Texas "Healthcare Not Warfare" Rally - October 17, 2009

3-6 pm, Austin City Hall

FACEBOOK SIGNUP PAGE: Healthcare Not Warfare!

Get there early.

From 2:30 to 3:00 p.m., come join us for a teach-in on Afghanistan by Mac McKaskle. Also from 2:30 to 3:00, we'll have children's sign-making activities. Sign-making materials will be provided. The rally will begin at 3:00 p.m.

NEW ALSO 2:30 - 3:00 pm, check out the "First Aid" table. Since both warfare and lack of healthcare leave people wounded, we would like to present a visual reminder of this at the rally. Consider coming with a sling, crutches, eyepatch or bandages, if you have access to them. For those who do not, we will have a FIRST AID STATION set up where you can
be "bandaged" when you arrive.

Texans will rally on the 8th anniversary of the invasion and occupations of Afghanistan/Iraq to challenge the government to end those wars and focus on national priorities such as healthcare and the economy. The "Healthcare Not Warfare" Rally on Saturday October 17 will be held at Austin City Hall from 3-6 pm. The rally will include speakers, musicians,Iraq veterans, health care professionals, religious leaders, peace activists and families affected by lack of healthcare and the impacts of war.

UPDATED Confirmed speakers and musicians include: Roscoe Overton, President, Austin Center for Peace and Justice; Dr. Jim Rigby, Pastor, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Iraq veterans, Brian Henretta and Bobby Whittenberg; Poet Cynthia Good; Ronnie Dove, father/parent who lost his wife to ovarian cancer; Charlie Jackson, Founder, Texans for Peace; Medea Benjamin, Co-founder, Code Pink; Joe Carr; Will T. Massey; & Castro's Beard...and a special appearance from "Billionaires for Wealthcare".

Join with your fellow Texans to help bring an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while standing up for healthcare and jobs for all on Saturday, October 17.

IF YOU ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND NEED A PLACE TO STAY SATURDAY EVENING, PLEASE CONTACT charliej@texansforpeace.org

RESOURCES:

NEW - Press Release

NEW - 12 Reasons to leave Afghanistan (pdf)

Flyer - 2up (.PDF format)

Flyter - 2up (Word format)