‘Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice’
Historic Rally and Day of Action Expected to Draw Thousands from
Across the Country to Advocate for Restoring the Constitution
As Bush Administration Continues Tearing Down Fundamental Freedoms,
Americans Stand Up and Fight Back
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
June 20, 2007
Contact: Liz Rose or Allison Peltzman (202) 675-2312, [email protected]
WASHINGTON, DC - Thousands of Americans are storming Capitol Hill to participate in a ‘Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice’ to rally and then call on Congress to restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, end torture and rendition and restore our constitutional rights. Activists from all fifty states will gather at Upper Senate Park on June 26, 2007 and deliver tens of thousands of signatures to Congress, urging the restoration of our rights.
What: Rally and Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice
Who: Senator Ben Cardin
Senator Patrick Leahy
Senator Tom Harkin
Representative John Conyers
Representative Dennis Kucinich
Representative Jerrold Nadler
David Keene of the American Conservative Union
Greg Proops of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Anthony Romero of the American Civil Liberties Union
Larry Cox of Amnesty International
Thousands of Americans from across the country
More than 50 other organizations
Click here to read the on-line media advisory with a more complete listing:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/30090prs20070613.html
When: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Rally from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Upper Senate Park (Constitution Ave. between New Jersey and Delaware Avenues, NE), Washington, DC
The event is being sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International (USA), the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
For nearly seven years, the Bush administration has torn down our fundamental rights and freedoms - from the suspension of habeas corpus and due process, to acts of torture, CIA kidnappings and secret prison programs. And on June 26, the American people will stand up in Washington, and demand those rights and freedoms be restored.
June 26 will mark the first time in the ACLU’s 87-year history the organization has convened a national event of this type.
The rally in Upper Senate Park will also be webcast live online, for anyone unable to attend in person. Viewers can tune in at www.juneaction.org starting at about 10:30 a.m. ET June 26 for more information and a chance to watch the event and all the speakers live on the web.
For more information on the Day of Action, visit
http://www.juneaction.org
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Allison Peltzman
Legislative Communications Associate
ACLU Washington Legislative Office
(202) 675-2312 (press)
http://www.juneaction.org