Sorry State of the UnionBush is taking the shirts off our backs to pay for this war, and the Shirts Off Coalition is planning the first major protest in recent memory of the State of the Union speech.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the west side of the Capitol Reflecting Pool at Third Street NW, come join the rally, concert and march to challenge Bush’s assessment of the State of the Union.
Performances by Thievery Corporation, Milemarker, Mr. Lif, DJ Tom B, 1905, David Rovics, The Whips, 302 Acid, Jungle Jessi and Funk DC.
Speakers will include Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Jeff Bale of the Washington Teachers Union, Medea Benjamin of Global Exchange and the Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping. Minneapolis City Council Member Natalie Johnson Lee will give the official US Green Party response.
