Greetings,

Tomorrow marks another day of national protest against the war in Iraq and
other practices of the current US administration. See below for more
information on the activities. A former UW fellow is one of the speakers
at the 4 PM Rally downtown.

Mary Anne




OCTOBER 5TH IN SEATTLE:

All Day and into the Night
University of Washington, Capitol Hill, Downtown Seattle
We'll grow in numbers and spirit throughout the day and call on all of
Seattle to JOIN US! THE WORLD CAN'T WAIT! DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!

Morning--School Walk Outs!
10:00 am--College and High School students from all schools in and around
Seattle gather at Red Square on the University of Washington Campus followed
by march to Capitol Hill.

12:00 Noon--Gather at Cal Anderson Park, (11th Ave between E Denny and E
Pine in Capitol Hill) followed by

1:00 pm--Rally with speakers & music
3:00 pm--March into downtown Seattle to the Federal Building (2nd & Marion)
4:00 pm--Rally and SIT-IN AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING--As the night unfolds,
people will talk, debate, create music and art, and work together on visions
and plans for driving out the Bush Regime and reversing the whole direction
it has been taking the country and the world.

Rally Speakers and Music include:

Sara Rich - Sara Rich is the mother of Suzanne Swift, an Iraq combat vet who
was sexually harassed and abused while deployed in Iraq by her superior
officers. She will be speaking about sexual abuse in the military, the Iraq
War and driving out the Bush regime.

David R. Montgomery - David R. Montgomery is a professor at the University
of Washington in Earth and Space Sciences. He studies the evolution of
topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological
systems and human societies. He will be speaking on the suppression of
science by the Bush administration, with a focus on salmon studies and
global warming.

Judith Shattuck - Judith Shattuck is the Washington State Coordinator of
Progressive Democrats of America

Roberto Maestas - Roberto Maestas is the Executive Director of El Centro de
la Raza

Sasha Cousineau - Sasha Cousineau is the Volunteer Coordinator of NARAL
Pro-Choice Washington

Maria Luisa Sanchez Fuentes - Executive Director of GIRE (Information Group
on Reproductive Choice) in Mexico. GIRE is working to decriminalize abortion
and she will speak to how the Bush administration's policies negatively
affect that work in Mexico.

Linda Warren - Linda Warren is a Professor of Philosophy at Shoreline
Community College and a founding member of Social Change Caravan. She
recently returned from a caravan of former residents and hurricane survivors
returning to New Orleans. Linda will speak about Bush's criminal response to
Katrina and why this regime must be driven out.

Andy Davenhall - Andy Davenhall, formerly with the band The Lawnmowers, now
with Microdot, will do a solo performance.

Sharon Abreu - Sharon Abrue is a peace activist, singer and songwriter, and
member of the Network of Spiritual Progressives.

Marc Smason - Marc Smason is a trombonist, vocalist and composer. Marc has
performed throughout the world with such luminaries as the Funk Brothers,
Andy Statman, Big Joe Turner, Perry Robinson, Sam Shepard, Julian Priester,
Sonny Simmons, Jeff Johnson and the Ivar's Clams. His playing encompasses
many styles including jazz, latin, klezmer and r&b.

The Raging Grannies

Parking info: Most of the street parking in the Cal Anderson Park area is
limited to two hours. We suggest parking in all-day pay lots or parking at a
distance and riding the bus to the site. 11th Ave is just a block east of
Capitol Hill's main street, Broadway.

Metro Bus Routes for Cal Anderson Park: 10, 11, 84, 43, 49, 60, 9, 12, 2.
Link to <http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl> Metro Trip
Planner

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