Where We'll Be

September 16, 2008 09:48.16 PM

In the next few weeks:

Festival in Mt. Rainier MD
Coffeehouses in Germantown, MD and Pawtucket, RI
County Office Buildings in Charlottesville, VA
Churches and Congregations in New York City and Garden City, NY
Concerts in Franklinton, Poughkeepsie and Clinton, NY
and Celebrations, including:

Chevron Trial Fundraiser 9/23. We're on the host committee for this event to support EarthRights International and the Bowoto v. Chevron Legal Team. ERI's 2005 landmark lawsuit victory against US-based Unocal Oil Corp on behalf of villagers in Burma inspired our song, Silent No Longer. Now ERI is taking their expertise to help fight Chevron's environmental and human rights abuses in Nigeria.

"The plaintiffs, with ERI as co-counsel, will present evidence that Chevron was complicit in gross human rights abuses committed against villagers who peacefully protested environmental abuses and other harm caused by Chevron's oil production activities. The protest took place at a Chevron drilling platform. Chevron paid and ferried members of the notorious Nigerian military and 'kill and go' mobile police to the platform in Chevron-leased helicopters and Chevron personnel supervised the operation. Two protesters were shot and killed in the brutal attack - including one who was shot in the back - and others were injured."

Hear about the upcoming trial and help raise $250,000. RSVP to Can't make the party? Make a donation instead!

United for Justice with Peace Concert 10/18. Join us in Watertown, MA for a concert to celebrate and benefit United for Justice with Peace, a coalition of 80 peace and justice organizations and community peace groups in the Greater Boston region.

"Arts for Obama" Kickoff Celebration 10/3. We'll be coming to Purcellville, VA for this celebration concert at the Franklin Park Arts Center, part of the National Arts for Obama Campaign.

The progressive community is going to have to continue to put pressure on any candidate who gets into office. And of course, work right now to make sure that no candidate is "selected" into office, again. We need to expose the electronic voting fraud and demand equal access to voters for all candidates in terms of financing and media coverage.

We agree that we need to break the two-party stranglehold on American politics and do away with the archaic electoral college. But, it's crucial to have Obama in the White House and not the McCain/Palin/Bush crew. (Not to mention Rove, who's telltale style of manipulation is all over the spin these days.)

Speakers at the DNC addressed global warming, racism, diversity, abolishing the death penalty and poverty, and were solidly pro-choice at a time when Roe v. Wade is being threatened by the religious right, now personified by McCain's choice of Vice Presidential candidate.

We realize no candidate is perfect. We have concerns about candidates chasing the center. But we believe we could all have more influence in an Obama White House.

This update came from our enewsletter Sept. 15th, 2008. Sign up to get our monthly enewsletters!

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