Please come to “The Goals We Share,” a family-friendly, alcohol-free potluck/tailgate at West Penn Ballfield at the edge of Polish Hill.

This was an unusual spring where the super-heated rhetoric of primary politics hit Pittsburgh hard. Lets eat together, relax together, and talk to each other, in a low-key way, to re-find our common ground. Bring a dish (optional), family, friends, “fun stuff” (soft frisbees, musical instruments) and goodwill.

Various groups are invited, but the focus is on us…as people.

RSVP online at http://crush3r.com/page/mygmfcbpri or for more info & another RSVP link (requires sign-up), go to http://tinyurl.com/DFP-Goals-potluck Want to RSVP for several people at once? Leave a message at (412)731-7020 (voice mail).

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One more participant putting impeachment on the table:

Putting (the water balloons of) impeachment on the table:

A good time was had by all!

(Event details here.)

And be sure to sign the DFA petition - IMPEACH ALBERTO GONZALES

Summertime is starting. It’s time for sun and games.

Fifty-three senators will enjoy the independence day recess feeling good about their vote to censure Alberto Gonzales After the recess, it will be Congress’s turn to take up the job of impeaching Mr. Gonzales.

Right now, it’s our turn to move the issue from the Senate to the House.

In this happy moment as summer begins, Democracy for Pittsburgh invites everyone:

Come to a lunchtime “flash event”—15 minutes of summer fun—and help us “put impeachment on the table.” Table will be provided.

Meet by 12:15 at Mellon Square (the corner by 6th and William Penn) downtown Pittsburgh, for this 15 minute event.

No speeches, just brief fun. Gonzales masks and signs welcome. Other “candidates for impeachment” welcome.

Event Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007
Event Time: 12:15 PM
Venue Name: Mellon Square
Address: 6th and William Penn (corner of park)
City: Pittsburgh
State: PA
Zip Code: 15219
Handicapped Accessible: Y
Google Maps

You can print out a free Gonzales mask here.

Pittsburgh was there to march against the war -

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette pics and story.

And so was Democracy for Pittsburgh -

Several more pics can be found at 2 Political Junkies

More links to pics at the Thomas Merton Center.

And one protester’s story in words and pictures is here.

Democracy for Pittsburgh March Against the War on 3/24

Democracy for Pittsburgh is an official endorser of this event so let’s make DFP and DFA a big part of Pittsburgh’s biggest anti-war rally ever!

Here are the details for Democracy for Pittsburgh’s particpation in the March Against the War:

MEETING SITE GOOGLE MAP LINK

MEETING SITE DIRECTIONS
There is an large old brick building on the north side of Centre Avenue between N. Dithridge St. and Dollar St. (2nd block east of Schenley H.S.) It is the only building on the block. The building is marked (carved in stone actually): “1896 Herron Hill Pumping Station DPW” We will meet on the sidewalk in front of the building.

(There is a Subway sandwich shop and a bar located a block or two further east on Centre for anyone hungry or thirsty.)

PARKING
There is a metered lot a block away at Centre Ave and N. Craig St
There is also parking on Centre Ave. and in the surrounding neighborhood.
Other suggestions for parking:
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial - underground parking / entrance on Bigelow / $ 5.00 for the entire day.
CMU Parking Lot - entrance on Moorewood Ave. / FREE
(Since the rally ends up at the Pitt campus, it might be easier for some to park down at S&S or CMU and walk up to the rally. That way they’re closer to their cars when the day concludes.)

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Buses 54C, 71A, and 81B all go right by Schenley High School (54C and 71A also go to Oakland)

“THE PLAN”
We’ll meet at 1:00pm to get “Pumped Up” in front of the “1896 Herron Hill Pumping Station DPW” on Centre Ave between Dollar St and N. Dithridge St.

At 1:20 we’ll make the short march up to the rally site (at Schenley H.S.) so that we arrive right at the start of the Schenley rally.

If you arrive after we depart from the Pumping Station, just head up to Schenley H.S. and look for our Democracy for Pittsburgh BANNER. If you look, you will find us. The second rally (at the University of Pittsburgh on Bigelow Ave between 5th Ave and Forbes Ave) will begin about 3:00 so if you are very, very late, meet up with us there.

Just bring your LOUD voices to march behind the NEW Democracy for Pittsburgh banner.

(NOTE: Do not be confused by the 12:30 feeder march advertised on the AWC posters and fliers. This is a separate event taking place at the VA hospital and then joining up with the main rally at Schenley H.S.)

Please RSVP at -
DFALink

For more info on the march -
Thomas Merton Anti-War Committee

Pittsburgh, PA -

Join your fellow Democracy for Pittsburgh and DFA members from all over western Pennsylvania as we March Against War on 3/24!

For further information and to RSVP go to DFALink

and FULL DETAILS here