CODEPINK will be mobilizing nationally to Nevada to shut down American-funded militarism, occupation and war! Join us for these events:
#ShutDownREMAX
March 2-4th: Las Vegas, Nevada
CODEPINK and allies will be staging actions as part of a national mobilization to the RE/MAX R4 Convention March 2-4, 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas to protest RE/MAX’s selling of stolen Palestinian land in the West Bank, as part of our Boycott RE/MAX: No Open House on Stolen Land (LINK: boycottremax.org) campaign. RE/MAX International is selling settlement properties through RE/MAX Israel on confiscated Palestinian as it profits off of Israel’s illegal occupation and system of settler-colonialism. The mobilization will target the RE/MAX R4 Convention, the largest annual gathering with over 6,000 RE/MAX representatives in attendance from more than 60 countries around the world. We will be staging a three day presence outside the event which includes speakers like top RE/MAX executives, Peyton Manning, and even a performance by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Join us for community building, direct action, and of course to meet fellow activists from across the nation in PINK!
Register on our Website: http://www.boycottremax.org/shutdownremaxconvention
#ShutDownCreech
February 28th-March 6th: Indian Springs, Nevada
Join CODEPINK at Creech Air Force Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, for a national mobilization of nonviolent resistance to shut down killer drone operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan,Yemen, Somalia, and everywhere. In 2005, Creech Air Force Base secretly became the first U.S. base in the country to carry out illegal, remotely controlled assassinations using the MQ-1 Predator drones, and in 2006, the more advanced Reaper drones were added to its arsenal.Sponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace, Nevada Desert Experience (NDE), Veterans For Peace (VFP), Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Voices for Creative Nonviolence (VCNV) and others.
Register on Our Website: http://shutdowncreech.blogspot.com
Donate to bring CODEPINKers to Nevada to #ShutDown militarism!
#ShutDown Week of Events Calendar
(Please note this is preliminary and subject to change)
#ShutDownREMAX Itinerary - March 2-4th
Monday March 2nd
12:00 PM ~Arrival in Nevada
1:00 PM ~ Orientation and Primer on the Boycott RE/MAX: No Open House on Stolen Land campaign – Meet at Mandalay Bay Starbucks
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM ~Boycott RE/MAX Inside Convention – Mandalay Bay
6:00 PM ~Teach-In on BDS and Boycott RE/MAX: No Open House on Stolen Land, Youth Panel “Beyond Solidarity, Toward Justice: Palestine Activism, Intersectionality, and the Commitment to Joint Struggle” -- Las Vegas Library (Multipurpose Room)
833 Las Vegas Blvd. N.
Las Vegas, NV 89101.
9:00 PM ~Debrief and End of the Day Reflection
Tuesday March 3rd
10:00 AM ~ CODEPINK Breakfast and Meet Up, Orientation for Day's Events – Mandalay Bay
11:00 AM ~ Direct Action (Information Provided at Orientation) -- Mandalay Bay
1:00 PM ~ Speak Out on Global Palestinian Refugee crisis -- outside Global Exchange RE/MAX, Mandalay Bay
4:00 PM ~ Vigil for Children of Palestine -- outside RE/MAX’s Children Miracle Network Auction, Mandalay Bay
7:00 PM ~ GROUNDED: The Play, Las Vegas, 7 p.m. (limited seating), contact John: [email protected] for tickets as part of Shut Down Creech
Wednesday March 4th
8:00 AM Set Up
9:00 AM Peyton Manning Action – Mandalay Bay
11:00 AM Settlement Visual -- Mandalay Bay
12: 00 PM Continue On with CODEPINK to Shut Down Creech!
Shut Down Creech Itinerary - Vigils starting February 28th, Actions March 4-6th
PRELUDE to Mass Convergence for Peace:
March 2 to March 3:
CODEPINK and Supporters (everyone welcome) will initiate the convergence with Daily Vigils at the south entrance to Creech AFB, mornings (6-8) and afternoons (3-5). Let's create a mile long trail of peace banners and signs along the highway! Midday to include optional activities and excursions in the beautiful Nevada desert, a chance to bond with fellow anti-drone activists and trips to Las Vegas to join CODEPINK's actions at the REMAX Convention: #ShutDownREMAX
CAMPING available at our beloved "Goddess Temple," 3 miles from Creech, starting afternoon of February 28, until CAMP JUSTICE begins on Tuesday.
Contact Toby for reservations: [email protected]
THE PROGRAM: THE MASS CONVERGENCE BEGINS
Tuesday, March 3
5 p.m. Set-Up CAMP JUSTICE following afternoon vigil
9 p.m. Drumming Circle @ CAMP JUSTICE
GROUNDED: The Play, Las Vegas, 7 p.m. (limited seating), contact John: [email protected]
Wednesday, March 4
6-8 a.m. Peace Vigil at Creech, south entrance, across from CAMP JUSTICE
8-9 a.m. Breakfast @ CAMP JUSTICE
9-11 a.m. Teach-In on Militarism, Armed Drone Violence, & Environmental Injustices
12 noon - 1 p.m. Affinity Group Orientation
1-1:30 p.m. Lunch
2-3 p.m. Organizing Groups Explanations / Updates on Campaigns @ CAMP JUSTICE
3-5 p.m. Peace Vigil at Creech south entrance
5-5:30 p.m. Dinner @ CAMP JUSTICE
6 p.m. Announcements/Updates on week's plans
9 p.m. Drumming Circle @ CAMP JUSTICE
GROUNDED: The Play, Las Vegas, 7 p.m. (limited seating), contact John: [email protected]
Thursday, March 5
6-8 a.m. Peace Vigil at Creech, south entrance
8-9 a.m. Breakfast @ CAMP JUSTICE
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nonviolence Training
1-1:30 p.m. Lunch
2-3 p.m. Legal-Observation Training and Legal Consequences Discussion
3-5 p.m. Peace Vigil at Creech, south entrance
5-5:30 p.m. Dinner @ CAMP JUSTICE
6 p.m. Announcements of Friday's nonviolence action details
9 p.m. Drum Circle @ CAMP JUSTICE
Note: For VFP members: Thursday 6pm, VFP Regional Meeting
Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas
Friday, March 6 -- Day of Peaceful Resistance
A host of peaceful nonviolent actions of resistance will be planned.
Supporters, legal observers, and many who avoid risking arrest are greatly needed.
Scenarios will be developed by committee prior to March 4th.
6-8 a.m. Peace Vigil and Civil Resistance at Creech, south entrance
9:00 a.m. Light breakfast
10-12:30 p.m. FREE TIME (jail support as needed, walk in desert, nap in tent, rejoice in SHUTTING DOWN CREECH! )
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1-3:00 p.m. Debrief, Share thoughts and visions, discuss plans for next mobilization to Creech.
3-5:00 p.m. Last Peace Vigil: FLY A KITE, NOT A DRONE (bring colorful kites)
3:00 p.m. Break down CAMP JUSTICE
5:00 p.m. VICTORY DINNER: CELEBRATION MEAL, followed by Closing Ritual/Ceremony