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Greens Offer Coverage and Interviews for Sept. 24 Antiwar Protest Thursday, September 22, 2005 Contacts: GREENS TO HOLD RALLY AT McPHERSON SQUARE IN D.C. DURING SEPT. 24 PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR ON IRAQ
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.
In California:
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