March 18-19 Actions Across the Globe
Troops Out Now Coalition http://www.troopsoutnow.org
MARCH 18, 2006 - Rallies in hundreds of cities worldwide to Demand: “Troops Out Now!”
Download PeoplesVideo.tv. VIDEO of the discussion by the Troops Out Now Coalition on the March 18 Rally and the movement against the war /download audio
March 18 -19 2006 Global Days of Action
New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco - Seoul - Jakarta - Boston - London - Rome - and across the globe
(see growing list of actions at http://www.troopsoutnow.org/m18orgcents.shtml )
Activists all over the world are mobilizing to take to the streets on the weekend of March 18-19, the third anniversary of the beginning of the criminal war against the Iraq.
As the threat of new war grows, and politicians of both parties demonize and threaten the people of Iran, repeating the same lies used to justify the invasion of Iraq, it becomes clearer http://troopsoutnow.org/flyers/m18leafletnatl.pdf & http://troopsoutnow.org/flyers/m18leafletny.pdf that only a massive peoples movement will stop the warmongers. As Democrats compete with Republicans to see who can sound more hawkish, we must take action now to stop the war and prevent any new military actions. Also download Bengali flyer.
From New Zealand to New York, from Barcelona to Boston, activists are responding to the growing crisis by planning for massive demonstrations against war and occupation.
A call for actions March 18-19, 2006 http://troopsoutnow.org/ , to end the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq has received support from international bodies and been turned into specific calls for demonstrations those days in over a dozen countries and in cities across the United States. Demonstrations on the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq will be held worldwide, as the protests were in the months leading up to the invasion.
The Troops Out Now Coalition (TONC), which has been organizing this protest across the U.S., is carrying out major actions in New York, in combination with the Rosa Parks Committee in Boston. and in dozens of cities around the country.
Get the Word Out
Download Leaflets http://www.troopsoutnow.org/home.shtml
The main focus of these protests will be on ending the criminal occupation of Iraq and getting all foreign troops out. At the two gatherings of the Polycentric World Social Forum, in Bamako, Mali, in Africa and in Caracas, Venezuela, there was widespread support for demonstrations on March 18-19, 2006. In Bamako this was expressed through the Bamako Appeal, a document prepared by 100 activists from Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as from What you can do to help build March 18:
Endorse http://troopsoutnow.org/m18endorse.shtml - Add your name to the growing list of hundreds of endorsers who say "Troops Out Now!
Donate http://troopsoutnow.org/donate.shtml - Help us with the massive costs of mobilizing coast to coast -- sound and stage, printing tens of thousands of leaflets, organizing buses, and much move.
List Your Local Activity http://troopsoutnow.org/m18endorse.shtml
Download flyers http://www.troopsoutnow.org/literature.shtml -Help get the word out. Download leaflets and get them out in your school, workplace, church or mosque, union hall, community center, etc.
View activities http://www.troopsoutnow.org/m18orgcents.shtml
Europe and the U.S., and in Caracas it received the thunderous support of thousands of participants at the Assembly of Social Movements that ended the WSF there.
President Hugo Chavez called for an organization to inspire global anti-imperialist actions; the March 18-19 demonstration can be a first step toward that goal. This global day of action is inspiring worldwide actions against the empire. The TONC website is maintaining a list of local actions (http://www.troopsoutnow.org/m18orgcents.shtml ). Internationally, TONC has already heard of demonstrations planned in Austria, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and Turkey.. Some will be single national actions, others decentralized demonstrations in various cities throughout the countries. Most actions are calling for an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq, and warn against new threats to Iran, Syria, and also to Venezuela and Bolivia. Inside the United States, dozens of areas have already reported to TONC on protests planned on both a regional and city-wide basis. As of Feb. 8 there were already 43 postings for U.S. cities on the TONC site with more expected hourly as the momentum builds. As with TONC's New York City demonstration, in many areas the main targets are recruiting centers for the U.S. military.
With less than six weeks left to mobilize for the protest, the time is NOW to do the mass outreach to campus, community and workplace needed to make these actions both effective and as large as possible. To join this effort, use the website to connect with your local organization or to inform TONC (and the world) of your plans for your area. To donate funds for the mobilization, go to http://www.troopsoutnow.org/donate.html
To update the info for your area, or to add your activity details, or to list additional endorsers, go to http://www.troopsoutnow.org/m18endorse.shtml
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posted Feb 10, 2006
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