Is anyone from Des Moines or Central Iowa Group participating in this 
event?  Who would be the contact person if anyone from Iowa City 
would like to meet them at the event?
Rex

>* National Forest Protection Alliance * Religious Campaign for Forest
>Conservation *
>* Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment * The National
>Catholic Rural Life Conference *
>
>***********GREEN RAUCOUS IN THE IOWA CAUCUS***************
>
>National Jobs & Environmental Day of Action -- Earth in the Balance
>Des Moines, Iowa -- Wednesday, January 12, 2000
>(time and place to be announced)
>Special Guest: David Brower
>
>Members of organized labor, environmental groups, clergy, farmers,
>indigenous peoples, small businesses, recyclers, students, elected
>officials, party activists, and more, are converging in Iowa – home of
>the nation's first presidential contest -- to demand that the
>presidential candidates begin addressing the most pressing issues of our
>time -- PROTECTING THE PLANET AND OUR LIVELIHOODS.  An unprecedented
>alliance of labor/environmental/religious/indigenous/farm leaders
>recently came together in Seattle to protest the undemocratic WTO and its
>assault on farmers, workers and the environment.  Some of these same
>leaders and organizations are now planning a major PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION
>in Des Moines, Iowa, for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12.  The demonstration will
>be held near Vice President Al Gore's Campaign Headquarters in downtown
>Des Moines.  After the rally, demonstrators will caravan to the campaign
>headquarters of other candidates.  This is a nonpartisan event, and we
>will be addressing all the major candidates competing in Iowa, Democrat
>and Republican.
>
>Our message to the candidates is simple: not enough is being done by our
>government to protect small family farms, workers and the environment.
>We want a contract with the presidential candidates to set our nation on
>a sustainable path that protects locally-owned businesses, family farmers
>and the environment.  These issues are not receiving the attention they
>deserve in the presidential campaign, and we demand a national dialogue.
>Any and all organizations and activists committed to this goal are
>welcome.
>
>Bundle up for the cold weather (the event will be held outside), and
>bring your family and friends.  Also bring your props, costumes, signs,
>banners, and energy and ideas.  If you can't travel to Iowa, but want to
>support the demonstration, you can ENDORSE THIS EVENT by adding your
>organization's name to the list of groups that endorse the goals of the
>demonstration.  This list will be distributed to the media.  SIMPLY REPLY
>TO THIS EMAIL and we will sign your group on (please keep your message
>brief -- all we need is the name of your organization and a message
>saying, "Sign us on").  You can also help by FORWARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
>to anyone and everyone you know in the environmental, farm, labor, small
>business and religious communities.  The presidential candidates are
>struggling for every vote they can get in Iowa, a state where retail
>politics still thrives, and where the candidates must respond to the will
>of the voters.  This is a rare opportunity for us to send a powerful
>message to our political leaders as we enter the new millennium.
>
>[SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY -- PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES:  Anyone who can come to
>Iowa for a few days before or after the demonstration will have an
>opportunity to participate in the statewide-televised January 8
>Democratic and January 15 Republican presidential debates taking place in
>Des Moines.  While few, if any, of us will be able to get inside the hall
>(it only seats 200), most of the action will be taking place outside.
>The influx of national media into Iowa during that week will create
>numerous opportunities for us to advance our cause.  We'll need to stay
>flexible and seize whatever opportunities present themselves, but we'll
>definitely be planning some sort of formalized press events around the
>debates (at which participating groups will have an opportunity to
>distribute their materials to the media).  We will also want to have a
>large presence (with signs and banners) for the media outside the debate
>hall.]
>
>NFPA has some funds available to assist with car travel for those in
>need.  NFPA will also assist as many activists as possible with housing,
>and we will shuttle people to and from the airport (but we'll need
>details on your itinerary).
>
>For more information on the "RAUCOUS IN THE CAUCUS," or to endorse the
>demonstration, please contact the National Forest Protection Alliance
>through John Talberth [[log in to unmask] or 505-986-1163], Jake
>Kreilick [[log in to unmask] or 406-829-6353] or Tom Weis
>[515-265-8266].
>_
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