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Minnesota Contingent of the Peaceable Assembly Campaign to Commemorate Wars' Victims at White House Action

WHEN: 10:30 a.m., January 26, 2010.

WHERE: The White House.

WHAT: A die-in, protesting the U.S. occupation and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlighting opposition to the Obama Administration's recent military escalation in Afghanistan.

WHY: To mark the beginning of President Obama's second year in office and in support of finding alternatives to U.S. militarism.

WASHINGTON

WHEN: 10:30 a.m., January 26, 2010.

WHERE: The White House.

WHAT: A die-in, protesting the U.S. occupation and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlighting opposition to the Obama Administration's recent military escalation in Afghanistan.

WHY: To mark the beginning of President Obama's second year in office and in support of finding alternatives to U.S. militarism.

WHO: Twenty-seven Minnesotans representing multiple congressional districts who have come to continue lobbying their elected representatives to stop funding for war. The action is the result of a partnership with the Chicago-based anti-war campaign Voices for Creative Nonviolence.