Spring
Days of Resistance in Washington, DC
Flood Congress!!!
Thursday, March 29 - Tuesday, April 3, 2001
Schedule of Events
Thursday
March 29th
> Legislative workshop from 9:30-11:30 am, at the
Washington Home of Stewart Mott (122 Maryland Avenue NE).
> Lobbying at the Capitol throughout the day. Puppet making
all day (location TBA).
Friday March
30th
> Legislative workshop from 9:30-11:30 am at the
Washington Home of Stewart Mott (122 Maryland Avenue NE).
> Lobbying at the Capitol throughout the day. Puppet making
all day (location TBA).
> Benefit book-signing of Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer’s new
book, 5:30-7:30, at the Washington Home of Stewart Mott
(122 Maryland Avenue NE).
Saturday
March 31st
> Teach-in from 10 am - 5 pm at St. Aloysius Church
(19 I St. NW) Workshops: Colombia, Free Trade
Agreement of the Americas, Legislative Skills, Nonviolence
Training, Affinity Group Formation, and more.
> SOA Watch/NE
"Solidarity in Action" Benefit Concert ~ Time: 7:30 PM / Location: TBA.
Performers will include: "Magpie" ~ David Roviks ~
"Sing it Down!" ~ Steve Jacobs... and others.
For more information, contact SOA Watch/NE
(215) 473-2162
Sunday April 1st
> Rally in Lafayette Park from 11-2 with speakers and music.
Puppets, leafleting, and street theater on the Mall.
> Action planning for the Pentagon at St. Aloysius Church (19
I St. NW) from 7-9 pm.
Monday April 2nd
> Action at the Pentagon, 7 AM. Autonomous affinity group
actions at White House, Capitol Hill…
> Legislative workshop from 10-12 (location TBA). ~Lobbying at
the Capitol throughout the day.
Tuesday April 3rd
> Legislative workshop from 9:30-11:30 (location TBA).
~Lobbying at the Capitol throughout the day
Getting to Washington, DC
By Air:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 703-417-8000
www.metwashairports.com/National/index
On the Blue and Yellow metro lines.
Dulles International Airport 703-572-2700 www.metwashairports.com/Dulles/index
The Washington Flyer Airport Express Bus service (1-888-927-4359 or go to www.washfly.com) connects National and Dulles airports; connects Dulles with the Metro-rail subway system and provides nonstop transportation to downtown Washington DC.
Baltimore Washington
International (BWI) 800-435-9294 www.bwiairport.com
Frequent shuttle bus service is provided by the MARC commuter
service (1-800-325-RAIL) and Amtrak between the Airport terminal
and BWI's rail station: 410-672-6170.
By Bus:
Greyhound/Trailways has a terminal at 1005 1st St, NE
(which is near the Union Station metro stop). To walk to Union
station, turn left on 1st St. NE, turn right on
Colombus Circle, and turn left again on Massachusetts Ave. For
bus tickets, schedules, fares and station locations, call 1 (800)
229-9424 or go to their website at www.greyhound.com
By Train:
Amtrak stops at Washington’s Union Station (located at 50
Massachusetts Ave, N.E.), which is on the Red metro line. For
train tickets, schedules, fares and station locations, call 1
(800) USA-RAIL or go to their website at www.amtrak.com.
Getting Around In DC
Washington has an excellent public transportation system. For bus and metro schedules, prices, and routes, contact the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority at (202-637-7000) or go to their website at www.wmata.com
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