Troops Out Now Coalition blog: Los Angeles Encampment Schedule

Friday, September 14, 2007

Los Angeles Encampment Schedule

Troops Out Now Los Angeles just had a very successful
press conference yesterday with Helga Aguayo, anti-war
activist and wife of Agustin Aguayo; Agustin Aguayo, Army
Medic and conscientious objector; Ron Kovic, author Born
on the Fourth of July; Fernando Suarez del Solar, father
of Jesus A. Suarez del Solar, U.S. soldier killed in Iraq;
Carlos Montes, Latinos Against the War, TONC; Jane Bright
mother of U.S. soldier killed in Iraq; Andy Griggs, United
States Labor Against the War; Javier Rodriguez, March 25
Coalition for Immigrant Rights, TONC; Sally and Peter
Dudar, Arlington West film producers.

The Encampment to Stop the War and the march on September
29th are not to be missed. This will be a united show of
force from the anti-war, labor, social justice and
immigrant rights movements. Take a look at the schedule we
have lined up for the week from September 22nd to the 29th
at the Tent City Encampment so far in Los Angeles:

SAT. SEPT 22
Themes: Labor and War on Workers/ End U.S. Militarism &
Occupation/ Human Needs Not War

Tent City-Set up 10 a.m.

Kick-off march and rally to nearby site.

AFSC will set up shoes and boots representing Iraqi
civilians and CA soldiers killed.

Noon POTLUCK

1-2p.m
Philippines Mini-Rally

Palestine Teach-in

2 p.m. El Salvador Teach-in

3 p.m. US Labor Against the War Iraq Moratorium Workshop

7 p.m. Movie Screening: Face to Face- Iraqi workers

7: 30 p.m. Screening: Iraq For Sale

SUN SEPT. 23

Themes: War on Youth & Youth Fightback/ Role of Protest/
Immigrant Rights & Globalization

11 a.m. Unconventional Activism Teach-in w/ Dr. Caroline
Heldman, Katrina activist with Common Ground/ UCLA
professor

POTLUCK LUNCH

2:30-3:30 p.m. Ron Kovic- Vietnam & Iraq: Tactics on Civil
Disobedience & Creative non-violence,
Revisiting 1974 Westwood Federal Bldg Encampment. & Hunger
Strike

4 p.m. FIST (Fight Imperialism Stand Together) Forum &
music- youth & students

*7 p.m. Journal of Ascetics Theater

MON SEPT. 24

Themes: Int'l Solidarity/ Racism, Repression & Prison
Industrial Complex /Women, Gender & LGBT Oppression

Katrina Workshop

Cuba & Venezuela Teach-in

*LGBT Marriage Rights Workshop

4-5 p.m. SDS-UCLA contingent marches to encampment & join
forces to march to Occidental Petroleum

TU SEPT 25

10 a.m. Break Camp & Begin March to Downtown Federal
Building Occupation:

* Protest at Israeli Consulate on the way
* Protest at El Salvador Consulate on the way
* Set up Camp at Downtown Federal Bldg.

WED. SEPT 26

Themes: Int'l Solidarity/ Racism, Repression & Prison
Industrial Complex /Women, Gender & LGBT Oppression