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September 23, 2005                                                Mark Lewis (719) 471-9400
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Colorado gathers to protest Hurricane W's visit to Northcom

Colorado Springs, September 23

Colorado activists will greet George Bush today at the gates of Pete Field as he flies in for Hurricane Rita. The rally is a group effort by Citizen's for Peace in Space, Pikes Peak Justice and Peace, Springs Action Alliance, and a coalition of state wide groups.

The protesters will gather at the front gate to Pete Field at 5pm to await the arrival of Airforce 1.

Mark Lewis, Of the Springs Action Alliance said, "This is a cynical photo op and attempt at damage control after the racist disaster in New Orleans, and we will be there to tell him so." 

"The reason there will not be a repeat in Texas of the New Orleans incompetence is not because bush personally manages the effort from a radar screen at NorthCom, but because it's a Republicon stronghold, as opposed to the Democratic precincts of New Orleans."

"The hundreds victims of the cronyism that put Michael Brown at the head of FEMA are not interested in having their new home in Colorado Springs used for another fatherly photo op, and it will take much more than that to do damage control over the man-made disaster in the Gulf Coast states."

"It's amazing that after denying the existence of Global Warming, cutting the funds of the Corp of Engineers for levee construction in New Orleans, and then watching these massive storms kill thousands, that he would use Colorado Springs for such a cynical purpose", Mr. Lewis said.

Complete coverage of the rally will be on the Springs Action Alliance website, CSAction.org and covered in that site's daily news.

The antiwar march and rally at "Camp Casey" on Nevada Avenue, 1:30pm Saturday, will address other failures of this administration.

The rally will be peaceful and lawful as always and all attending are cautioned to practice nonviolence in language and actions.
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