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Camp Democracy has produced a 45-minute DVD of highlights: ORDER IT HERE.

Notes from the Producer, David Swanson:

Camp Democracy was a one-of-a kind experience. From September 5th to 21st, 2006, we gathered on the National Mall in huge tents to organize and train citizens and activists new and old in ways to oppose the Bush agenda. The idea for Camp Democracy arose out of discussions on listserves. A group of amazing volunteers (originally a handful, eventually hundreds) made it happen. And opposing the Bush agenda, in defense of democracy, was what united us.

Bringing together disparate movements was what made us unique. We brought anti-war activists together with those struggling to restore the homes of Hurricane Katrina victims. We made connections between climate change, the war, and immigrants' rights – connections of those issues and connections between groups and individuals working on them. Iraq Veterans Against the War met people at Camp Democracy who helped them acquire a bus, and they spent Thanksgiving helping Katrina victims in New Orleans. In the months since Camp Democracy I've run into people all over the country who met there and joined forces there. People remember it as an enjoyable experience full of music and marches and friendships. (Which is wonderful to hear, for those of us who remember it as a lot of work.)