A.N.S.W.E.R. LEADER INTERVIEWED TONIGHT [MARCH 4] ON BILL MOYERS AND OTHER UPDATES

*A.N.S.W.E.R. leader interviewed tonight on Bill Moyers
*A.N.S.W.E.R. national organizer speaks about Haiti on Pacifica
*Funds urgently needed for March 20
*Join protests Saturday, March 6 to support the Haitian people

A.N.S.W.E.R. LEADER INTERVIEWED TONIGHT ON BILL MOYERS

Tonight's (Friday, March 5, 2004) "NOW with Bill Moyers" on PBS features a segment on the government's criminalizing of dissent that includes an interview with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard attorney and co-founder, with Carl Messineo, of the Partnership for Civil Justice. Mara is a member of the national Steering Committee of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, and co-chair of the Mass Defense Committee of the National Lawyers Guild.

"NOW with Bill Moyers" airs in New York City at 8:30 p.m., in Washington, DC at 9:00 p.m., in San Franciso at 10:00 p.m., and in Los Angeles at 8:00 p.m. To check your local listing go to: http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html . The program is an edited piece so obviously we don't have any knowledge of, or control over, content.

A.N.S.W.E.R. NATIONAL ORGANIZER SPEAKS ABOUT HAITI ON PACIFICA

Also, you can hear an interview on Pacifica's Flashpoints with Sarah Sloan, a national organizer with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and a spokesperson for the A.N.S.W.E.R. Youth and Student National Coalition. Sloan reports on breaking news about Haiti, specifically her discussions with the Ambassador of the Central African Republic regarding U.S. pressure to obstruct people's ability to meet with and talk to President Aristide.

Sloan told Flashpoints, "We consider this [the revelations] to be complete verification that this is really coming from the Bush Administration to prevent President Aristide from telling the truth, telling his side of the story long enough for the U.S. government to attempt to install a new government in Haiti." To hear this interview, go to: http://www.pacifica.org/programs/flashpoints/flashpoints_040304.html

Today, tens of thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in the capital city of Port au Prince, marching to the U.S. Embassy and to the Presidential Palace demanding the return of President Aristide and the end to the foreign invasion and occupation of their country by the forces who carried out the coup d'etat against President Aristide. The so-called rebel leader Guy Phillipe revealed his true political orientation in an interview quoted by the Black Commentator. "'Pinochet made Chile what it is,' Philippe 'gushed' when asked his favorite historical figure. 'Number 2 on Philippe's list is former U.S. President Ronald Reagan,' the Miami Herald reported."

FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR MARCH 20

Join hundreds of thousands of people on March 20 who are taking to the streets across the U.S. to fight back against the Bush Administration's worldwide "regime change" program from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti and everywhere, and who will be standing with the people of Haiti as they struggle to restore their democracy.

We urgently need funds to make the March 20 demonstrations a huge success. The expenses of the New York demonstration alone that A.N.S.W.E.R. must raise are in the tens of thousands of dollars. We cannot do this without your help. Please, make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation now by going to http://www.internationalanswer.org/donate.html

JOIN PROTESTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 TO SUPPORT THE HAITIAN PEOPLE

Tomorrow, Saturday March 6, there will be a significant demonstration in New York City's Haitian community. We urge everyone in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area to attend. The demonstration will begin at 10:00 a.m at The Junction - Flatbush Ave. & Nostrand Ave., with a march to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. In Washington DC, there will be a demonstration in Lafayette Park at 11:00 am.

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