WOMEN'S MARCH ON PENTAGON ORGANIZING CONFERENCE CALL RECORDING (MARCH 21)

 WOMEN'S MARCH ON PENTAGON

ORGANIZING CONFERENCE CALL

MARCH 21, 2018

This is a recording of the entire initial conference call for The Women's March on the Pentagon.

www.MarchonPentagon.com


Some highlights:

Cindy welcomed participants and opened with ideology of a Women led movement to end wars an women, their families, and communities are most detrimentally affected by war and other violent oppression by the empire and patriarchy.

Co-coordinator Bonnie Caracciolo welcomed participants and also gave an impassioned critique of how the Pentagon also destroys the environment.

Emma Fiala (Steering Committee Member and Website designer) gave an update on the website and how members can interact with it.
EMMA@WOMENSMARCHONPENTAGON.COM

We had many good questions and comments from participants and one made a great suggestion to have a page that backs up our claim that women are most affected by war. Suggestion taken up and being implemented.

There were committee and volunteer opportunities presented.

An Occupy the Pentagon (From Oct 21 to Veteran's Day) civil resistance plan from the Steering Committee was presented.

Jessica from F.U.R.I.E (Feminist Uprising to Resist Inequality and Exploitation) in Chicago gave a brief report on how their org will support the March and asked if scholarships for travel will be offered. It's the opinion of the Steering Committee that any woman who wants to attend the March in DC should be able to and we hope we can raise the funds for this.

Also, solidarity marches/protests were encouraged if people cannot make it to DC for those days.

Cindy Sheehan reiterated the non-partisan nature of the protest against the bi-partisan war machine.

Walter (a member of the Advisory Committee and participant in the first March on the Pentagon in 1967), gave a great comment that we should emphasize that we are fighting Imperialism, not just particular wars.

Ali Mirza (chair of the PR Committee) finished up and will be designing a PR strategy for the March with his committee.

Cindy thanked the participants and ended the call.

COMMITTEES

IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE EMAIL CINDY AT

CINDYSHEEHAN@WOMENSMARCHONPENTAGON.COM

STEERING COMMITTEE

Cindy, CHAIR

MEMBERS: Bonnie Caracciolo

Riva Enteen

Emma Fiala

Stacy Bannerman
Helen Epstein
Suzanne O'Keefe
Laura George
Paki Weiland

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Walter Teague, Veteran of 1967 March on Pentagon
Margaret Flowers,  Co-director of Popular Resistance
Kevin Zeese, Co-director of Popular Resistance
Bruce A. Dixon, Managing Editor of Black Agenda Report 
Ward Reilly, US Veteran-Activist 
Doctress Neutopia, Utopian Visionary 
Ann Wright, Peace Activist

PR COMMITTEE

Ali Mirza, Chair

Juliette Schwartz-Frinhani 

SOCIAL MEDIA
Cindy
Bonnie
Emma
Aimee
Jessica

(ALL OF YOU WHO SHARE AND PARTICIPATE ON FB AND TWITTER)

WEBSITE:

Emma Fiala, CHAIR AND DESIGNER

FUNDRAISING 

CHILDREN'S PEACE FESTIVAL (OCT 20)

Heather Cottin

Lisa Blank

Aimee Artigliere

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

HOUSING COMMITTEE

RIDE SHARE COMMITTEE

BUS COORDINATOR

LEGAL COMMITTEE

Riva Enteen

COMMUNICATIONS

Ann Garrison

RALLY COMMITTEE

DC COMMITTEE
Malachy Kilbride

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE COMMITTEE

OCCUPY THE PENTAGON

SOLIDARITY EVENTS
Bonnie Caracciolo, CHAIR
Cathy Browning

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