Help Mobilize for Jan. 27-29! Plus, Latest Details on the Demo

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Dear friends of United for Peace & Justice,

Momentum is beginning to build for the politically urgent mobilization on Saturday,
Jan. 27th. There are already more than 500 endorsements for the demonstration and we
are hearing from groups around the country that they are organizing to get people to
Washington, DC. In order to send the strongest, clearest message to the new Congress
we are working hard to have the largest turnout possible.

And we have set another important goal for this mobilization: We want to have at
least one person from each of the 435 Congressional districts marching on Jan. 27th
to help represent the truly nationwide peace majority.

We are inviting you to sign up to be a local coordinator for people coming from your
area to Washington, DC. Being a local coordinator means doing the things we hope you
are already doing -- spreading the word and encouraging people to come to DC,
helping to arrange buses, car caravans or rideshares, hosting a sign-making party --
but it also will mean following up with people in your area who will find you
through the coordinator's listing on our website.

Many of you are already working on some or all of these activities -- and more! Now
we've set up this system to help people in your area connect with your efforts. By
signing up as a local coordinator, you will be putting your congressional district
on our map that will show that folks are coming from all around the country to stand
up for peace!

* Sign up and/or find out more information about being a local coordinator:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/j27coordinatorinfo

* Ideas and resources for local coordinators:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/j27resources

* Once you sign up, your location and info will show up on this map
(http://www.unitedforpeace.org/j27map) and people will be able to "RSVP" for
whatever you are organizing (car caravan, sign-making party, etc.). You will
then be able to log in and change or update your listing as needed, and also
contact the people who have RSVP'd for your listing. This is a great way to
reach new people in your area, to build your group's membership if you have one,
or even to start a new one.

If you want to know more about the role of the coordinators before signing up,
please get in touch with either Susan Chenelle (susan at unitedforpeace.org) or
Leslie Kauffman (lak at unitedforpeace.org); both can be reached by phone at
212-868-5545.

If you have other creative ideas for organizing people to come to DC that we haven't
listed here or in our materials on the website, please let Susan or Leslie know and
we'll share them in future bulletins to member groups.

LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

Many of the details of the January mobilization are still being worked out, so
please keep checking the UFPJ website for updates. Here is the information so far:

* We have applied for permits to assemble on the east end of the National
Mall, the end closest to the Capitol, and for a march route that will allow us
to literally march around the Capitol.

* Tentative times: assemble - 11am to 1pm; march step-off - 1pm; end of
march - 4pm

* Lobby Day: On Monday, January 29th, we will meet with members of Congress
and/or their aides; a training for the lobby day will be held on Sunday, Jan.
28th.

If you are organizing buses or can offer any kind of transportation to DC, please
post the details on our ride board ASAP (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ride.php).
(Click here for tips on organizing buses:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/downloads/Bus%20Primer%20MS%20WORD.doc)

We also have a housing board (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/housing.php) and info on
affordable lodging in the DC area
(http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3042).

And, of course, we hope everyone will make whatever financial contribution you can
to help make this an historic mobilization. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate

Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org for further resources and updates on the January 27-29
mobilization. Together we can end this war!


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