♥️🌵 Make your trip more sustainable: Organize ride shares from your community, combine your trip with an exploration of the beautiful southwest & visits with family & friends along the way.
Need Travel Assistance Funds? Thanks to generous donations from supporters, we are again offering assistance for traveling expenses for those in need! Want to come to Shut Down Drone Warfare, Spring 2025, but can't afford the traveling costs?
Apply ASAP! Limited funds available.
Please put "SDDW Travel Stipend" in the subject heading of the email.
Note: Amount of assistance will depend on the number of folks who apply.
Coming to SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE (SDDW)
Spring 2025?
Our Registration Form will be posted online by March 10. Please register early. This helps the SDDW Organizing Team better able to plan and serve everyone better. We welcome people to travel to Alamogordo/El Paso via plane, train/bus, or car, and encourage carpooling/ride shares whenever possible.
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE:
We are offering limited transportation assistance.
We cannot guarantee rides from your home community, but will help connect people who are offering rides with those who need rides from the same community/region.
If you are planning to drive to SDDW and can offer rides, OR, if you are hoping to get a ride, please contact us: Email: Toby Blomé, toby4peace@sonic.net
We are guaranteeing rides for everyone flying/busing/training to El Paso. For those flying, El Paso International Airport (ELP) is the closest. (85 miles to Alamogordo, and 80 miles to Oliver Lee State Park Campground). We WILL provide rides from El Paso Airport & bus station to Camp Justice & Alamogordo motels, AND we WILL provide return trip to El Paso at day of your departure. A TRANSPORTATION FORM will be available by March 15 to help us coordinate rides from/to El Paso.
For assistance with transportation from/to El Paso,
Please contact our Transportation Coordinator AFTER MARCH 7:
Eleanor Levine: eleanorlevinee@gmail.com
Note: If staying at Camp Justice (see below) we will coordinate rides for you to the vigils and other activities during the week, but we can not facilitate rides for you from hotels in Alamogordo. You must arrange that on your own.
HOUSING/CAMPING ACCOMMODATIONS Options:
CAMP JUSTICE:
Offers natural beauty, electricity, shade and a wonderful place to build camaradarie
We urge folks to stay at Camp Justice, where some meals and many of our activities during the mid-day and evening will occur. Camp Justice is our SDDW peace camp set up at the group campsite located at Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, just 15 mi. south of Alamogordo. It's a lovely campground in an idyllic setting surrounded by the beautiful southern New Mexico desert environment. Great hiking, shaded picnic tables, and great showers are available at affordable rates that include more opportunities to connect with your fellow SDDW participants.
More details about Camp Justice , our weeklong peace encampment at Oliver
Lee Memorial State Park will be coming soon.
For those unable to camp:
Alamogordo Motels and Air BnB's:
Alamogordo is 12 miles north of Camp Justice and 10-12 miles east of Holloman AFB. For those who are unable to camp, here are some affordable motels and Air BnB's that also offer weekly rate discounts. Air BnB's are probably the most affordable, if you can coordinate with others to share the multi-bedroom housing together.
Motel 6 - Alamogordo
Super 8 by Wyndam Alamogordo
Economy Inn Alamogordo
"The Kerry Place" (3 bedroom Air BnB)
"4 Bedroom Sleeps 8" (5 bed Air BnB)
Alamo Comfort, TDY & Family Friendly
Please note that it may be more affordable to book your rooms via an online booking firm.
We recommend early reservation to guarantee availability.