The Declaration of Peace

The Declaration of Peace campaign culminated in civil resistance at the White House and a breathtaking CODEPINK banner drop (or drops!) inside the Hart Senate Building. As the pink banners dropped, we sang "War is Over if You Want It" and our voices echoed through the marble building. It was exciting to see the "Give Peace a Vote" banner that my mom and I painted together dropped over the railing of the Senate building.

Here's a pic from our Give Peace a Vote march to the premier of the "US vs. John Lennon" documentary. You can see the Bush Chain Gang puppets in the background.

See photos and read blogs of the Declaration of Peace actions at:
http://codepinkalert.org/article.php?list=type&type=168

Camp Democracy

There's this building energy around needing to be in DC for an ongoing period of time to keep pressure on the White House and Congress to do the right thing and end the Iraq War. A coalition of groups got together and created an encampment on the Mall called Camp Democracy. CODEPINK participated with a women's day of teach-ins, including a session with Howard Zinn, and singing led by Emma's Revolution. We painted giant boxes pink and went around town collecting Give Peace a Vote pledges.

Check out Give Peace a Vote at:
www.givepeaceavote.org
(hey, it's CODEPINK, we have a new website for every major campaign ;-)

Power to the Peaceful!

Around 9/11 Michael Franti hosted the annual Power to the Peaceful festival in Golden Gate Park. We were there with pink tiaras and tutus and Give Peace a Vote sign up sheets. Merrymaking, signing up voters, and savoring good music under a typically cloudy SF sky.

Here's what Michael says:
"You can bomb the world into pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace!"