Citizen Works - Press Release

Ralph Nader, Greenpeace & Oil Policy Experts Tell Bush:
STOP FUELING THE MADNESS

DC Press Conference Kicks Off Hundreds Of Protests at Gas Stations Nationwide

When: Tuesday February 4, 2003, 10:00AM Press Conference, to be followed by a demonstration at Noon at the American Petroleum Institute

Who: Speakers confirmed to date:
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate and Citizen Works Founder
John Passacantando, Greenpeace USA Executive Director
Steve Kretzmann, Oil Industry Analyst with the Institute for Policy Studies
Liz Hood, Sierra Student Coalition Member and student at Walter Johnson High School

Where: Press Conference: The National Press Club, Murrow Room Demonstration: American Petroleum Institute 1220 L St., NW Washington DC

What: The press conference will take place in conjunction with more than 100 protests at gas stations across the US and UK during first ever international Day of Action for Peace focused solely on oil. Speakers will provide a background briefing on how, instead of driving the nation to war, the Bush Administration must shift its resources to developing a sane national energy policy that does not depend on oil. The local Washington, DC demonstration will take place at the American Petroleum Institute.

The Feb 4th Day of Action is endorsed by the following organizations: Action for Social and Ecological Justice, Amazon Watch, American Heritage Service, Black Voices for Peace, Capital District Greens, Charlotte Fellowship of Reconciliation, Citizen Works, Code Pink, Corp Watch, Democracy Rising, Earth First!, Global Exchange, Global Response, Green Party of Manhattan, Greenpeace USA, Middle East Research and Information Project, MOSOP UK, Pacific Environment, Peace Action, People Against Oppression and War, Power Shift, Project Underground, Rainforest Action Network, San Bernadino County Democratic Central Committee, Sierra Student Coalition, Social Justice Center of Marin, Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), Students for a Free Tibet, Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, The Ecotopian Society, The Ruckus Society and United for Peace