Dear Friends

I started a fast Monday...on Rosa Parks Birthday...to encourage John Conyers to start impeachment hearings.  I have an appointment to speak with him on Thursday @ 3:00pm!!

I want to present him with a strong, concise argument from the perspective of the Civil Rights Movement...and my father, one of the original Freedom Riders.  I hope to remind him of a time when the government told the people to "Be patient!" and the country said "NO!"  We can't wait any longer for Congress to uphold their oath to the Constitution.  People are dying every day in Iraq, being tortured, being denied habeas corpus...They continue to threaten Iran...the list is too long and serious.  We need to hold the Cheney/Bush administration accountable!!

I spent the morning in the Library of Congress copying photographs from the Civil Rights Movement. I have pictures and stories from our trip to Iran to share.  I hope to inspire him ...I wore a Rosa Parks quote on Monday...On Thursday I will wear one by Martin Luther King Jr., "There comes a time when silence is betrayal."

I uploaded a Flickr site from Monday's action...You're welcome to share the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajourneyforpeaceandfreedom/sets/72157603859798387/show/

David Swanson posted on After Downing Street, "Refusing to Eat Until Impeachment"... I feel honored! 
http://afterdowningstreet.org/fast

I'd love any input you have...and would be delighted to give him a message from you!

Solh! Azadi!  Peace! Freedom!
Leslie

P.S. I just heard Jodie Evans is joining the fast, along with Ellen Taylor and Carrie Biggs-Adams.  Gael Murphy will be fasting on Thursday.  If you would like to join us in solidarity for a day or longer...please let me know and I'll tell Congressman Conyers the number of concerned citizens who are Hungry for Impeachment and Peace!