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COUNTDOWN TO WOMEN'S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON: "WE'RE HERE" (PRESS ADVISORY)

October 20- For immediate release Media Contact: Cindy Sheehan: CindySheehan@MarchonPentagon.com 707-317-8586 PRESS ADVISORY Countdown to Women’s March on the Pentagon We're Here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Women’s March on the Pentagon (WMOP) is excited to announce we are ready and rarin’ to go for our long anticipated march and rally at ground-zero for US imperialism. This is our schedule of events for the weekend of October 20-21: Saturday, October 20: St. Stephen’s of the Incarnation Episcopal Church 1525 Newton NW (Free, but donations to cover costs of space and refreshments will be accepted) 1-5:30pm Workshops covering: -Women’s Basic Self-defense -Protest Music History and Current Practice -Alternative Media and Citizen Journalism -What’s Really Happening in Yemen -The Doctrine and Practice of Civil Resistance 5:30 to 8pm (St. Stephen’s) Meet and Greet and Open Mic Night. Hosted by CODEPINK Sunday, October 21st 11am Begi

Finding the Cure for Imperialism PRESS ADVISORY FOR WOMEN'S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON

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#WomenRise4Peace Women’s March on the Pentagon (WMOP) Press Advisory  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACTS:     Cindy Sheehan: 707.317.8586 Bonnie Caracciolo: 470.328.2186 Emma Fiala: 612.913.6240   After months of planning, the Women’s (and others) March on the Pentagon is one week away! Despite the fact that our children are getting third rate public schooling; homelessness is a national crisis and disgrace; U.S. infrastructure is failing at an alarming rate; and this nation is being dissolved foot by foot by global warming and unprecedented natural disasters: the Pentagon receives almost .60 of every tax dollar to continue the war machine’s program of global domination for resource control and profit. We at WMOP reject the thinking that just because the U.S. has long been the world’s dominant hegemonic force, that it has to remain that way. Maintaining the U.S. war machine at its current levels is sucking the life our of our families, communities, nation and world. Im

Protest is a Fundamental Right and a Responsibility by Cindy Sheehan (WOMEN'S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON)

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Protest is a Fundamental Right and a Responsibility by Cindy Sheehan “Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” ― Henry David Thoreau The first act of protest, or civil disobedience, most of us learn about in schools in the United States is the so-called Boston Tea Party. Colonists were righteously angry that the British East India Company was getting a “bailout” from the British crown and putting the financial onus on the backs of the colonists to prevent the private company from going broke. (Sound familiar?) There were many establishment figures of the day who thought that act of protest was a bad idea, including the “Father” of this country, George Washington. However, that action led to further oppression from Britain and finally to the war for independence that would break the fledgling country away from the British. I can imagine there are few conservatives in the US right now that would disagree with that militant decision of rebellion

Final Community Conference Call Prior to Women's March on the Pentagon: Sunday, October 14

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Community Conference Call Women's March on the Pentagon You are invited to join lead organizers and our special guest, Mnar Muhawesh, for our final Community Conference Call before the  Women's March on the Pentagon. Nitty-gritty Time! It's all over but the Revolution! DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 TIMES: 4PM PACIFIC 5PM MOUNTAIN 6PM CENTRAL 7PM EASTERN The Number is: 515-604-9541 code: 248354 *****  Mnar Muhawesh:  Advisory Committee Member Women's March on the Pentagon Featured Speaker at Women's March on the Pentagon and Founder @MintPressNews, Journalism & Palestine adviser. Speaker. Entrepeneur *** AGENDA Special Guest: Mnar Muhawesh UPDATES ON MARCH FROM: CINDY SHEEHAN BONNIE CARACCIOLO: CIVIL ASSISTANCE EMMA FIALA: WORKSHOPS DC ORGANIZING (SPEAKER TBA) Q & A AND COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS. *** DONATE TO WMOP  

PRESS ADVISORY: Countdown to Women's March on Pentagon!

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October 8, 2018- For immediate release Media Contact: Cindy Sheehan: CindySheehan@MarchonPentagon.com PRESS ADVISORY Countdown to Women’s March on the Pentagon   Women’s March on the Pentagon (WMOP) is excited to announce we are ready and rarin’ to go for our long anticipated march and rally at ground-zero for US imperialism. "We envisioned this principled non-partisan march on the bi-partisan war machine at the beginning of this year. Despite obstacles, we are excited that many people have been attracted to this long over-due antiwar march in Washington, DC," said one of the lead organizers, antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, from her home in California. This is our schedule of events for the weekend of October 20-21: Saturday, October 20: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church  1525 Newton St NW Washington, DC 20010   (Free, but donations to cover costs of space and refreshments will be accepted) Noon to 4:30pm Workshops covering: Women’s Basic Self-defense Protest Mus

Irene and Matt's Soapbox w/guest Stevie Ruiz (SOAPBOX PODCAST 10/4/18)

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October 4, 2018 Irene and Matt's Soapbox Matt Sedillo and Irene Monica Sanchez Guest: Steve Ruiz Topic: In this episode, we talked to Dr. Stevie Ruiz a professor at CSUN about the recent events surrounding Ethnic Studies, student protests to save it, and dismissiveness of administration as well as remarks made by the faculty senate president.  Biography: Stevie Ruiz is an assistant professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies.  His research and teaching interests center upon the intersections between race, space, and environmental justice.  He is committed to educational equity and democratizing university settings so that all marginalized communities have a voice.  He is currently completing his book manuscript entitled, Stewards of the Land: Race, Space, and Environmental Justice.   Stevie Ruiz  **** CINDY SHEEHAN'S SOAPBOX   

Civil Assistance at Women’s March on the Pentagon by Cindy Sheehan and TeamWMOP

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Civil Assistance at Women’s March on the Pentagon  by Cindy Sheehan and TeamWMOP  We organizers of the Women’s March on the Pentagon had planned from the beginning for our action at the Pentagon on Oct. 21st to end with some act of civil resistance, or civil disobedience. Going to the Pentagon and seeing where we will be, there really is no act of civil resistance there on that day that makes sense, and as someone who has been arrested more than 20 times, most of the time those arrests are “symbolic.” Through our Steering Committee, we came up with the ideology of Civil ASSISTANCE: real acts of aid and support that would help people in our communities who suffer because of the bloated and indecent US war machine budget. To that end, instead of planning a symbolic “risk arrest” action on Sunday, October 21st, we are organizing an act of Civil Assistance to feed the homeless in a park in Washington DC on Monday, October 22nd. (The March/Rally will still