[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: A28 a huge success: impeachment back on the table!]

[Gerry Gras]

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Subject: A28 a huge success: impeachment back on the table!
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 00:17:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jacob Park <jacob at a28.org>
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To: gerrygras at earthlink.net



April 30, 2007

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Dear Gerry,
I am amazed, overwhelmed, and deeply grateful to all of you who came out 
on Saturday
around the country (and the world) to participate in A28. The stories 
and photos
continue to pour in, and nearly everyone reports that the day was a 
special experience
and that the reaction from the public was overwhelmingly positive. In 
Miami, participants
have said it was the largest rally they've ever seen in their city. In 
Atlanta, the
honks of approval from passing cars was nonstop. In San Francisco, 1500 
people formed
the words "IMPEACH NOW" on the beach with letters 100-feet tall. All 
told, impeachment
actions took place in more than 125 locations around the United States 
and half a
dozen foreign countries.
I believe that this past week may come to be seen as the tipping point 
for impeachment.
On Monday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced Articles of Impeachment 
against Dick Cheney.
On Wednesday, the Impeach07 coalition held a major press conference in 
Washington,
with prominent figures speaking in favor of impeachment. This weekend, 
at the Democratic
Party convention in California, the largest state Democratic party 
organization in
the nation voted overwhelmingly to call for the impeachment of Bush and 
Cheney. And
then there was A28.
Did we have an impact?
As Dave Lindorff reports, "A day after the national demonstrations, Rep. 
John Murtha
(D-PA), speaking on the CBS News program Face the Nation, told host Bob 
Schieffer
that impeachment is 'one of the ways Congress has to influence the 
president.' The
comment so shocked Schieffer, that he immediately homed in on it asking, 
'Are you
seriously talking about contemplating an impeachment of this president?' 
Murtha did
not back off, and responded, 'I'm just saying that's one way to 
influence the president.'"
And then late this afternoon, Murtha unequivocally put impeachment back 
on the table,
telling NPR's Melissa Block 
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"I'm just saying that's one of the options that Congress has on the
table, I'm getting more and more calls from people about the President
on impeachment."
Given the significance that has attached to Nancy Pelosi's claim that 
impeachment
was "off the table," Murtha would not use that language casually. This 
is a major
statement that can be seen as a trial balloon to gauge whether the 
support of the
public is there to actually go ahead with this. Now is to the time to 
flood Murtha's
office with phone calls and letters to tell him you want it.
Please contact him 
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immediately to thank him for putting impeachment back on the table and 
to ask him
to move forward with the impeachment of Bush and Cheney immediately.
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A28 in words and pictures
Here is a glimpse at some of the stories and images submitted from 
around the nation.
I've received literally thousands of photos since Saturday, and what 
follows below
is just a smattering. Nevertheless, it is an inspiring montage of 
democracy in action.
Apologies if you don't see yours in here. I made a vow to send you all 
an update
today and it's almost midnight, so I've got to stop (not to mention that 
this may
be the longest e-mail ever sent--sorry!). But you can all share your 
images in the
Photos section of the site and your stories in the Forum.  Enjoy!
Anacortes, WA
Amherst, MA
Amherst spelled it out this weekend - I M P E A C H! Activists for the 
Impeachment
of Bush and Cheney joined demonstrators across the country by spelling 
it out with
jumbo letters in the center of town at noon on Friday, Saturday, and 
Sunday. Representatives
from Amherst's Democratic Town Committee, Town Meeting, Women in Black, 
and the Amherst
Peace Vigil participated over the three days. Women in Black have been 
protesting
the Iraq war every Friday since late 2001. They made the giant letters 
from the insides
of outmoded political lawn signs and wore them on Friday April 27 at 
noon until 1PM.
Saturday, April 28, was a National Protest for Impeachment. Those 
activists for impeachment
from the Amherst Democratic Town Committee and Town Meeting who couldn't 
join their
colleagues in Boston stood in the center of town with the seven letters. 
On Sunday,
April 29 the letters were worn at the regular Peace Vigil at noon on the 
Common.
Ann Arbor, MI
Our rally was located outside of the
Federal Building right in the center of town and we had lots of foot
& car traffic pass by us. About 60 people showed up, with a max of
40 at one time. Lots of honks, thumbs up and cheers of support.
Surprisingly a local Democratic Party official, who happened to walk
by, said we should call them next time and they would give us impeach
bumper stickers and people. Amazingly about 2 out of every 3 people we
asked actually signed the petition; just Ann Arbor, or is the nation as
sick of watching our Constitution being dismantled as we all are? There
was a great energy in our group. Someone made large signs of the
impeach letters and the other big & small signs had slogans on
them. We had a battery-operated megaphone that was great. One of us is
a highway blogger for impeachment. He made 20+ of signs for blogging on
highway overpasses. (We will do a lot more of that next time!) You all
have provided some great ideas! I really like the Impeach cake,
pretzels and walking the letters across the street with the cross walk
light - very energetic without dividing the group! A wonderful start!
Atlanta, GA
It was great! We had about 40 people
in the morning, lots of good response from people passing by. George
Bush and Dick Cheney arrived and that got an appropriate response
too--we read them the articles of impeachment and handcuffed them (poor
George couldn't swig on his oil after that!). Our local CBS affiliate
showed up with a camera to do a few interviews so we made the 6 o'clock
news. Then on to the Inman Park parade a few blocks away to march with
the impeachment coningent. More great response from the crowd. Then
back at the park at 7:30 to spell it out with candles. As soon as we
set them up and started lighting tem, passersby began honking in
support. Some parked and joined us to see what we were about--mainly
wanting to stay in touch for future actions. I brought the editor of
Atlanta Progressive News to this event, and you can read the article 
here 
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Austin, TX
Bainbridge Island, WA
Twenty of us participated in two
actions on Bainbridge Island today. We were surprised and pleased by
the strength of the enthusiastic response from so many of our neighbors
and island visitors. Our signs looked great, and drew many positive
comments. In the morning we leafleted at the Farmers' Market, and at
noon we assembled at the intersection of Winslow Way and Highway 305,
where Women in Black has stood every Friday for over four years. We met
two ferry-loads of drivers and passengers, well over a thousand people.
We know this is the first of many such events this year, and we will be
back.
Berks County, PA
Here in Berks County, PA, we didn't just have impeachment day, we had 
impeachment
week. It started last Saturday when we convinced our Berks County 
Democratic Committee
to finally, after working on them for 3-1/2 years, pass a resolution to 
impeach under
Jefferson's Manual that is being presented to our PA commonwealth house 
of representatives.
Then, of course Dennis Kucinich introduced the articles of impeachment 
for Dick Cheney.
Then last night we had a rally on Penn Street Bridge and there was lots 
of positive
response. Today we had three consecutive rallies in different locations, 
again with
a very positive response. At each of the rallies we had about 25 people 
but it seemed
like more because we had big black on white fabric banners saying 
"Impeach for Peace,"
"Impeach for the Kids," "Impeach Bush & Cheney," "Impeach for Justice" 
and my
favorite "Impeach the Crooks & Liars." The third rally was at a very 
busy intersection
in conservative Pottstown, PA, and we were actually stunned by the 
almost raucus
honking, thumbs up, peace signs, waving, and after doing this for 4-/12 
years, what
I found most interesting was they were smiling at us. I guess they were 
so happy
to see that there were others who feel the same way. It was an amazing 
week!!! And
a great lift for so many of us who were getting very tired.
And, while our local media refused to cover anything about the 
Democratic Committee
Resolution or the rallies, a young cameraman from our local television 
station Channel
69 just happened to be driving by one of today's rallies and he pulled 
over and ended
up doing a terrific piece on our event which they actually aired. See 
http://wfmz.com/view/?id=90640.
Boston, MA
The highlight of the afternoon
occurred at about 2:30, after the Raging Grannies had just finishing
singing a song of protest in favor of impeachment. Several hundred had
gathered on the square, surrounding the flag-draped casket and memorial
set up by Carlos Arredondo. As the Grannies' words rang out, a town
crier stepped up to read a proclamation. He proclaimed that because the
government had failed to act for accountability, the demonstrators and
audience were to constitute a Citizen's Council on Impeachment. At that
point two colonial guardsmen and a drummer boy cleared a path through
the crowd to lead the honorable Judge Justine Grace to the podium. With
Judge Grace overseeing the proceedings, the town crier called out for
the accused to step up. Two members of Veterans for Peace, dressed as
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, were lead through the crowd at
musket-point by the colonial guardsmen. Both were wearing crowns.
Although the guardsmen helped ensure their safe passage to the
impeachment hearing, they were made to suffer no small amount of jeers
by an angry crowd!
The crier read the charges while the
Raging Grannies, as the Greek Chorus of the event, repeated each charge
in short. After some words of wisdom from the Judge, a vote was held.
All those in favor of impeachment say Aye! And with that prompt, the
crowd of hundreds declared in their most empowered voice "Aye!", many
with raised fists. All those against, say Nay! And with that prompt,
only the sad and lonesome Billionaires for Bush counter-protesters sung
out in small numbers, and were met with boos and jeers. "They ayes have
it!" The Judge instructed the crier to read the accused their Miranda
Rights and the guardsmen removed the crowns that had been upon their
heads. The emotion from the empowered crowd was overwhelmingly
energetic, and they took great notice of the fact that Bush and Cheney
were told that an attorney would be provided for them if they could not
afford one.
Brooklyn, NY
Bryn Mawr, PA
We had a great morning in Bryn Mawr! At least fifty people
gathered
in front of Ludington Library and liberated the horns of the morning
traffic with myriad signs calling for the impeachment of Bush and
Cheney. A dedicated core of seven, each with one of the letters of the
word IMPEACH, marched across the road at each "Walk" light to let the
waiting drivers know that Impeachment is on the table! Spontaneously,
the cheerleader in the crowd called for us to give him each letter,
then asked us what we get: "Impeach!" rang out across the intersection.
The spirit was high and the traffic couldn't have been more supportive.
It was a great beginning to the "Summer of Impeachment," the months
ahead when Congress will be pressed by citizens like us to live out
their constitutional responsibility to "check" this Imperial Executive.

Burlington, VT
Charlotte, NC
Some 25 people gathered at a busy
intersection near Rep. Sue Myrick's office in the upscale Southpark
area of Charlotte calling for the impeachment of President Bush &
Vice President Cheney.
There
was an overwhelming amount of support from passersby honking in
response to a "Honk to Impeach Bush & Cheney" sign. It was
incredible with the whole area being filled with honking horns and
cheers of support at times throughout the rally. Almost every single
person showed support by smiling, waving and flashing peace signs &
raised fists. Even little kids were flashing peace signs at us.
Cleveland, OH
Several of us went with some ySDS youths to the local recruiting station 
and held
up an impeachment banner and did some street theatre with a "detainee" 
The recruiting
station shut down and we plastered the windows with "Impeach Bush and 
Cheney for
War Crimes" and "Not Our President" signs. We then went to Lincoln Park 
where about
100 people showed up. We held up large letters and banners along the 
main drag and
did some strong agitation and open mic to an audience that formed across 
the street
by a local church. We recieved many honks and thumbs up. We formed the 
word impeach
in the grass (on top of plastic) and some of us them marched to Pat's In 
the Flats
with 911Truth folks and did some strong agitation outside of local 
yuppie restaurants
...some folks came out and clapped others yelled at us but we held our 
positions
and had really good agitation going on the whole time. We also had a 
detainee in
jumpsuit with us doing stress positions which always gets attention.At 
Pat's In The
Flats we tabled, danced  and listened to Anti-Bush bands until the wee 
hours of the
morning. We also did some impeach petitions and made new contacts. It 
was a successful
day and we met many new faces and activists. Folks really liked the idea 
of being
part of a national movement happening all over. Some expressed interest 
in doing
impeachment actions every week!
Cornwall, CT
Delray Beach, FL
Close to 80 good people gathered at
the crossroads of Federal Highway and George Bush Boulevard with their
I-M-P-E-A-C-H signs today. We would have had more, but many folks from
our area (Palm Beach County) travelled 60 miles south to Miami to
protest at Miami-Dade College, where George Bush himself was scheduled
to present the commencement address. It was a beautifully sunny day,
and very HOT!  We made it hot for Bush and Cheney, too! We held a mock
trial and found them both guilty of a dozen different impeachable
offenses. The Raging Grannies were there and so were folks from
CodePink, Democracy for America, Veterans for Peace, Project Truth, and
more. We had lots of supportive honks and thumbs up, and several
passersby pulled their cars over to join us. For some, it was their
first demonstration, and a measure of their disgust with the current
administration that they were willing to come and stand with us today. 
Let's all
keep the pressure on until we FIRE THE LIARS! Stay in trouble....Granny 
Vicki Ryder
Eureka, CA
Federal Way, WA
We had 70 amazing and enthusiastic people show up at a local
intersection. We had four sets of "IMPEACH" t-shirts, one letter per
shirt, one set per corner. We had lots of enthusiastic honks from
passing motorists, some even got out of their cars and joined us. We 
also had a few
thumbs down and partial waves (middle finger only). Our attendees 
brought great signs,
we passed out "imPeach" candies, and we had many requests for an encore 
rally.
Ft. Collins, CO
Ft. Myers, FL
We rallied in Centennial Park. Thirty-five people participated, holding 
signs, and
ten of us spoke. We got coverage from our CBS and Fox TV affiliates. Our 
seven-poster
IMPEACH sign was broadcast on both channels. A major goal was to use
this event to launch a standing impeachment organization in Fort Myers.
A young woman who was moved by it has taken on the responsibility to
organize such a group.
Grand Rapids, MI
Our action was taking place on a walking bridge that goes over a river 
through the
middle of Grand Rapids. I brought a 30-foot banner that screamed 
IMPEACH! and as
people came down they said they could see it driving up the surrounding 
highways!
There was a university graduation at the local arena a couple of blocks 
down the
road, so we decided to relocate to the next bridge over when it got done 
with. We
got a ton of honks and waves (along with a finger or two) and 115 
signatures for
our petition. This was my first attempt at organizing any sort of event 
and it turned
out great! 3 of us hadn't had enough at the end of our rally, so we 
walked a 10-foot
IMPEACH! banner 3 miles home. :) It was a lot of fun and everyone can't 
wait for
the next one!
Greensboro, NC
The rally in Greensboro was a big hit! We were about 30 strong. We 
posted people
on all 4 corners of the intersection. There was a
positive response from most of the cars and pedestrians that came
past. Lots of horn honking, screams, yells, and waves. There were a few 
who were
disgusted by our actions, and most of them made sure they expressed 
themselves in
some distasteful way. That did not dampen anyones siprits, though. We 
spelled out
I-M-P-E-A-C-H with signs on 2 corners, and had many other signs as well. 
We had a
drum, a 5gal. bucket drum, and a couple of steel pans making sounds of 
impeachment.
Our group was very spirited, and everyone had a fun time! Media coverage 
was sparse,
despite a call from Fox 8 saying they would be there. There was a 
reporter, from
an unknown source, who interviewed a few of our group.
Homer, AK
Honolulu, HI
About 50 people spelled I-M-P-E-A-C-H with large florescent poster 
boards at 5 city
intersections and a freeway overpass. Response was overwhelmingly 
positive (running
about 15 supporting for every person opposing).  Lots of passers-by 
raised their
fists, laid on their horns, shouted, or gave an enthusiastic shaka. 
Trolleys transporting
loads of tourists from one mall to another rang their bells, and lots of 
city bus
and truck drivers honked their horns.  At one intersection two groups 
holding poster
boards became "cheerleaders" - enthusiastically shouting "give me in 
'I'...give me
an 'M'...and raising the appropriate letter. The team holding their 
signs over a
busy freeway overpass were there for an hour before police threatened 
arrest for
"creating a traffic hazard" - finally forcing them to move to a nearby 
crowded intersection.
  Many people stopped to give their opinions about Bush or Cheney - 
ranging from complete
outrage to "we just gotta wait until the elections".  But the support 
for impeachment
was obvious, with many saying Bush should have been impeached long ago.
Houston, TX
Iowa
Jamestown, NY
In all, 175 street size signs and 10 overpass size signs were hung. Most 
people were
very positive, but one couple started yelling that my signs were 
illegal. It was
a great day, folks. Like I told Jacob, if it is happening here, the NY 
bastion of
conservativism, it is happening everywhere. And this is just the beginning.
Kalamazoo, MI
We had a very exciting day spelling out Impeach here.  A dozen people 
spelled out
Impeach outside graduation day at Western
Michigan
University. Although campus security made us leave campus, we
regrouped nearby and hundreds of motorists gave us an overwhelmingly
positive thumbs up, laid on their horns and yelled and whooped support
out their windows. We then moved to a very busy intersection by a
shopping center and held two sets of Impeach letters on opposite
corners. Again we got over 90% positive responses, with some stopping
to buy bumper stickers. It was obvious that the tide has turned
overwhelmingly against the Bush Regime and for impeachment. Two high
school students who joined us for the day took back calls, yard signs,
bumper stickers and plan to organize at their school in a little town
between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids!
Kansas City, MO
In one week of fast-track planning and promotion, through email and 
fliering, we
pulled together 85 folks on a beautifully warm, sunny day on the bank of 
an incredibly
stinky creek in the heart of Kansas City and spelled it out with our 
bodies.  We
chanted 'I-M-P-E-A-C-H . . . We can't wait until '08!"  while we laid in 
the sun
and laughed about how hard we were working for the Republic... Actually, 
we all work
very hard at this--we deserve to lay down on the job for a change! A 
group of four
MU students from Columbia, MO joined us, and a group from Lawrence, KS 
made the hour
drive, as well. And it was great to see people from one year old to 84 
years young
climb the hill to make this happen. Three dedicated folks hoofed it to 
the other
side of the creek (it's wide...) and photographed the event, giving up 
their place
in the formation, when our photographer didn't come early enough. 
Sporting my fabulous,
trendy, and much-admired "BUSH IS OVER" tee, and with my mother-of-six 
voice (a little
louder than your average mamabear) I reminded the crowd that our 
Representatives
work for us! We pay them, we can fire them! Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, our 
rep on the
Missouri side of KC, told us at our recent 4th anniversary of the war 
protest, "Impeachment
is a distraction." Rep. Dennis Moore, on the Kansas side, doesn't even 
list the Iraq
War as one of the "issues" discussed on his site!! We agreed that it's 
imperative
that they support and cosponsor Kucinich's House Res 333, and that we'd 
call, write,
and visit--It's time they listen to the people who hired them. We 
pledged to not
support or vote for anyone who won't work for impeachment. Period. And 
we signed
impeachment petitions. Recognizing the real value and rarity of having a 
"captive"
audience, I shared with the crowd my theory that until we become an 
"inconvenience"
for the powers that be, they have no reason to listen to us. It takes 
two minutes
to call our reps--one Rep and two Senators takes six minutes... Only six 
minutes
of our time, only six minutes of their staff's time. But if 100 of us 
call them each
day, that's 600 minutes of their time (TEN hours each day!), and if 1000 
of us call
every day, that's 6,000 minutes of staff time! Now THAT is just damned 
inconvenient.
One activist reminded us that one phone call is perceived to represent 
13,000 constituents,
in PoliticThink.
Lafayette, CA
We had a most successful day, posted three IMPEACH signs around 
Lafayette.  Early
am, tennis balls were worked into the chainlink fence of Springhill 
School along
Pleasant Hill Rd.  Lasted until softball started up mid-morning.  Then 
at 2:00 in
the afternoon, we used glittery redwhitenblue tinsel to spell it out 
over Hiway 24
on the Curtola overpass.  Hundreds of cars honked in support as they 
drove under.
Los Angeles, CA
Main Line, PA
Martinsburg, WV
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
It was the largest strictly street
action I've ever been involved with outside of Washington. And the
traffic response was PHENOMENAL!!
1500 to 2000 people protested
and demanded the impeachment of Bush and Cheney from the sidewalk at
the entrance to MDC. It is hard to tell because people joined and left
from 3PM to past 7PM The traffic was heavy and I've never seen so many
cameras taking pictures of protesters from cars before. Thousands drove
by, and the overwhelming majority supported us by cheering, applauding
and honking from their vehicles.
A diverse group of patriotic
Americans got together as never before in Miami. Prior to yesterday, I
referred to Miami as the "Apathy Capital of the United States." The
only notification of this demonstration came through email, flyers and
word-of-mouth.
Milwaukee, WI
We had close to 30 people in our group and almost everyone had a sign. 
We also had
a battery-operated megaphone that many in our group took turns using. We 
had a police
escort following us on foot, but they were very polite to us. They were 
polite to
us and one of the officers accepted a DVD and took one of our website 
cards. He seemed
interested in our cause. We stopped at our Federal Building and took 
some pictures
as we chanted IMPEACH BUSH-CHENEY "NOW" over and over. We had many car 
horns going
off, thumbs up, and a lot of cheers from people thatobserved us. We were 
seen and
heard and were ready to do it again and again and again.
Minneapolis, MN
Monterey, CA
Naples, FL
We had over 25 people which is incredible in Naples FL--we had a great 
time and got
ALOT of honks of support :)
New Paltz, NY
New York, NY (Tompkins Square Park)
We had a great day in Tompkins Square
Park, where the Rude Mechanical Orchestra (NYC's original radical
marching band) drew a crowd and led a dance party as we collected 100
letters to Congress calling for impeachment that we then used to spell
out IMPEACH on a huge banner.
The response was incredibly positive and
had a wonderful time. While I strutted around in my Bush Is Over shirt
before and after the event, I got a smile from almost everyone. This
was honestly one of the best days of my life and I can't wait for round
2!
New York, NY (Central Park)
Paris, France
Philadelphia, PA
I attended the rally in Philadelphia, and marched right up front
carrying the banner! It was good times with a rather large turnout! I'd
say it all went fairly well as we had people on the sidewalks, coming
out of stores and restaurants, and even on the tour buses clapping and
cheering for us! One woman was even sweet enough to run out with water
bottles for some us! And I KNOW that there were a TON of people taking 
pictures the
entire
time, but I haven't been able to find any at all, much to my dismay
*sighs* I'm hoping the Metro or the Bulletin will have something
tomorrow, I'd love to have some pictures for memories.
Portland, ME
The Maine Campaign to Impeach organized two major Impeachment Week 
events - We jumped
the gun a bit, starting on 4/26 by placing an 8-person IMPEACH! sign in 
front of
the Bush family estate at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine.  Then on 
Saturday,
our Impeachment Day event was the Maine Impeachment Town Meeting at the 
old First
Parish Church in Portland, attended by 280 very vocal impeachment 
supporters stating
their opinions on impeachment and planning strategy pushing for 
impeachment action
by Maine's two Congressmen and the Maine State Legislature. 
Presentations were made
by the Maine Lawyers for Democracy who have had two press conferences in 
the past
three weeks announcing support for impeachment.  We were VERY fortunate 
to also have
as a speaker David Swanson from AfterDowningStreet.org who pumped the 
audience up
with a terrific speech.  After the meeting, some of the attendees went 
across the
street to the Portland Press Herald newspaper offices and woke their 
staff up by
banging on their windows and shouting impeachment slogans because the 
paper did not
cover the Town Meeting Event.  The paper responded by phoning the Maine 
Campaign
to Impeach for interviews.  One of Portland's major TV stations, WGME-TV 
(CBS), gave
great coverage to the Impeachment Town Meeting and featured the story as 
the lead
item on their Saturday night 11 PM newscast. Stay tuned at 
www.maineimpeach.org
as we approach our goal of 10,000 Maine citizens' names on our 
MaineImpeach petition.
Pottstown, PA
I feel so great, it's beyond words! I
put up my IMPEACH letters at my house first thing in the morning
yesterday. Then it was onto Wyomissing for the first stop in our three
stop rally. The response was overwhelming! While there were some middle
fingers and Pro-Bush responses, most people were honking their horns,
giving us peace or thumbs up signs in support. It gives me chills now
just thinking back on it and realizing just how many people in this
country are waking up to the reality. I truly can't express in words
how exhilirating the whole experience was.
I know there is alot of work
to do yet and that the reality of the picture as whole is not so
bright. But it is days like yesterday that are so crucial for my soul.
It is what gives me hope, feeds my optimism and tells me I need to keep
going. I can't wait to read about and see pictures from other actions
that happened yesterday. Peace & love to you all.
Reno, NV
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy was great. We started
collecting photos from people out and about in Rome early in the week.
And on Thurs and Fri our mobile photo-op team, The Flying Seven, went
around Rome with t-shirts, each with a letter, and posed in front of
monuments and, of course, the U.S. Embassy. .
On Saturday we were in
front of the Colosseum with small letters, huge letters, balloons, wind
wheels and plum cakes, all spelling out Impeach! Weather was gorgeous.
We got lots of support from people from all over the world. And wave
and peace signs from the open top tourist buses passing by
Sacramento, CA
WE GOT A MILLION BEEPS FOR IMPEACHMENT and I feel, took back our flag 
today. We flew
big beautiful red-white-and-blues on both corners of our demo. for 3 
hours. There
were at least 35 people at all times, I guess. I got Raleys to make a 
big sheet cake
saying "Impeach Bush/Cheney." Note, that's corporate Raleys. I stuck 
with my request,
eventually they said Sure! with a smile. We had music and hugs and 
promises to gather
more people next time. This hit a part of town which never sees this 
stuff. Matt
from Redding (17 years old) brought his friends the 100 miles down here. 
On the way
they hung a bedsheet "Impeach" sign from a cliff overlooking I-5; the 
cliff is OWNED
by an older woman who called them to donate her "Bill Board." It's 
PERMANENT.
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
We had 202 people spell it out on the beach! But the clouds were too low 
for the
plane to get a photo.
The IMPEACHMENT resolution is a new tool! It was very encouraging that 
right across
the street from the convention entrance A-28 had organized a very 
enthusiastic and
creative IMPEACHMENT demonstration. And right at the entrance delegates 
had to walk
past large PDA banners urging IMPEACHMENT and OUT OF IRAQ in order to 
get into the
convention hall.  I and someother delegates to the convention had an 
opportunity
to walk over and join the demonstration for a short amount of time. Most 
of the delegates
at the convention were in support of a resolution to IMPEACH and wore 
buttons and
stickers proclaiming their position. It passed by unanimous consent.
San Francisco, CA
April 28 was the second Beach
Impeach, and this time over 1,500 people came to San Francisco's Ocean
Beach to make sure the message was even bigger and bolder. This time
the letters were one hundred feet tall, and said IMPEACH NOW! It was a
great crowd, with a certain sense of purpose and community in the air
as people found their places in the giant letters. The mood grew even
more enthusiastic as the helicopter whirred into view, much cheering
and waving - as if people felt they were sending their message and
their presence out to people all over the rest of the country and the
world.
Seattle, WA
The Seattle Chapter of World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime's 
A28 protest
had a great day Freeway Blogging on overpasses of I-5 from 1-4 pm.  It 
turned out
to be a GREAT day for blogging in Seattle, not just because of the great 
sunny day
we had, but also because of the incredible amount of traffic flowing 
southbound.
The traffic stayed very heavy all three hours of our event! Not so great 
for the
people trying to get through to Seattle, but great for getting our 
message across
to thousands of drivers.
About 30 - 40% of these drivers gave us the "thumbs up," or pumped their 
fists, or
gave us the "peace sign" and there was
lots of horns being honked in support of our message to IMPEACH BUSH and 
CHENEY.
  Of course we got some other more negative
signals too, but those were by far the exception. Other groups on other 
overpasses
in the Seattle area also received a great response. So, the response was 
overwhelmingly
positive! At 5:00 pm we rushed to Safeco field and handed out IMPEACH! 
Balloons and
engaged in some interesting conversations with the people going in to 
see the Mariner's
Game.
South Seattle, Washington
A small group of us came together for a local Impeachment rally at our 
favorite protest
site--the walking bridge over Rainier Ave at MLKing.  We were a small 
group of very
spirited and determined friends.  We passed out "Ten Reasons for 
Impeaching Bush
and Cheney."  We got many resounding honks, waves and thumbs up of 
support.  Next
time, which will be soon, we hope to gather more people and have bigger 
signs.
St. Petersburg, FL
Staten Island, NY
Trenton, NJ
Tulsa, OK
The April 27 Impeach Cheney First protest was a wonderful success! 
Several groups
from Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Stillwater came together to create a 
ruckus and everyone
had a chance to say their piece as there were 6 or 8 media outlets on 
hand. We even
drew a reporter from Tele-Mundo! Contrary to local media
accounts about 95 people showed up with a max of about 75 at any one 
time. We chanted,
sang, waved signs and read the names of
the Oklahoma soldiers who to this day have died in Iraq. To those that 
made it, thanks
for the great turn out! To those that couldn't, I'm sorry you missed a 
good time.
Venice, CA
Ventura, CA
Our IMPEACH went over without a hitch
here in Ventura. The man didnt shut us down and it looked great. We had
old and young on the beach movin stones and sand.
The relief looked
AWESOME. About 90 feet by 12 feet and its gonna stay awhile for all to
see. Its sad that we've come to a point where we have to use the most
ancient means of communication, stones to get a message across, but it
was worth every last one. The irony was not lost on us. Hundreds of
people who probably otherwise would never have known about the movement
are now in the loop.
I got lots of greats pics not to mention lots of
new supporters for the movement. And like the other IMPEACHER said we
took back our flag today. Man it felt sooo good to be out there
claiming it!
Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia
Washington, DC
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A28 media coverage
A number of you have written to ask about media coverage. Although I 
certainly would
have welcomed more of it, we did pretty well considering the almost 
complete media
blackout on the issue of impeachment. Anybody who's worked on the issue 
can tell
you it's almost impossible to get the media to cover it. I've got a plan 
to change
this, which I'll tell you about in the next couple of days.
In the meantime, here are some articles that have either been about or 
have mentioned
A28. The NY Daily News and the Washington Post, right-wing rags that 
they are, tried
their best to downplay what we did, strenuously avoiding the 99% 
positive aspects
of the events. But in this case, any publicity really is good publicity. 
I'm not
worried about winning the debate; I just want to see it started. 
Meanwhile, we had
plenty of more positive press, including a very kind article in The 
Nation by John
Nichols.
I know that there are more articles out there and I haven't even tried 
to collect
the radio and TV coverage, but have heard that this was covered by more 
than a few
stations. If you see something not listed below, please send it on to me.
Complete Articles
AM New York: Pro-impeachment movement heating up in NYC 
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Atlanta Progressive News: Atlantans Spell IMPEACH with Candles at 
Intersection 
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Cornell Daily Sun: Local Activists Demand Pres. Bush's Impeachment 
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Eureka Reporter: Impeachment Rally 
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Ithaca Journal: Protesters call for Bush's ouster 
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KSL News Radio: Rally Called for Cheney's Impeachment 
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Las Vegas Sun: Las Vegas Sun: Anti-war protesters in Reno call for 
impeachment of
Bush, Cheney 
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Miami Herald: Protesters Driven by War 
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The Nation: Spell It Out: "I-M-P-E-A-C-H!" 
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New York Daily News: Coney Island 'impeach' draws a thin crowd 
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The Raw Story: Impeach protests coordinator hopes 'Republicans can see 
which way
the wind is blowing' 
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The Raw Story: Protesters demand impeachment as President Bush speaks at 
Miami-Dade
College 
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Washington Post: Washington Post: Sending a Message, With Unimpeachable 
Clarity 
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Mentions
American Chronicle: California Democratic Party Passes Resolution 
Demanding Impeachment
of Bush and Cheney 
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Baltimore Chronicle: Rep. Murtha Puts Bush Impeachment Front and Center 
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Baltimore Chronicle: Huge Win for Impeachment in Vermont 
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FOXNews.com: Kucinich Prepares Impeachment Articles Against Dick Cheney 
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Miami Herald: Bush Arrives in Miami 
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New York Times: Bush Asks Florida Graduates to Back Immigration Change 
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Z Magazine: Impeachment Fever Rises 
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What's next for A28?
A lot of people have been asking what happens now that April 28 has come 
and gone.
Will A28 continue? What do we do next?
The short answer is HELL YES. April 28 was not the culmination of A28, 
it was just
the beginning. Keep your signs and banners and t-shirts handy because 
you're gonna
want to be using them again soon. Between Kucinich and Murtha and A28 
we've created
an opening this past week. Now we've got to hit them (Congress, the 
media, the Bush
administration) with everything we've got. The pressure this summer 
needs to be relentless.
In the coming days I'll be discussing with you different ideas for how 
to do this.
As always, everybody's suggestions and input are welcomed. Stay tuned 
for much more
to come. We are just getting started...

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Peace,
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Jacob Park
A28 National Coordinator


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