Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.

Some of the most liberal members of Congress are planning to throw house parties next Saturday to focus attention on presidential adviser Karl Rove and the so-called Downing Street Memo.

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., says he's organizing the events across the country "to broaden public understanding of how Karl Rove and the Bush administration have manipulated intelligence, deceived the American people, and misled our nation into war."

"Our country is slowing beginning to confront the truth about the Bush administration's deceitful rush to war in Iraq," Conyers said.

July 23 marks the three-year anniversary of the meeting at No. 10 Downing Street in London, that was recorded in the now infamous minutes known as the Downing Street Memo.

According to the AfterDowningStreet website promoting the parties, "The agenda at various of these events will include speeches, panel discussions, viewing of DVDs, dramatic recreations of the Downing Street Minutes, debates, writing postcards and letters to congress members and senators not present, writing letters to the editor, training participants in effective lobbying, honoring local fallen soldiers, and planning local marches and flyering campaigns."

Regarding Rove, Conyers said, "Ninety-one of my Democratic colleagues joined me in a letter to the president, demanding that Rove either explain his role in the outing of [CIA agent] Valerie Plame or that he resign. I was also joined by 12 Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee asking Chairman Sensenbrenner for hearings on the growing scandal. I believe these hearings will help illustrate how Rovegate is a part of the puzzle of the ongoing Iraq War deception."

At least eight events will be hosted by or participated in by members of Congress, including Conyers in Detroit, Jim McDermott in Seattle, Barbara Lee in Oakland, Maxine Waters in Los Angeles, and Maurice Hinchey in New York.

Ordinary citizens are also being encouraged to host their own house parties.

Conyers says he'll be conducting a conference call for house-party hosts featuring Plame's husband, Amb. Joe Wilson, as well as Air America radio host Randi Rhodes as guests.