Press Advisory
Activists to Protest Former Bush Administration Officials for War Crimes & Demand Accountability in New York City 9/8 &9/9
Contact:
Stephanie Rugoff, War Criminals Watch, 646-807-3259
Nancy Mancias, CODEPINK, (415) 342-6409
WarCriminalsWatch.org
New York – When former Bush administration officials come to New York to speak, NYC activists from organizations including War Criminals Watch, World Can’t Wait, CODEPINK and Witness Against Torture will be ready with outside protests demanding accountability and justice for the lies they told the people and crimes they committed during their time in office. The visual and vibrant protests will take place in various Manhattan locations.
Donald Rumsfeld
September 8, 2011, 11:00 am
Hudson Union Society – Outside Carnegie Hall, 57th St.
John Yoo
September 8, 2011, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
University Club, 1 W. 54th St.
Donald Rumsfeld and Michael Mukasey
September 8, 2011, 7:00 pm
Kaufmann Concert Hall,
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
John Yoo and Michael Chertoff
September 9, 2011, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
New York Law School,
185 West Broadway
“These are the people who brought us torture, indefinite detention, and trillion-dollar wars that have claimed countless Afghani, Iraqi and US lives. They should be indicted and prosecuted for their crimes, not honored as speakers and special guests at symposia, memorials and fancy dinners,” said Stephanie Rugoff, coordinator of War Criminals Watch. “People of conscience must insist on accountability for the actions of U.S. officials.”
Demonstrations will continue for the rest of the month when George Bush, Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, John Negroponte and Henry Kissinger speak at other NYC venues. Press releases on those events will be sent soon.