Rally to Conclude with MAS Freedom Sponsored Ramadan Iftar
WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2007 (MASNET) This afternoon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. MAS Freedom (MASF), as the civic and human rights advocacy entity of the Muslim American Society (MAS), together with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, Cindy Sheehan, Iraq War Veterans and other anti-war leaders, held a press conference to discuss the September 15, 2007 March on Washington and Die-In.
On September 15 MAS Freedom encourages you to join tens of thousands of people for the March on Washington to End the War in Iraq and to participate in a "Die-In" - a large-scale civil disobedience led by Iraq War Veterans.
"These will not be like other antiwar demonstrations, but the initiation of a campaign of nationwide protest and resistance," said MAS Freedom Executive Director, Mahdi Bray.
Today's press conference included the following speakers and supporters of the March on Washington to End the War in Iraq:
Cindy Sheehan, Co-Founder, Gold Star Families for Peace; mother of Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, KIA in Sadr City Baghdad on April 4, 2004
Mahdi Bray, Executive Director, MAS Freedom
Tina Richards, CEO of Grassroots America and Mother of Marine whose son was selected to be reactivated & sent to Iraq for third tour and while fighting against it, she had a chance encounter with Congressman David Obey where she gained national media attention
Adam Kokesh, Co-Chair of Iraq Veterans Against the War who recently gained national media attention when the Marines threatened him with discipline for his anti-war advocacy
Carlos Arredondo, Gold Star parents whose son, Alex, died in Iraq in 2004
Eugene Puryear, Howard University student, Youth & Student A.N.S.W.E.R.
Mounzer Sleiman, Vice-Chair, National Council of Arab Americans; TV Commentator
Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, attorney and co-founder, Partnership for Civil Justice; National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee
Brian Becker, National Coordinator, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
In addition the speakers listed above, those speaking at the September 15 will include:
Ralph Nader
Malik Rahim, Founder, Common Ground Collective, New Orleans
Cindy Sheehan, Co-Founder, Gold Star Families for Peace
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general
Etan Thomas, Washington Wizards Basketball Player
And many other veterans, family members, anti-war, student and community leaders!
Additional activities in support of the antiwar movement will continue throughout the week, beginning on September 15 through September 21 all on conjunction with demanding the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq. Learn more about how you can participate or help here or by visiting Sept15.org.
The September 15 March on Washington to End the War in Iraq, also happens to mark the third day of Ramadan (the Muslim month of fasting). At the conclusion of the rally, MAS Freedom invites you a massive Ramadan Iftar (breaking of the fast) in Lafayette Park across from the Whitehouse.
"We will break our fast with dates and water, feed the homeless and hungry, and pray for the homeless and hungry in the USA, Gaza, Iraq, South Asia, Africa, and throughout the world who are in need of bread not bombs," stated MAS Freedom Executive Director, Mahdi Bray.
Bray added, "It is most appropriate that during the blessed month of Ramadan, we contemplate on the Divine by standing for justice against occupation and oppression, and that is what this war is all about. We call upon the Muslim community and all people of conscience, to join us in fasting and prayer in Washington, D.C. on September 15."
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