Thurs., 1/11, emergency protests against troop escalation in Iraq!
The people want an end to the Iraq war, and Bush expands it
Denounce the U.S. bombing of Somalia!
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Be sure to print out flyers for the March 17th March on the Pentagon, and distribute them at Thursday's emergency demonstration.
Yesterday, the Bush administration and the Pentagon carried out aerial bombings in Somalia. This is a brazen act of aggression against a sovereign country. Bush and the generals arrogate to themselves the right to carry out unilateral armed attacks anywhere on the globe. The war in Iraq is one front in a global war to assert and maintain U.S. military domination. Congress is remaining silent again in the face of a new act of aggression.
The people of the United States, by an overwhelming majority, want the war in Iraq to come to an end. The people of Iraq want the United States occupation forces to leave their country. As happened in Vietnam, there is a widespread recognition within the summits of the political and military establishment that a military victory in Iraq is impossible. Yet the politicians want to continue the war so as to avoid the perception of defeat for the United States in the strategic, oil-rich region of the Middle East.
Emergency demonstrations on Thursday will demand: U.S. Out of Iraq Now! A troop increase, or what is labeled a "surge" will only cause more death and destruction. Already 655,000 and over 3,000 U.S. soldiers have died as a result of the war. The number of dead and injured is mounting each day.
Come out this Thursday to protest this outrageous escalation of a deadly war based on lies. Bring signs, banners and your March 17th flyers to express your opposition to the Iraq war. The people are the only force that can stop the war and bring the troops home now!
Join a protest
Click here to tell us of an event in your town or city so we can post it on the ANSWER Coalition website. Below is information on protests in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington DC.
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield, CA
Thursday, January 11
4:30 PM - 7 pm (come whenever, early best)
Real Rd. and Hwy 58 (one block south of Stockdale Hwy, we'll be on the sidewalk, near the gigantic yellow traffic signs). Protest at the Southwest Bakersfield military recruiting center.
Sponsored by Bakersfield World Can't Wait
Contact: [email protected], 661-320-4048
Cloverdale, CA
Thursday, January 11
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Vigil
Cloverdale town plaza
Sponsored by Cloverdale Peace Coalition
Contact: [email protected], 707-894-3347
El Cerrito, CA
Wednesday, January 10
6:30-7:30 pmEast Bay/ElCerrito San Pablo Av. @ Hill St./Target
Sponsored by Green Party/Code Pink
Contact: [email protected], 510-526-0972
Los Angeles
Thursday, January 11
5 pm
Corner of Wilshire Blvd. & Western Ave., Los Angeles
Driving Directions ; Public Transportation
(Wilshire & Western is a Metro Red Line and Bus stop)
For more info call ANSWER at 323-464-1636 or email [email protected]
NewPort Beach, CA
Thursday, January 11
6:00pm
19th and Newport
Peace and Freedom Party of Orange County
Contact: [email protected], 714 956-5037
Bring your signs or use ours.
Placerville, CA
Thursday, January 11
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 pm
candlelight vigil
El Dorado County Courthouse Steps, corner Main St. and Bedford Ave.
Sponsored by El Dorado Peace and Justice Community
Contact: [email protected], 530 642 1120
Sacramento, CA
Thursday, January 11
4:00-5:30 pm
Federal Building 501 I St (5th & I St. in downtown Sacramento)
Sponsored by Sacramento For Democracy
Contact: [email protected]
San Francisco
Thursday, January 11
5 pm
Powell and Market Streets
For more information, call the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition at 415-821-6545 or email [email protected].
Santa Cruz, CA
Thursday, January 11
6 p.m.
Clock Tower at the begining of Pacific Avenue
Sponsored by Move On
Contact: [email protected]
Ventura
Thursday, Jan. 11
5pm to 7pm
Corner of Main St and Mills Rd (Near the Pacific View Mall)
Organization: Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura
Contact Email: [email protected]
Details:Candlelight Vigil: The PEACE COALITION OF GREATER VENTURA invites you to this emergency event--part of a nationwide protest to be held within 24 hours of Bush's expected warmongering speech on Wednesday evening. Bring candles, placards and banners.
COLORADO
Carbondale
Thursday, January 11
12 noon
In front of the Carbondale Post Office on Main St.
Organization: Wake Up Now
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone:970 963-9852
Thursday, January 11
Gather at 10:00 am
at Upper Senate Park (intersection of Delaware & Constitution Avenues NE)
There will be a "Prisoners of Guantánamo March" march from Upper Senate Park to the Federal Court (333 Constitution Ave. NW), where there will be nonviolent direct action and permitted rally.
Organized by Witness Against Torture: A campaign to shut down Guantánamo
Web: http://www.witnesstorture.org/
Thursday, January 11
6:00 pm
Lafayette Park
Organized by several groups
FLORIDA
Ft. Lauderdale
Thursday, January 11
5:30pm
Federal Bldg., downtown Ft. Lauderdale, corner Broward Blvd. & NE 3rd Ave.
Organization: Broward AntiWar Coalition, Florida ANSWER
Contact Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Contact Phone:954-770-7769 or 954-707-0155
In his scheduled speech this Wednesday night, George Bush will be calling for an increase in troops to Iraq. We must let Bush and Congress know that this is absolutely unacceptable!
Jacksonville
Thursday, January 11
4:00 pm - 5:00
Intersection of Main and Union downtown.
Organized by Wage Peace.
Contact Email: [email protected]
Lakeland
Thursday, January 11
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Southgate Shopping Mall
2515 S. Florida Ave.
Organization: PCCPJ
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 863 581-5056
Friday, Jan.12, 5- 7:30 PM
Lake Worth City Hall, 7 N. Dixie Hwy.,Lake Worth, FL 33460
6:30 PM, we will walk a few blocks to Evening on the Avenues, Lake & Federal, to leaflet.
Organized by PBC Green Party
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 561-389-2844
Thursday, January 11
5:00 PM
192 and Evans Blvd (in front of the Washington Mutual Bank) - "Peace Corner"
Organized by MoveOn, Patriots For Peace
Contact: [email protected], 321-720-3520
Miami
Thursday, January 11
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
South Dixie Highway at SW 17th Avenue
Organized by MoveOn.
Contact [email protected] or call 305-895-5515.
Details Miami for Peace has been holding "honk & waves" at this location on the first Friday of every month. This will be a special one to rally opposition to the escalation of the war.
Naples
Thursday, January 11
Southeast corner of I-41 and pine ridge road
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 239-649-6863
Chicago
Thursday, January 11
4-6 pm
Dirksen Federal Building, Adams & Dearborn
Protest Bush Plan to Escalate War!
Bring the Troops Home Now! Stop Torture!
Join the Protest on the 5th anniversary of the arrival of U.S. detainees at Guantanamo Bay
This action is sponsored by the 8th Day Center for Justice and endorsed by ANSWER Chicago and many other organizations. Contact ANSWER at 773-463-0311.
Evanston
Thursday, January 11
6-7pm
Intersection of Ridge Ave and Church St
Organized by North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice. Contact [email protected]. Candlelight vigil on Thur from 6-7pm at intersection of Ridge and Church in Evanston; stand together in a visual expression of opposition to the proposed escalation and surge in troops in Iraq.
Glen Ellyn
Thursday, January 11
6 pm - 7 pm
The four corners of Main St. and Duane St. (downtown)
Bring a candle, some to share.
Organized by DAWN (DuPage Against War Now).
Contact: [email protected]
Cedar Falls
Thursday, January 11
6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Southeast corner of University and Main across from the Nazareth Church. Park in their lot, and cross the street to our location.
Sponsored by Cedar Valley United for Peace and Justice
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 319-266-4611
Details: This is a vigil and a call to action--bring signs and candles and cameras and dress warmly!
KENTUCKY
Louisville
Wednesday, Jan. 10
9:30pm
Outside the Federal Building at 6th & Broadway.
Organized by Louisville Peace Action Community.
Contact: [email protected] or go to louisvillepeace.org
MASSACHUSETS
Boston
Thursday, January 11
4-6 pm
Anti-war protest
Boston Common @ Park St. Station
Organized by Stop the Wars, BAZA, UJP, AFSC, Massachusetts Peace Action, and many others
Contact email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Contact phone: 978-263-7066, 781-985-5541
Thursday, January 11
6-8 pm
Shut down Guantanamo
Copley Square
Organized by AFSC, UJP and others
Contact: Contact: [email protected]
MONTANA
Missoula
Thursday, January 11
4:30 pm
Corner of Reserve / South Ave (Rosaurs)
Contact Email: [email protected]
NEW JERSEY
Trenton, NJ
12:00 Noon
State House Steps 125 West State St.
Sponsored by Coalition for Peace Action
Contact: 609-924-5022, http://www.peacecoalition.org/
NEW YORK
Albany
Wolf Road and Central Avenue (near Sears Auto)
Organization: Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace
Contact Email: [email protected]
Thursday, January 11
5PM to 6 PM
At the Post Office at Main Street and Clayton Avenue.
Organized by Citizens for Peace
Contact [email protected] or 607-756-1880.
5:00 pm
Corner of Main and N Front Sts, In front of the Elting Library, New Paltz, NY 12561
Contact Email: [email protected]
Picket line is sposored by the New Paltz Women in Black, Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter, Mid-Hudson Answer and other groups in formation.
Wednesday, January 10
5pm - 7pm
at the Army Recruiting Center, 82nd St. & Roosevelt Ave., SE corner
Subway: #7 to 82nd St/Jackson Heights. [or E, F or weekday V or G to Roosevelt Ave. stop]
Called by the Queens Antiwar Committee, World Can't Wait/NYC
New York City, Manhattan
Thursday, January 11
6pm-7pm
Times Square, 42nd St.
Contact ANSWER at 212-694-8720 for more information.
New York City, Staten Island
Thursday, January 11
6PM to 8PM
Borough Hall across from the Ferry
Called by SDS/MDS; WORLD CAN'T WAIT; MFSO; PASI.
Contact [email protected] or call 917-520-0767
Thursday, January 11
4pm
Federal Building, State Street
Organized by Rochester Against War; MetroJustice.
Contact Metro Justice at [email protected] or 585-377-8199.
Thursday, January 11
7pm - 8pm
corner of Broadway and Church
Sponsored by coalition of local Peace Activists
Contact: [email protected], 518-583-4326
Thursday, January 11
4:30 to 6:00
Burnsville Town Square We meet every thursday, take 19E to main street in Burnsville to the west side of the town square Look for the world peace flag
Contact: [email protected]
Thursday, January 11
7:00 pm
South Blvd & Sharon Lakes Rd
Organization: Action Center For Justice
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 704-554-1016
Details: http://www.charlotteaction.org/
Thursday, January 11
8a.m. - 9a.m
Corner of West 9th / Huron and Superior at Federal Courthouse.
Bring signs ,wear orange!
Called by World Can't Wait, Catholic Workers and Cleveland Immigrant Support Network
Contact [email protected]
2 p.m.
Lakewood Recruiting Station, Detroit Ave.
Organized by World Can't Wait.
Contact [email protected]
4p.m.-6p.m.
Gather at Public Square in Downtown Cleveland
at 4 pm march to Federal Building.
Contact [email protected]
Oklahoma City
Thursday, January 11
5pm to 6:30pm
Location: Congresswoman Mary Fallin's office, 101 N. Broadway (between Park and Main)
Contact [email protected].
Eugene, OR
Thursday, January 11
4:30 pm
(old) Federal Courthouse 7th & Pearl
Contact: [email protected]
PENNSYLVANIA
6 p.m.
8700 Germantown Ave. Where Bethlehem Pike and Germantown meet.
Contact: [email protected], 215-487-2314
West Chester
Thursday, January 11
4:30-5:30
Chester County Courthouse, High & Market Sts.
Demonstration Commemorating 5th Anniversary/ Prisoners Dumped/Guantanamo Bay, wearing orange jumpsuits. Welcome demonstrators against troop escalation.
Organized by the Chester County Peace Movement.
Contact [email protected] or call 610-344-0228.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Thursday, January 11
6:00pm to 7:00PM
Big Fountain in Marion Square
Thursday, January 11
12:30 pm
North Steps of the Capitol
Sponsored by a wide coalition of peace activist groups
Thursday, January 11
5-6:30PM
City Hall Plaza @ Cesar Chavez & Lavaca St
(free parking in basement garage)
Bring your own signs, banners, instruments, flags
Sponsored by Code Pink / Instruments for Peace
Contact: instrumentsforpeace.org
Thursday, January 11
12 Noon-2:00 p.m.
Earle Cabell Federal Building, 1100 Commerce St., Dallas
Organized by Codepink of greater Dallas and others.
Contact [email protected] and call 214-823-9366.
Friday, January 12
12 Noon
Rep. Chet Edwards office Bldg.
Called by the Waco Friends of Peace.
Contact [email protected] or call 254-744-1682 or 254-853-9388
Waco Friends of Peace will deliver a petition to Congressman (D) Chet Edwards office in Waco
contesting his support of troop escalation. Protesters will also demonstrate outside of his
office.
Thursday, January 11
7:00 a.m.
Corner of Justin Morrill Highwayand Vermont Route 132
Sponsored by Universalist Church
Contact: Fred Wolfe at 802-765-4295
Thursday, January 11
5 - 6 p.m.
Thursday, January 11
12-1:30 PM
Eastern Shore Peace and Justice.
Contact [email protected] or call 757-442-3452
5 pm
9th and Broad Streets, downtown Richmond
Contact: [email protected], 804-380-3564
Sponsored by many organizations and Richmonders
Bring posters and candles.
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Thursday, January 11
4-6pm
4th and Pine St.
Called by the ANSWER Coalition.
Call 206-568-1661 or email [email protected] for more information.
Thursday, January 11
3pm
Gather at Red Square, University of Washington Campus. March to the military recruiting center
on 45th St, in the U-District (west of Roosevelt near kinkos, 810 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA 98105-4713).
Organized by AmericaSaysNo.org