T R A C T I O N

Sept 24 anti-war demonstration in DC

Progressives from all over are converging in DC on September 24 for a massive anti-war march, rally and peace & justice festival! This is an important time in the movement to stop the war in Iraq. Bush’s approval ratings are plummeting, and even Senators are starting to speak out about ending this war! The tide is turning and being visible is key.

In the grand tradition of Rosa Parks, Hunter S. Thompson and other icons of the last great protest era... Traction takes its show on the road:

a BUS full of Tractivists will leave early Saturday morning, returning late that night.

Details are being worked out; here’s the tentative plan:

5:30: Meet at North Carolina Central University in Durham

Drive to DC – possibly stopping to freeway blog on the way

11am: Gather at Washington Monument

11:30: Anti-war rally begins

12:30: March steps off through DC

Peace & Justice fair on Washington Monument grounds, including

3pm: Operation Ceasefire concert

5pm: Meet back at the bus

Drive back to NC

11pm: Arrive in Triangle

Cost: $30-40 (sliding scale; each according to his/her ability)

Save gas and have fun – sign up for the road trip!

Traction will be there. Will you?

Don’t miss this chance to make history. To make sure we save a seat for you, write to Sept24

Learn more about the demonstration here and stay informed on North Carolina's role here.

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Countdown to DC:

We're counting down the weeks with multiple war/peace-related events including movies, parties, guerrilla art-making, media actions, potlucks, a photo exhibit and more. Details here, as they develop . . .

Four weeks to go:          

8/27 Hootenanny!

Randall’s fired up about the DC trip, and he’s invited all fellow Tractivists to his hootenanny on Saturday night 8/27!

Here’s a snip from his neighborly invite:

Mars is looming low, autumn is almost here, so it's time for a hootenanny!

C'mon out to my lil' ol log cabin this Saturday nite for an old fashioned hoedown. There'll be skinny dippin', a jug band and Stan Brakhage films projected onto the barn. The Chapel Hill-based hip hop duo The Living Dead will be performing at 10 p.m. Traction, the Durham-based activist group, will be setting up guerrilla art work stations to drum up energy and make signage for the Sept. 24 anti-war march in D.C.

For details, sashay on over to our hootenanny page!

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Here’s a partial list of upcoming events:

[Contact us to help plan these coming attractions!]

Aug 28: Planning team potluck

For details and to help plan the trip, write to us at sept24.

Aug 31: Dance creation / rehearsal

7pm: Join local (seriously good) dancers for a special dance creation/rehearsal for NC’s creative presence in DC

Wellness Partners in the Arts dance studio, 319 West Main St. in downtown Durham

Sep 4-5: Potluck for Peace

Details TBA

Sep 10: Party for Peace

Details TBA

Sep 16: Capturing Free Speech: Traction photo exhibit opening (at Culture Crawl)

Exhibit of Political Guerrilla Art – see http:www.getTraction.org/cathARTic.htm

Baldwin Lofts, 107 W. Main St. in downtown Durham

Also Sep 16: "SEND THE YOUTH TO DC, NOT IRAQ!" Fundraiser

Help support the NC Peace & Justice Coalition’s Truth in Recruitment Action Camp and the 9/24 DC Mobilization

The Arts Center in Carrboro

Sep 24: Traction hits the road – anti-war demonstration in DC

and huge weekend of anti-war activity, including 9/26 Lobby Day

Learn more about the weekend here and stay informed on North Carolina's role here.

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More fun stuff coming up later this fall. . . Contact us to help!

We’d also appreciate your financial support. Click here to make a donation. Thanks!

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What's Traction?  A social network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings who are spicing up progressive activism by throwing fun, issue-based events that inform, inspire and connect us with other savvy Gen X & Yers.    

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