111 Cities Partake in National Run Against Bush Day

[The Straight Story]

111 Cities Partake in National Run Against Bush Day on Sept. 18, Sequel Set for Oct. 23

9/28/2004 6:14:00 PM

To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Ben Clark of Run Against Bush, 202-347-3343

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Organizers of Run Against Bush, a movement to raise money and awareness to defeat George W. Bush, proclaimed National Run Against Bush Day on September 18 "a rousing success" and announced Saturday, October 23 as the date for "National Run Against Bush Day II: Run Against Bush Strikes Back!" "The sequel will be twice as big as the original," said Rich Khoe, a co-founder of the group.

The group has raised over $400,000 and has more than 11,000 members nationwide. On Sept. 18, the political action committee donated a total of $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee and Victory 2004 Coordinated Campaigns in ten swing states.

Thousands of joggers, walkers, and bikers assembled in 111 cities across the country and in international locations such as Dakar, Paris, Tokyo, and Darfur. Here in the United States, National Run Against Bush Day events were held in cities such as Missoula, Ames, Tampa, Phoenix, South Bend, Boise, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Knoxville, Milwaukee and Washington, DC, where more than 300 runners and walkers gathered on The Ellipse in front of the White House.

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=37099

[Cha]

1. How Inspiring!

I love these creative people who are coming up with ways to heighten the awareness to Defeat bush.