Beltway Area Indymedia

A piece of "Emergency" legislation has appeared on the city
council's online calendar for this Tues, May 1st – 10 AM.

If you are able to turn out to City Council (1350 Penn Ave, NW) Tues
at 10 AM to join me in opposing this measure being voted on, please
contact me – 234-9119, Parisa@empowerdc.org

Meridian Hill Park ( Parque Malcom X )
Entre la 15 St y 16 St, Esquina con Euclid St.
Washington DC, NW
4:00 PM

Alto a las redadas , reforma migratoria justa y digna , ahora!

CONVOCAN:
Mexicanos Sin Fronteras, The D.C. Committee for Immigrant Rights, , the Metro D.C. Interfaith Sanctuary Network, and the Latino Media Collective

MGJ is back in our traditional location, St. Stephen's Church, this Wednesday May 2.

Please join us to make the final planning push on our exciting, first-ever fundraiser yard sale on May 5!
Then help us plan for a really broad-based, exciting, fall mobilization for October 19-21!

When: Wednesday May 2, 7-9 pm.
Where: St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St. NW (16th and Newton), near Columbia Heights Metro.

For more info:
www.globalizethis.org mgj@riseup.net 202-898-5953

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT – YARD SALE FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Do you have used kitchenware you're dying to get rid of?
Or perhaps some interesting artwork?
VCR's, computers or printers that you’ve replaced with more up-to-date equipment?
May be an old bicycle?
Been wondering how to get rid of them?

Now you can, and for a good cause! Please donate them to the

FIRST EVER MGJ YARD SALE!
A fundraiser for the Mobilization for Global Justice
When: Saturday May 5, 2007, 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
(Rain date: Sunday May 6, 2007, same time)

Location: Parking lot of 50 Years is Enough

Friends, activists and rabble-rousers:

This may be Wolfowitz's last week on the job!

A couple of years too late, it looks like the World Bank Board has finally decided to give Wolfowitz the boot. As much as we all know that this corrupt institution deserves a corrupt leader
we're sick of the whole damn saga--and luckily it looks like it's about to end.

TOMORROW we will be hosting a farewell PARTY for Wolfowitz, as good as the welcome we gave him!

Join us.

When: Wednesday, May 9th at noon
Where: In front of World Bank HQ- 1818 H St NW.*

*Party will come complete with singers, balloons and pink slips.

Los Comités del FMLN del Área Metropolitana de Washington, Maryland y Virginia
INVITAN
A una PROTESTA ante el Presidente de El Salvador, Bachiller Antonio Saca

Viernes 11 de mayo
8:00 a.m.
Frente al nuevo Consulado Salvadoreño
2332 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Washington, DC.

·Fuera tropas Salvadoreñas de IRAQ.
·Fuera a la Marapolitica del partido de los escuadrones de la muerte “ARENA”.
·Respeto a los derechos humanos.
·Respeto a los acuerdos de paz.
·Alto a las extorsiones de comerciantes y transportistas.
·Alto y Fin a la violencia
·Alto al crimen organizado.
·Alto a la corrupción del gobierno de Saca.
·Queremos legalización. No mas TPS.
·Alto a las deportaciones de salvadoreños, (Saca firmo un acuerdo con la administración Bush de aceptar las deportaciones de compatriotas, la mayoría gente trabajadora).
·Queremos reforma electoral. Voto en el exterior.

Para Mayor Informacion Contactarn@s a/For More Information Contact Us at:
FMLN Maryland
P.O.Box: 728, College Park, MD. 20741.
Tel. 301-384-0127, o/or
fmln_maryland@yahoo.com o/or en nuestra pagina de web o
prensa alternativa or visit our webpages or alternative media: www.fmln.org.sv,
www.simpatizantesfmln.org, www.radioguanaca.net

Tyler Froatz Jr., the heavily armed member of the Herndon Minutemen arrested after assaulting individuals at last week's immigrant rights' rally in Malcolm X Park was rightly denied bond by a DC Superior Court judge on Friday, May 4. Froatz came to the May Day rally, armed with a stun gun, a 12 inch knife, a claw hammer, and a flare gun on his person. After assaulting an organizer of the rally, and insulting many of those present, Froatz returned to his car, containing a loaded rifle, binoculars, literature about killing immigrants, and maps of the park where the rally was taking place. Upon returning to the rally in camouflage, he was arrested by the US Park Police. After his arrest, numerous weapons were found in Froat'z NW apartment, at 5320 8th St NW, Apt. 107. Judge James Boasberg cited Froatz's large number of illegal weapons and his 'looking for trouble' at the immigrants rights' rally as reasons for holding him without bond.

Honk! Honk!
Thursday May 24
Jim Goodnow and the Yellow Rose of Texas Peace Bus
http://www.yellowrosepeacebus.blogspot.com/
will be picking up passengers for a Peace Tour around
Capital Hill on Thursday May 24. Pick up is at Union
Station main entrance at 11:30.
RSVP for a free seat ASAP: 254-652-0089
Troops, Veterans, military families and all friends of
Impeachment and Ending the War in Iraq are highly
encouraged to join the ride. MEGA TV WarZone will be
on board filming and interviewing people. Let's get
the story out even if it has to go to Greece first!

Mary Spencer (the referendum proposer) is asking that everyone willing to help organize this effort (signature gathering for a referendum on the school takeover) meet her for a strategy meeting this Thursday evening, May 24, from 6-7:30pm, at DC ACORN, a few blocks from the Eastern Market Metro, at 739 8th Street SE.

We will need HUNDREDS of volunteers helping, working hard over a very short period -- a true sprint. If you can help, please visit http://LetMeVOTE.org, and/or come to the meeting

FORUM EXAMINES USEFULNESS, IMPEDIMENTS TO SECTION
8 HOUSING VOUCHERS PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The District of Columbia Grassroots Empowerment Project (EmpowerDC), a community based membership organization, will
hold its regular Affordable Housing Forum, Thursday, May 24, 2007, 6:30 pm at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church located at 19 "Eye" Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The Forum, entitled, "Section 8 Housing Vouchers: Are They Useful? Can They Be Fixed and Preserved?", will address several major issues threatening the effectiveness and future prospect of the federally subsidized housing voucher program.

The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC)
The American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council
and
The National Council of Arab Americans
are pleased to invite
the Diplomatic Community and Progressive /Revolutionary Organizers & Activists
to a reception on the occasion of
AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007 - (7:00 PM -12:00 Midnight)
Josephine Butler Park Center
2437 Fifteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Admission By RSVP Only!
Please confirm your attendance by emailing
info@a-aprp-gc.org
or calling Banbose Shango at (202) 544-9355

The All- African People's Revolutionary Party (GC) also invites you to attend our

African Liberation Day 2007 Rally!

Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 12:00 (Noon) - 6:00 PM

Malcolm X Park (Lower Level)

16th and W Street NW

Washington, DC

(More information will follow!)

PLEASE FORWARD!