Announcement for Town Hall Forum on January 7:

Greetings,

In conjunction with the Town Hall Forums to be held nationally by afterdowningstreet.org on January 7th, The Sacramento Coalition to End the War in collaboration with Sacramento for Democracy, Progressive Democrats of America and Peace in the Precincts has organized a community Town Hall Forum to be held in Sacramento.

This Town Hall Forum will be the first in a serious of regularly scheduled Town Hall Forums in an effort to bring our troops home from Iraq. We invite you to attend and participate in this important community forum.

The details are as follows:

Town Hall Forum – Out of Iraq
Date:        January 7th, 2006
Time:        1pm – 3pm
Where:     SEIU-UHW Hall, Downtown Sacramento
1911 F Street (between 19th and 20th Streets)

Speakers: 

·  David Dionisi, author of “American Hiroshima”
( http://www.americanhiroshima.info/ ) and

· Charlie Brown, anti-Iraq War vet and Democratic Party candidate against Congressman Doolittle in the 4th Congressional District.

Discussion:

·  Recent elections in Iraq and what the results may mean for Iraq and the United States

·  Critical commentary on legislation currently before Congress regarding withdrawal of our troops, permanent military bases, reconstruction, etc. 

·  Arguments for the immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq

Audience Participation: Question-and-answer session

Moderator: Dr. Bill Durston, President of the Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility

Tune into 1240 AM and 1320 AM radio stations to hear the Town Hall media announcements

Please go to http://afterdowningstreet.org/
* click on “Out of Iraq Events” in the top right hand corner
* click on “Search for an Event Near You,”
* type in your zip code (or zip code 95814)
Please make sure to register for the event!

For further information, please contact:
Cathlyn Daly - dalywood [at] comcast.net
Karen Bernal - nekochan99 [at] hotmail.com
Ruth Hollbrook – ruthgeo [at] aol.com

We look forward to hearing your views!!

Peace,
Cathlyn Daly
Sacramento Coalition to End the War
Progressive Democrats of America

Karen Bernal
Sacramento Coalition to End the War
Sacramento for Democracy