Blogging from Camp Democracy

Camp Democracy

I arrived in DC this morning, and plan on going to Camp Democracy this afternoon. It was a bad night on the train, with one child crying “I want my mommy” for quite awhile. I was concerned as to why this child is traveling without his mother. It was hard to get comfortable on the train, but I did get some sleep. Here is an announcement from PDA on Camp Democracy:

PDA is also very engaged in "Camp Democracy," see http://campdemocracy.org/, where, beginning September 5th, we will launch with other allies and sponsors a non-partisan "camp for peace, democracy, and the restoration of the rule of law." (The original Camp Casey will move from Crawford, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to create a larger camp focused not only on ending the war but also on righting injustices here at home and on holding accountable the Bush Administration and Congress.) In particular PDA is sponsoring the afternoon activities on September 6th, "Organizing the Progressive Agenda," which will include a session in the main tent with PDA Board member Rev. Lennox Yearwood, see http://pdamerica.org/about/board.php, a workshop on "How to Get Involved in Gov ernment and Run for Office," and focus sessions on Single Payer Health Care and How to End the War in Iraq, with special attention to bills pending in Congress.

If formulating and implementing a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq is something you want to be actively engaged in then the Declaration of Peace Campaign is the place to focus your attention between now and September 21, 2006.

Dare to struggle, dare to win.

I had told everyone that I would do live blogging from Camp Democracy, but it looks like that will not happen. They don’t have WIFI set up and they are having major problems with that!

Sorry!