Reclaim Our Fate! Climate, Energy and Global Justice Sun July 9 in DC

Reclaim Our Fate!
Climate, Energy, and Global Justice A FREE half-day Teach-In, followed by
Spokescouncil and Benefit Concert

Join activists speaking out on the Climate Change and Energy Crises! As Global
Justice movements plan worldwide protests opposing the July 15-17 2006 G8 Summit
in Russia -- where world leaders including President Bush will meet for "energy
security" consultations that threaten the Earth and people everywhere with
economic and ecological disaster -- we gather to reclaim the debate & our fate
from corporate domination by the Group of 8! SUNDAY July 9th, noon-midnight
(doors open 11:30 am -- see schedule below)
at the People's Media Center and AlFishawy Cafe 4132 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington DC (between Upshur & Taylor, 3 blocks North of Petworth metro Station
on the green line, Bus #70/71/62/64) 12 to 1:45 Climate Science 101 and
Direct Action Strategies to stop Climate Catastrophe. Presented by Climate
Crisis Coalition and Rising Tide North America

2 to 3:45 The Mountain Justice Movement to Save Appalachia's Mountains from
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining -- And Energy Alternatives that Don't Suck!
Presented by Mountain Justice Summer and Energy Justice Network



4 to 5:45 Oil and Empire, Bombs and Poverty ... For Global Justice, Against War:
Linking Our Movements, Before It's Too Late! Discussion facilitated by local DC
anti-war and global justice activists
PLUS trainings (Legal, Medical, Tactics) for affinity groups and individuals
participating in non-violent direct action with the July 10-16 DC Gr8 Week of
Resistance to the G8's Great Greed!

Teach-In organized by Rising Tide North America and Mobilization for Global
Justice , Sponsored by Reclaim the Commons Visit http://www.rtc.revolt.org and e-mail
reclaimthecommons [at] gmail.com for more details
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AND AFTER THE TEACH-IN!! 6-midnight ** $5 vegetarian dinner-n-drink ( No Alcohol
)
6:30 pm**Action Spokescouncil meeting for DC Week of Resistance to the G8 **
8-midnight **Benefit concert for "Green Scare" imprisoned environmental activists
and for the July 15th International Day of Direct Action against Climate Change **
OPEN TO ALL! With Mosquito Death Squadon (art/experimental rock) and more bands
TBA $5 donation suggested-no one turned away.


** The Green Scare is a federal round-up environmental and animal rights
activists, which The National Lawyer's Guild among others has condemned as
unconstitutional. Officially called "Operation Backfire", this wide-scale
orchestrated investigation of activists uses paid informants, warrantless spying
on a range of organizations, and threats of severe sanctions to leverage fear of
conviction under unprecedented penalties for property crimes. 888-NLG-ECOLAW is a
hotline established to support these activists. Visit http://www.greenscare.org for more
info on solidarity with Green Scare victims. **
** The G8, or Group of 8, is the seven wealthiest industrialized nations in the
world plus Russia. They officially meet once a year to strategize policies and
plan their joint domination of the world, and in recent years have been confronted
by intense popular demonstrations wherever they go. The political heads of these
countries -- the U.S., Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan --
are pushing the agenda of corporate globalization at the cost of the welfare of
the people they claim to represent. We take to the streets when the G8 meets to
reject their worldview of profit at any cost, and to reclaim our commons of
autonomous political space. Authentic democracy or corporate oligarchy? The choice
is ours... **
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RELCAIM THE DEBATE! RESIST THE G8! Visit http://www.rtc.revolt.org for frequent updates
about global resistance to the July 15-17 2006 G8 Summit. Contact
reclaimthecommons [at] gmail.com


THE PEOPLE'S MEDIA CENTER WANTS YOU! July 2006, People's Media Center at AlFishawy
Cafe is hosting a full month of gatherings and events. Check out their calendar of
events at http://dcradiocoop.org/apps/webcal/month.php?user=alfishawypublicevents
Contact Ryme Katkhouda,

Coordinator of the People's Media center and AlFishawy Cafe,
Co-founder of dcradiocoop.org and wbix.org,
Executive Producer of "Voices With Vision", Th 11am on WPFW 89.3FM in DC

* cell 917-681-7228 wbixclass [at] yahoo.com *