Date:

January 21, 2009 

Location:

(Washington D.C.) - Launch Party at Busboys and Poets, Press Conference at the National Press Club.

Full Description:

A new day.
 A new government.
  A new defense policy.

We are very pleased to invite you to the national launch of "Bring the Guard Home! It's the law." On Wednesday, January 21st, immediately following Inauguration Day, we will gather in Washington D.C. to begin a new era in American defense policy. After years of presidential misappropriation of power, state legislators across the country are preparing to end the abuse of our National Guard and restore the rule of law.

The "Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law." campaign has been building momentum over the course of 2008, as state after state have joined the effort. Now, with Bring the Guard Home! campaigns underway in a third of the states, we are ready for our . . .

Press Conference: Earlier that same day, also January 21, at 1:30pm, we will hold a press conference at the National Press Club featuring state legislative sponsors, veterans, military families, legal counsel, and key campaign coalition partners. Members of the newsmedia and others are invited to RSVP. Click here.

National Sponsors:  AfterDowningStreet.org, Cities for Peace, CODEPINK, Courage to Resist, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Liberty Tree, Military Families Speak Out, Peace Action, Progressive Democrats of America, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace, U.S. Labor Against the War.

State Campaigns: Alaska, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Wisconsin. (as of 01/13/09).

Additional Information:

Would you like to help get the word out about the Launch Events? Please print out some leaflets and posters and distribute them in D.C. over the next few days.

LEAFLETS - Print them two to a sheet on letter sized paper. Copy front and back. Cut into quartersheets. Presto: doublesided leaflets to hand out!
   
    Full color PDF leaflet -- http://www.democracysquare.org/files_public/GUARD-Leaflets-color(1).pdf
    Black and white PDF leaflet -- http://www.democracysquare.org/files_public/GUARD-Leaflets-black and white.pdf

POSTERS - These are 11 by 17 inch, tabloid size posters. They are full color. You can also reduce them in size to fit on a letter sized paper. Please put these up at Inauguration events in the D.C. area.

    Full color PDF poster -- http://www.democracysquare.org/files_public/GUARD-Posters-color(1).pdf

Areas of Focus:

Iraq, Defense Reform, Democratizing Defense (Liberty Tree), Afghanistan

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