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International Women's Day Code Pink in Washington, D.C.
by Deanna Taylor
Sunday March 09, 2003 at 04:49 PM
deesings@xmission.com
Forwarded from D.C. Indymedia
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MARCH 8th - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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Mar 8 2003
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Thousands Rally for Peace in Women-Led March
"We are the people we've been waiting for." Alice Walker
In a spirited happy pink colored march with nice puppets, from Malcolm X park down to the white house, thousands of people joined the call of Code Pink & the National Organization of Women (NOW) & other groups, to march for peace on International Women's Day. When they arrived at the white house, actions ranged from trying to wrap the white house block with pink ribbon to civil disobedience.
The perimeter within Lafayette Park and Penn Ave in front of the white house, was cordoned off to all but 25 people at a time. A delegation consisting of widely respected and read by people everywhere in the world, authors Alice Walker (The Color Purple) and Maxine Hong Kingston (The Woman Warrior), Pacifica Network's Democracy Now radio host, Amy Goodman, along with authors Terry Tempest Williams and Susan Griffin, Publisher Nina Utne, CodePink's Medea Benjamin, Reverend Patricia Ackerman, and Musician Rachel Bagby, refused to move from the white house and were arrested.
This march on International Women's Day was also the proposed end of the daily peace vigil seen by all DC area residents, maintained by people in the freezing cold and snow for months, with the help of warm drinks and blankets contributed by unknown well-wishers and supporters.
The night before, a line-up of long standing feminist or women's rights musicians & perfomers, graced the stage of Lisner auditorium. Alice Walker reminded the audience that the Iroquois had set up democracy the right way - the grandmothers had final say - in the interest of future generations to come.
Code Pink Press Release | Photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Civil Disobedience Reports: 1 2 |  Video
Code Pink Contingent at the White House | Breaking News
Comment from Rally Participant
by tom
Saturday March 15, 2003 at 05:20 PM
Here is a comment from one of the women arrested on March 8th in front of the white house.
"First, thank you for keeping freedom of the press alive!
I was one of the women arrested at the White House during Code Pink’s DC actions. Please include a link to my bio at <a href'"http://www.divinedaughters.com/wordsmus/bio.htm">HERE, for the benefit of folks who want to find me and continue the work of creating new movement music.
Many thanks,
Rachel Bagby
why not on front page
by Shiva
Sunday March 16, 2003 at 02:38 PM
why not have this on the front page....it's not like your overflowing with cover stories?
glad you asked!
by giles
Thursday March 20, 2003 at 04:48 PM
saninji@yahoo.com
It's mainly a matter of time and energy. We're all volunteers here at the IMC and we're actually more involved in other projects at the moment. I'd be glad to walk you through the features process if you would like to feature this or any other story however!
magical activist
by miranda moondancer
Thursday April 03, 2003 at 07:12 AM
SLC CODE PINK ALERT1 Buy at thrift stores, collect from wherever, war toys, guns, planes, tanks, spray paint them pink. Leave them under trees lining city sidewalks, in parks, in little groups on government property, anywhere you can think of where passersby will seem them and question.
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