Come to Crawford! What to bring...

(this is the non-Austin-centric version of my earlier emails):

[All plans are a go, despite Cindy leaving.]

Due to her Cindy's necessary absence, it is INCREDIBLY important that
we
continue the vigil - in her name, and to be by the side of the many
other
family members who will stay on in a quest to affect change. Cindy has
been
a figurehead in this movement, but she'd be the first to tell you -
it's not
about her. Now as far as the realities of keeping the media engaged, we
must
DOUBLE or TRIPLE the numbers so they understand there's more to the
story
than Cindy.

So in the name of ENDING THE WAR and MOVING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTANDING -
please, come as planned, or especially if you haven't planned to
already!
This IS the tide...CATCH IT!

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Can't say that I know much, since I'm only plugged in on a couple of
channels, but check out what I DO know—joining Cindy in Crawford
recently:
---FBI Whistleblower Colleen Rowley
---Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern
---Minnesota State Senator Becky Lurie, who lost a son in Iraq
---Eve Ensler of the Vagina Monologues, is there covering it for O
Magazine
---Many more families of fallen soldiers and various celebs TBA

MUSIC this weekend at the encampment:
--Marcia Ball and her whole band FRIDAY NIGHT (7pm-ish)
--Carolyn Wonderland (and others, TBA) Saturday, not sure times
--not confirmed yet, but on Sunday: JOAN BAEZ! (that’s the rumor!)
& yay for all the womyn musicianz!

RALLY TONITE and tomorrow and SATURDAY and Sunday…..it goes on!

ASKS:
Please CARPOOL. If you are going up, please post on the rideshare forum
that
you are offering a ride or look for others that need rides! Those folks
can
always find another way back once there, so you don’t have to commit to
leave out time – there is LIMITED PARKING and we are trying to make the
world a better place, are we not? ‘Nuf preaching:
http://crawfordpeace.nfshost.com/forum/1

WHEN YOU GO: go by the PEACE HOUSE first for directions and ask what
YOU can
do to help! Directions to Crawford, Peace House and encampment below*

NEEDS:
Computer/internet needs: http://crawfordpeace.nfshost.com/node/743

ICE -- always bring coolers full of ice to share (bring enough food and
water for your carload) --when you get there, ask at Peace House if
they
need ice, and if not, take to the encampment and ask at the
‘commissary’ –
the community kitchen – or the CodePink ladies might know who is in
need…or
ask anyone that looks like they’ve been there more than a few days if
they
need ice! Make a new friend!

LIGHTS – battery-powered and otherwise (we are looking into drawing
electricity from our host), holiday-lights are good & transportable
spot
lights of any nature-- take any larger lights to the stage area (mark
your
stuff!) – or simply set up holiday lights in darker areas at night to
help
people not stumble around.

SHADE! There’s very few trees on the property, so we need shade
structures
or some kind of poles with tarps tied off with rope to them. Bring
extra
tarps and ropes…people can use trucks/trailers to tie off to as well.
Mark
your stuff if you want it back (and put your CITY after your name)—and
leave
it for others to use as a gift when you leave for the weekend…you’ll
probably go back the next weekend anyway, right? ;) I’m sure we will
coordinate people to bring back all leftover stuff marked by city and
post
an announcement to where to come retrieve it.

FOLDING CHAIRS/tables if ya got ‘em – if you have extra, scout to find
who
can make use of the others.

----other possibly helpful TIPS-----------
TIPS on CAMPING: http://crawfordpeace.nfshost.com/node/328
Keeping PEACE in Crawford:
http://crawfordpeace.nfshost.com/node/332#comment-3202
IF YOU HATE CAMPING: http://www.crawfordpeacehouse.org/protest.html
Other useful info: http://gointocrawford.blogspot.com/

*Map of Crawford:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9142+E+5th+St,+Crawford,+TX+76638&ll=31.532897,-97.437336&spn=0.016506,0.030088&hl=en
The Peace House is one block east of the RR tracks on 185. To the east
of
that is Tonkawa Park, where there is a GREAT swimming hole with a
waterfall
to cool off (don’t swim alone—moccasins are cooling off too!), and
parking
in the football stadium for shuttling to encampment if you don’t want
to
have to deal with parking up there (highly recommended for the light
travelers).

Going west on 185 “thru town” (as it were—that’s the intersection of
185 and
317), turn right on Prairie Chapel Rd. and follow it, with no turns,
out to
the encampment (past the triangle of last weekend).


DR