People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. —George Orwell—
The bus, and its cadre of demonstrators from Northern California, will hold the following actions:
Saturday: 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Travis AFB (main gate), Fairfield. 2-3 p.m. - Lemoore Naval Air Station (main gate), Lemoore.. 4-5 p.m. - Fresno Air National Guard (main gate), Fresno.
Sunday: 7:30-8:30 a.m. - Edwards AFB (main gate), Edwards. 11-12 Noon - Marine Corps Logistics Base (main gate), Barstow. 1-2 p.m. - Ft. Irwin Army Military Reserve (main gate), Ft. Irwin. 5-6 p.m. - Nellis AFB (main gate), North Las Vegas.
Once at Creech AFB in Indian Springs, NV) demonstrations Monday will be held in conjunction with International Climate Justice Day of Actions to protest the environmental disaster caused by wars (including 51 percent of fossil fuels in the world are consumed by the U.S. military).
On Tuesday, timed to coincide with Obama's expected announcement to increase troops strength in Afghanistan, Dawn to Dusk protests will be held at the front gate at Creech AFB.
A CodePINK statement said:
"President Obama was elected to end the war. We are still in Iraq, drone bombing against Pakistan for the past 6 months has been more than all the drone bombing under Bush and we're escalating in Afghanistan. We have one message for U.S. troops: RESIST, REFUSE, DON'T GO, NO SURGE; and one message for Obama: Troops Home NOW."