[Wamvan] Fwd: Live from the SOA Watch Direct Action Training Camp!

Thu Apr 12 15:15:48 PDT 2012

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From: SOA Watch <info at soaw.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Subject: Live from the SOA Watch Direct Action Training Camp!
To: tamistarlight at gmail.com

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Updates]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=at2fAG2%2BYp%2B8oMRmV5wgrcPuev987Cfz>
*SOA Watch Action Camp*
Desde las montañas...

Greetings from the beautiful Shenandoah mountains, where the
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ysYIlDxoqywRvIWYlXY8pGMrIClE9okF>river
babbles and the donkey brays!

Since Wednesday, School of the Americas Watch activists have converged at
the Wayside Center for Popular
Education<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MpEyPe%2Fg2Vn5jYLJoUXkDmMrIClE9okF>,
located in Faber, Virginia, for the first SOA Watch Direct Action Training
Camp. While the nights are freezing, the days are hot with information!

*Check out the photos!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Md5tTUj8r7N7hypF%2FACItmMrIClE9okF>
*

The training camp is the kick off for the Days of Action (April 14-17:
http://SOAW.org ), which will culminate with a rally, march and action on
Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Monday, April 16 at
12noon<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7YZD6NU1rq9kirPZrL1AFWMrIClE9okF>.
We hope to see you in the streets!

<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=l7IHFmlh2nIVdKkw29gMVmMrIClE9okF>From
anti-oppression work to building puppets, from listening projects and how
to build blockades, the activists have been busy connecting and getting
ready to carry forward the movement to close the School of Assassins. We
began the camp remembering Ed Lewinson, former Prisoner of Conscience from
New York, who passed away on Wednesday - Ed Lewinson, Presente!
Participants and trainers from the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6waQxGkvwRQN3P%2F53KwbFsPuev987Cfz>and
Southerners
on New Ground<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qEDUuuvdKYx8L46nP%2BjNKGMrIClE9okF>shared
their experiences of successful movement building. Tomorrow,
participants will look forward to learning the basics of climbing!
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2F05KmF2PIGUbVPnz2rapXmMrIClE9okF>As
we send this out now, trainers from Earth First! and Greenpeace are sharing
their knowledge of successful blockades...

Want proof? Here you
go!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Deq1IuN5nd0HTYxxMs6T%2BmMrIClE9okF>We're
getting ready for the April
Days of Action<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uhupeKKvlpqMfjlKgGGIn2MrIClE9okF>and
our November vigil at Fort Benning, and planting the seeds for the
continuation of this beautiful movement that generations of activists have
nurtured and fueled. We look forward to seeing you this weekend in DC!

>From the mountains of western Virginia, con mucho amor y solidaridad.

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Schedule for the April Days of Action in Washington, DC, April
14-17<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OtomIou4HSADIq2DmOTC6GMrIClE9okF>

*Friday, April 13: *In town early? Kick off the SOA Watch weekend with two
great local events! Celebrate DC Language Access Month with the Many Moves,
One Movement<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1ydWMnSwYDN9w56kDKfb0WMrIClE9okF>celebration
(7:30pm,
Bloombars, 3222 11th St, NW. Tickets $20 advance/$25 door). And the women's
electro-cumbia DJ crew Maracuyeah says: "Those who kick up dust on the
dance floor and find their makeout soulmate at night are better fighters
for justice by day!" Check out the
show<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ql1zFFsw04wEn%2Bv9SPeaw2MrIClE9okF>!
(10pm, Judy Restaurant, 2212 14th St, NW. 18+, $10 donation)
[image: Days of
Action]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FoJC%2FrnTcvZn%2FXTs2UlhW2MrIClE9okF>

*Saturday, April 14: Conference
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=73yaarHdbuN36LKBPOCBhWMrIClE9okF>
*- "International (In)Security." 9am-5pm. Metropolitan Community Church,
474 Ridge St, NW, Washington, DC. For conference agenda and speaker bios, click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=q4EBWsX3qQP7f3DpRSwQ72MrIClE9okF>
.

*Saturday, April 14:* Join our friends at the American Friends Service
Committee for the 2nd Annual "If I Had a Trillion Dollars" Youth Film
Festival, 6-8pm (Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW). See AFSC
site<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1aQ7GuDTZA5dZb0IqBPQu8Puev987Cfz>for
more information.

* Sunday, April 15:* *Strategy
Sessions<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LcrObbKqcN9QDFbUk%2BDKT2MrIClE9okF>
*- Help guide the strategies to close the SOA over the electoral year!
Georgetown Law School's Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will
host the strategy sessions, located at Georgetown Law School's McDonough
Building, 101 F St, NW. Contact Becca at soaw.org to confirm your attendance
and to receive planning materials.

*Sunday, April 15:*
*Concert*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=P0ezWghANcaRQcW5QN%2Fbk2MrIClE9okF>
! Benefit show, with live music and plenty of dance space! 7-10:30pm.
Haydee's Restaurant, 3102 Mount Pleasant St NW (take green/yellow Metro
line to Columbia Heights, walk west on Irving St, and then north on Mt.
Pleasant St)

*Monday, April 16: Flood Capitol Hill with
Justice<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YCkggy95%2FmGnwb5ajdGkDGMrIClE9okF>
*

9:15 - 10:15am Lobby Training - Stewart R. Mott House 122 Maryland Av., NE.
The training will be followed by visits to your Representatives on Capitol
Hill. Contact Alison Snow for more information at asnow at soaw.org.

*12pm. Gather at Upper Senate Park (New Jersey and Constitution Ave, NW)
for a rally, followed by a lively parade, a march on Capitol Hill and
nonviolent direct
action<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wzBtQkFHYm3%2FCXm2UWOt72MrIClE9okF>
.*

1:30pm Congressional film screening with Congressman Jim McGovern,
featuring the testimonies of eight youth filmmakers, who submitted entries
to the "If I had a Trillion Dollars" film festival. The screening is open
to the public and will take place on April 16 at 1:30pm in the Cannon House
Office Building, Room 122

*Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17:* *Lobbying on Capitol
Hill*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1NF790PW2Dr1J5sATHmCIGMrIClE9okF>.
Take what you've learned and get your Congress member to cosponsor HR 3368!
 *Days of Action*: Join us for a *rally, march and
action<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wChLC05lXP3BTpJIPAL7GmMrIClE9okF>
* on Capitol Hill on *Monday, April 16 at 12noon*; for the
*conference<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=d9nzz6m1czd4gfz3a459V2MrIClE9okF>
* on Saturday, April 14; the *strategy
session<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w3uIOQa7OudIISRQsLWlDWMrIClE9okF>
* and the *concert<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IGaK96Ruz%2FqDV%2F%2F4kxqMmmMrIClE9okF>
* on Sunday, April 15 in Washington, DC:

* **[image: Lobbying]*
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LcrObbKqcN%2FzCaxUyZ4Je2MrIClE9okF>
*[image: Direct
Action]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=96YnKw11%2BUJF7na%2FplrizGMrIClE9okF>
*[image: Concert]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3EK6rufsoeZIOZSHeFwIFGMrIClE9okF>
* *<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RUNGMb%2F3hSAF8QMY1%2FEAdGMrIClE9okF>
*[image: Conference]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yXOWHmx8r%2Fx0fmENFqI3WWMrIClE9okF>
* [image: Strategy
Sessions]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1fu3J52SA4RpNpGERXk2BmMrIClE9okF>
*[image: Outreach]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w%2Bw8GQWjeQoT0dlnduUYPmMrIClE9okF>
* *[image: How to Get to Washington,
DC]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NppylNqdsFf2uc1pSQqD%2FGMrIClE9okF>
* *[image: Places to stay in Washington,
DC]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dQYrxBw2bsYLUY4txyi%2BxGMrIClE9okF>
*

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