Tompkins County Against War & Occupation

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Join the forum discussion on this postBack to Democracy devoted their regular meeting last Friday to a discussion on the NYS Marches for Peace walk to Watertown and Fort Drum, Alexis Alexander introduced the panel which included Nevin Sabet , John Hamilton and Lynn McMannus. She gave a summary personality [...]

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Last Friday night, Back to Democracy hosted a discussion of the New York State Marches for Peace walk to Fort Drum at the Trumansburg [...]

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Well everybody, its been a long haul getting through to Hinchey about impeachment this past 12-18 months including meeting with him and Dan Lamb numerous times, getting petitions signed by 3,000 citizens favoring Kucincich’s resolution, staging puppetry activities, having our resolution adopted in city council and [...]

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[ July 1, 2008; 4:30 pm; ] Rally to thank Rep. Maurice Hinchey for co-sponsoring House Resolution 1258 Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors

Assemble at corner of Cayuga & Green streets, beneath the congressman’s Ithaca office.

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Join the forum discussion on this postIt is official. Representaive Maurice Hinchey, Dem NY 22nd Congressional District, has co-sponsored House Resolution 1258 Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Hinchey has not yet cosigned H. Res. 333 to impeach Vice President Richard B. Cheney, nor has [...]

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[ June 27, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Tentative.

Back to Democracy has invited march participants, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Military Families Speak Out to report about the recent NYS Marches for Peace at their meeting on Friday, June 27 at the Trumansburg Firehall on Rte 96. Details will be posted on the Back to Democracy Website.

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[ June 12, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Place: GIAC, Rm-the Fort (Greater Ithaca Activities Center)
318 N. Albany & Court St., Ithaca, NY
Info: 607-273-7437

Two Ithaca Locals Return from the West Bank, Palestine

Israel’s 60th Birthday: Catastrophe for Palestine” and “Hebron Orphanages & Schools Update

Mary Anne Grady Flores and Beth Harris [...]

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[ June 4, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] The weekly Friday Winter Soldier screenings were suspended during the NYS March for Peace. This is the first of two make-up screenings scheduled for Wednesday, June 4. The second make-up screening will be Thursday, June 12. The regular Friday screenings will continue through June 20.

Gender issues and experience with sexism in the [...]

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[ June 20, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Video of the testimonies presented at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan will be shown each Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Church in Ithaca, corner of Buffalo & Aurora Streets, April 4 through June 20. The screenings will be followed by a weekly update on the activities of IVAW and Different Drummer Cafe in [...]

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