300 mile “Sam’s Ride” for Peace arrives at White House
On the 5th of May, a group of bicycle riders arrived in front of the White House after completing a 300 mile ride from Raleigh, North Carolina to DC. Both the ride and the rally were to protest the wars and drone killings that have continued under Obama.
Video 2 1/2 min Video of the closing rally
Audio Audio by WSQT Radio-contents:
Intro
Sam
Michael McPherson-Vets for Peace, UFPJ
David Swanson
song
One of the speakers at the rally spoke of getting a fundraising pitch from Obama’s campaign and explaining why they would not donate a single dime. Both the wars and the drone assasinations were cited as reasons to withold support from Obama’s re-election campaign.
