Progressive Democrats of America, along with Congressman John Conyers and a massive coalition of more than 120 activist organizations and news providers, will be holding a rally today, June 16th, in Lafayette Park at the gates of the White House. The rally will begin at 5:00pm EST. It will focus on the demand for answers after the revelation of the Downing Street Minutes, and subsequent documentation, which has exposed the Bush administration’s willful manipulation of the American people and the world in their desire for war in Iraq at any cost. Our last call for donations to help make the hearing and rally a reality garnered an enormous and generous response from you, and we are deeply grateful for your help. We are putting this together on very short notice, and a great deal of time and effort must be expended to pull together all the groups, information, people and press that will mark Thursday as a day when everything, finally, changed.
This is the moment. After more than two years, after all the lies and the manipulation, after the deaths of more than 1,700 American soldiers and untold thousands of Iraqi civilians, after all the wounded, after all the fear, after watching hundreds of billions of our tax dollars funneled into the pockets of profiteers with umbilical links to the Bush administration, after the discovery of exactly no weapons of mass destruction, no anthrax, no VX nerve agent, no uranium from Niger, after all this and all the rest, the time is now. We march on Washington DC this today and we shall nail the truth to the White House door.
Speakers at the rally include:
Rep. John Conyers
Ray McGovern
John Bonifaz
Cindy Sheehan
Medea Benjamin
Stephen Cleghorn
Reverend Lennox Yearwood
And more. . . .
At the conclusion of the event, Rep. Conyers will take his letter demanding answers regarding the Downing Street Minutes – a letter which now holds the signatures of more than 540,000 Americans and over 100 Democratic Representatives – and personally deliver it to the White House. Also, today, Rep. Conyers will chair a hearing into the Downing Street Minutes. We can and will make history TODAY, we can and will expose the lies of the Bush administration that led us to war, we can and will change the course of history that has for too long now run a bloody and violent path over the innocent. We can and we will, with your help. Please give what you can, and please come to Washington.
PMG [Pollack Media Group] Announces Involvement with Live 8
Pollack Media Group is pleased to announce that Jeff Pollack and Tommy Hadges, along with Tommy Nast of AEG LIVE, have been named Worldwide Radio Producers of the upcoming Live 8 concerts on July 2nd. These free concerts, set to take place in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, will feature some of the biggest talent in the music business from around the world. The effort, spearheaded by Bob Geldof, the force behind the original Live Aid concerts, is designed to help raise awareness of the effort to forgive third world debt. Jeff & Tommy, who also served as Coordinating Producers of the original Live Aid shows, look forward to providing the world with terrestrial radio coverage of this year’s concerts events. Also, as part of our participation in this historic event, we will have access to all the latest news and information on the lineup of artists for each of the 5 shows.
As of June 1st, here is a list of the confirmed acts participating at each location:
Philadelphia:
Dave Matthews Band
Sarah McLaughlin
Maroon 5
Rob Thomas
Bon Jovi
Keith Urban
Stevie Wonder
Eddie Vedder
Wyclef
Jay-Z
Will Smith
P. Diddy
Stevie Wonder
50 Cent
Kaiser Chiefs
London:
U2
Coldplay
Joss Stone
Sir Paul McCartney
Sting
Sir Elton John
Dido
Snow Patrol
Keane
Robbie Williams
Razorlight
R.E.M.
Annie Lennox
The Killers
Mariah Carey
Scissor Sisters
Stereophonics
Madonna
Muse
Velvet Revolver
The Cure
Bob Geldolf
Rome:
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Duran Duran
Irene Grandi
Jovanotti
Nek
Laura Pausini
Vasco Rossi
Zucchero
Paris:
Craig David
Jamiroquai
Youssou N’Dour
Andrea Bocelli
Calo Gero
Kyo
Placebo
Axelle Red
Johnny Hallidya
Manu Chao
Renaud
Berlin:
Crosby, Stills & Nash
A-ha
Brian Wilson
Lauryn Hill
Bap
Die Toten Hosen
Peter Maffay
HEAR YEA, HEAR YEA, IT'S THE NEWS
MICHAEL'S MEDIA CIRCUS
Monica Mehta, AlterNet
The barrage of nauseating particulars by day, coupled with the merciless jokes by night, served to desensitize Americans to the seriousness of the allegations in the Michael Jackson case.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22239/
THE GOSPEL ON GAY MARRIAGE
Letha Dawson Scanzoni, AlterNet
Before dismissing the religious right, progressives may find it helpful to learn more about them -- particularly that group the media lump together as 'the evangelicals.'
http://www.alternet.org/story/22241/
DEBATING DOWNING STREET
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Today on Capitol Hill, John Conyers will host an urgent and long-awaited public hearing about the implications of the Downing Street Memo.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22235/
START MAKING SENSE: IS LIBERALISM DEAD?
Lakshmi Chaudhry, George Lakoff, Van Jones, Adam Werbach, Wes Boyd, AlterNet
Is liberalism dead? What will it take for us to bring about a rebirth of inspiration, hope and optimism for a new American future?
http://www.alternet.org/sms/22207/
NYC FRIENDS OF KUCINICH – WEEKLY DIGEST OF JUNE 11th
Kucinich in Alaska touts New Health Care System on Alaska Tour
June 6, 2005
MARK QUINER / Peninsula Clarion
http://www.ktuu.com/CMS/templates/alaska_news/master.asp?articleid=13677&zoneid=4
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/060605/news_0606new003001.shtml
Teach-In on War Turns to Demand for Truth
June 6, 2005
David Swanson / AMERICAN CHRONICLE (worked on Kucinich for President Campaign)
http://www.americanchronicle.com/notices/about.asp
NASA's Congressional Interactions This Week
June 6, 2005
Keith Cowing
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will also be meeting with a number of politicians this week regarding the VSE. On Wednesday, 8 June, Griffin meets with Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1028
Ohio Lawmaker Talks of Peace Legislation
June 06, 2005
Kimberly Melton / Oregonian News
Ex-presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich visits Portland in a push to create a Department of Peace.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1118051702798610.xml&coll=7
After Downing Street
Steve Cobble / The Nation
June 6, 2005
2 years ago a coalition of men and women in the military, parents and members of Congress including Congressman Kucinich challenged the Bush administration in Court over the constitutionality of the war in Iraq. AFTER DOWNING STREET is a coalition of veteran’s groups, peace groups and political activist groups which launched on May 26, 2005, a campaign to urge the U.S. Congress to begin a formal investigation into whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq war.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/
Fundraiser in Massachusetts for DOP
June 9, 2005
This historic legislation was proposed by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/6/emw249287.htm
President Franti - Just A Thought
June 9, 2005
Michelle Wilson Nordhoff / Anchorage Letters
Thanks and praises to Michael Franti and Spearhead for gracing Alaska last Thursday and Friday. His personal photos of Iraqi children and families were riveting and deeply touching. I also loved all the folks he brought up on stage. Congressman Dennis Kucinich, sponsor of the U.S. Department of Peace legislation, onstage Friday, shined more light on Franti's integrity and his sincere efforts for peace and justice. Both reassured me there are still some respectable male leaders in our country.
http://www.anchoragepress.com/archives-2005/lettersvol14ed23.shtml
House Rejects Measure to Withdraw From WTO
June 9, 2005
Reuters
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, said WTO membership was "driving down the quality of life in this country" because of pressure on wages caused by increased imports from China and other foreign suppliers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060901223.html
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