Posted by Jeff from d53-237-236.try.wideopenwest.com (64.53.236.237) on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 10:13AM :
Dear VoteNoWar Member,
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. 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. We are preparing for this emergency response mobilization.
On January 29, thousands of people in more than 100 cities are answering the call issued by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition to demonstrate their opposition to Bush's plans for war and to bring a halt to his war drive. See below for a listing of cities and click here for a list of events and to find our what's happening in your hometown. Please come out and join this visible presence of opposition.
On February 15, millions of people in Europe will take to the streets to oppose war against Iraq 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.
CITIES HOLDING JANUARY 29TH PROTESTS INCLUDE:
Altamonte Springs, FL
Ann Arbor, MI
Arcata, CA
Baltimore, MD
Bernalillo, NM
Binghamton, NY
Boone, NC
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Bridgeport, CT
Burlington, VT
Cadillac, MI
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Coos Bay, OR
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Crossville, TN
Dallas, TX
Detroit, MI
Durango, CO
Edwardsville, IL Fort Bragg, CA
Glendora, CA Goleta, CA
Grand Rapids, MI
Greenville, SC
Gulfport, MS
Haverford, PA
Holland, MI
Honesdale, PA
Hyannis, MA
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa City, IA
Irvine, CA
Jackson, MS
La Crosse, WI
Las Cruces, NM
Lawrence, KS
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Machias, ME
Madisonville, KY
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Naples, FL
New Richmond, WI
New York City, NY
Orlando, FL
Ormond Beach, FL
Owensboro, KY
Park City, UT
Philadelphia, PA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Providence, RI
Richmond, VA
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Rosa, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
St. Petersburg, FL
Tampa, FL
Terre Haute, IN
Tiffin, OH
Trenton, NJ
Tulsa, OK
University, MS
Urbana, IL
West Palm Beach, FL
Williamsport, PA
York, PA
& many more!
At your local January 29 event, you can hand out information about the February 13-21 Week of Resistance, including the February 15 mass mobilization for New York City. A downloadable pdf double-sided half sheet flyer is available at the VoteNoWar.org web site. You can also collect signatures on the People's Anti-War Referendum - click here for the downloadable pdf of the VoteNoWar referendum.
Other downloadable resources for distribution, including a "myth and fact" sheet, can be found at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/resources/index.html or by clicking here.
Your support is critical to the peace movement. Please help out by volunteering your time, joining in protests, and by making a financial contribution to support this work and these mobilizations. Click here to make a donation by credit card online through our secure server, or for address information if you prefer to write a check.
-- Jeff
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