Independence Day Kick-off for Impeachment Center

The Los Angeles Impeachment Center officially opened the morning of July 4th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Peace Center and a picnic at La Cienega Park.

An array of over 200 activists and revelers gathered at the park to gather information, listen to speakers, and support investigations into the misdeeds of the Executive Branch. Among the groups represented, in addition to the Los Angeles Greens: Westside Greens, San Fernando Valley Greens, Progressive Democrats of America, 9/11 Truth Now, Code Pink, and many more. Petitions, voter registration forms, bumper stickers, and lawn signs were among the many items in evidence.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a co-sponsor of Articles of Impeachment against Dick Cheney, spoke first, thanking the crowd for their involvement in "one of the most important movements" in the nation's history, and leading the crowd in a chant of "Impeach Cheney Now!" Other speakers included Former Assemblymembers Jackie Goldberg and Paul Koretz, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California Shakeel Syed, and Green Congressional Candidate Byron De Lear.

The Impeachment Center will be open Saturdays 2-6pm.