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Jean Stevens, CODEPINK national media coordinator, 508-769-2138
Dana Balicki, CODEPINK campaigns coordinator, 202-422-8624

America Demands A Peace President!

CODEPINK and Other Activist Groups to Rally Outside Presidential Candidate Debate at Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, New York

Forget talking points, scripted questions and winks. At this week's presidential debate at Hofstra University, the best, grittiest action will be outside.

WHAT: Pro-peace, pro-diplomacy, pro-America rally outside final presidential candidate debate
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Weds. Oct. 15
WHERE: Corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Uniondale Ave, Hempstead, NY
*Interviews available before event

Veterans, teachers, labor workers and other Americans with demands for the candidates -- on ending the war and investing in health care and education -- will gather there with banners, signs and chants to send the message to both Sen. Barack Obama and John McCain that they want a peace president! They must stand for diplomacy and avoid war with Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iran -- after spending $560 billion and losing 4,000 American lives on an unjust war in Iraq, we cannot afford another, especially in the midst of a catastrophic financial crisis.

To get the rally started, CODEPINK Women for Peace, the prominent peace activist group, and others will meet at 4:30 p.m. at Hempstead Turnpike and Uniondale Ave. and walk west toward the university. They will continue the rally until 6:30 p.m.

The women and other activists will also gather Thursday, Oct. 16, outside the Waldorf-Astoria at 51st. St. and Park Ave. where Obama and McCain will be speaking at the Al Smith Dinner, a fundraiser for the Catholic Charities.

For more information, please call Jean Stevens at 508-769-2138.

CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.

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