Action Alert : Arrest Bush Thursday in Las Colinas! 11/17/11, 5:00pm

What? Protest to call for the arrest of George W. Bush for war crimes and candlelight vigil to remember the war dead.
When? Thursday, November 17, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where? In front of Irving Convention Center, 500 Las Colinas Blvd, Las Colinas, TX.
Why? We must hold government officials accountable for illegal actions, so that subsequent administrations won't commit the same crimes. Accountability deters recidivism!

On Thursday, November 17, George W. Bush will be speaking at the Irving Convention Center at a fundraiser for Real Choices, a group whose mission statement says, "Who can save one life?" Please join us at 5:00 pm for a peaceful, nonviolent, silent protest reminding people of the thousands of lives that have been lost due to the policies of the Bush administration and to call for the arrest of George W. Bush for war crimes.

We will be doing street theater, reprising the "March of the Dead (http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/medea-benjamin-death-marchers-haunt-new.html)," in respect and mourning for those killed at the hands of the Bush administration. All you need to bring is yourself, DRESSED IN ALL BLACK (or as dark as possible). We will provide everything else: the white death masks and placards with names and ages of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan to wear around our necks, as well as signs and banners which speak to our message: ARREST BUSH; WAGING WARS OF AGGRESSION IS ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW; MR. BUSH - TURN YOURSELF IN!; BUSH CHOSE DEATH FOR 5,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS; GOT HYPOCRISY?; TORTURE IS ILLEGAL; TORTURE IS IMMORAL; TORTURE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE; ARREST CRIMINALS - DON'T PAY THEM TO SPEAK; IRAQ: HOW MANY LIVES?; WAR IS TERROR; WE ARE THE 99% AND WE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY!, etc.

As it grows dark, we will have a candlelight vigil (materials provided), followed by some chants and song.

There is no public parking anywhere near the convention center, so you can either: 1) meet us at 4:30pm at the Corner Bakery (118 E John Carpenter Fwy # 100, Irving, TX) for last-minute briefing and to consolidate cars (which will then park in the parking garage), or, 2) just park in the parking garage at the convention center and then join us outside in front of the building (we will be out there by 5:00pm). Try to make it by 5:00, but if you have to be late, that's okay, just drive directly to the parking garage and then come outside to meet us
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Co-sponsored by CodePINK Greater Dallas and the Dallas Peace Center.
Contact: jharris866@aol.com; ttrr@sbcglobal.net


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