Update on David Swanson's earlier post on the meeting: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/170http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/25328Video (51 Min. 10 sec)
Cities for Peace Demand an End to the Iraqi WarSubmitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2007-08-01 12:22. Video and Audio
By William Hughes
On July 31, 2007, The Institute for Policy Studies, (IPS), held a press conference, in Washington, D.C., at the National Press Club. The Cities for Peace is a project of the IPS. The session dealt with the issue of ending the war in Iraq. John Cavanagh, the Director of the IPS chaired the event. Speakers from a number of cities, towns and states involved were heard on the matter and are identified in the video.
After the news conference, a number of the activists marched over to the White House, led by Mr. Cavanagh and Chicago City Alderman, Joe Moore. At the White House, Alderman Moore attempted to present over 300 Resolutions, adopted by cities, towns and states across the country, which demanded an end to the war in Iraq, to an official at a White House gate on Pennsylvania Ave.
The request was denied by a White House functionary on dubious security grounds. Moore, along with Mr. Cavanagh, insisted to the White House bureaucrat that the Resolutions, which weren’t in any of kind of package, did not pose any kind of security risks whatsoever. For a list of cities, towns and states that have passed anti-Iraqi War Resolutions, go to: www.citiesforpeace.org. For background on the IPS, see: www.ips-dc.org. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the “Right of the People to Petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
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