Nice group, I'd believe anything they said...
Zeese was a founding member of the Montgmery County Coalition Against the War in Maryland
So now we have a war in Maryland which he is also against?
Well, by golly, I'm against the war in Maryland also!!!!
Kevin Zeese
For more than 25 years, Kevin Zeese has been advocate for a wide array of social and economic justice issues. He has helped develop more than a dozen advocacy organizations, brought people together to work in coalitions and built movements. Zeese was a founding member of the Montgmery County Coalition Against the War in Maryland.
About Us
'Stop the War' Campaign
Democracy Rising seeks to Bring the Troops Home, End the Occupation by Empowering Activists across the Nation
Democracy Rising, a founding member of United for Peace and Justice, has been involved in opposing the war in Iraq from the beginning. The Democracy Rising peace project seeks to bring the troops home and end the occupation of Iraq by empowering activists so they cannot be ignored by decision makers in Washington, DC.
Democracy Rising is a national effort based in Washington, DC. Being inside-the-beltway gives the project a daily focus on the decision makers - in Congress and the Bush Administration - who are waging the illegal war and occupation of Iraq. Through people power - grass roots pressure - we will push Congress and President to end the occupation and bring the troops home.
As long-term DC activists we recognize that the power to end the war will not primarily come from the people inside Washington, DC - it will come from people throughout the country, speaking to their neighbors, friends, family, reports or media and elected representatives. The pressure to change the direction of Congress and the Bush administration comes from the people who elect them - the voters who live in their congressional districts. Therefore the focus of Democracy Rising is empowering the people so their elected officials not only hear them - but cannot ignore them.
We will provide anti-war advocates with the tools they need to be effective. The first tool is information. This web site not only provides you with the current news, but Democracy Rising's Iraq War Facts pages will be an ever-growing, consistently up-dated set of pages of key facts with citations on the Iraq war and occupation. Whether you are new to anti-war advocacy or have been involved since before the war began; whether you spend 20 minutes each week or 40 hours each week working to end the occupation, you will find Iraq War Facts an indispensable tool.
We'll also make it easier for you to reach the decision makers through click and send letters on our website - members of the Congress, Senate and Administration. In addition, Democracy Rising will connect you to key media outlets so you can send and get published letters to the editor - one of the most read sections of every newspaper. Even our merchandise page is designed to give you the information you need to get better informed and the tools you need to be a more effective advocate for peace. And, we will urge coordinated action by advocates from across the country because together we will have a stronger impact.
And, we want to get your feedback. What do you think is necessary to end the occupation and bring our troops home? On our bulletin boards we will encourage lively discussion of strategies and tactics, of what has worked in your community and what hasn't, of how we should come together as a movement to achieve our goals.
At Democracy Rising we believe civic involvement will make a difference, that an informed, activated and coordinated citizenry can end the war and bring our troops home safely, responsibly and quickly.
Ralph Nader, Virginia Rodino, and Kevin Zeese
Ralph Nader
For more than four decades, Ralph Nader has saved lives, opened minds, implemented solutions, and inspired citizens everywhere to participate in building a better, more democratic world. He founded Democracy Rising in 2000, one of more than 100 civic organizations he has helped to found or organize, authored countless books and publications, and perhaps more than any other person has defined our modern understanding of the American ideals of democracy, civic duty, and participation for the public good, rather than dominance by the corporate powers. Known for his ethics, integrity and independence, Ralph Nader is recognized world-wide for putting democracy to work. The New York Times said, "What sets Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action." Part of his mammoth legacy is the effective national network of citizen reform groups that labor to preserve the safety and quality of life of every American. His groups have made an imprint on many areas including civic skills, tax reform, pensions, aviation, regulation of atomic power, renewable energy, clean air and water, clean elections, food, medicine and auto safety, safety in the workplace, access to healthcare, civil rights, civil justice, Congressional ethics, campaign finance, discriminatory lending, the tobacco industry, corporate crime and reform, investor protection, corporate globalization, agribusiness and small farms, intellectual property, medicine prices abroad, freedom of information, and government procurement. The list goes on and on.
Kevin Zeese
For more than 25 years, Kevin Zeese has been advocate for a wide array of social and economic justice issues. He has helped develop more than a dozen advocacy organizations, brought people together to work in coalitions and built movements. Zeese was a founding member of the Montgmery County Coalition Against the War in Maryland. He appears regularly on national television as a commentator on a variety of issues and has been published widely in newspaper and e-news media outlets. He is a founder and director of TrueVoteMD - one of the nation's leading citizen groups working to end paperless electronic voting. See TrueVoteMD.org. He serves as President of Vote Trust USA, a coalition of state and local groups working to end paperless computer voting See www.VoteTrustUSA.org." As President of Common Sense for Drug Policy, he is nationally recognized as a leader of the effort to end the war on drugs and put in place a public health approach to drug control. See CSDP.org. Zeese has worked on local, state and national political campaigns including serving as Ralph Nader's Press Secretary in 2004.
Virginia Rodino
Virginia Rodino is a global justice activist who has protested the G-8, WTO, IMF, World Bank, and the occupation of Palestine and Iraq around the globe. She is a communications professor in the University of Maryland system, where she researches the democratization processes of social movement communication, as well as mainstream media coverage of social movements. She has produced award-winning studies on activist public relations, and is a trained critical media analyst. She is a founding organizer of the Baltimore anti-war coalition. In addition to founding and organizing several global justice and anti war groups, Rodino has served as the media spokesperson and publicist for these organizations as well. She has been a delegate to the 2001 NYC Social Forum, the 2002 European Social Forum in Florence, Italy, and the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Rodino was the Maryland Green Party's 2004 congressional candidate for the 7th district, and the Maryland state coordinator and advance media coordinator of the Nader/Camejo 2004 presidential campaign.
Jason Kafoury
After graduating from Colorado College in 2000, Jason Kafoury joined Ralph Nader's Presidential campaign and helped organize a ten city "Super Rally" tour. At the beginning of 2001, Jason moved to Washington DC and helped found Democracy Rising. Jason was Democracy Rising's national coordinator from 2001 until the fall of 2003. During that time he coordinated a 17 city "People Have the Power Tour" with rallies featuring Ralph Nader and worked on a variety of political campaigns. In November of 2002, Jason participated in the founding meeting of United for Peace and Justice and subsequently led Democracy Rising's 6 month effort to prevent the Iraq war. In 2004, Jason became the National Field Coordinator for the Nader for President 2004 campaign and led ballot access and field campaigns in all 50 states. Jason is currently helping Democracy Rising launch a new "Stop the War" Campaign and plans on attending law school in the fall.
Joseph Schroeder
An activist and student residing in Baltimore who has assisted greatly with the development of Iraq War Facts.
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