Buses to the Inauguration
YES WE CAN!
January 20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
COME OUT AND CELEBRATE!
JOIN OUR BUS TRIP TO
THE INAUGURATION!
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At the request of numerous CFPA members and supporters, CFPA has reserved six buses to take supporters from the Princeton area to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Since we need to pay in full for these buses by mid-December, we also must require that those who intend to go reserve a seat using the e-commerce link below by Wednesday, December 17, 2008! This deadline is firm.
CFPA’s South Jersey affiliate, the Coalition for Peace and Justice, has also reserved two buses to go to Washington, DC, one of which will leave from Cherry Hill and the other from Atlantic City. Seats on those buses should be reserved through Norm Cohen at ncohen12@comcast.net or (609) 601-8537. Our Lansdowne, PA office also has a bus going from there, contact David Gibson at
dgibson@peacecoalition.org or (610) 623-3724.
We expect those who come with us will either stand along the parade route; which thanks to a court ruling will be largely open to the public, or on the National Mall where there will be large screen broadcasts of the proceedings. Millions of people are expected for joyous landmark event!
It is doubtful that we will be able to get seats and so we may be standing for the day. We want to lay out the above clearly, so those who do reserve know what they are likely to experience. CFPA has no control over access to the inauguration proceedings. So all CFPA can promise to provide is round trip bus with Metro transportation, great spirit, and comradery.
Please note, everything is subject to change as more information becomes available. A final confirmation email (or postal letter, for those without email) with final details will be sent to those with paid reservations.
Since very large crowds are expected, we are recommending that those riding the CFPA buses bring a brown bag lunch and a bag supper for the way back. Those who try to purchase food in DC or on the bus trip back are likely to have very long waits.
APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE (all times tentative, subject to change)
6:00 AM: Leave Princeton (location to be determined) on chartered buses with on board bathrooms. (We may even leave earlier. We need to leave with plenty of time - they're expecting crowds!)
9:30 AM: Arrive at one of the Metro Stations in Washington, D.C. Included in the bus fee is a round trip Metro farecard which will be distributed on the bus on the way down.
12:00 PM: Swearing in of Barack Obama as 44th President of the U.S., followed by Inaugural Parade.
3:30 PM: Leave Inaugural Events to return by Metro to buses for ride back to Princeton.
4:30 PM: Buses leave for return trip to Princeton.
8:30 PM: Estimated arrival time back in Princeton.
Costs: $50 per seat for CFPA members; $65 for non-members. This includes a round trip Metro ticket that will be distributed on the bus. There is very little overhead included in this price, so we can’t offer refunds!
You can become a CFPA Member and then reserve at the Member rate below by first clicking on the link below and using the first option to become a member.
http://www.peacecoalition.org/about/contribute.html
