Sept. 15: Out of Iraq Now

Rally at Lafayette Square Park (in front of White House)

Sept. 15, 5 p.m.

Earlier the same day, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey will host hearings on Capitol Hill on exit strategies for Iraq. Also the same day, a coalition of organizations will hand in to Congress a petition for an exit strategy.

Sponsors:
Progressive Democrats of America, After Downing Street, Code Pink, Peace Action, Democrats.com, Democracy Rising.

Speakers:
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and other Congress Members;
Gold Star Families for Peace Member Tia Steele;
Founder of American Families United, Gold Star Mother, Member of Military Families Speak Out, and star of "Farenheit 9-11" Lila Lipscomb;
family member of U.S. soldier serving in Iraq Jawaid Khan;
Co-Founder of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Tom Hayden;
Code Pink Co-Founder and United for Peace and Justice organizer Gael Murphy;
Peace Action Organizing and Policy Director Paul Kawika Martin;
U.S. Labor Against the War Co-Founder Gene Bruskin;
Center on Conscience and War Executive Director J.E. McNeil;
PDA Board Member and After Downing Street Co-Founder John Bonifaz;
Pastor of Pasadena, Calif., All Saints Church Ed Bacon;
PDA Executive Director and After Downing Street Co-Founder Tim Carpenter;
PDA Board Member and After Downing Street Co-Founder David Swanson;
Democracy Rising Director and likely U.S. Senate candidate from Maryland Kevin Zeese;
Pacifica Radio Washington Bureau Chief Verna Avery Brown;
Co-Founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Ray McGovern;
PDA Board Member and President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
Diplomat who resigned in opposition to Iraq war, and Camp Casey coordinator Ann Wright.

(Note that not all sponsors of and participants in the rally are participants in or supporters of the petition or the hearings.)