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Cindy Sheehan to Lead Rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Submitted by davidswanson on Tue, 2007-07-10 12:42.
Charlottesville area events
Date
07/20/2007 - 6:00pmLocation
West end of Downtown Mall in front of Ice Park, OR IF HARD RAIN: County Office Building
Sponser
Camp Casey Peace Institute, CCPJ, Code Pink, et alia
Description
WHAT: Rally for peace, justice, and impeachment, part of Cindy Sheehan's "Journey for Humanity" march/drive from Crawford, Texas, to New York City.
WHO: Cindy Sheehan, other leading activists for peace and justice, the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Code Pink, and other allied peace and justice organizations.
Cindy Sheehan, mother of Spc. Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq on April 4, 2004, is co-founder and president of Gold Star Families for Peace and The Camp Casey Peace Institute. She is leading a march / drive from Crawford, Texas, that will pass through Charlottesville, Va., on July 20th. Other leading activists taking part in the march and coming to Charlottesville include Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President of the Hip Hop Caucus, and Debra Sweet, National Coordinator of World Can't Wait. Also taking part is David Swanson, Cofounder of AfterDowningStreet.org and a Board Member of the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ). The route of the march can be found at http://www.thecampcaseypeaceinstitute.org
Contact Name
David Swanson
Contact email
Contact Phone
202-329-7847
Submitted By
David Swanson
Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice