A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN UPDATE:
1) JANUARY 29: Thousands take to the streets in protests in 100+ cities
2) WED., FEBRUARY 5: Emergency Demonstration in New York City, Gather at 5 pm in Times Square
3) FEBRUARY 15: Mass mobilization in New York City and thousands of other cities around the world as part of the February 13-21 Week of Resistance
4) Emergency Response Mobilization
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THOUSANDS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN PROTESTS IN 100+ CITIES ON JANUARY 29, 2003
Little more than a week and a half after the historic January 18 demonstrations called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition -- which last weekend brought out hundreds of thousands of people to Washington, San Francisco and cities all over the world -- demonstrations against George Bush's State of the Union war speech took place in over 100 U.S. cities.
Thousands marched from New York's Times Square to the UN, braving snow, sleet and harassment by the New York City police, who attempted to prevent protest by breaking the march into sections and arresting three people. In Los Angeles, over a thousand people demonstrated at the Federal Building. People also protested in scores of other cities including Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Providence, Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Manila. (A list of demonstrations can be found at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j29/j29events.html)
Photos of the New York City demonstration can be found at: - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030129/170/35eu0.html - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030129/170/35en4.html
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION IN NEW YORK CITY 5 pm in Times Square
It is clear from George Bush's "war speech" (a.k.a. the State of the Union address) that February 5 has been selected as the "go date" for a declaration of war against Iraq. That declaration will be met with widespread opposition around the country and the world. An emergency demonstration will take place in New York City, beginning at 5 pm in Times Square.
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FEBRUARY 13 - 21 Week of Anti-War Resistance FEBRUARY 15 Mass action in New York, Chicago & around the world FEBRUARY 16 Mass action in San Francisco
On February 15, millions of people in Europe will take to the streets and they have asked the people of the U.S. to join in a display of international solidarity. There will be mass actions in New York City and Chicago on February 15, in San Francisco on February 16, and in hundreds of other cities that weekend.
For details on the Week of Resistance, go to http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/index.html
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE MOBILIZATION
Thousands of people have expressed their intentions to descend on the White House in Washington DC the Saturday after the U.S. government begins laying siege to Iraq. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition is preparing for an emergency response mobilization.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition calls on all of its affiliate organizations and supporters to prepare for 1) mass demonstrations the day of and/or the day after the initiation of a U.S. war and 2) local or regional actions the following Saturday.
Many cities and communities have a tradition of holding these emergency actions in response to U.S. military aggression. If your community does not have a traditional plan, pick a busy location/intersection, a Federal Building, Town Hall, etc. More details will be sent in future updates and will be available on the A.N.S.W.E.R. web page.
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