The Halliburton Pig is coming to HOUSTON, MAY 19th! Be There!

[anarchy1999]

http://www.democracyrising.org/gallery/wall_street/DCS012.htm

www.houstonglobalawarness.org or www.globalexchange.org/halliburton

If you need a ride from Dallas contact the www.dallaspeacecenter.org

We need to make this protest be large!

[Zan_of_Texas]

1. Halliburton

HAL hit the trifecta with the war against Iraq.

(1) they got the contract to put out fires and fix up the pipelines and oil fields (HAL is the world's largest oilfield supply company).

(2) as with dozens or hundreds of countries where the US military goes, in Iraq Halliburton has a LOGCAP contract that gives them a guaranteed profit, no bid, to do things like feed the troops. So, in essence, they help the US military bust up the country of Iraq.

(3) when the rebuilding contracts go out, who is first in line? Yep, you got it. One of the world's largest builders, Halliburton.

Of course, Mr. VP Cheney is not sitting too badly -- he gets something like $150,000 per year from Halliburton in deferred compensation. (Got millions when he left there to run as VP.) He only gets something like $190,000 as US VP, so when you look at his income stubs, it would be understandable if you get confused about who he works for.

[SoCalDem]

2. This MUST be ole Hal, himself

[anarchy1999]

5. Love you SoCalDem, How can I get this and blow it up for the 19th?

n/t

[SoCalDem]

6. I guess you could use irfanview or save it as a background

then screenshot.. I really don't know.. Perhaps the best way would be to start a thread asking for help in enlarging a picture.. I am kind of a dunce :)

[PDittie]

3. Lots going on, starting this weekend:

Saturday, May 15

IMC Media Training
1 - 3 pm
Location: Houston Indymedia, 3414 LaBranch (at Holman and Labranch)
4 - 6 pm
Legal Support Training Workshop by Austin People's Legal Collective
Location: Houston Indymedia, 3414 LaBranch(at Holman and Labranch)
7:30
Rice Media Center and Houston IMC present "The Corporation";
Location: The Rice Media Center, Rice University campus

Sunday, May 16

Workshops and Trainings: Bill Hicks Resurrection Collective
10 am - 6 pm
Location: 2915 Delafield Rd, Houston 77023
-non-violent direct action
-anti-oppression
-peace-keeping
-art and puppet-making
-legal/know your rights

Monday, May 17

Corporate Walk of Shame
4-6 pm
Assemble at Bob Casey Fed Bldg, 515 Rusk at 4:00pm
Walk at 4:30pm
March to HQ's of Houston (and the nation's most shameful corporations); wear your costumes, pig snouts and get ready to dance and sing to the tune of "This Little Corporate Piggie went To Iraq, and this little Corporate Piggie went to Aceh and this Little Corporate Piggie went to the White House and this little Piggie lost his NO-BID CONTRACT and ran all the way home"

Tuesday, May 18

Big Teach-in w/ Pratap Chatterjee, Medea Benjamin, Rania Masri, Bob Buzzanco and others
8:00 p.m.
Location: The Station, 1502 Alabama (at LaBranch), Houston,Tx
$5 requested donation (although no one will be turned away)

Wednesday, May 19

8:00 am
Brief Rally at Root Memorial Park at 1400 Clay then mass march to 4 Seasons Hotel at 1300 Lamar and nonviolently confront the war profiteers. Bring water, food, vegan Halli-bacon, puppets, signs and justice in your hearts. Creative autonomous actions encouraged! Look for the big floating pig.

[anarchy1999]

4. Keep this post kicked up!

We need all of us in Houston this next week! Thank you pDittie! I hope to meet you there.

[SoCalDem]

7. re: the pig..

why not just print it as is, and take it to kinko's.. I bet they would do a decent job and it might not cost much either :)

[anarchy1999]

8. Kicking up! I want everyone in the Houston area to be aware of this!

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