{news} GREEN ADVISORY Greens offer Sept. 24 antiwar protest coverage & interviews

Thu Sep 22 17:09:05 EDT 2005

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, September 22, 2005

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
mclarty at greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
starlene at greens.org
Rebecca Rotzler, Peace Action Committee Co-chair,
845-255-3122, rebelrot at yahoo.com

GREENS TO HOLD RALLY AT McPHERSON SQUARE IN D.C.
DURING SEPT. 24 PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ

. Details of Green participation on Sept. 24
http://www.gp.org/committees/peace/

. Live and archived coverage of Sept. 24 events
accessible at http://www.gp.org and
http://www.wryr.org

. 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 at 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 at 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
1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
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/

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