Community Conference Call (WMOP) Recording (8/29/18)

Women's March on Pentagon

Community Conference Call

August 29, 2018

Over 22 people called in to hear current organizing for WMOP.

This is the agenda (outline)

WELCOME PEOPLE TO CALL

CINDY

BONNIE

CINDY

(HAVE PEOPLE INTRO THEMSELVES)

PEACE FRESNO

CODEPINK

VFP

TSHIRT CAMPAIGN

NEXT MERCH OFFER

EMMA: TALK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA/LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN, AND WEBSITE

MALACHY: TALK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ADVANCE OF WMOP in DC

CINDY: WORKSHOPS ON THE 20TH

BONNIE: BOSTON’S EXPERIENCE W/BUS

Local Organizing

SIGN/BANNER GUIDELINES

Q&A

NEXT CALL SEPTEMBER 12

WE WILL TALK MOSTLY ABOUT THE RALLY AND VOLUNTEER OPS

You can listen to the call here:

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NOTES FROM HEATHER COTTIN:

1: Cindy said: s. People from California, Texas, New Hampshire, NY, NJ, Washington DC, Massachusetts,
and Vancouver, CA. There are sweatshirts and t- shirts  available to  help raise money. Vets for Peace,
Code Pink and other peace groups are going to have events in DC and at the Pentagon. The WMOP; is 
"the non- -partisan march against the bi-partisan War Machine.
There will be shirts at the march too; there will also be tote-bags, stickers and wrist bands.

2. Emma said: She is the social media and web guru: Social Media: 

a. there is a twitter and Instagram account both have a handle:  womenmarch4paz 

so share them. Invite your friends to go to march through whatever social  media you use. 

b. #letterstothewarmachine@gmail .com is a campaign about why people expose why people to oppose war.  
Write a letter or have your child do a work of art, anti-war, anti-imperialism.  Send it and it will be on the website.

c.  There are some permit problems, so there will be information on how to get the meet and greet,
and the march. It will be on 

d. Please if you are going to do something locally, please say where and when you e will be supporting the march
and it will go on the map. 

3. Malachy: 

 .a. The Pentagon was being difficult, but the Alexandria police made the Pentagon accept the March and it
seems to be straightened out. Exiting at Pentagon City Metro Area is assembly point. Then the details of that
are still in formation. But we will be on the grounds of the Pentagon.

b.  [Cindy said]-We sent a letter to the Sec'y of defense," and they keep sending more and more things
to fill out, but it will still happen.

c.  Contact WMATA.com for metro to Pentagon City ; send bus close to subway system.
Northern Virginia Springfield,  . where Boston is going...

d.  Hotels and Motels anywhere at end of subway lines, are cheaper. 

e. Hostels in Tacoma Park MD, near subway system.

f.  Air b&b can be reached. 

g. On the website there are ride sharing boards. 

h. The March from the Metro at Pentagon City is only 2-3 blocks from Pentagon, so it isn't much of a walk. 

4.The Workshops 10/20 ( Bonnie) 

a. Beginning self-defense for Women. 

b. Non-violence; the event will have  civil resistance [training in civil disobedience)  at end.(10/21)

c.  If you are planning on being arrested , bring ID and bail money. You will be issued a citation; 
you must go to court. No fines. Cindy loves to be with those willing to sacrifice a time in jail. 
Meets wonderful people. 

5. Bonnie: 

a. Local organizing in Boston. w/ Chelsea United Against the War. El Salvadorans, Hondurans, etc...
and other Central Americans; anti-recruitment work at the high schools. They are coming to WMOP. 
They organized a 50+ bus coming from Boston.

b.  Passenger vans are also available. for one day=$100 @ 9 passenger vans...

c. On website there is a "housing and ride-shares" to get people on offering a ride or looking for a ride.

d.  There are many campsites around DC people can stay at. Go to "MORE" to see other stuff on
the website, all  kinds of information. and answers. 

e. Signs should be in fabric, not cardboard or paper, 

f. There will not be mass produced signs, too costly and messy. 

g. Do not want to  leave garbage behind. Only garbage disposal available at Pentagon.
Bring a trash bag with you. 

h. Next call is Sept. 12, and the focus will be on the singers, speakers, and volunteers
ie: buckets for money, monitors ,security,  etc. NLG will be at march and rally

DONATE TO WMOP 

Irene and Matt's Soapbox w/Guest Darryl "Waistline" Mitchell (PODCAST 8/26/18)

 Irene and Matt's Soapbox

August 26, 2018

Matt & Irene

 Darryl "Waistline" Mitchell is a retired Chrysler worker, former union activist and union representative, and grandfather dedicated to educating about how and why the system of capitalism must pass over to a new system of production. He is author of a pamphlet, entitled: "Detroit: A History of Struggle, A Vision of the Future," published by the People's Tribune newspaper. He is author of Marxist Glossary - Expanded Edition: Twenty-First Century American Narrative, and Marxist Glossary - Mini Edition: 21st Century American Narrative 

Darryl Mitchell

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CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX 

Speaking Truth to Empire w/Dan Yaseen (AUGUST 2018 EDITION)

https://soundcloud.com/speaking-truth-to-empire/180815-speaking-truth-to-empire-junaid-ahmad

Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated in Fresno since 1975, Dan Yaseen interviews Junaid S. Ahmad. They discuss recent Pakistani Election and the U. S. Pakistani relations. Junaid is the Director for the Center for Global Studies and Faculty in the School of Advanced Studies at University of Management and Technology in Lahore, Pakistan, and Secretary-General of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) (Malaysia), a Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) (Turkey), and a PhD candidate in Decolonial Thought at the University of Leeds.   

Women's March on the Pentagon Community Conference Call (August-October)

Women's March on the Pentagon

(WMOP)

Community Conference Call Schedule

Dear Supporters of WMOP

We are getting down to the nitty-gritty with only two months

to go until our March on the Pentagon.

We are scheduling our Community Conference Calls for every other week until our big day.

DATES:

August 29th

September 12th

September 26th

October 10th

TIMES: 

4PM PACIFIC

5PM MOUNTAIN

6PM CENTRAL

7PM EASTERN

Phone Number and Code

The Number is:
515-604-9541
code: 248354
 

Agendas will vary---PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Any questions, email Cindy 
CindySheehan@MarchonPentagon.com

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Dakotah's Soapbox with Guest Cindy Sheehan

Dakotah's Soapbox

August 19, 2018

Today Dakotah Lilly chats with peace and social justice activist Cindy Sheehan about her recent trips to Cuba and Japan and the similarities, difference, and what we can learn from the activists in both countries as inspiration for our struggles here in the Belly of the Beast!

DAKOTAH

RELATED:

CINDY SHEEHAN: A MEDAL OF HOPE

(CUBA) 

CLICK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WOMEN'S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON

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CINDY IN HIROSHIMA

AUGUST 6TH 2018

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CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX 

N.C. Triad Jobs With Justice (You've Got to Laugh to Keep from Crying) (video)

Rich Koritz and O.W Sweeney discuss low wages- Trump's empire , patriotism and much more.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE

Ed. note: this is a great discussion from two longtime comrades and working-class heroes from NC Triad Jobs With Justice community show.

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CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX 

 

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Open Letter to the Pentagon from Women's March on the Pentagon (UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM THE PENTAGON)

UPDATE AUGUST 21, 2018

RESPONSE FROM PENTAGON (WELL WITHIN THE IMPOSED DEADLINE OF WMOP)

Ms. Sheehan,

I was passed on a letter sent to Ms. Barbara Westgate requesting an application to hold an event at the Pentagon.  My office, the Pentagon Building Management Office, is the office that receives, staffs and finalizes applications for events at the Pentagon. I'm not sure why the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's Special Events Office did not relay this information to you, or refer your request to us for processing.  I have attached a copy of the application, DD Form 2798, which is also available on the internet, as well as the "Conduct on the Pentagon Reservation".  The Conduct on the Pentagon Reservation contains laws specific to the Pentagon, which I thought might be helpful.  In addition to the application, we would appreciate it if you could include a short memo, or letter describing the activity you wish to hold at the Pentagon. 

Once you have completed the application, if could return it via email to myself and the 2 names on the CC line. 

Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me by email, or by phone at (703)697-xxxx.


Michael Bryant
Building Manager, Pentagon

Note: This letter is being sent via registered snail-mail to the two listed below at the Pentagon on August 15th.

Open Letter to the Pentagon

from

Women's March on the Pentagon

August 15, 2018

TO:

Barbara Westgate

Director, Washington Headquarters Services

1155 Defense Pentagon

Washington, DC 20301-1155

CC:

James C. Mattis

Secretary of Defense

The Pentagon

1400 Defense Pentagon,

Arlington, VA 22202

FROM:

Women’s March on the Pentagon

PO Box 6264

Vacaville, Ca 95696

To Whom it May Concern:

The Women’s March on the Pentagon (WMOP) has been actively seeking a permit to hold a march and rally at the Pentagon on October 21st, 2018—in the exact same space that many pro-war groups have had rallies every year, for many years. As of the date of this letter, we have not even received an application for a permit.

We began the process on Tuesday, July 17th when six of us (undersigned) visited the Pentagon and finally were able to speak with an Officer “Will Smith” who claimed to be from the Pentagon “Office of Special Events.”

Officer “Smith” took our contact info and gave us his email (william.J.Smith149@mail.mil) address and assured us that if we emailed him, he would email us a copy of the permit application. Malachy Kilbride, the DC Co-ordinator for WMOP immediately emailed Officer “Smith” that same day with this email:

“William J. Smith,

thank you for meeting with us today and advising us on the next steps for our First Amendment event on Pentagon grounds in October of this year. We appreciate your assistance in this regard.

As per your instruction, we would like to follow up on the next step by filling out and submitting the appropriate forms and documents for review by your agency.

Again, thank you for your work with us in this matter,

Malachy Kilbride,

Washington DC Area Organizer,

Women's March on The Pentagon”

We heard nothing back from Officer “Will Smith,” so a week later, (July 24) Mr. Kilbride followed up with this email:

“Dear William J. Smith,

I'm following up on the email I sent last week in order to get the appropriate paper work regarding the permit.

Thank you,

Malachy Kilbride”

Again, we heard nothing back from Officer “Smith” and in case it’s not obvious, it is very hard to contact anyone at your highly secure facility.

At this point, we correctly realized that Officer “Smith” was stonewalling us, so Mr. Kilbride called the Pentagon asking for Officer “Smith” and/or the Office of Special Events—-neither was listed at the central switchboard.

Mr. Kilbride finally reached a Lt. “Kim,” who would not confirm or deny the existence of Officer “Smith” but told us perhaps we should get in touch with Washington Headquarters Services.

This letter is to inform you that we are insisting on having a permit application sent to us via email at:

CindySheehan@MarchonPentagon.com

or via US mail at:

March on Pentagon

PO Box 6264

Vacaville, Ca 95696

We have been performing our due diligence and being respectful of the process to obtain “permission” to exercise our Constitutional rights to freely speak and freely, and “peaceably,” assemble (First Amendment). If we don’t receive this application by Friday August 24th, we will be forced to obtain the services of an attorney.

This letter is also to inform you that the Women’s March on the Pentagon is determined to march and rally against the US war machine, of which the Pentagon is the obvious and biggest representative of that, whether we obtain a permit, or not.

We are organizing for thousands of women and others to rally for Peace at the Pentagon on the date in question and it will be happening with your assistance or not. As veteran war protesters, we suggest that you notify the other jurisdictions in Washington, DC about our protest, since further stonewalling may force us into the other law enforcement jurisdictions that are in the Washington DC Metro area.

Ironically, we were informed by Officer “Smith” several times that he was in the military “20 years” to give us “the right to protest,” and this is the propaganda that the US war machine is constantly pushing to the world, so we feel it would behoove you all to accommodate this request to avoid the appearance of hypocrisy.

Thank you for your attention and we look forward to your assistance in this matter.

We will march and rally.

Signed:

Cindy Sheehan

(Gold Star Mother of Casey Sheehan, KIA in Iraq 04/04/04)

National Director

Women’s March on the Pentagon

Bonnie J. Caracciolo

Co-Director

Women’s March on the Pentagon

Malachy Kilbride

Washington DC Coordinator

Women’s March on the Pentagon

Kevin Zeese

Advisory Committee

Women’s March on the Pentagon

Margaret Flowers, MD

Advisory Committee

Women’s March on the Pentagon

Paki Wieland

Steering Committee

Women’s March on the Pentagon

International Days of Action Calling for an End to US and Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela (English and Espanol)

PRESS ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 13 August 2018

Contacts :
Teri Mattson (US) +1.415.259.9626, endvenezuelasanctions@gmail.com
Alison Bodine (Canada) +1.604.518.7361, alisoncolette@gmail.com Raul Burbano (Canada), 1.416.522.8615, burbano@rogers.com

International Days of Action Calling for an End to US and Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela 

On 14 August 2018, solidarity organizations and anti-war activists among other concerned individuals and groups will participate in an international day of action denouncing US and Canadian Sanctions against Venezuela. These economic sanctions, referred to as unilateral coercive economic measures in Venezuela, are illegal under the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations (UN) charters. Since 14 August 2017, the Trump administration has heightened these sanctions to have a broader impact across Venezuelan society preventing the government from: refinancing its debt and present challenges for imports. 

The Campaign to End US and Canada Sanctions Against Venezuela states, “On May 21, the day after the re-election of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, the US further expanded economic sanctions against Venezuela. Both the US and Canada have sanctions targeting senior Venezuelan government officials. These sanctions severely hamper the government’s ability to engage with international financial entities.” Furthermore, they have a devastating impact on Venezuelans everyday lives. 

Actions on 14 August will include a social media campaign #SanctionsAreWar and #EndVenezuelaSanctions, local actions outside of Venezuelan consulates and embassies in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, continued circulation of the international Call to Action condemning sanctions and more. 

Recent news of the assassination attempt on President Nicolás Maduro as well as other high ranking military and government officials, speak to clear signs of escalating warfare against Venezuela. And while not military intervention, sanctions create conditions that economically strangle a nation and are often the prelude to overt warfare. 

Join the international campaign on 14 August 2018 in demanding an end to US and Canada sanctions against Venezuela. 

Who : Campaign to End US and Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela 

What : International Days of Action Denouncing US and Canadian Sanctions When : 14 August 2018
 
Where : Multiple locations
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AVISO DE PRENSA 

COMUNICADO URGENTE: 13 ABRIL 2018

Alison Bodine (Canada) +1.604.518.7361, alisoncolette@gmail.com
Raul Burbano (Canadá), +1.416.522.8615, burbano@rogers.com
Jeanette Charles (EEUU), +1.818.915.8268, jcharles913@gmail.com 

Día Internacional de Acción llamando al fin de las sanciones económicas de los EEUU y Canadá en contra de Venezuela 

El 14 de agosto 2018, organizaciones de solidaridad internacional y activistas anti-guerra entre otros individuales y grupos participarán en un día de acción internacional denunciando a las sanciones económicas de los Estados Unidos y Canadá en contra de Venezuela. Estas sanciones económicas, conocidas como medidas económicas de coerción unilateral en Venezuela, son ilegales por los estatutos de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) y las Naciones Unidas. El 4 de agosto de 2017 la administración Trump de los EEUU intensificó a las sanciones para asegurar un impacto amplio en contra del pueblo venezolano y previniendo al gobierno de tomar acciones concretas para ajustar a la economía nacional. 

La campaña para acabar con las sanciones económicas de los EEUU y Canadá en contra de Venezuela declara, “El 21 de mayo, un día después de la reelección del Presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, los EEUU amplió sanciones económicas en contra del país. Tanto los EEUU como Canadá han implementado sanciones en en contra de oficiales del gobierno. Estas sanciones obstaculiza al gobierno venezolano y su posibilidad de interactuar con instituciones financieras a nivel internacional.” Además tienen un impacto devastador en las vidas diarias de los y las venezolanos.
El 14 de agosto, la lista de acciones incluye: una campaña por las redes sociales #SanctionsAreWar (#LasSancionesSonGuerra) y #EndVenezuelaSanctions (#NoALasSancionesEnContraDeVenezuela); protestas afuera de los consulados y embajadas de Venezuela en solidaridad con el pueblo de Venezuela; y, la difusión del llamado internacional de acción denunciando a las sanciones y más. 

El recién atentado en contra del Presidente Nicolás Maduro tanto como otros oficiales militares y gubernamentales de alto rango, señala a las agresiones intensificadas en contra de Venezuela. Aunque no haya sido intervencion militar, las sanciones crean condiciones que estrangulan al país y son un preludio de guerra. 

Acompáñennos este 14 de agosto en denunciar y demandar un fin a las sanciones económicas de los EEUU y Canadá en contra de Venezuela. 

Quién : La campaña para acabar con las sanciones económicas de los EEUU y Canadá en contra de Venezuela

Qué : Día Internacional de Acción denunciando a las sanciones de los EEUU y Canadá Cuándo : 14 agosto 2018 

Dónde : Localidades diversas

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