Austin Rally for Cindy Sheehan & Military Families Wed. 8/31

[sonias]

Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans
Against the War and Veterans for Peace are closing up headquarters in
Crawford (although they are still having some fun and making some great
things happen meanwhile - David Rovics is there right now playing for them!)
and setting out on a bus tour to D.C. to follow Bush back to the White House
until he speaks to Cindy THERE!

The first stop on the tour is AUSTIN!

So, come on out Wednesday in support of the military families and to send
off the bus on it's tour in style. Despite what you may have read online at
this point (or in the Chronicle), the rally will actually begin at 5:00 pm
at the Capital sidewalk at 11th St., with Cindy and the bus crew arriving
around 5:15pm so we can march to City Hall for a rally, starting around
+/-6pm. Details are in the works for various aspects of the event, not the
least of which is addressing the issue of the differing times put out there,
but it's coming along well, if very very late---forgive us, events in
Crawford have overwhelmed and in some cases, literally incapacitated us -
preventing our timely attention to the first tour stop.

5:15 - BUS ARRIVES AT CAPITAL, 11th and Congress
5:40 - MARCH to CITY HALL, Cesar Chavez and Guadalupe
6:00 - RALLY
7:00 - VIGIL

So--more details are forthcoming, but look forward to meeting Cindy, all the
military families and vets camping and touring with her and a lively march,
some heart wrenching speeches and a vigil following as dusk (and I imagine
TAPS) closes our ceremony.

Dick Underhill of Veterans for Peace will be the master of ceremonies;
former diplomat Ann Wright is sure to say a few words; Jim Hightower will
introduce Cindy and some fine poetry and song and camaraderie will surely be
worked in.

Please join us and spread the word.
Thanks, from a whole host of fabulous, but very tired and very dedicated
anti-war activists!

Sonia