October 2, 2003
KUCINICH CAMPAIGN'S GLBT OUTREACH DIRECTOR VISITS D.C.
Mari Engelhardt from the national campaign comes to a monthly Meet-Up and strategy session.  An opportunity for volunteers and members of the press to learn about the candidate's concrete record in Congress actively fighting for equal rights under Federal law for same-sex couples and an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation. 
Luna Books and Coffee House, 1633 P Street, NW DC

October 7, 2003
KUCINICH JOINS NADER AT RALLY FOR DC STATEHOOD AND DEMOCRACY
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader appear at a mass rally in Washington D.C. organized by Democracy Rising and also featuring Dorothy Scott of Washington Inner City Self Help, Vanessa Dixon of the DC Healthcare Coalition, DC Public School Teacher Elizabeth Davis, Damu Smith of Black Voices for Peace, DC hip hop artists Head-Roc featuring Noyeek the Grizzly Bear, and the Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers.  Congressman John Conyers makes a guest appearance.  Kucinich is the only Presidential candidate to accept the invitation to address the rally.
The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1518 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.

October 16, 2003
KUCINICH IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY
The panel is moderated by Joe Leonard of Voices for Working Families, and includes Dr. Rania Masri of the Institute for Southern Studies and Coordinator of the Iraq Action Coalition, Mark Thompson, WOL Radio Talk Show Host of "Make It Plain," and Damu Smith, Founder of Black Voices for Peace.
Howard's Blackburn Center Gallery, 2397 6th Street, NW

October 16, 2003
DENNIS J. KUCINICH WRAPS UP 4-DAY PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TOUR IN NATION'S CAPITAL
An announcement party with Mimi Kennedy, Ben Cohen, Kucinich supporters.
The Josephine Butler Community Park Center, 2437 15th St., NW

November 9, 2003
DENNIS J. KUCINICH ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT REMAINING ON DC PRIMARY BALLOT
In a statement issued November 7, 2003, hours after four other candidates withdrew their names from the ballot, Congressman Dennis Kucinich said:
"As someone who works in the District of Columbia, and as a member of the Government Reform Committee, I have a close relationship to the District and a special obligation to the people of the District.  I've been there whenever the District has needed help in Congress.  I am running in the DC primary and in support of DC statehood."

November 10, 2003
KUCINICH PEACE WALKERS ARRIVE IN D.C., EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA
Twenty-one year old Jonathan Meier walks from Maine to California to spread the word about presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich.  He walks into D.C. via Rhode Island Avenue on November 10, accompanied by three other walkers who joined up in New York City.  The Kucinich campaign organizes a Veteran's Day event at the Gandhi Memorial in their honor.

November 17, 2003
KUCINICH: VOUCHERS ARE NO SOLUTION
Republicans in Congress promote a school vouchers plan for Washington, D.C., and Congressman Kucinich releases this statement:
"Vouchers are no solution for poor students, no solution for education in America. The citizens of the District of Columbia know this, and the Republicans who are seeking to push through a vouchers plan without open debate know it too.  Vouchers take money away from many students to provide it to a few.  This is not the answer.  The solution is to take money away from a bloated Pentagon budget, from President Bush's tax cuts for the extremely wealthy, and from an occupation of Iraq that needs to be ended, and invest that money in public education.  As President, I will lead the fight to improve public schools, and oppose alternatives that divert attention, energy, and resources from efforts to reduce class size, enhance teacher quality, and provide every student with books, computers, and safe and orderly schools. I will at the same time work to provide the District of Columbia with statehood and full voting representation in Congress so that the citizens of DC become full citizens able to defeat proposals like this one through the democratic process."

November 29, 2003
FULL DAY OF EVENTS IN D.C. FOR CANDIDATE KUCINICH
Congressman Dennis Kucinich spends a Sunday meeting with supporters, community leaders, and the public, including: Addressing Rev. Fauntroy's New Bethel Baptist Church Congregation, 1739 9th Street, NW; meeting with Mario Cristaldo, Coordinator Voting Rights for All DC Coalition; meeting with Bill Fletcher, Executive Director of Trans-Africa; a private dinner with local campaign volunteers.

December 1, 2003
KUCINICH CAMPAIGN FIRST TO RUN D.C. PRIMARY ADS
The December 1st Hill Rag/DC North/East of the River (all Capital Community News, Inc. publications) carry the same ad noting Kucinich's positions on health care, the war in Iraq, and the "PATRIOT Act".  The December 4th City Paper ad contains statements by prominent Kucinich endorsers, and invites readers to attend two upcoming campaign events. These ads were produced by DC for Dennis, a local volunteer coalition, and can be viewed at www.dcfordennis.com/ads.

December 8, 2003
PATCH ADAMS JOINS DENNIS KUCINICH FOR D.C. PARTY AND FUND RAISER
The party is hosted by Mimi's American Bistro and is open to the public with a suggested donation of $25 for Kucinich's D.C. primary campaign.  Over 150 supporters are present.

December 8, 2003
KUCINICH BLASTS CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING BILL AS UNJUST FOR D.C.
The $238 billion spending bill before the House and Senate includes $7.5 billion for Washington D.C.'s budget and a rider forbidding DC from using any federal funds or even any local funds to support DC statehood or DC Congressional voting rights.  Kucinich issues this statement:
"It is wrong that the citizens of our nation's capital live, work, and pay taxes in the United States but have no voting representation in Congress.  Denying them the right to use their tax dollars to lobby for correcting this injustice adds insult to injury.  DC residents' city government is free to lobby Congress or state governments in support of virtually any proposal, no matter how wise or absurd, productive or misguided.  The one exception, the one thing that DC cannot do, is ask for democracy.  Promotion of representative democracy is banned in the capital of the world's oldest democracy, and this is accomplished through the cowardly inclusion of a rider in an enormous bill that provides spending for the federal government.  When I am president, Iwill see to it that Washington D.C. becomes a state and spends its money as it sees fit."

December 31, 2003
KUCINICH MEETS WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEDIA, SENIORS
Presidential Candidate Dennis J. Kucinich hosts a meeting with the African American media at Ben's Chili Bowl, 1213 U Street NW, Washington, D.C.  Following the meeting, he addresses residents of nearby Campbell Heights Senior Citizens apartment complex.  The center is managed by Dr. Butler-Truesdale, a former member of the D.C. Board of Education.

January 4, 2004
KUCINICH CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES TV ADS IN D.C.
The Kucinich campaign is launching nine new television ads created by the legendary George Lois, widely regarded as one of the most creative and successful advertising communicators of our time.  Lois has also produced new print advertisements and campaign posters for the campaign.  Lois created the winning ad campaigns for Senators Jacob Javits, Robert Kennedy, Hugh Scott, and Warren Magnuson, and ran the "celebrity" ad campaign that helped free former middleweight boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.  The nine TV ads include the voice of movie star, film producer, activist, and United Nations Peace Messenger Danny Glover.  The ads begin airing in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C., on January 4.

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