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MAP OF ASSEMBLY AREA
Click here to download a map of the assembly area on the Mall, and contingent formation locations.

MARCH ROUTE
After an arduous and long process of negotiating with the U.S. Capitol Police, a final route for the march on Jan. 27th has been agreed to. Here are the details:

1 pm -- March steps off from 3rd Street and Jefferson Drive, NW. We will take 3rd Street north to Constitution, the east on Constitution to 1st Street, NE, then south to East Capital Street. At that point we will make a U-turn in the street and head north on 1st Street to Constitution. The march will proceed west on Constitution to 1st Street, NW, where we will head south, passing between the Reflecting Pool and the West Lawn of the Capitol. The march will pick up Maryland Ave., heading west until it intersects with Independence and then going west to 4th Street. We will then turn north on 4th and end up back on the Mall.

Yes, the march will double back on itself. This means that unlike other marches, most of us will have a chance to see and be inspired by the stream of contingents from all over the nation. We will be on three sides of the Capitol building sending our message loud and clear: This war must end now!

PARKING INFORMATION
We are strongly encouraging everyone driving to DC, whether by bus, van or car, to park at one of four Metro stops, and then take the Metro into DC. Click here for information on which Metro stop you should go to, including maps and directions.

DC METRO DIRECTIONS
Metro workers will be meeting buses at the designated parking lots, and will faciliate purchasing farecards for the Metro. We strongly encourage that you bring exact roundtrip fare for the Metro -- see below for exact amounts -- and purchase roundtrip farecards before boarding the Metro, so that you don't have to stand in lines on your way back to your bus after the march. Click here for DC Metro maps.

If Your Bus Is Parking at the Greenbelt Parking Lot:
(Greenbelt is the Green Line.)

To the National Mall: Take the Green Line to L'Enfant Plaza.
30 minutes from Greenbelt Metro Station to L'Enfant Plaza. (Fare $2.35)

Return trip to Greenbelt: Take the Red Line from Union Station to Green Line
40 minutes from Union Station to Greenbelt Metro Station. (Fare $2.35, total roundtrip $4.70.)

If Your Bus Is Parking at the Shady Grove Parking Lot:
(Shady Grove is the Red Line.)

To the National Mall: Take the Red Line to Union Station

Return trip to Shady Grove: Take the Red Line from Union Station
40 minutes from Shady Grove to Union Station. (Fare $2.35 each way, $4.70 roundtrip)

If Your Bus Is Parking at the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Lot:
(Vienna/Fairfax-GMU is the Orange Line.)

To the National Mall: Take the train to L'Enfant Plaza
35 minutes from Vienna Metro Station to L'Enfant Plaza. (Fare $2.35)

Return trip to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU: Take the Red Line from Union Station to the Orange Line
40 Minutes from Union Station to Vienna. (Fare 2.35, total roundtrip $4.70)

If Your Bus is Parking at the Branch Ave. Parking Lot:
(Branch Ave. is the Green Line.)

To the National Mall: Take the train to L'Enfant Plaza
20 minutes from Branch Avenue Metro Station to L'Enfant Plaza (fare $2.35)

Return trip to Branch Ave.:Take the Red Line from Union Station to the Green Line
40 minutes from Union Station to Branch Avenue Metro Station (fare $2.35, roundtrip $4.70)

WHAT TO BRING
The current forecast is 45 F and sunny! But the weather can change quickly! So please be prepared. Dress in layers; you may be cold while standing during the rally, but warm up while we're marching. Bring water and food for the day, as there is little available for sale in the Mall area. Strollers are OK.

Click here for info on what to bring for CodePink's "Walk in Their Shoes" campaign the Critical Voice's "We Will Not Be Silent" campaign.

Drums and Other Noisemakers: To help make this march a spirited, energizing, and powerful event, bring drums, tambourines, and other noisemakers. Improvise -- pots, pans, and plastic tubs all make great percussion instruments. Drum sticks for drumming are OK.

Banners, Signs, and Sticks: We will have posters available in the assembly area to promote the key messages of the march, but we encourage you to bring your own signs and banners, identifying the community or constituency you represent and/or expressing your reasons for why the war and occupation in Iraq must end. NOTE ABOUT STICKS: Sticks are OK for posters, if they are more like slats than sticks, i.e., relatively thin and rectangle-shaped. Posters can also be attached to cardboard tubes.