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March on the Pentagon

Time: March 21, 2009 at 12pm to March 22, 2009 at 7pm
Location: Pentagon, Washington, DC
City/State: Washington, DC
Info/Tickets/Map: http://www.PentagonMarch.org
Event Type: protest, rally
Organized By: Answer Coalition
Latest Activity: Mar 20, 2009

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On the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War...
March on the Pentagon
Saturday, March 21, 2009

From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime
Jobs & Education - Not Wars & Occupation

Gather at 12 noon at 23rd St. & Constitution Ave. NW in Washington, D.C.!

Various coalitions, organizations, and networks are joining together in a March 21 National Coalition to bring people from all walks of life and from all cities across the United States to take part in a March on the Pentagon on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war: Saturday, March 21.

More than 1,000 organizations and individuals have now endorsed the March 21, 2009, March on the Pentagon to say “Bring the Troops Home NOW!” on the sixth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq.

The thousands who march will demand “From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime” and “We Need Jobs and Education, Not Wars and Occupation.” They will insist on an end to the war threats and economic sanctions against Iran. They will say no to the illegal U.S. program of detention and torture.

Members of the March 21 National Coalition and supporters of the March on the Pentagon include:
- ANSWER Coalition (http://www.answercoalition.org/)
- Muslim American Society Freedom
- National Council of Arab Americans
- National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations (http://www.natassembly.org/)
- Veterans For Peace-National
- United States Labor Against the War (USLAW)
- Ramsey Clark
- Cindy Sheehan
- The World Can't Wait
- Code Pink
- Middle East Children's Alliance
- Paul Haggis, Academy-Award winning director and screenwriter
- Edward Asner, Actor
- Mimi Kennedy, Actor and Activist
- Elaine Johnson, Gold Star Mother
- Colonel Ann Wright, US Army Reserves (Retired)
- Lynne Stewart
- Tina Richards, Executive Director, Grassroots America
- Angola 3 Defense Committee
- Herman Wallace, Political Prisoner, Angola Prison, Louisiana
- Albert Woodfox, Political Prisoner, Angola Prison, Louisiana
- Raul Pacheco, guitarist, Ozomatli
- David Swanson, After Downing Street
- Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director, National Lawyers Guild*
- Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights*
- Michael Smith, Member of the Board, Center for Constitutional Rights*
- Blase and Theresa Bonpane, Office of the Americas
- Progressive Democrats of America
& hundreds of others!

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