Thurs/Friday: Local Vigils/Rally in Support of Cindy Sheehan

[katinmn]

We sent this to Wendy Wilde on Air America and she is promoting the heck out of these events!

Thursday, August 11 in St Paul
5-7 p.m.
ON UNIVERSITY AVE. OUTSIDE NORM COLEMAN'S OFFICE (just west of 280)

FRIDAY, August 12 Downtown Minneapolis
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
11th and NICOLLET, OUTSIDE WCCO STUDIO. (across from Target headquarters)

You can make your own signs, there will be a few extra signs available.

If you see other flyers to download, please post them and make copies to bring. It is important to bring flers and hand them out!

"Hey Bush, Meet with Cindy" www.meetwithcindy.org

"Support Cindy Sheehan, mother of Marine killed in Iraq" meetwithcindy.org

http://www.justicefornone.com/handbills/fallen1.htm
http://www.justicefornone.com/handbills/pdf/fallen1.pdf

http://www.benfrank.net/crawford/

[Spike from MN]

1. Excellent!

I'm coming down with a nasty cold so I'm not sure if I'll be able to make the one today but if I'm feeling up to it, I'll be there. The fact that it's by Norm's office makes it a two-fer. ;)

[katinmn]

2. Kick!

[katinmn]

3. We had a great turn out-about 50 people on both sides of University

Amazing considering this was planned last night. Everyone must be listening to Wendy Wilde in the morning.

Channel 5 and Minnesota Daily came out.

I will post more pictures if anyone is interested.

All the good feedback from people driving prompted several there to say they were going to return to the same spot EVERY night (except Wednesdays which will be at the Lake Street Bridge) until Cindy's vigil is over. There were lots of first-timers out. Several children and teens came with their moms. All very good signs. Almost every single MTC bus driver (and there are a lot on University) honked and waved at us.

We expect a decent turnout at the protest tomorrow morning.

The only way we will ever change anything is if people - lots of them - take to the streets. Congress can't do it, the media won't help. I hope the stand-off at the Cookoobanana Ranch will somehow inspire people to finally wake up.

I'm planning on going to Crawford next weekend, if needed. I can feel the momentum building and there is a firm resolve taking hold. It's up to us.

FRIDAY, August 12 Downtown Minneapolis
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
11th and NICOLLET, OUTSIDE WCCO STUDIO