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Local Protests Add to National Call to End War |
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by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com (verified)
Phone: 217-328-3037 |
09 Jan 2006
Modified: 09:19:29 AM |
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Area residents opposed to war and Administration lies protested Saturday along with peace advocates in over 140 cities. The activists are calling on Congress to censure, and possibly impeach, President Bush and VP Cheney. (Photos by Jan Kruse) |
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(Champaign) A crowd of two to three dozen anti-war protesters gathered at the intersection of Main and Neil in Champaign this Saturday January 7 from 2-4pm, carrying signs calling for immediate US withdrawal from Iraq and handing out hundreds of flyers announcing a national call-in to Congressional representatives January 9.
The national call-in is urging Congress to pass three resolutions:
(1) H.Res.635 to create a select committee to investigate and to make recommendations on grounds for impeachment,
(2) H.Res.636 to censure Bush, and
(3) H.Res.637 to censure Cheney.
Our local Congressman Representative Timothy V. Johnson (Illinois 15th District) in Champaign is at 217-403-4690
The local protest joined over 140 “Out of Iraq” anti-war events around the country, organized by the “After Downing Street” Coalition. Locally, participation was organized by the Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE), the group that organized mass protests on North Prospect leading up to the US invasion of Iraq, drawing over 300 participants weekly for more than a month.
AWARE now demonstrates against US imperialism in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, and elsewhere the first Saturday of every month at the same intersection of Main and Neil in Champaign from 2-4pm.
The group meets every Sunday from 5-6:30pm at the IMC, 202 S Broadway in Urbana. All are welcome. |
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See also:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/
http://anti-war.net
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