LOCATION: AFSC - 2211 14th St., NW

FACILITATORS: Pete and Larry

ATTENDANCE: 24

PROPOSALS:

### ROLES: ### 
Facilitators: Pete and Larry 
Notes: Ryan 
Stack: Spring  
Time: Genevieve  
 
### REPORT BACKS: ### 
 
CACI: Trying to focus attention on the US contractors who have no accountability. CACI hires torturers, and They are also invoved in the prison industry in the United States.  
We are meeting at Soho coffee 2150 P St., NW. at7:30 Thursday. We are thinking about a Banner drop on 2nd of June and outreach at the Balston metro stop close to CACI. 
 
CONVENTIONS: Last night we had the DNC/RNC conventions coalition meeting. We had many local groups there and now around 15 groups have endorsed the action. Ticket sale information will be going up shortly and we will be getting our tickets out there within a couple of days. Join our effort by sending an email to info at dawndc dot net. 
 
ANSWER: Some DAWN folks went to an ANSWER meeting, but arrived late because of an action earlier in the evening. Other folks will try to arrive earlier and get back with a more detailed report of the  
 
SUNDAY MORNING: We had low attendance. Several people went out individually, but we will regroup this week.  
 
PALESTINE: National Conference Jun th thru 7th has been endorsed by DAWN. A full weekend ending in a rally Monday Jun 7th 5-7 pm on West Lawn of the Capitol Building. The US Campaign to end the Occupation is taking a lead role connecting local groups and trying to get folks to communicate with their representatives. Effort also being run out of the Palestine Center in DC and JPPI. Website: endthe occupation.org There is a lot of movement in this issue at the moment with the broad disgust over the attrocities of occupation in Iraq and Palestine.  
 
6/4 TEACH IN: Plymouth Congregational Church. June 4th 7 pm. Great panel of speakers incl. Rev. Haggler and Military Families Speak Out. We will have a five minute opportunity to pitch DAWN and the conventions Busses. They are really focusing on the links between the war and the Prison Industrial Complex. We need people to sign up to do a table, speak, and tabling. We will be cleared to sell bus tickets. Contact Andy at 230-4055 if you can help with outreach.  
 
FALL ACTION: Saturday October 23rd. We have a permit for a march around the White House we will get the word out and get a crowd into DC. Jose is point person. I am hoping to get on DAWN DC.net. Artwork to print this event date. The longshoreman are planning to do an event "Million Worker March" on the 16th, but that is theng of the Native American Museum. They are predicting a crowd of 60-70,000 people for the Longshoreman event, and perhaps we can merge the two.  
 
RUMSFELD GROUP. would like to continue going to Rumsfeld's House. They started blocking off the side streets when we turned the corner onto Kalorama. We got to Rumsfeld's House. The Secret Service guys threatened use with arrest. Opinion: If we continued to do this we need to do a different kind of civil disobediance and we need to do some training.  
Opinion: We need a middle of the night unpublicized action at Rumsfeld's house. 15 freepers / 40-45 DAWN. 
 
RICHMOND ACTION: July 3rd action in Richmond to to alternative patriotic holiday. They also want to raise money for conventions transportation. They are going to be coming up to scout out DC actions before their big actions next month.  
 
MAY 30TH MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION: Malcolm X park. Music in a relaxed Sunday vibe. The bands are ready to go, the Malcolm x drummers will be on stage. Entertainment & relaxation. We need to get reenergized. List of needs: It would be nice to have more people ready to do tabling. Aquiring Bubbles and Chalk for kids. In order to do networking between groups we would do a skill share fundraiser with pledge cards for people to volunteer time to a group. Water and food still needed. Contact Food Not Bombs to see if they are interested? David will be speaker from DAWN. 
 
### BREAK OUTS: ### 
 
We Did break outs for 5 minutes. There were no report backs after break outs. 
 
### PROPOSALS: ### 
 
CAFTA: It was at the Mayflower hotel. They are signing the CAFTA on Friday. We are going to work against the thing. We are going to going to make a lot of noise. CISPES, Quixote Center and others are sponsors to show support those fighting in Central America against this unfair trade agreement. Friday Moving picket of Noise and Resistance at the Organization of American States. Delegates will be leaving at 11 am. Be there on time.  
 
The day before there is a drect action on Thursday at noon at 17th and F. And then a Banner and signmakeing at St. Stephens Thursday evening. ## Endorsement Passes Unanimously ## 
 
BUSINESS CARDS FOR DAWN BUSSES: Both sides 500 business cards for $89 dollars. DAWN info and DNC/RNC buss info. The tshirts on ebay he had handed out 2000 of the things a festival in Print 1000 cards at the cheapest price.  
## Passes unanimously. ##  
 
ANSWER: is marching to Rumsfeld's house instead of the Pentagon. This is a change probably because ofthe amount of people that they thought they mobilize. This is still a huge outreach opportunity. Targeting the civilian leadership keeping the pressure on for Rumsfeld's removal and the discrediting of the entire neoconservative foreign policy strategy.  
 
WEBSITE: Talking about website content. We want to focus the website content on DAWN actions rather than soley on gathered content from around the web. Proposal: DAWN agrees that the bulk of the working group's decision to lead with mostly DAWN content.  
## Passes unanimously ## 
 

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DATE: 06/01/2004

LOCATION: AFSC - 2211 14th St., NW

FACILITATORS: Jim and Amy

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