National Mobilization to Washington, DC.
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
GET ON THE BUS
Seats $50 (Ask about Scholarships) -- Drop money off at the Anti-War Storefront 658 Monroe Avenue to the Storefront Volunteer on staff
Contact bus@rochesteragainstwar.org or Call 585-309-3440 to sign up
Riders under the age of 18 need to have their parent or guardian fill out a release form in order to be allowed onto the bus
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Click here to download it (PDF)
====> Riders need to be at Monroe Community College (MCC) parking lot "M1"
at 11:30pm,Friday, March 20th
Bus will depart at midnight. Be on time, bus will leave with or without late riders, no refunds.
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Click here for a campus map and directions
We aim to arrive back in Rochester around 3-4am Sunday morning.
Riders can leave pillows or other items on the bus during the rally, but avoid leaving valuables. The bus will be locked but the bus company and RAW is not liable for lost or stolen items.
Occupation Is A Crime! Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine!
Money For Health Care, Jobs and Education not for War and Occupation!
==> Click here to read more about the national mobilization
Buses sponsored by: Rochester Against War, Peace Action and Education, MoveOn.org/PIA, Campus Antiwar Network, the International Socialist Organization and more are signing on every day! If you would like to co-sponsor the buses, contact events@rochesterAgainstWar.org
U.S. government has continued to fund Israel's war and blockade against the people of Gaza. The Pentagon provided the funding, and technical and logistical support for the establishment of the Israeli war machine, including its massive cluster and white phosphorous bomb arsenal, and the country's large cache of nuclear bombs.
The war and occupation of Iraq costs $430 million each day.
President Obama announced that another 17,000 troops are on their way to Afghanistan. Only 18 percent of Afghanis support this escalation and only 34 percent of the people of the United States approve of the added troops despite the president's popularity, according to the Washington Post/ABC poll announced on February 17, 2009.
Nine million families are either in foreclosure or are at risk of foreclosure this year, according to the statistics just released by the government. Forty-seven million people are without health care. College tuition hikes are soaring and millions of students are at risk of being forced out of school. The people want change. Join Us To March On The Pentagon!