Tennessee DUers, Join the Southern Peace Train to DC for the Sept Protest!

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*I know it's a little out of your way, but we've had some interest from states not included in the Amtrak Crescent Line so I'm passing this along.*

Louisiana Activist Network (you may remember us from the Jazz Funeral for Democracy) is organizing a PEACE TRAIN from New Orleans to Washington,DC, picking up activist groups across the South on our way to represent the solid antiwar majority on the government's streets on September 24, 2005. We can fill a train if we lash things together properly. Southerners who wish to get in on this gig should start talking to us here --> http://www.newdemocracyrising.com/messageboard.asp

This could be an incredible life experience. Please get a group together and join us. One way tickets from New Orleans are just over $100. We are suggesting that everyone interested in coming reserve their amtrak ticket as soon as they can.

Here's a link to the Amtrak schedule (select "Crescent" as your route)---> http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Am ...

*Note* the Departure date has been moved back to Thursday due to widespread concerns about Amtrak's notorious delays. However, the Crescent is the most punctual of all the Amtrak lines so this should put us in D.C with time for Site Seeing Friday.

Below are the towns the LAN PEACE TRAIN will pass and the times we will arrive at each:

Thursday, September 22, 2005 *DEPARTURE*

7:20 AM New Orleans, LA

8:16 AM Slidell, LA

8:38 AM Picayune, MS

9:43 AM Hattiesburg, MS

10:17 AM Laurel, MS

11:17 AM Meridian, MS

12:51 PM Tuscaloosa, AL

2:31 PM Birmingham, AL

4:04 PM Anniston, AL

7:40 PM Atlanta, GA

9:03 PM Gainsville, GA

9:44 PM Toccoa, GA

10:20 PM Clemson, SC

10:57 PM Greenville, SC

11:43 PM Spartanburg, SC

Frida, September 23, 2005

12:43 AM Gastonia, NC

1:25 AM Charlotte, NC

2:36 AM Salisbury, NC

3:17 AM High Point, NC

3:35 AM Winston-Salem, NC

3:42 AM Greensboro, NC

4:44 AM Danville, VA

5:54 AM Lynchberg, VA

7:07 AM Charlottesville, VA

7:59 AM Culpeper, VA

8:33 AM Manassas, VA

9:27 AM Alexandria, VA

9:50 AM Washington, DC

LAN "Headquarters" in DC will be:

WASHINGTON-CAPITOL
Holiday Inn
550 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Local Phone: [phone] (rooms available)

However many other options are available for boarding. Others have booked rooms as low as $80/night on Priceline in the same area as LAN Headquarters. There are also Hostel options available. See LAN messageboard for more information.