Peace Action and Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action's Political Director.
For nearly fifty years, Peace Action (the merger of SANE and The Nuclear Freeze), the United States' largest peace and disarmament organization with over 100,000 members and nearly 100 chapters in 30 states, works to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons, promote government spending priorities that support human needs and encourage a foreign policy that embodies respect for human rights.
The Honorary Host Committee includes: Hon. Lane Evans (D-IL), Hon. Sam Farr (D-CA), Hon. Barney Frank (D-MA), Hon. Michael Honda (D-CA), Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Hon. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Hon. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Hon. James McGovern (D- MA), Hon. Gwen Moore (D-WI), Hon. Major Owens (D-NY), Hon. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Hon. Hilda Solis (D-CA), Hon. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
WHEN: Tuesday, November 15th from 6 to 8 p.m. Most Members of Congress will speak between 7:10 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. or after.
WHERE: Council for a Livable World, 322 4th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 At 4th and D Streets accessible by the Union Station and Capitol South metro stations
WHY: "While the President calls the peace movement 'irresponsible,' the polls show the American public hungers for a more responsible policy in Iraq. For 2006, Peace Action supports those candidates with foreign policies based on international cooperation and human rights," stated Paul Kawika Martin, Peace Action's Political Director. |