D.C. Emergency Truth Convergence
Current Schedule
(schedule subject to change)

Friday, July 22
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Place: Holeman Hall, National Press Club
Event: Press Conference especially designed for the independent media and foreign press "commemorating" the 9/11 Commission Report and all the previous/subsequent/ongoing lies and cover-ups that have led us to war, repression and fiscal ruin.

Presenters: Prominent 9/11 families, Dr. David Ray Griffin, and "Weapons of Mass Deception" producer Danny Schechter.
Leader: Peter Phillips of Project Censored

July 22, Friday continued
Time: 4:30 to 8:30 PM
Place: "The Tavern," Mary Graydon Center, American University
Event: Documentary Films and Reception for Convergence Participants

Saturday, July 23
Time: 9:30 to 11:00 AM
Place: Lafayette Park in front of White House
Event: White House deceit protest vigil and live music

Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Place: Lafayette Park
Event: Lethal Deceit Exposure Rally featuring all participating groups with 11-14 presenters, 7-8 minutes each. Current speakers: "War on Truth" author Nafeez Ahmed, Dr. Robert Bowman (USAF Lt. Col. retired) of Veterans for Peace, John Bruhns of Iraq Veterans against the War, Dr. David Ray Griffin, Dr. Faiz Khan, Rep. Charles Key of the Oklahoma City Bombing Commission, CIA analyst Ray McGovern of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Gael Murphy of Code Pink, Jenna Orkin of WTC Environmental Organization, Peter Phillips of Project Censored, "Weapons of Mass Deception" producer Danny Schechter of mediachannel.org, and "Terror Timeline" author, Paul Thompson.
(Organizational affiliations cited for identification purposes only.)
Rally followed by march to White House to present demands, and petitions.

July 23, Saturday continued
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Place: Mary Graydon Center, American University
Event: Nafeez Ahmed presentation on his new book "The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation and the Anatomy of Terrorism"

July 23, Saturday continued
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Place: Mary Graydon Center, American University
Event: Beyond Downing Street Town Hall meeting on the grounds for impeachment based on patterns of criminal deceit including 9/11, the Iraq war lies, the torture cover-up, etc.
Presenters: Nafeez Ahmed, Ray McGovern, Peter Phillips, and many more.

July 23, Saturday continued
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: "The Tavern" Mary Graydon Center, American University
Event: Concert/dance featuring political folk/rock by Vic Sadot and many danceable tracks of assorted inspiration.

Sunday, July 24
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Place: American University
Events:
Issue-specific workshops and caucuses - see Workshop List here.

Time: 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Place: American University
Plenary Strategy Summit:
1. VERY short presentations on status of specific truth campaigns;
2. Break-out brainstorms on Media Collaboration strategies. Grassroots Education & Organizing strategies, Investigation & Research strategies, Graphic & Performing Arts strategies...
3. Winnowing of suggestions (presubmitted and spontaneous) for media, organizing, research & artistic tactics, mutual cooperation, and radically shortening the long road ahead. See Sample Suggestion List below.
Add your thoughts now at Pre Conference Discussion Group: http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/dctruthemergency.

July 25, 26
Time: Monday / Tuesday
Place: Capitol Hill
Actions: Lobbying, presentation of demands regarding 9/11, DU, Downing Street lies, etc. to sympathetic Congress people.

A Few Suggested Media/Organization Models
for the Sunday afternoon Brainstorm:

STORY BOUNTY MODEL
Developing online list of top outstanding questions (re Iraq war lies, 9/11, recent elections, etc.); researchers, PI veterans & journalistic bloggers quote prices for the excavation work; and online donors pick particular investigations to support.

LIBERATION NEWSWIRE MODEL
Liberation News Service: Vietnam era underground news service that twice weekly mailed out mainstreamshunned news compilations to 800 independent periodicals around the country for reprinting. Would such an online service with credible editors and ferocious fact checking be viable or worthwhile today?

MEMETIC STRATEGY MODELS
What meme mantras can we deploy to awaken the public to the neocons’ corporate/fundamentalist coup, our actual strength, and what must now be done?

TRUTH MEDIA SOLIDARITY PLEDGE
One of the few inspiring moments at the recent Take Back America gig was Communication Workers Union head Morty Bahr's talk on the spreading power of the Jobs with Justice pledge, "It goes like this: during the next year, I will be there at least five times for someone else's fight as well as my own, and if enough of us pledge to be there for each other, we will all start winning." How about a similar oath to bond and strengthen our indie media, veteran groups and truth movements?


Contact:
East: Janice Matthews @ 707-616-7939
West: Gabriel Day @ 831-325-3135
Email sharethe911truth@yahoo.com