Posted on 09/20/2006 11:35:47 AM PDT by Maceman
Giving Congress up to September 21 to stop the invasion of Iraq, Reverend Lennox Yearwood, CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus of Washington D.C., and Church of God and Christ minister, plans to lead a press conference in front of the White House to protest the war in Iraq on Thursday (Sept. 21).
Yearwood, citing a moral obligation, says that he, along with 270 cities and 350 organizations nationwide, will no longer be passive observers of Bush's War on Terror. "We are in a time of peril in which people of morals have to stand up. We are willing to do whatever it takes-all on peace-to urge Congress and the administration to take a new course on Iraq, including a timely and responsible withdrawal of troops," he stated.
Known for his work with ubiquitous hip hop stars such as Jay-Z and Diddy (as senior consultant to their "Voice Your Choice" and "Citizen Change" groups, respectively) as well as serving as national grassroots and political director for Russell Simmons' Hip Hop Summit Action Network, Yearwood and about fifty supporters plan to demonstrate with speeches and a public signing of a "Declaration of Peace" document. Some of the speech participants slated to be in attendance are Congressman John Lewis (GA) and national religious leader Father Louis Vitale, former pastor of Saint Barnabas Church.
Yearwood intends to present the "Declaration of Peace" to President Bush by approaching the White House gates with interlocked arms. Yearwood adds, "We will do whatever it takes [even] if it calls to be arrested or bodily harmed, we must make a stand."
Events, dubbed "A Week of Action," will follow with peace vigils, fund-raising dinners, workshops, peace caravans, pole planting, and parades throughout the country and in Puerto Rico until the 28.
Good job! And welcome aboard. It's good to have you.
By the way, I see you're from New Jersey. Go Thomas Kean Jr.! I just donated some money to his campaign to help turn out the corrupt Bob Menendez. Hope you can work some get out the vote efforts on behalf of Kean Jr. in November! He'll need all the help he can get to overcome the unions and their turn-out-the-zombie efforts.
Did you happen to hear Kean Jr. on the Hugh Hewitt show the other day? He was impressive.
Thank you very much.. It's Great to be here!
Just another old hippie and about as smart as a sack full of hammers. Amen.
I may be wrong, and want to be on target...I thought "Hip Hop" was the euphamized version of Rap, trying to dodge the emotional baggage that parents had finally percieved in Rap. Two different kinds of music in practice?
I'm sure they are being funded by left leaning groups. Follow the money. The so called leaders of this are probably have lunch with Michael Moore or George Soros right now. Or Hillary. Or Al Gore and his minions. Subversion through propaganda is the order of the day, anymore.
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