CAMPUS
ANTIWAR NETWORK PLANS FOR COUNTER-INAUGURATION
PROTESTS
ON JANUARY 20, 2005
On
January 20, 2005 students and youth will protest the
inauguration
of George W. Bush in locations all over the
country.
As Bush takes the oath of office for his second
presidential
term on January 20, 2005, thousands of people
will
protest BushÕs war and right-wing agenda. As he rides
his
limousine down Pennsylvania Avenue, he and the world
will
hear our message: ŌBush is not our President.Ķ
The
Campus Antiwar Network will participate in the
counter-inaugural
activities in both Washington DC and San
Francisco,
and urges everyone who can to come out to make
this
big, visible and loud. We will join thousands of others
to
send a message against the continuing war on the Iraqi
and
Palestinian people, and to demand money for schools and
jobs
not war and military recruitment in our schools.
Washington
DC:
The
DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) has called for a permitted
anti-war
rally and march from Malcolm X Park to the parade
route.
Since the Inaugural parade doesnÕt start till 2:30,
this
DC area coalition is hoping that the march can be an
exciting
way to kick off the day by marching through the
city.
CAN folks who are getting into town before 11:15 AM
will
meet up at the park and join the march, and go from the
march
to the parade route. ANSWER has gotten a protest
permit
for 4th St and Pennsylvania Ave.
This is the start
of
the parade route, where there is a lot of open space.
Look
for the CAN table at both locations.
DAWN
PROTEST:
9:00
AM Malcolm X Park- 16th and Euclid Sts NW--nearest to U
Street
and Columbia Heights Metro Stations Directions: Get
on
the Metro and get onto the Green Line. Get off at the
Columbia
Heights Metro stop. When you walk out of the Metro,
you
will be at the corner of 14th and Irving. Go West along
Irving
until you run into 16th St, and then take a Left onto
16th.
In just a few blocks you will be at the corner of 16th
and
Euclid, go into the park and there is the protest. For
more
details see bottom of email for logistics for out of
town
arrivals from DAWN organizers.
11:15
AM. Permitted march towards the White House down 16th
Street
and ending at McPherson Square Park (15th & I Sts) by
approximately
at 12:30 PM. Feeder marches
organized by
other
groups will join the DAWN march at points along
16th
Street.
ANSWER
PROTEST:
4th
St and Pennsylvania Ave on the North side of Penn - On
the
parade route at only a couple blocks south of the DAWN
marchÕs
end point. The Inaugural Parade doesnÕt start until
2:30
so we should have plenty of time to get to the parade
from
the end of the DAWN march.
**
IF YOU ARE LOST OR ARRIVE SOMETIME BETWEEN 11 AND 12:30,
CALL
CHRISTIAN AT 202-212-3113 to try to hook up with the
march.
*Helpful
info from the DAWN list for people coming to DC
from
out of town:
The
place to park buses is RFK Stadium in DC. The cost to
park
a bus is $30 per bus. Then, people will need to take
the
Metro from the Stadium/Armory Metro Station. They can
take
either a blue line (direction of Franconia/Springfield)
or
an orange line (direction of Vienna) to L'Enfant Plaza
Metro,
where they will switch to a Green Line train
(direction
of Greenbelt). From there, they take that to U
Street.
Exit at the 13th Street Exit, walk down U Street to
15th
Street. Take 15th Street up a hill to Malcolm X Park
(also
known as Meridian Hill Park). The entire trip from RFK
will
take an additional 35 minutes.
We
are working to see whether people can drop off near
Malcolm
X Park directly and then park at RFK. That would be
preferable.
It will be part of our discussions with the Park
Service.
If
you are traveling by car, let me know, because the
logistics
should be different for that.
Malcolm
X Park is a huge park along 15th and 16th Streets,
and
bordered on the north by Euclid Street. We will be in
the
upper level of the park. It's official name is Meridian
Hill
Park, and that's where you will find it on maps. The
march
will go down 16th Street and end at McPherson Square,
approximately
at 12:30 PM, where people can do what they
want.
There
is also a mass die-in action, details to come. In any
event,
from the parade route, there are several places to
access
the Metro System back to the Stadium/Armory Metro.
Most
likely, you will be near Federal Triangle or Metro
Center,
which both have easy rides back.
There
is no bus parking at Metro Stations, though buses may
certainly
drop you off at one. We expect to have greeters at
RFK
Stadium, U Street, and Columbia Heights Metro. We may
also
have them at Dupont Circle (which is also walking
distance...albeit
a bit longer...to Malcolm X Park).
Groups
from out of town should make sure they have listed
their
ride listings on http://www.counter-inaugural.org
We
also encourage groups that can to come the night before, and
we
will help groups arrange their housing needs.
For
those traveling by car and arriving the day of our
event,
please consider parking at the following Metro
Stations:
-From
I-95 and points South, please consider the
Franconia/Springfield
Metro.
-From
I-66, the Vienna Metro
-From
I-95, Baltimore and points North, the Greenbelt Metro
-From
I-270 and points north and west, the Shady Grove Metro
-From
U.S. 50 and points east, the New Carrolton Metro.
All
of these metros have plenty of parking.
Those
traveling by train will arrive in Union
Station,
which
is accessible directly to the red line Metro, not too
many
stops away.
If
you are flying, there are buses and shuttles directly
from
Dulles and BWI to Metro Stations. National Airport is
on
the Blue and Yellow Lines.
The
Metro system is easy to use. For more information, see
We'd
strongly suggest arriving early, if you can, because of
possible
issues with weather, and because of the early
nature
of the events. Don't assume that you will not be able
to
find housing.
It's
also a weekday in DC, which can lead to heavy issues
with
traffic. While some are calling for a general strike,
we
don't expect that will take root in DC. Assume that there
will
be heavy traffic.
Please direct questions to
me at jsmacdonald@riseup.net
See index to history of
the Campus Antiwar Network at
http://www.grassrootspeace.org/student_activism.html