Lousiana DFA-List Candidates / Anti-War Rallies in DC (Last night on DFA Radio)

by Lewis Miller [courtesy of Blog for America]

Tuesday night's DFA Radio show was a thought-provoking program with outstanding guests. If you missed our live show, you can listen to the archive or podcast at BlogTalkRadio.com/dfa. Joining us this week were:

• DFA-List candidates for the Louisiana Legislature, Deborah Langhoff and Angelique LaCour. Deborah and Angelique braved the aftermath of Katrina and are fighting to rebuild their communities. They told the stories of how the Bush administration abandoned New Orleans and their visions of setting things right again. We're sure when you listen to their stories, you'll join Democracy for America in contributing your time and money to send Deborah and Angelique to the Statehouse in Baton Rouge.
• Larry Holmes of the Troops Out Now Coalition. TONC has organized one-week encampment at the Capitol beginning on September 22nd, culminating in a September 29th march on Washington, as part of a two-month antiwar 'surge' to stop the war "at home and abroad". There will also be a parallel encampment and march in Los Angeles. Larry described Bush administration actions as "war crimes" and said that the people of this nation must act now to pressure members of both parties in Congress to prevent war with Iran and end the occupation of Iraq.
• Madelyn Hoffman, Director of NJ Peace Action, a 50-year-old organization dedicated to peace and justice and part of the National Peace Action Network. Peace Action and United for Peace & Justice are currently promoting a campaign to flood Congress with calls to end the war in Iraq and prevent a new war with Iran this Thursday, September 6th.

We also talked about the upcoming September 15th March on Washington, organized by A.N.S.W.E.R., Veterans for Peace, and a coalition of veterans' groups. If your DFA group supports these efforts, keep in mind that all of these events are looking for volunteers and coalition partners.

Don't forget to listen to the entire program at BlogTalkRadio.com/dfa.

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