DAWN endorsed the campaign of SOA Watch/WHINSEC on March 21. SOA Watch/WHINSEC believe that there is a very good chance of getting legislation past to close this institution down.
Join with many other SOA Watch activists and visit your Representatives and Senators in Washington, DC on SOA Watch's Lobby Days, April 23-25, 2006.
For more information go to the SOA Watch web site.
A brief summary of the activities:
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, April 22nd
Social gathering at Capitol City Brewery, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE 6:30pm
Sunday, April 23rd
10:00am - 12:00pm Panel Discussion/Introduction to the weekend
Brief introduction to the weekend
Panel discussion on the intersections of globalization, militarization, immigration and the drug war and the relationship to the School of the Americas.
Question and Answer section
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:00pm Legislative training
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:30 Workshops/trainings
5:30 - 5:45 Break
5:45 - 6:30 Speech from Roy and Q & A
Monday, April 24th
Rally and march on Capitol Hill, featuring speakers and musicians, followed by congressional visits in the House and Senate
Tuesday, April 25th
Congressional visits in the House and Senate
As soon as the summer of 2006, a vote on the School of the Americas will come up in Congress. We already have over 120 co-sponsors of HR 1217, the legislation introduced by Rep. McGovern that would close and investigate the SOA/WHINSEC.
April 23-25, 2006:DAWN SUPPORTS SOA/WHINSEC Watch Lobby Days in Washington, DC