Suz just called... the whole group that assembled at Karen & Dick's this morning is on their way to the train station now. The group includes Suz, Dick, Karen, Matt, Barry, Marietta, JR, Jimmy, Miso, Stephanie, Larry, Mike, Marcie and David. Suz and the documentary filmmaker, Miso, were out earlier today and talked with some people at the train station.

Suz met a group from the Unitarian Universalist church. They along with a Presbyterian church group put on a seminar this morning at 9 am on Stopping Torture and the Geneva Convention. Tomorrow the same group is going to be presenting a mock trial.

I found this notice on the web about it:

Sunday, Sept. 25: 1:30-6:30 p.m. A Citizens' Mock Trial of high-level U.S. officials responsible for the current U.S. torture practices (Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW--Red line to Union Station)

More later from Suz and the others.

Posted by: dwahzon at September 24, 2005 10:45 AM

Phone call from Karen...

Just emerged from metro and have joined a teeming throng of people moving towards the ellipse. Just passed a group of aging Unitarians with canes who are standing up for Peace & Justice, actually hobbling for Peace & Justice with great spirit and smiles on their faces.

Every metro train is packed. We’re not sure we’re going to make it to the corner to meet our other DCP friends.

Names in the current group that DCP'ers will recognize... Mark Brisky, Matt Carnicelli, Barry Schwartz, Suz Krueger, Dick Bell, Karen Bradley, Mike Kahn. Going to connect up with DavefromPrincton, MarjorieG, EllenBeth, Carol and Veritas.

Dick and Karen got up early this morning and set up a table with a banner and lots of DCP materials. It’s located SW of the corner of Constitution and 17th Street, halfway between Constitution & Independence and fairly close to the 17th street side.

More later...

Posted by: dwahzon at September 24, 2005 11:01 AM

Call from Suz who is near the White House right now, lining up to march.

She said it's a sea of people, shoulder to shoulder on both sides of the sidewalk for blocks and they're starting to move into the streets (because there are so many people) to get to the starting point of the march.

Nothing but positive attitudes & non-violent people...except for the 5 pro-war people she has seen who were shouting "Repent! Don't worry about Iraq! Worry about your own souls!"

Behind her was a group from Iraq & Palestine who are against racism & genocide. Their sign:
Bush - sure you can hide but you must stop the genocide!

More later.

Posted by: madame defarge at September 24, 2005 11:17 AM

From a very choked up Suz...

She's near Camp Casey in DC and is getting close to the beginning of the march. It's a sea to sea of people, at least 100K and probably more.

At Camp Casey, they've removed the crosses and replaced them with nine rows of string that have edge-to-edge laminated shadow outlines of the soldiers who have died with their names, where they’re from, and the date they died...

Watching on CSPAN right now, the crowd looks like it could be huge by midday.

Some of the sign in the crowd are priceless...

"Smart Bombs Don't Make Up For Dumb Leaders"

"You've Stopped The Economy, Now Stop the War!"

"BUSH LIED!"

On CSPAN - Raging Grannies ROCK!!!

CINDY SHEEHAN ON CSPAN NOW!!!

Cindy seemed choked up as well... here is the prepared speech.. the one she didn't give..

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/24/85619/4714

If you want to whip that crowd into a frenzy..

Read them this...

http://rebellenation.blogspot.com/2005/09/do-you-hear-them-starving-in-your_09.html

Cindy will be addressing the rally at 4:30, I believe with that prepared speech.

Thanks monkey.. I sit corrected, tho I liked the emotion she just showed

If you're watching the march on CSPAN1, join us in the IRC / Live chat to discuss what's happening.

http://www.democracycellproject.net/chat/index.php

Please post photos ASAP.

Thanks...

Ramsey Clark, former attorney general from Johnson administration:
"Bush has to go!"

IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH

Update from Karen:

It's great there. They're making their way over to the press tent where they'll be able to upload photos and log onto blog. Look for something in a half hour or so.

Huge crowd!

From Suz:

They're standing behind the ANSWER stage, by Camp Casey, waiting to start the march. She said that the strings of photos of soldiers is probably the length of a football field, and it only includes soldiers who died before Sept. 11, 2005... They're pulling up the string and she's pretty sure they're going to use it at the front of the march.

USA ( SELF-PORTRATE ) - 30 X 60 2001

SURROUND the

WHITE millionair HOUSE

See U in DC TODAY... In Paint

http://www.RogerART.com

( Scroll Down 2 15 PATRIOT PAINTINGS )

Thank you, And JAIL the BU$H GANGSTERS... NOW

This is so neat!

Wash. Post reporting "tens of thousands are streaming onto the ellipse near the White House to protest the war in Iraq."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/24/AR2005092400735.html

Washington Post reports on the March

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/24/AR2005092400735.html

The numbers grow! Our voices will be heard!

And today, our president is hiding out in a bunker in Colorado...

In Democracy There Is No King; In Diplomacy There Is No War

There was a PEACE CANDIDATE of high reputation, but the media didn't tell the public his platforms, which included BRING THE TROOPS HOME and END THE WAR IN IRAQ (6 months with neutral U.N. troops to end the oil marination of the U.S. and allow Iraqi Self Rule). How pathetic that it is easier to find Ralph Nader's public offering in WHO's WHO and The WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA and now realize the media offered only status quo money and greed and corporate policies, not good affirmative democracy with a majority of public interests and this country as the proper merit for President. Protest? The public should demand it. Today and at the ballot box. Can't have Ralph Nader? Do you VOTE YOUR PRIORITIES?

Suz called...

She said they all found one another, and that they are yelling "What do we want? Peace
When do we want it? Now!"

They can't really hear the speakers on the stage very well if at all. There are wall to wall people as far as the eye can see and they found the other DCPers.

Karen just called and said they're in the press tent. Just got a spot and are getting ready to log on and upload pics and their reports.

Bush in a bunker while choppers fly over D.C.,when the people in perile in the gulf need them,shows them up for who they are!!
Be safe e1 as we walk and pray with you.

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

Who would have ever thought a year ago the peace movement would have grown to this? And, this is JUST THE BEGINNING!!!

Sign seen at march, held by two young women:

Mr. President, If We Are the Future, Why Are You Killing Us???

CSPAN just reported at least 300,000 people!!!

Suz just called!

They are standing shoulder to shoulder at the Washington Monument! They were able to inch forward, but now are not moving!

The crowd is electric!!! The energy and passion is very, very strong.

She put the phone out to the crowd, and I could hear a huge throng of people chanting:

"LIBERATE THE U.S.A....!" "IMPEACH BUSH!"

"WE ARE WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE, AND BUSH IS WHAT HYPOCRISY LOOKS LIKE!"

"WE ARE AMERICA! WE WANT CHANGE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!!! WHAT DO WE WANT? PEACE!!!!!"

FROM SUZ IN D.C. MARCH TODAY,

JUST IN.....

Suz is standing next to a woman named Carol, who is 40 yrs. old, and a long time activist. She is furious. She wants to see the anti-war movement organize, and GET US OUT!!!

Here are Carol's reasons for becoming involved:

"It's a good way to alleviate the feeling of powerless, and to bring about change."

Another man marching near Suz is Jason, 31, and it's his first time ever protesting anything!!
He's not sure that we can immediately pull out, but wants change.

THE CROWD IS CHANTING, MARCH, MARCH, MARCH!!

Where oh where is the DLC?? If we want to win the next election cycle,they need to "BE THERE"!! As good as this is,we need LEADERSHIP to get there!!

Someone,anyone, please make a sign...."DRUNK ON POWER"!!

Closer to Free
by The Bodeans

Everybody wants to live
How they wanna live
And everybody wants to love
Like they wanna love
And everybody wants to be
Closer to Free

Everybody wants respect
Just a little bit
And everybody needs a chance
Once in a while
Everybody wants to be
Closer to Free

Everybody one
Everybody two
Everybody free

Everybody needs to touch
You know now and then
And everybody wants a good good friend
Everybody wants to be
Closer to Free

Everybody wants to live
How they want to live
And everybody wants to love
Who they want to love
And everybody wants to be
Closer to Free

SUZ AGAIN -

The DCP group is just to the right of a HUGE
funky puppet with the words FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
on the front of the puppet.

She says, if we can see that puppet on C-Span, that's where they are.

Ok, if monkey is going to sing, so am I (along with Patti Smith)...

People Have the Power

I was dreaming in my dreaming
of an aspect bright and fair
and my sleeping it was broken
but my dream it lingered near
in the form of shining valleys
where the pure air recognized
and my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
that the people / have the power
to redeem / the work of fools
upon the meek / the graces shower
it's decreed / the people rule

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

Vengeful aspects became suspect
and bending low as if to hear
and the armies ceased advancing
because the people had their ear
and the shepherds and the soldiers
lay beneath the stars
exchanging visions
and laying arms
to waste / in the dust
in the form of / shining valleys
where the pure air / recognized
and my senses / newly opened
I awakened / to the cry

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
like cream the waters rise
and we strolled there together
with none to laugh or criticize
and the leopard
and the lamb
lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
to recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
god knows / a purer view
as I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

The power to dream / to rule
to wrestle the world from fools
it's decreed the people rule
it's decreed the people rule
LISTEN
I believe everything we dream
can come to pass through our union
we can turn the world around
we can turn the earth's revolution
we have the power
People have the power ...

Larry and I are in the press tent--the energy is fantastic!

Dick went out to take more photos.

This is the most amazing and positive energy yet...

We ran into Deb from the Blog AND Beth is here too--we will see her later.

We found Veritas and she is VERY COOL!

You are all with us marching...

Posted by: Truth Shall Prevail at September 24, 2005 01:55 PM

So many puppets on CSPAN at any given time... it'll be hard to tell the difference.

Charlie McCarthyism

FROM SUZ,

They WERE moving (and stopped again - must be SWARMS of people!!) and now have stopped, but are now by the Department of Commerce.

THE CROWD IS CHANTING -

"IMPEACH GEORGE BUSH!!!"

"HEY HEY, HO HO, GEORGE BUSH, HAS GOT TO GO!!"

Suz says "We've got people of all ages, all generations here. Grams and Grandpas walking with canes. Little babies sleeping on their moms and dads."

Suz, as a roving reporter, asked little Eva, 4 years old, what she thought of the march.
Eva said: "This is FUN!"

Patti, I asked them to get someone, if possible, to make a sign saying "Drunk on Power". Suz put it out to the crowd.

Suz told the crowd that they are being heard. She told them that we are posting and blogswarming. They were yelling their comments and chats into her phone!!!

wow i wish i could be there! keep the pictures coming!

"What we owe the dead is an end to the killing!" - Jessica Lange