SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 2003 INTERNATIONAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC
CALL TO ACTIONLOGISTICS: OCTOBER 25, 2003, National March on DC
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MASS MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO SAY:
- Bring the troops home now
- End the occupation of Iraq
- Money for jobs, education & healthcare - Not warTo ENDORSE the October 25 International March on Washington, fill out the easy-to-use form at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#endo
The people in Iraq want the U.S. occupation to end. The U.S. soldiers in Iraq want to come home. On Saturday, October 25, tens of thousands of people in the U.S., joined by delegations from countries around the world, will go back into the streets to demand End the Occupation, Bring the Troops Home Now! Under the banner, "The World Unites Against U.S. Militarism," the demonstration, marching from the Justice Department to the White House to the Pentagon, will also demand an end to the looting and destruction of social programs by the Bush Administration.
The Bush Administration lied to the people, to the Congress, and to the United Nations as it raced to wage war against Iraq. The Bush administration is now carrying out a cover up of its lies and deceptions.
Every day, people are dying as a consequence of this illegal occupation. Every day human misery expands in the drive for world Empire and corporate globalization. Every day, vital social programs that serve and protect working people in the U.S. are being destroyed as the Bush administration cynically manipulates the slogan of the "war on terrorism" to carry out the social transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top. It has served as a public relations ploy for their Robin-Hood-in-reverse politics. Stopping Bush's war abroad and his war at home is a matter of life and death. None of us has the luxury of waiting. The time to act is now.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis and hundreds of U.S. GIs have been killed and maimed. As the anger of the Iraqi people will inevitably grow, the body count on both sides will sharply increase.
As the anti-war movement predicted, the Iraqi people view U.S. forces as colonial occupiers, not liberators. U.S. troops, frightened by the hostile environment and encouraged by the racist climate created by the military brass, are killing and being killed in a war that serves only the interests of U.S. oil monopolies and corporate elites - George W. Bush's real constituents. U.S. soldiers and their families are now realizing that high government officials, mostly millionaires who shuttle between corporate boardrooms and government posts, are using U.S. troops as a private security detachment for Corporate America's plunder of Iraq's oil riches.
The October 25 International March on Washington will include delegations invited from countries around the world whose banners will represent resistance to the threat posed by the Bush Administration's hyper-aggressive "preemptive war" strategy. The Bush Administration has also just won approval from Congress to proceed with the creation of a new generation of tactical nuclear weapons explicitly designed to be used in the Third World in coming conflicts. The march will demand an immediate end to this new nuclear arms race.
As we continue the movement in opposition to the occupation of Iraq, we must also oppose the daily threats against the people of Palestine, Afghanistan, Iran, Korea, Cuba, the Philippines, Colombia, Liberia, Zimbabwe, and all others that are targets of the Bush administration.
The demonstration will be followed on October 26 by an assembly with international delegates from the global anti-war movement to assess and strategize challenging the Bush Administration's war drive and the component assault on civil rights and civil liberties taking place in many countries under the cloak of "national security" laws, including the Patriot Act in the U.S.
THE WAR AT HOME
The Bush administration will spend $2.7 trillion in a vast expansion of the U.S. military-industrial apparatus, while eliminating or severely cutting taxes for Corporate America and the one percent of the richest part of the United States population to the tune of $1 trillion. The administration is pursuing a calculated strategy to create a fiscal crisis inside the United States so that lawmakers will be compelled to cut or eliminate social programs for which there will no longer be funds.
Pentagon officials now admit that they intend for the U.S. to maintain at least 150,000 troops in Iraq for the "foreseeable future," while the cost of the U.S. war in and occupation of Iraq is nearly $4 billion a month, a "burn rate" that will also continue.
The government of the richest country in human history is spending more for war than any government in human history and has its troops stationed in more than 750 military installations and bases located in more than 130 countries all over the world. This is the means by which the Bush administration, the Pentagon and Corporate America are advancing the goal of Empire.
The rapid expansion of U.S. militarism under the Bush administration is not only a threat to the people of the world, it is a calculated assault on the standard of living and rights of working people. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz have a plan to destroy every social reform that has been achieved since the 1930s. What are they seeking to destroy or privatize? Social security, medicare, medicaid, public education, affirmative action, civil rights, women's rights, reproductive health, l/g/b/t rights, environmental protections, and any other programs or social rights that are perceived as either a restriction on corporate power and profits or are a focus of attack by the ultra-right's political program. Under the Bush Administration, the war at home has also meant a rise in attacks against communities of color. Police brutality against the African American and Latino communities in particular have escalated, from New York City to Ohio and across the country.
The October 25-26 weekend is also the second anniversary of the signing of the so-called Patriot Act authorizing political arrests, indefinite detentions and domestic spying. As the Bush administration - which only came to power due to massive racist disenfranchisement and voting fraud -- violates international law it has been systematically engaged in a campaign of division and repression in the United States including a wholesale assault on the Bill of Rights, institutionalization of racial profiling, and aggregation of near dictatorial powers to the Executive branch. The demonstration will be a political challenge to the attack on civil rights and civil liberties and the expansion of the system of repression in the U.S. and in countries around the world which have also adopted new repressive National Security laws.
The people of the world went into the streets unparalleled global mobilizations before the war started. On October 25, we will go into the streets again. The anti-war, civil rights and social justice movement, whose ranks are being joined in ever increasing numbers by the family members of military personnel and U.S. veterans, can create the effective political force that will end the occupation of Iraq and bring the troops home immediately. It was only the people's movement that ended the invasion and occupation of Vietnam and it will be the global people's anti-war movement that will help end the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
To ENDORSE the October 25 International March on Washington, fill out the easy-to-use form at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#endo
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition was formed in the days after September 11 by progressive organizations and people in the United States who recognized the need to take immediate action in response to the Bush administration's headlong rush to war and the racist attacks against the Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. The Coalition organized the first national demonstration against war and racism following September 11 on September 29, 2001, which brought 25,000 people into the streets of Washington DC and 15,000 in San Francisco. The Coalition has worked to build an anti-racist, peace and social justice movement, including mass mobilizations on April 20, 2002 (in support of justice for Palestine) and October 26, 2002 (the first demonstration in opposition to the war drive against Iraq), and the first global day of action against the war in Iraq, January 18, 2003, when millions of people around the world took part in simultaneous demonstrations, including a half a million people in Washington DC. The Coalition coinued to organize mass demonstrations in February and March and began the campaign against U.S. occupation of Iraq in April, 2003.
Its national steering committee represents major national organizations that have campaigned against U.S. militarism and intervention in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia, and organizations that work towards social and economic justice and civil rights for people inside the United States.
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WHY WE ARE MARCHING ON SEPTEMBER 28 AND OCTOBER 25, 2003
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Support for Oct 25 International March on Washington, D.C: Resolution of the Graduate Employee Organization-UAW 2322, Umass-Amherst
1199/SEIU SUPPORTS OCT. 25 MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC
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SAN FRANCISCO: MOMENTUM BUILDING FOR OCTOBER 25
DANNY GLOVER TO JOIN OCT. 25 MARCH
Danny Glover has recently joined on to the list of keynote speakers on
Oct. 25 in San Francisco, including: Former Congresswoman Cynthia
McKinney; Ron Kovic, Vietnam veteran and author of "Born on the Fourth of
July"; and the local popular rock band Los Mocosos.Cynthia McKinney will be speaking in San Francisco at the October 25th
rally to “End Occupation! Bring the Troops Home Now!”Saturday October 25
San Francisco Mass March & Rally
Gather 11 am Civic Center
(Grove & Larkin Streets, Civic Ctr. BART)
March at noon to Jefferson Square Park
(Turk & Laguna Streets, Muni lines 31, 5, 38, 49)
for a 1pm rallyfor more information, visit
http://internationalanswer.org/SFcampaigns/index.html
National Marches in Washington, DC and San Francisco to demand: Bring the Troops Home Now, End the Occupation, Repeal the Patriot Act! $87 Billion for Jobs, Healthcare & Education, Not for War & Occupation!
Saturday, October 25, San Francisco 11 am gather at Civic Center (Grove & Larkin) March to Jefferson Square Park (Turk & Laguna) for 1 pm rally
Speakers & Performers will include: Hon. Cynthia McKinney, former Congresswoman Fernando Suarez del Solar, father of Marine killed in Iraq Ron Kovic, Vietnam veteran and author of "Born on the Fourth of July" Rock band Los Mocosos & others
PLEASE READ BELOW FOR:
* Important ways that you can help build Oct. 25
* List of regional organizing centers
* Links to more details about the march
GET INVOLVED!
This Saturday, Oct. 18, 11 am Join postering, sign-making, and phonebanking teams to get the word out about Oct. 25 THIS IS OUR LAST SATURDAY BEFORE THE MARCH! WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION! San Francisco: Meet at ANSWER office at 2489 Mission St., Rm. 24 (near 21st) East Bay: Meet at MacArthur BART station parking lot for 11 am postering teams
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 pm Last ANSWER Activist Meeting Before the March! ANSWER office at 2489 Mission St., Rm. 24 (near 21st) Join us for an update on the organizing, an orientation for the activities the day of October 25, and to plug in to help on that day. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO CAN TO COME TO THIS MEETING! For more info, call 415-821-6545.
Every Day Before the March
* Come pick up flyers to hand out at BART stations, bus stops, Sunday's Bernal Street Festival or anywhere else before Oct. 25, or call 415-821-6545 to arrange to flyer with someone.
* Phonebanking is ongoing all week. No experience necessary.
* Call 415-821-6545 to find out other specific tasks you can help with to prepare for the march.
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California Org Centers
Davis: 530-304-4573
Fresno: Peace Fresno 559-213-2042
Humboldt Co.: 707-826-2511
Los Angeles: answer-la@action-mail.org , 213-487-2368
Marin: 415-721-7241 Craig Slater, 415-305-8363 Jessamyn, Marina
831-384-8931, panama@redshift.com
Mariposa: 209-966-4894
Mendocino: Mendocino Seed and Vegetable Co. 707-895-2996
Modesto: Modesto Peace and Life Center 209-484-0226
Napa: Napans For Peace peaceinfo@webpop.org www.webpop.org
Orange County: 714-956-5037
Palo Alto: Peninsula Peace and Justice 650-326-8837 julia@peaceandjustice.org
Reedley: Reedley Social Services 559-638-4479 aureliosantos@comcast.net
Sacramento: Sacto/Yolo Peace Action rpfowler@pacbell.net 916-441-1459
Salinas: 831-754-5554
San Diego: sdiac@earthlink.net 619- 692-4422
Santa Clara County: So. Bay Mobilization 408-998-8504
Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Peace Coalition, Susan Zeman at 831-423-1626, ext. 308Transportation: Bus will depart at 9 am from County Government Center at 701 Ocean Street and will be expected to return by 6 pm. Cost is 20 dollars, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds and additional donations are requested whenever possible. Bus is likely to fill up. Please get tickets in advance at the Resource Center for NonViolence at 515 Broadway from noon to 5 pm on weekdays, noon to 4 pm on Saturdays. Santa Cruz: Resource Center for Non-Violence 831-423-1626Sebastopol: 707-829-3278
Stockton: San Joaquin Co. P&J Network 209-464-3326
Ventura County: 805-644-6107 Other States
Sedona/Flagstaff,AZ: 928-282-6631 kristal@safeaccess.com
Tucson, AZ: turnwind_az@yahoo.com 520-620-0480 Reno,
NV: Reno Anti-War Coalition, www.possiblebag.com/antiwar , stewartreno@yahoo.com , (775) 827-4200
Ashland, OR: 541-482-6543
Seattle.WA: seattle@internationalanswer.org , (206) 325-0085* * * * *
For more details about the October 25 marches in Washington, DC and San Francisco, please go to www.InternationalANSWER.org.
October 25: BRCMarch On Washington
October 25 March and Rally!
This weekend thousands will gather in Washington DC to express opposition
to the Bush administration's policies. Specifically, the demands of the
march are to end the occupation of Iraq and to fund education, housing,
and health care. The Black nation is gathering at Malcolm X Park and will
later join forces with the larger march co-sponsored by United for Peace
and Justice and A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).The DC-BRC chapter will meet at Malcolm X Park and join with other BRC
members. The Park is located at 16th and Euclid Streets NW. Forces will
begin gathering at 9:00AM and we plan to depart the Park around 11:30.
Within the Park, look for the Philadelphia chapter's BRC banner at the
Southwest corner in the park. The speaker's stage will be located in the
South of the Park.Volunteers are still needed to assist with setup, cleanup, and other
activities. The closest Metro stop is Columbia Heights on the green line.
If there are any questions, cal 703-548-1109.
1199/SEIU SUPPORTS OCT. 25 MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC
1199/SEIU - New York's Health and Human Services Union representing 200,000 workers - has voted to support the October 25 March on Washington DC demanding Bring the Troops Home Now, End the Occupation of Iraq. The union is providing free bus transportation from New York City to the Washington protest for its members and their families.
Tens of thousands of people will be traveling to DC for the National March to End the Occupation of Iraq and Bring the Troops Home Now on Saturday, October 25.
Cities across the United States are organizing buses, vans and car caravans to be in DC on October 25. Some of the cities organizing include:
Americus, GA
Amherst, NH
Atlanta, GA
Baldwin, NY
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Charleston, WV
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Duluth, MN
Elkhart, IN
Hackensack, NJ
Houston, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Lincroft, NJ
Long Island, NY
Manchester, NH
Milwaukee, WI
New York, NY
Northfield, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Providence, RI
Richmond, VA
Rochester, NY
Springfield, MA
Washington DC
To get in touch with someone in your area, go to http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/oct25transp.html
If you are organizing transportation but are not yet listed on the website, fill out the form at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#transp
If you are interested in organizing transportation and need assistance, email info@internationalanswer.org or call 202-544-3389
More than 1,000 organizations and individuals have already
endorsed the October 25 March on the Pentagon. Please
circulate the call and solicit additional endorsers from
your area. Call and email organizations and individuals,
members of your City Council, trade unionists, women's
groups, lgbt organizations, religious, community and
student and youth leaders.The time for mass mobilization is now. We can all make a
difference. Let's keep the anti-war movement growing.The first version of the October 25 leaflet is available
in PDF format. Space is available on the bottom to add in
your local contact information.The leaflet can be downloaded from:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/o25.pdfAcrobat Reader is required to view these PDF files. If you
do not have this program, it can be downloaded for free at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlMORE INFORMATION
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
MASS MARCH ON WASHINGTON DCMarch from the Justice Department to the White House to
the Pentagon to say:
- End the occupation of Iraq
- Bring the troops home now
- Money for jobs, education & healthcare - Not warTo read the CALL TO ACTION, go to:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.htmlTO ENDORSE, fill out the easy-to-use form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#endoIF YOU ARE ORGANIZING TRANSPORTATION from your area, fill
out the form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/index.html#transp
so your information can be listed on the websiteTo find an initial LIST OF CITIES ORGANIZING
TRANSPORTATION, go to
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/oct25transp.html---------------------
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NYC's Biggest Union Supports Oct. 25th/ Message to VoteNoWar Members
Below is a link to an article that appeared in the New York Times.
It underscores the importance of the anti-war and progressive movement to
prepare to deepen and expand our work to end the occupation of Iraq and to
bring the troops home now. Clearly the Pentagon wants to cynically utilize
the recent bombing of the U.N. to call for more support of their brutal
occupation.Flyers and posters are ready for the October 25th national and
international march in Washington D.C. This will be a massive protest
called by ANSWER and other major coalitions to demand an end to the
occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home now.New York Times
August 21, 2003U.S. Will Ask U.N. for Move to Widen the Force in Iraq
by Steven R. Weisman with Felicity BarringerWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 — The Bush administration, seizing on the bomb attack
on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, is preparing a new Security
Council resolution that would urge other nations to send troops and aid to
secure Iraq, administration officials said today. Rest of article
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