[HCCN] Fwd: Pres. Obama in ME this weekend!

[Judith Robbins]

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> From: Starr Gilmartin <starrgilmartin at yahoo.com>
> Date: July 16, 2010 11:47:39 AM EDT
> To: judy at robbinsandrobbins.com
> Subject: Fw: Pres. Obama in ME this weekend!
>
> Judy, many of us peaceniks will be descending upon Bar Harbor  
> tomorrow, with vigils at the new meeting place-Village Green-center  
> of town-starting at 1 p.m. and going throughout the afternoon/ 
> evening, with a larger Code Pink contingent meeting up with me in  
> Trenton to take the free buses to the Village Green probably around  
> 5 p.m.   (a sort of rolling vigil) Can you please send this out on  
> your e-mail list serve to generate interest and bodies.  Frank D.  
> can be a contact person --461-5080 or me at 266-6672/667-2421.   
> Hope to see some Peninsula people there.  Starr
>
> From: Lisa Savage <lsavage3 at gmail.com>
> Date: July 15, 2010 12:18:57 PM EDT
> To: Lisa Savage <lsavage3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Pres. Obama in ME this weekend!
>
> Dear friends,
> Join CODEPINK Maine to greet the POTUS as he vacations this weekend  
> on Mt. Desert Island in Maine!
>
> President Obama recently asked Congress to send $33 billion dollars  
> to Afghanistan even after we've learned that large amounts of US  
> money are being funneled to Afghan warlords and corrupt officials.  
> How can President Obama ask Congress to throw $33 billion at a  
> mistake when millions of Americans are losing their homes, their  
> jobs, and their security?
>
> A peaceful PINK presence will bring these urgent matters to the  
> President's attention!
>
> On Saturday July 17 at 6pm we will meet up in front of the main  
> entrance to the College of the Atlantic (Amy Goodman's alma  
> mater!). COA is located in Bar Harbor on Mt. Desert Island, along  
> Route 1 / Route 3 (map here).
>
> We will hold the Bring Our War $$ Home banner and other signs  
> calling on the President to fund human needs rather than escalating  
> the Afghanistan war. PINK aprons and war pies with a whopping 54%  
> slice for the military will show thousands of tourists passing by  
> that Maine does not support the President's request for more war  
> spending, a bill currently stalled in Congress.
>
> Pressure on Maine's two representatives in the House helped them  
> find the courage to vote against the war supplemental bill. Let's  
> get out there and show Rep. Pingree and Rep. Michaud that they did  
> the right thing!
>
> Many of us will be carpooling to Bar Harbor from Hallowell, Maine  
> where we are marching in the Old Hallowell Days Parade the morning  
> of Sat. July 17. Meet up starting at 9:15am for a parade that  
> begins at 10am on Route 201 through downtown. Get PINK and bring  
> your signs and banners! We will lunch after the parade and then  
> caravan to Bar Harbor.
>
> Other opportunities to protest President Obama will be as he  
> arrives at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport on Fri., July 16 at  
> around 11:45am and departs on Sun. July 18 at around 10:20am.
>
> For more information about any of this weekend's events, contact me  
> at 207-643-2356 or 207-399-7623 (day of event number). I hope to  
> see you there!
> peace,
> Lisa
>
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> Lisa Savage
> CODEPINK Maine Local Coordinator
> ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
>
> PINKTank blogger: www.codepink4peace.org/blog
>
> CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice  
> movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new  
> wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green  
> jobs and other life-affirming activities. Won't you join us?   
> www.codepink4peace.org
>
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> ---
> Lisa Savage
> CODEPINK Maine Local Coordinator
> ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
>
> PINKTank blogger: www.codepink4peace.org/blog
>
> CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice  
> movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new  
> wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green  
> jobs and other life-affirming activities. Won't you join us?   
> www.codepink4peace.org
>

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