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Many members of the After Downing Street coalition are available for interviews and public speaking appearances.

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David Swanson is the creator of ImpeachCheney.org, the Washington Director of Democrats.com and co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, of the Backbone Campaign, and of Voters for Peace. He serves on a working group of United for Peace and Justice. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign. His website is www.davidswanson.org. In April and May 2007, Swanson consulted part-time for Kucinich for President 2008. david@davidswanson.org 202-329-7847

Bob Fertik, Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and President of Democrats.com. bob@democrats.com 718-424-7772

Jonathan Schwarz, Consultant with AfterDowningStreet.org, Schwarz collected on a $1000 bet that Iraq possessed no banned weapons. He's a journalist working for Mother Jones magazine. jonathan_schwarz@sbcglobal.net 301-928-7579

Ray McGovern, Co-Founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, McGovern spent 27 years in the CIA with duties including presentation of presidential daily brief. rrmcGovern@aol.com 703 994 1459

Elizabeth De la Vega, former federal prosecutor and author of "United States v. Bush et al.," which presents an indictment of Bush, Cheney, and others. ElizabethdelaVega@Verizon.net 408-399-5641

Marjorie Cohn, President of National Lawyers Guild, libertad48@san.rr.com

John Nichols, Author of "The Genius of Impeachment," journalist working for the Nation magazine. jnichols@madison.com 608.252.6482

Dennis Loo, Professor of Sociology and co-author of "Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney." ddloo@csupomona.edu 909 869 3892

Bill Goodman and Julie Hurwitz (Contact Eleanore Eveleth, National Lawyers Guild, 313-963-0843). Goodman has also worked for the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congress Member who served on the panel that brought impeachment against Richard Nixon. eholtzman@herrick.com 212-592-1421

Shahid Buttar is a poet, hip-hop MC, lawyer, scholar, media activist and grassroots community organizer committed to helping kickstart counter-cultural evolution. To read more articles or to listen to his music, visit his website. Email: shahid.buttar@gmail.com

Ann Wright, a Colonel in the U.S. Army and a career diplomat who resigned in protest the day before the war began. microann@yahoo.com 808-741-1141

Dave Lindorff, Co-Author of "The Case for Impeachment," dlindorff@mindspring.com 215-793-9390

John Kaminski, Chair of Maine Lawyers for Democracy, jkmaine@yahoo.com 207-831-4943.

Geoff Millard, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, geoffrey@truthout.org

Steve Cobble, Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, cobblesmith@verizon.net 571-274-5144

Tim Carpenter, Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, President of Progressive Democrats of America, tim@pdamerica.org 413-320-2015

John Bonifaz, Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet, constitutional attorney, lead attorney in suit filed by Reps. Conyers, Kucinich, et alia against Bush in attempt to prevent Iraq invasion, former candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of State, jcbonifaz@aol.com 617-624-3900

Cindy Sheehan, Co-Founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, campcaseymom@yahoo.com 562-912-5859

Tim Goodrich, Co-Founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War, tim@ivaw.org 760-994-6700

Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODE PINK, medea@globalexchange.org 415-235-6517

Charlie Anderson, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, iraqvet4peace@gmail.com 406-461-3483

Kelly Dougherty, leader of Iraq Veterans Against the War, kellydough@hotmail.com 719-660-8106

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, Rev@hiphopcaucus.org

Kevin Zeese, Director of Voters for Peace, kzeese@earthlink.net 301-996-6582

Mike Ferner, member of Veterans for Peace, author of "Inside the Red Zone," and director of Democracy Rising mike.ferner@sbcglobal.net 419-729-7273

Dan DeWalt, Chair of The NorthEast Impeachment Coalition, patrioticresponse@yahoo.com 802-348-7701

Richard Matthews, Southern California Director of Impeach Central, richard@alumni.caltech.edu 818-625-8506

Larry Everest, Author of "Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda" and organizer of International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity by the Bush Administration, larryeverest@hotmail.com 510-472-8484

Debra Sweet, National Co-ordinator of World Can't Wait, debra@worldcantwait.org 212-760-1723

Jacek Teller, Member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, and StopTortureNow, JT0409@ECU.EDU

Bill Moyer, Director of the Backbone Campaign. (No relation to Bill Moyers.) bill@backbonecampaign.org 206-408-8058

Stuart Hutchison, organizer of North Jersey Impeach Group, ImpeachThem.com, info@impeachthem.com

Carlos and Melida Arredondo are Co-founders of www.peopleunited4peace.org and members of www.gsfp.org, www.gsfso.org and AfterDowningStreet.org. Carlos is a Gold Star father and Melida is Gold Star step-mother to Lcpl. Alexander Scott Arredondo, USMC, who died in Iraq in August 2004. Carlos has been presenting a mobile memorial to Alex throughout the US that includes a flag draped coffin and also sharing the story of the day that Alex was killed and led to him setting fire to a Marine van and himself. Melida has been focusing on understanding the connection between chronic bereavement, PTSD and physical health impacts with Gold Star families as well as the outcomes of military funding in relation to funding domestic programs. Both have been touring the country and speaking to audiences in both English and Spanish. melida_arredondo@yahoo.com 617-323-5623

Kurt Daims, introduced resolution to indict Bush and Cheney in Brattleboro, Vt., 802-257-4995 kurtdaims@hotmail.com

Diane Wittner, director of Chesapeake Citizens (www.chesapeakecitizens.org) info@chesapeakecitizens.org

Brandon Lucy Campos, Patrick Barrett, Taylour Johnson, Ashok Kumar, Ben Manski, Juscha Robinson LibertyTreeFDR.org (608) 257-1606.

Sharon Abreu is a peace activist and environmental educator. Sharon is executive director of Irthlingz Arts-Based Environmental Education (www.irthlingz.org). She is a member of the Network of Spiritual Progressives (www.spiritualprogressives.org) and Progressive Democrats of America (www.pdamerica.org). In 2004, Sharon was a Washington State delegate for presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. She is a student of "A Course in Miracles." A professional singer, Sharon has sung at the United Nations, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and at many peace concerts and rallies. You can hear her songs at www.sharmuse.com. She can be reached at sharmuse@gmail.com or (917) 626-5781 (cell).

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