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Peoples' Filibuster! Thurs., 5/19, in Washington, DC!

Join NOW (National Organization for Women), signers of Not In Our Name
Statement of Conscience, and others. Spread the word: email friends,
organizations, and media!

Stop the Theocratic Power Grab! No Nuclear Option!

12 pm to 6 pm, at the National Mall, Capitol Reflecting Pool

3rd St. SW and Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC

For more information call 212-941-8086 or write to nion@cloud9.net. For
ongoing info, go to http://filibusteragainsttheocracy.blogspot.com/

Day Two of a peoples' filibuster is on! This is urgent. Compromising
with a right-wing theocratic agenda and judges that could enforce it is
not in our interests. Day one of the people's filibuster (Wed 5/18)
shows the potential for people to come together quickly and reach the
media. And that we must do! Already ABC TV news, the San Francisco
Examiner, and the Christian Broadcasting Network came to the opening round.
Speaking out were:

Tony Hileman of American Humanists (http://www.americanhumanist.org),

Karen Bradley from http://www.democracycellproject.net,

Alliance for Justice (http://www.afj.org) representatives dressed as
"checks and balances,"

C. Clark Kissinger, a signer and initiator of Not in Our Name Statement
of Conscience (http://www.nion.us) and contributing writer to
Revolution newspaper (http://www.revcom.us).

This filibuster was inspired by Princeton University students
(www.filibusterfrist.com) who continue to mobilize campus filibusters across the
country, and was initiated by Joan Bokaer, Director of
www.theocracywatch.org and individual signers of Not In Our Name Statement of
Conscience.

A commentary by Robert S. Rivkin, Pacific News Service (PNS), May 18,
2005 speaks well to what some of the stakes are: "Once the religious
right's theocratic agenda has been fulfilled, it will not be reversible
or derailed during the lifetime of Bush's judges. Even if the religious
right's current agenda were to be overwhelmingly rejected by the voters
for the next 30 or 40 years, it would be locked in -- by 'activist
judges' of the radical right." PNS contributor Robert S. Rivkin is a San
Francisco lawyer who has trained foreign judges and prosecutors on human
rights and rule of law issues.

While the Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience (NION SOC) does not
endorse actions, we notify people of significant events that are
relevant to the statement's contents. If you are able to attend this event or
any other similar events, we encourage you to distribute the NION SOC.
Send us feedback at nion@cloud9.net.

From the NION SOC Staff
http://www.nion.us

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