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Cindy Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House in 2006.

Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan (born July 10, 1957) is an American anti-Iraq War activist, whose son, Casey Sheehan, was killed during his service in Iraq. She attracted international attention in August 2005 for her extended demonstration at a peace camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch garnering her both support and criticism. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Highlights The so-called iTunes Law, which Apple has called state-sponsored piracy, is approved by the French Parliament (coat of arms pictured). ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 692 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cindy Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House on November 7, 2006. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 692 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cindy Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House on November 7, 2006. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Casey Sheehan Casey Austin Sheehan (May 29, 1979 – April 4, 2004) was the son of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war protester a. ... A man carries a sign at the September 24, 2005 anti-war protest, a demonstration in Washington, D.C. American Civil Rights March on Washington, leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963. ... First peace camps Peace camps are known from the 1920s. ... The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Bush at his ranch Prairie Chapel Ranch is a 1583 acre (6. ...

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Sheehan's campaign against the Iraq war

Sheehan states she has "always been a Democrat,"^[1] and that she had initially questioned the urgency of the invasion of Iraq, but did not become active in the anti-war effort until after her son's death.^[2] This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Combatants Coalition Forces: United States United Kingdom South Korea Australia Poland Romania others. ...

Sheehan and other military families met with President George W. Bush in June of 2004 at Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, Washington, nearly three months after her son's death. In a June 24, 2004 interview with the Vacaville Reporter published soon after the meeting, she stated, "We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled. The President has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached." She also stated that President Bush was ". . .sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis … I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith."^[3] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Fort Lewis is a census-designated place and U.S. Army post located in Pierce County, Washington. ... Nickname: The City of Destiny Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: Country United States of America State Washington County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (NP) Area  - City 62. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sheehan gave another interview on October 4, 2004, stating that she did not understand the reasons for the Iraq invasion and never thought that Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States. She further stated that her son's death had compelled her to speak out against the war. ^[2] October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Friends and family of Cindy Sheehan hold a photo of Casey Sheehan at an anti-war demonstration in Arlington, Virginia on October 2, 2004.

During the Presidential Inauguration in January 2005, Sheehan traveled to Washington, D.C. to speak at the opening of "Eyes Wide Open: the Human Cost of War", a traveling exhibition created by the American Friends Service Committee that displays pairs of combat boots to represent every U.S. military casualty. There she met others who lost family in Iraq, and together they planned to create an organization for similar families. Sheehan wrote about the experience in a commentary article.^[4] She was also a featured speaker when the exhibition opened in San Diego in March, 2005^[5] and traveled with the exhibition to other locations. "Behind these boots is one broken-hearted family," she stated as she donated her son Casey's boots to travel with Eyes Wide Open when it stopped in San Francisco later that month.^[6] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 739 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cindy Sheehan ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 739 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cindy Sheehan ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Friends Service Committee logo The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which works for social justice, peace and reconciliation, abolition of the death penalty, and human rights, and provides humanitarian relief. ...

Sheehan is one of the nine founding members of Gold Star Families for Peace, an organization created in January 2005 that seeks to end the U.S. presence in Iraq and provide support for families of fallen soldiers. As of August 2005, at least 63 other relatives of fallen soldiers are listed as members. Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP) is a United States based organization founded in January 2005 by individuals who lost family members in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...

Although she had spoken publicly against the Iraq war and occupation since 2004, and even pledged not to pay her 2004 taxes^[7], Sheehan attracted international attention only in early August of 2005. At that time, she traveled to Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch just outside Crawford, Texas. Demanding a second meeting with the President and an explanation of the cause for which her son died^[8][9], she created a peace camp called Camp Casey by pitching a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay for the full five weeks or until such a meeting was granted. She also promised that, were she not granted a second meeting, she would return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future.^[10] Several cabinet members went out to talk to Sheehan, but she refused stating that she would only talk to the President himself. Toward the end of her vigil, she said she was "very, very, very grateful" Bush did not grant her that meeting because it would have ended the momentum the peace movement gained from the popularity of her demonstrations.^[11] Bush at his ranch Prairie Chapel Ranch is a 1583 acre (6. ... Crawford is a town located in western McLennan County, Texas, eighteen miles west of Waco. ... First peace camps Peace camps are known from the 1920s. ... Camp Casey, South Korea is a U.S. Army base in South Korea. ... A vigil (from the Latin vigilia, wakefulness) is a period of sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching or observance. ... A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. ...

Sheehan's actions have led supporters such as Rev. Lennox Yearwood, CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, to describe her as "the Rosa Parks of the antiwar movement."^[12] Later during the demonstration, Sheehan also gained the label of "Peace Mom" from the mainstream media.^{[13][14][15][16]} Rev. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... The Hip-Hop Caucus (H2C) is a Hip-Hop membership organization that has established a comprehensive agenda for the Hip-Hop Community. ... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist and seamstress whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. Parks is famous for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake... The global peace movement refers to a sense of common purpose among organizations that seek to end wars and minimize inter-human violence, usually through pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycott, moral purchasing and demonstrating. ...

Some of her statements have caused controversy. One such comment she wrote on the Daily Kos Sheehan blog on September 24, 2005, accusing the media of excessive media coverage of Hurricane Rita: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowest pressure 895 mbar (hPa)[1] Damages $10 billion (2005 USD)[1] Fatalities 7 direct, 113 indirect Areas affected Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most...

In March 2005, James Morris sent an e-mail to ABC's Nightline that allegedly included the statements that Casey Sheehan "was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel" and that he had "joined the Army to protect America, not Israel." Sheehan denies the allegations, "I've never said that. . . Those aren't even words that I would say. I do believe that the Palestinian issue^[18] is a hot issue that needs to be solved, and it needs to be more fair and equitable, but I never said my son died for Israel." She claims that Morris modified the email to support his own personal agenda. Morris denies altering the email before sending it along to Nightline^[19] on Sheehan's behalf (per her request for him to do so). Two other individuals, Tony Tersch and Skeeter Gallagher, received a copy of Sheehan's email directly from her; both claim that the e-mail they received is consistent with Morris' story, rather than Sheehan's. Tersch posted the email^[20] he received to the "bullyard" Google group. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Nightline is a late-night hard news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) is an influential neo-conservative, U.S. think tank based in Washington, D.C.[1] Co-founded by William Kristol and Robert Kagan, the group was established in early 1997 as a non-profit organization. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

Cindy Sheehan on May 12, 2006 published a letter titled "Oh no, Canada".^[21] In the letter, she wrote that the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was "wildly unpopular from coast to coast up north and there is a growing sense of unease about his emulation of a very unpopular person in the USA but even more in Canada: George Bush." However, two days prior to the letter's publication SES Research released the results of a poll^[22] indicating approval for the Prime Minister in every part of the country. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ...

She has plans to build a therapy center across from President Bush's ranch for returning war victims.^{[citation needed]}

Crawford Peace House

Sheehan is a director of the Crawford Peace House, which came under scrutiny in March of 2007 after not only failing to submit paperwork since May of 2006 to retain their corporate charter, but also after having several hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations unaccounted for. If the Peace House forfeits its corporate charter, Sheehan could be held accountable for its debts, a Texas Comptroller spokesperson said.^[23] The Crawford Peace House is an anti-war activist organization located in Crawford, Texas. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

Chronology of activism

Camp Casey

Main article: Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas

On August 6, 2005, Sheehan created a makeshift camp in a ditch by the side of the road about three miles from George W. Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas and announced her intention to stay (sleeping in a pup tent at night) until she is granted a second face-to-face meeting with the President.^[24] Sheehan started her protest the day the President started a planned five-week vacation. A few days later, the media began referring to Sheehan's camp as "Camp Casey."^[25] Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the George W. Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas during his five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist Casey Sheehan. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the George W. Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas during his five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist Casey Sheehan. ...

She spent the next four weeks in Crawford (except for 5 days spent in California to see her elderly mother, who had suffered a stroke.^[26]) On some days as many as 1500 supporters visited Camp Casey^[27], including members of Congress, as well as several notable actors, singers, and civil rights activists.

Gold Star Families for Peace, of which Sheehan is a founding member, released a TV commercial featuring Sheehan, broadcast on Crawford and Waco cable channels near Bush's ranch.^[28] The group conducted a walk to a police station just outside Bush's Crawford ranch and delivered a bundle of oversized letters written by them to First Lady Laura Bush, appealing to her as a mother for support towards their movement.^[29] It has been suggested that Neighborhoods of Waco be merged into this article or section. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is the current First Lady of the United States. ...

On August 16, Sheehan moved her camp closer to the Bush ranch after being offered the use of a piece of land owned by a supporter, Fred Mattlage, who also happens to be a third cousin of Larry Mattlage, a rancher who had fired a shotgun on his property near the demonstration site several days earlier.^[30][31] On 08/16/2005 Fred Mattlage, an Army veteran, small business owner from Waco Texas, and one of President Bushs neighbors offered the free use of his land to dozens of iraq war protesters who have camped in roadside ditches for the previous eleven days. ...

In late August, Sheehan stated that she would continue to campaign against the Iraq war even if granted a meeting with the President. She also announced the Bring Them Home Now Tour, to depart on September 1 and arrive in Washington, D.C., on September 24 for three days of demonstrations. The Bring Them Home Now Tour was a rolling anti-war protest against the Iraq War, beginning in Crawford, Texas, travelling three routes across the country (with rallies along the way) and culminating in a rally in Washington, DC in September 2004. ...

September - December 2005

Main article: Bring Them Home Now Tour

Cindy Sheehan in 2005

In September, the Bring Them Home Now Tour was organized by Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace. It was a rolling anti-war protest against the Iraq War, beginning in Crawford, Texas, traveling three routes across the country (with rallies along the way) and culminating in a rally in Washington, DC in September 2005. It was inspired by and featured Cindy Sheehan as a speaker at many rallies. The Bring Them Home Now Tour was a rolling anti-war protest against the Iraq War, beginning in Crawford, Texas, travelling three routes across the country (with rallies along the way) and culminating in a rally in Washington, DC in September 2004. ... Image File history File links Cindy_Sheehan. ... Image File history File links Cindy_Sheehan. ... Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP) is a United States based organization founded in January 2005 by individuals who lost family members in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... It has been suggested that Kelly Dougherty be merged into this article or section. ... Military Families Speak Out is a US based anti Iraq war group. ... Veterans For Peace is an American organization founded in 1985. ... Crawford is a town located in western McLennan County, Texas, eighteen miles west of Waco. ...

Sheehan's activism continued into the winter of 2005/2006. She met with Senator John McCain and, after considering the meeting a disappointment, called him a "warmonger".^[32] She later protested Hillary Clinton's stance on the war, stating that Clinton must either speak out against the war or risk losing her job^[33][34], and urged Governor Janet Napolitano to withdraw the Arizona National Guard from Iraq at a rally in Phoenix.^[35][36] After a short trip back home to California, Sheehan said on October 24 during a media interview^[37] that she planned to speak at the White House and then tie herself to the fence, promising to return to the fence as soon as possible if arrested. She did not follow through on this statement. John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936, in Panama Canal Zone, Panama) is an American Republican politician, currently the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... Janet Georgia Napolitano (b. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ...

Around Thanksgiving, Sheehan returned to Texas to protest Bush's vacation without bringing the soldiers home. Bush planned to stay in Crawford through November 28, 2005.^[38] In early December, Sheehan traveled to Chicago to attend the annual People's Weekly World banquet. The theme of the banquet was "Make 2006 a turning point year in the fight for peace and justice."^[39] The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Peoples Weekly World (PWW) is the newspaper of the Communist Party USA, and is the direct descendant of the Daily Worker. ...

Europe and South America

Sheehan went to London in early December. She was interviewed by BBC Radio 4^[40] and by The Guardian.^[41] On December 10, Sheehan addressed the International Peace Conference, organized by the Stop the War Coalition and held at The Royal Horticultural Halls. Sheehan was received enthusiastically by the British anti-war movement. Later in the evening, she attended the London Premiere of Peace Mom, a play written by Dario Fo (Literature Nobel laureate) about her^[42], in which the role of Sheehan was played by Frances de la Tour. On December 13, Sheehan traveled to Ireland, where she met Irish Foreign Affairs minister Dermot Ahern. She voiced her objection to U.S. aircraft refueling at Shannon Airport, stating, "Your Government, even though they didn't send troops to Iraq, are complicit in the crimes by allowing the planes to land and refuel".^[43] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The International Peace Conference was an anti-war conference held on December 10, 2005. ... The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) (informally just Stop the War) is a UK anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, and composer. ... Frances de la Tour (born July 30, 1944) is a British actress best known for her role in the 1970s British sitcom, Rising Damp, and renowned for her critically acclaimed stage performances, notably in Tennessee Williams play Small Craft Warnings in Londons West End in 1973. ... Dermot Ahern (born 2 February 1955) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician who currently serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, 3. ...

On January 24, 2006, Sheehan took a trip to Venezuela, sponsored by that nation's foreign ministry. Joining more than 10,000 anti-globalization activists in Venezuela for the Caracas World Social Forum with Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez^[44], she stated "I admire President Chávez for his strength to resist the United States" while saying she agreed with Harry Belafonte's statement that President Bush is "the greatest terrorist in the world." January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ) (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. ... Harold George Belafonte, Jr. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

2006 activism

On January 31, Sheehan wore a T-shirt reading "2,245 Dead. How many more?" to Bush's State of the Union address and was removed and arrested by Capitol Police.^[45] Additionally, Beverly Young, the wife of Representative Bill Young (R., Fla.), was told to leave because she was wearing a T-shirt that read "Support the Troops: Defending Our Freedom." As a matter of policy, visitors to Congress are not allowed to wear shirts containing type of any kind. Sheehan later described the event:^[46] Alternative meanings in State of the Union (disambiguation) The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ... Charles William Bill Young, also known as C.W. Bill Young, (born December 16, 1930), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing the 10th District of Florida (map). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

I was never told that I couldn't wear that shirt into the Congress. I was never asked to take it off or zip my jacket back up. If I had been asked to do any of those things... I would have, and written about the suppression of my freedom of speech later. I was immediately, and roughly (I have the bruises and muscle spasms to prove it) hauled off and arrested for "unlawful conduct." This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

After I had my personal items inventoried and my fingers printed, a nice Sergeant came in and looked at my shirt and said, "2245, huh? I just got back from there."

I told him that my son died there. That's when the enormity of my loss hit me. I have lost my son. I have lost my First Amendment rights. I have lost the country that I love. Where did America go? I started crying in pain. The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ...

Sheehan in Melbourne speaking in support of David Hicks

On March 7, Sheehan was arrested in New York "after blocking the door to the U.S. Mission to the U.N. offices" during a protest with Iraqi women against the war.^[47] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 2520 KB) Summary On Friday 26 May at 12:30 a rally Organised by Civil Rights Defence was staged in support of the release of hicks in front of the Victorian Liberal Party offices located in Exhibition Melbourne. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 2520 KB) Summary On Friday 26 May at 12:30 a rally Organised by Civil Rights Defence was staged in support of the release of hicks in front of the Victorian Liberal Party offices located in Exhibition Melbourne. ... For the American chaplain, see David Hicks (chaplain). ... NY redirects here. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...

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Sheehan has accused the United States of planning to attack Iran in an effort to halt that nation's development of nuclear weapons. In two articles on BuzzFlash, she called the passage of the Iran Freedom and Support Act was merely a stepping stone to war, and called on Congress to reject similar measures in the future.^[48][49] The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ... The Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2005 (S. 333) is an act passed by the United States Congress that appropriates $10 million and directs the President of the United States to spend that money in support of groups opposed to the Iranian government. ...

On Mother's Day, Sheehan joined Susan Sarandon at a Code Pink organized protest in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. Sheehan told the crowd that Mother's Day without her son was "very emotional" for her.^[50] A celebratory cookie. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... CODEPINK: Women for Peace is an anti-war feminist grassroots peace and social justice movement of women who seek social change through proactive, creative protest and non-violent direct action. ... Presidents Park, located in Washington, D.C., includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafayette Square, and the Ellipse. ...

On May 26, Sheehan spoke at a rally in Melbourne, Australia. The rally was held in front of the offices of the Victorian Liberal Party, and it was in support of the release of David Hicks.^[51] Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the American chaplain, see David Hicks (chaplain). ...

Several organizations are planning a hunger strike for July 4 ^[52] in which Sheehan has stated she will participate, although she will not be fasting indefinitely as some others have pledged to do. "Some of us like Dick Gregory and Diane Wilson will be fasting until the troops come home from Iraq, and some, like me, will be fasting for a specified time. My fast will begin on 7/04 and end on the last day of Camp Casey: 09/02."^[53] Hers was a fast from solid foods, but allowing liquids such as blended juice drinks and smoothies.^{[54][neutrality disputed]} A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... Dick Gregory (1964) Richard Dick Claxton Gregory, (born October 12, 1932) is an African American comedian, social activist, writer, entrepreneur, and nutritionist. ...

On July 5, Sheehan appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss the war and her upcoming hunger strike. On the show, she called Bush "the biggest terrorist in the world" and "worse than Osama Bin Laden," and conceded that she would rather live under Venezuela's Chávez than Bush.^[55] MSNBC, a combination of MSN and NBC, is a 24-hour cable news channel in the United States and Canada, and a news website. ... Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC hosted by Chris Matthews. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

In July, Sheehan purchased five acres of land in Crawford, Texas, near Bush's private residence. In a written statement, Sheehan wrote that she "decided to buy property in Crawford to use until George's resignation or impeachment, which we all hope is soon for the sake of the world." She also stated that she "can't think of a better way to use Casey's insurance money than for peace", and that she is sure that Casey would have approved.^[56] In an interview on The Stephanie Miller Show, Sheehan said that once her need for the land is over, she intends to donate the land to Crawford for the purpose of converting it into The Casey Sheehan Memorial Peace Park.^[57] Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

In September, Sheehan released her memoir, entitled Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism. The book recounts her experience of losing her son, along with fantasies of suicide and revenge against Bush, and her transformation into an anti-war activist. Also included in the book are criticisms several other politicians, including: Senator John McCain, whom she accuses of lying to the media about his private statements to her; John Kerry, whom she says she regrets voting for; and Hillary Clinton, whom she calls a "powermonger."^[58] See fantasy for an account of the literary genre involving the development of common or popular fantasies. ... It has been suggested that Suicide method be merged into this article or section. ... Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ...

On December 10, Sheehan participated in a pro-impeachment forum at Fordham University alongside Carolyn Ho, mother of Ehren Watada, the first commissioned Army officer to refuse to go to Iraq.[1] Fordham University is a private, coeducational research university[2]in the United States, with three residential campuses located in and around New York City. ... Ehren Watada (born 1978) is a first lieutenant in the United States Army who in June 2006 publicly refused to deploy to Iraq for his units assigned rotation to Operation Iraqi Freedom. ... Ehren Watada (born 1978) is a first lieutenant in the United States Army who in June 2006 publicly refused to deploy to Iraq for his units assigned rotation to Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...

2007 visit to Cuba

On January 6, 2007 she traveled to Cuba and called for the closure of the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[2] January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... Guantanamo Bay may refer to: Guantánamo Bay (Cuba), a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, the United States Naval base located there Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, the detainment camp on that base, terrorists are held there Category: ...

In Cuba she also visited the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) where she declared: "I am impressed by the school, the quality of the students. I have never seen anything like it in the world; it doesn’t matter what part of the world we come from, or the fact that our governments don’t get along, we have the same hearts and they are filled with love."[3] ELAM (Cuba) logo Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM), formerly Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicias (in Spanish; in English: Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), formerly Latin American School of Medical Sciences), is a major international medical school in Cuba and a prominent part of the Cuban healthcare system. ...

Sheehan refused to meet with Cuban dissidents regarding Cuba's holding of political prisoners.[4] A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image are deemed by a government to either challenge or threaten the authority of the state. ...

2007 visit to Springfield Vermont

Cindy Sheehan visited Springfield, Vermont, on March 4, 2007, to give a speech at the Unitarian Universalists Church about impeaching Bush and ending the war. [5] Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...

2007 visit to Purdue University

Cindy Sheehan plans on visiting Purdue University, on April 12, 2007, to give a speech on President Bush and the war in Iraq. [6] a visit that has caused controversy locally and has caused Purdue University to enact security measures not normally used around a guest speaker, such as banning signs or banners from the speech location. Purdue students let their opinion be known as Sheehan had a hard time speaking over the chorus of boos from those in attendance. At several points of the speech she became very hostile and confrontational calling several students "warmongers."^[59] Purdue University (Purdue) is a land-grant, public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...

2007 visit to Kent State University

Cindy Sheehan spoke, invited by the May 4th Task Force as part of a yearly event remembering the Kent State Shootings. After ringing the Kent State bell 32 times to honor the recent Virgina Tech massacre, Cindy Sheehan spoke to a crowded gathering of students, activists and adults from all over the region. She spoke a day after Tom Hayden's keynote address at the Democracy Symposium. ^[60] John Filos Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio, a fourteen-year-old runaway and Vietnam War protester, screaming with anguish and kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller, shot through the mouth by an unknown Ohio National Guardsman. ... The Virginia Tech massacre is a school shooting that unfolded as two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. ... Tom Hayden outside the 2004 Democratic National Convention Thomas Emmett Tom Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. ...

Quotes

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Cindy Sheehan

• “Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not afraid of anything,”[7]
• “We can't depend on the Democrats.”...“They got there and betrayed the grass roots that put them there”[8]

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See also

• Anti-war activist Nadia McCaffrey, whose son was killed by Iraqi Security Forces [9]
• Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas
• American popular opinion of invasion of Iraq
• Support and opposition for the 2003 invasion of Iraq
• Opposition to the Iraq War
• Protests against the 2003 Iraq war
• Support and criticism of Cindy Sheehan

Nadia McCaffrey was born in France and married an American Bob McCaffrey and she immigrated to the United States. ... Iraqi Army soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division. ... Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the George W. Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas during his five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist Casey Sheehan. ... Anti war demonstration in Washington DC President Bush meets troops in flight gear Support for the U.S. plan to invade Iraq started out very high in early 2002, but began to slip later in the year. ... This page contains links to several topics relating to Support and opposition for the US-led invasion of Iraq and the consequent 2003 Iraq war. ... This article is about opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Iraq War from outside Iraq. ... This article is about protests concerning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Main Article: Cindy Sheehan // Since beginning her vigil, a number of organizations and individuals have expressed and provided support to Sheehan. ...

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