MARCH 20, 2004: Global Day of Action on the first anniversary of the U.S. bombing & invasion of Iraq

Mumia Abu-Jamal has recorded a special message for the March 20 protests called "End Occupations!" This message will be played at the NY, SF, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia demos. If anyone in any part of the world where Mumia is known and loved is having a March 20 actvity and you would like to use a copy of Mumia's message, please click on or paste the url http://www.prisonradio.org/audio/mumia/maj_2_27_04endb.mp3

Momentum is growing for the March 20 Global Day of Action. The Call to Action issued by the March 20 National Coalition to "Bring the troops home now!," "End colonial occupation from Iraq to Palestine and everywhere!," "Money for jobs, education, healthcare and housing - Not war!" and "Stop the attacks on civil rights and civil liberties!" has received over 1,500 endorsements.

Major regional demonstrations will take place in midtown in New York City, Dolores Park in San Francisco, Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles, and at Michigan & Pearson in Chicago. In New York City, there are ongoing discussions between the March 20 National Coalition and the March 20 Mobilizing Committee, with the goal of having one large unified demonstration.

Buses, vans and car caravans are organizing people from across the East Coast, South, Midwest and West Coast to attend these regional demonstrations. Others are organizing local protests in cities and towns across the country. Volunteers across the country are handing out flyers, and putting up posters and stickers to help spread the word.

There are many ways that you can get involved in helping to make March 20 a success. You can help to spread the word, organize transportation to a regional demonstrations or organize a local demonstration in your city or on your campus. Many resources are available on the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition website - and many more are coming soon! Please check out the following links (and check back regularly) to find out more information and get involved:

Read the CALL TO ACTION issued by the March 20 National Coalition: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/index.html

Find out DETAILS ABOUT REGIONAL AND LOCAL EVENTS, and transportation to them: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/m20transp.html

If you are ORGANIZING TRANSPORTATION to a regional event, fill out this form: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/index.html#transportation

If you are ORGANIZING A LOCAL OR REGIONAL EVENT, fill out this form: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/index.html#event

Partial listing of 1,500+ ENDORSERS: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/endorsers.html

ENDORSE the Call to Action: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/index.html#endorsement

LOGISTICAL INFORMATION about March 20 in NEW YORK CITY (directions, public transportation, housing, parking and more): http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m20/logistics.html

To read RECENT ORGANIZING UPDATES about March 20, go to: http://www.internationalanswer.org/news/update/mar20updates.html

To SIGN UP TO RECEIVE UPDATES, fill out the form at: http://www.internationalanswer.org/subscribelist.html

To make a tax-deductible DONATION to help with the costs of organizing, go to http://www.internationalanswer.org/donate.html

March 20, 2004: Next Global Day of Mass Actions-- HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED!

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UPDATE

On Saturday, March 20, the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the war against Iraq, regional demonstrations will take place in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with buses, vans, and cars coming from all over the country. Local demonstrations will take place in hundreds of cities, including San Diego, CA; Birmingham, AL; Anchorage, AK; Tucson, AZ; Colorado Springs, CO; Tallahassee, FL; Atlanta, GA; Augusta, ME; Alburquerque, NM; Buffalo, NY; Columbus, OH; Nashville, TN; Crawford, TX; and Salt Lake City, UT. The growing list of regional and local events is available at www.internationalANSWER.org .

Hundreds of thousands of people, including members of the Muslim and Arab community, military families and veterans, trade unionists, students and youth and others are uniting in these local and regional demonstrations to demand, "Bring the troops home now!", "End colonial occupation from Iraq to Palestine and everywhere!", "Money for jobs, education, healthcare and housing - Not war!", and "Stop the attacks on civil rights and civil liberties!"

Organizers and leaders from the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition are available for press interviews. Contact Dustin Langley at (212) 633-6646 or media@internationalanswer.org for more information.