Join the Peace Train from Louisiana to D.C. for September Protest

[funkybutt]

Louisiana Activist Network is organizing a PEACE TRAIN from New Orleans to Washington,DC, picking up activist groups across the South on our way to represent the solid antiwar majority on the government's streets on September 24, 2005. We can fill a train if we lash things together properly. Southerners who wish to get in on this gig should start talking to us here --> http://www.newdemocracyrising.com/messageboard.asp

This could be an incredible life experience. Please get a group together and join us. One way tickets from New Orleans are just over $100. We are suggesting that everyone interested in coming reserve their amtrak ticket as soon as they can.

Here's a link to the Amtrak schedule (select "Crescent" as your route)---> http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Am...

*Note* the Departure date has been moved back to Thursday due to widespread concerns about Amtrak's notorious delays. However, the Crescent is the most punctual of all the Amtrak lines so this should put us in D.C with time for Site Seeing Friday.

Below are the towns the LAN PEACE TRAIN will pass and the times we will arrive at each:

Thursday, September 22, 2005 *DEPARTURE*

7:20 AM New Orleans, LA

8:16 AM Slidell, LA

8:38 AM Picayune, MS

9:43 AM Hattiesburg, MS

10:17 AM Laurel, MS

11:17 AM Meridian, MS

12:51 PM Tuscaloosa, AL

2:31 PM Birmingham, AL

4:04 PM Anniston, AL

7:40 PM Atlanta, GA

9:03 PM Gainsville, GA

9:44 PM Toccoa, GA

10:20 PM Clemson, SC

10:57 PM Greenville, SC

11:43 PM Spartanburg, SC

Frida, September 23, 2005

12:43 AM Gastonia, NC

1:25 AM Charlotte, NC

2:36 AM Salisbury, NC

3:17 AM High Point, NC

3:35 AM Winston-Salem, NC

3:42 AM Greensboro, NC

4:44 AM Danville, VA

5:54 AM Lynchberg, VA

7:07 AM Charlottesville, VA

7:59 AM Culpeper, VA

8:33 AM Manassas, VA

9:27 AM Alexandria, VA

9:50 AM Washington, DC

LAN "Headquarters" in DC will be:

WASHINGTON-CAPITOL
Holiday Inn
550 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Local Phone: [phone] (rooms available)

However many other options are available for boarding. Others have booked rooms as low as $80/night on Priceline in the same area as LAN Headquarters. There are also Hostel options available. See LAN messageboard for more information.

[BOSSHOG]

1. Kick! Hi Funky Butt and thanks for the great information

Its on my calendar, but I can't commit yet. Your work on these endeavors is truly appreciated and pretty damn PATRIOTIC. Thanks again from a grateful vet.

FUNKYBUTT, BOSSHOG WILL BE BOARDING THE TRAIN IN PICAYUNE!!!

An hour from NOLA to Slidell?

[funkybutt]

2. Great BOSS!

We've had a tremendous amount of interest in the Peace Train in just a week since the announcement! Quite a few people have already confirmed and booked their trips, many others ALL OVER THE SOUTH are planning to join us but not officially committed. If we don't fill up that train, we're going to be DAMN CLOSE.

Several of the confirmed participants are Veterans like yourself,BOSS. It would be my honor to march next to y'all on the streets of Washington DC. I sure hope y'all can make it!!

ALL ABOARD!!! It's going to be a GREAT RIDE!

[Dylan Garcia]

3. Please come with us to Washington on September 24th

It's important.

[adam121379]

4. Train too expensive? Greyhound $118 round trip NO-WASH.

For those who want to go, but find the train too expensive, if you book through greyhound.com at least 7 days in advance, the fare from New Orleans to Washington is only $118 for the round trip, and takes about the same time as the train.

[Peace action WI]

6. WI buses to DC for september 24

Buses will be going to Washington DC for the Semptember 24
Mobilization from Eau Claire, Madison and Milwaukee, $98
roundtrip,$25
deposit per ticket is required , balance due by 9/12,
check/cash/credit card. hopefully some scholarship available.
BUS 1
departs Friday, 9/23;arrives for Saturday March and returns
Sunday,
9/25; sleep on bus.

BUS 2
departs Friday, 9/23, arrives for all actions Saturday through
Monday;
low cost sleeping arrangements are being developed for
Saturday and
Sunday nights, Friday and Monday night sleeping on the bus.

contact Peace Action WI 964-5158, [e-mail]
soon up on www.peaceactionwi.org

[Dylan Garcia]

5. Cindy Sheehan & Dennis Kyne to join us on PEACE TRAIN

Things are right "on track".

[babylonsister]

7. FYI, your Amtrak link is no longer working. I'm trying to

find out if the peace train is filled up yet. Will try to find an updated link.