Texas IVAW in SUPPORT of "THE PEOPLE'S RESPONSE to the George W. Bush Library & Policy Institute"

Multiple IVAW members will be speaking in Dallas texas for the Peoples Response.  

We encourage all members who plan on attending to contact other IVAW Members in the area to stand together in support of our brothers and sisters speaking.  This event will be spaning an entire week, there has been mention of VFP, VVAW and IVAW members able to house the out-of-towners, details to follow.   ...coinciding with the dedication of the library on April 25, 2013 in Dallas. Bush administration officials, past and sitting presidents, the top of the 1%, and the international press are expected to be there. Will you? A peaceful, nonviolent march and rally will coincide with and protest the George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication in Dallas on April 25, 2013. Join us for a series of events that will move us toward: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE PAST! DEMOCRACY FOR THE FUTURE! Accountability is the hallmark of a mature democracy: no one is above the law! Remind past, present and future administrations that the truth cannot be buried or changed, and warn the public that the same ideologues who crafted the Bush policies of the last decade will be writing a script for our future. Will this think-tank develop the same kinds of policies that brought us pre-emptive war, torture, economic crisis, environmental disaster, unprecedented presidential power, and diminished civil and human rights? Act now! History is already repeating itself! As we seek truth, justice, and reconciliation, JOIN US for workshops, teach-ins, displays, art, march, rally, music, creative direct action & street theater, camaraderie, and, of course...dance party for peace!  Speakers and presenters include:  Col. Ann Wright - US Army, (29 years); Foreign Service Officer, Department of State (16 years) David Swanson - author, co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and WarIsACrime.org Diane Wilson - activist, author, and shrimp-boat captain Dr. Robert Jensen - author and professor at University of Texas School of Journalism Ray McGovern - US Army Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Intelligence, CIA (30 years) Lon Burnam - Texas State Representative and immediate past director of the Dallas Peace Center Medea Benjamin - author, activist, and co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink Women for Peace Rev. Dr. Bill McElvaney - author and Professor Emeritus, Southern Methodist University School of Theology Jacob David George - cyclist, musician, 3-tour Afghanistan veteran, coordinator of Operation Awareness and A Ride Til the End Debra Sweet - activist, writer, and director of The World Can't Wait Hadi Jawad - activist, organizer, and former Dallas Peace Center Peacemaker of the Year Leah Bolger – Commander, U.S. Navy (20 years); first female president of Veterans For Peace. Marjorie Cohn - author, professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and past president of the National Lawyers Guild Kathy Kelly - activist, writer, and director of Voices for Creative Nonviolence Coleen Rowley - former FBI Special Agent and Legal Counsel, 2002 TIME Person of the Year Bill Moyer - artist, activist, and Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign Chas Jacquier - veteran of three tours in Afghanistan; Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient  Register & get info about accommodations, ride-shares, etc. on TPR website:www.thepeoplesresponse.org. State and local co-sponsors/endorsers include: Texans for Peace, The Dallas Peace Center, CODEPINK Greater Dallas, Veterans For Peace - Chapter 106, Occupy Dallas, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Dallas MoveOn, Waco Friends of Peace, CODEPINK Ft. Worth, Pax Christi Dallas, CODEPINK Houston, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Dallas, CODEPINK Austin, Occupy Tyler, Texas Injured Workers, Muslim Students for Justice, San Antonio Bay Waterkeeper, Calhoun County Resource Watch, Hope 4 Peace and Justice, North Texas Jobs With Justice, Texas Drought Project. National and regional co-sponsors/endorsers include: Veterans For Peace, CODEPINK Women for Peace, War Is A Crime.org, United For Peace and Justice, October 2011/Occupy Washington DC, Backbone Campaign, Courage to Resist, War Criminals Watch, Antiwar.com, World Can't Wait, New South Network of War Resisters, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM). Full schedule & details TBA. Get ready to come to Dallas!