From nondescript headquarters a dozen blocks from the Capitol, a coalition of groups linked by their opposition to the war in Iraq and other administration policies are organizing their own inauguration events.

The anti-war group A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition is planning to erect its own bleachers in the space, an open plaza on Pennsylvania Ave., just a few blocks from the Capitol building, said Brian Becker, national coordinator for the group.

WASHINGTON -- Six thousand police officers, 2,500 military personnel, and dozens of federal security agencies will patrol a locked-down capital during next week's presidential inauguration, which outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge promised yesterday would be the most secure in history.

A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition wins the right to set up antiwar bleachers and hold a rally on the north side of 4th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW! Updated logistics, bus transportation and more The A.N.S.W.E.R.

Momentum Grows for January 20 CounterInaugural demonstration Converge at 4th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. on the north side of the parade route - Find buses from your city - - Funds are urgently needed for the January 20th mobilization - - View a short documentary (5 min.

Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Asia The world has witnessed the greatest natural disaster in the lifetime of most of the people now living. The expressions of human solidarity, stretching across countries and continents, is the one bright light.

Line the Inaugural Route on January 20 Be there by 9:00 am! Four years ago as George W. Bush rode in his limousine along the Inaugural parade route, he was met by a sea of vocal protestors and anti-Bush signs.

Building Unity in the Global Antiwar Movement Become an endorser and supporter for March 19/20 Update: January 20 Counter-Inaugural Protest The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition in the United States issued a call in early October to mobilize for the March 19/20 Global Day of mass action.

Medicine shipment to Haiti ~ ~ ~ Dec. 5 rally in NYC The Emergency Campaign to Support the Haitian people, initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and others, has been embraced by people all over the country who support justice for the people in Haiti.

En Español A very important conference — an encounter among Cuban, U.S., Mexican, Canadian, Venezuelan and other trade unionists — will take place in Tijuana, Mexico, the 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th of December, 2004.