SODaPOP I: November 8, 2007
Eighteen peace activists were arrested Thursday in the Des Moines metro campaign offices for Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton after demanding that the presidential candidates promise to withdraw all troops from Iraq if elected.
Those arrested Thursday at Giuliani’s campaign office:
Nick Kinkel, 19, Des Moines, Iowa
Mickey Davis, 16, Waukee, Iowa
Joy First, 53, Madison, Wisconsin
Jeff Leys, 43, Chicago, Illinois
Dan Pearson, 26, Chicago, Illinois
Suzanne Sheridan, 31, Chicago, Illinois
Ed Bloomer, 60, Des Moines, Iowa
Ron Durham, 26, Chicago, Illinois
Kathy Kelly, 54, Chicago, Illinois
Elton Davis, 45, Des Moines, Iowa
Those arrested at Clinton's office Thursday:
Renee Espeland, 46, Des Moines, Iowa
Robert Braam, 51, Manhattan, Illinois
Chrissy Kirchoefer, 30, Marseilles, Illinois
David Goodner, 26, Iowa City, Iowa
Mona Shaw, 56, Des Moines, Iowa
Chris Gaunt, 51, Grinnell, Iowa
Brian Terrell, 51, Maloy, Iowa
Farah Mokhtareizadeh, 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Media Coverage
National Catholic Reporter: “End Iraq war protests target Iowa presidential candidates,” by Tom Carney
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2007d/112307/112307l.htm
Giuliani and Clinton Taste Occupation in Iowa
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/28565
An afternoon at Giuliani’s Campaign Headquarters and a night in the Polk County Jail
Witness from the Fence: Mona Shaw's blog
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http://mypc.press-
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/09/5125/
SODaPOP Members Get Capped:Popular Progressive by Garry Klein
http://popprog.blogspot.com/2007/11/sodapop-
http://www.kcci.com/video/14549875/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/NEWS/71109007/1 001
The AP story was picked up by national publications around the world.
Photos
Slide show of photos taken by Mike Ferner
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monashaw/sets/72157603124709905/show/
Videos
Seasons of Discontent by Rodger Routh
An overview of the Nov. 8th occupation
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3rm7aRktuFM
Kathy Kelly's talk Nov 7th in Pre-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D0lrCVsA_ps
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NknIczcLraM
http://www.kcci.com/video/14549875/index.html
SODaPOP has asked all presidential candidates to agree to:
■ Complete withdrawal of the U.S. military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan within 100 days of assuming the office of President of the United States.
■ Complete halt to any and all military actions—including ground, air and naval—against Iraq and Iran.
■ Full funding for the reconstruction of Iraq to repair the damage caused over these past 17 years of economic and military warfare that the U.S. and its allies waged against Iraq.
■ Full funding for the Common Good in the U.S.—to rebuild our education and health care systems; to create jobs training programs for jobs that pay a living wage; to provide universal health care for all; to rebuild our country’s inner cities and rural communities; and to initiate a campaign on the scale of a new Tennessee Valley Authority and Rural Electrification Project of the Great Depression era to create affordable, safe and sustainable alternative forms of energy and energy consumption; and for other vital social programs.
■ Full funding for the highest quality health care, education and jobs training benefits for veterans of our country’s Armed Services.
For those Presidential candidates who currently hold a seat in the House or Senate, we set forth the following additional demands:
■ Vote against any additional funding for the Iraq war other than those funds that are essential to fund the complete and immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
■ Publicly commit to oppose the use of U.S. military forces against Iran, Pakistan or any other opening front in the “war on terror.”
Chris Gaunt in handcuffs being escorted from the Clinton campaign field office.
Photo by Michael Gillespie
Renee Espeland, Mona Shaw, and Carla Dawson hold a banner inside Hillary Clinton’s Des Moines Campaign Field Office.
Photo by Tom Carney
