Subject: FW: [eauclairewib] United for Peace & Justice Event Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:03:03 -0600 Message-ID: <9CBE51C748FC4E469D447D1825C64A3C01814EA4@COKE.uwec.edu> From: "Accola, Carol Marie" <ACCOLACM@uwec.edu>
We'll want to coordinate with other groups for March 19.
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From: Hale, C. Kate
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:31 AM
To: eauclairewib@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [eauclairewib] United for Peace & Justice Event
C. Kate Hale, Ph.D.
UWEC Dept. of English
Office: 617 Hibbard Hall
715-836-2761
halecl@uwec.edu
Some of you are doubtless already on this listserve and will have seen
this announcement. I just want to note that this date falls on a
regular WiB standing day; perhaps we would want to make a few new signs
for this?
Peace,
Kate
From: "UFPJ Action Alerts"
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Date: 2005/01/10 Mon PM 11:28:59 CST
To: katehale@charter.net
Subject: Mar. 19: The World Says End the War!
ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19:
GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST ON THE TWO-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR
* End the War * Bring the Troops Home Now * Rebuild
Our Communities *
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March 19-20 marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S.
bombing and invasion of Iraq. After all of the death and
destruction, and with the Bush administration claiming
a mandate to continue their war, there?s a new urgency
and a stronger determination within the global antiwar
movement to bring the troops home now.
LOCAL ACTIONS NATIONWIDE
UFPJ calls on supporters of peace and justice in every
corner of the country, in communities large and small,
to organize local protests against the war on Saturday,
March 19. These can take many forms: vigils, rallies,
marches, nonviolent civil disobedience. We especially
encourage creative efforts to put the spotlight on the
institutions of militarism at home by organizing actions
outside military bases or military recruitment offices.
List your activities on the UFPJ website calendar at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/events (select ?March
19? under Event Type).
On the first anniversary of the war, at least 319 cities
and towns across the United States organized protests.
This year there is the potential to organize even more
demonstrations, and to bring more people than ever
out into the streets. The Bush Administration will soon
ask Congress to pump as much as $100 billion more
into the war; March 19 is an opportunity to call for an
end to this disaster, and to demand that the billions be
allocated instead for rebuilding our communities at
home and paying for the damage in Iraq.
MAJOR REGIONAL PROTEST IN FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.
UFPJ is also supporting a major regional
demonstration in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We hope
those of you within driving distance of Fayetteville will
make this action your priority. Fayetteville is home to
Fort Bragg ? ground zero for the 82nd Airborne Division
and many of the Army?s elite units. Beyond Fort Bragg,
North Carolina hosts four other of the nation?s largest
military bases, making the state one of the friendliest to
the military-industrial complex.
Less well-known is the fact that Fayetteville is also
home to a growing base of anti-war activists and
organizations. They are military folks, veterans, families
of active-duty soldiers and veterans, students, workers,
housewives, clergy, educators, and all are part of a
vibrant, and growing, statewide network. They stand
firm in the knowledge that organizing in Fayetteville is a
key to bringing the troops home from Iraq.
Military Families Speak Out (http://www.mfso.org/),
Bring Them Home Now
(http://www.bringthemhomenow.org), Iraq Veterans
Against the War (http://www.ivaw.net), Veterans For
Peace (http://www.veteransforpeace.org), Quaker
House, Fayetteville Peace with Justice, the North
Carolina Peace and Justice Coalition
(http://www.ncpeacejustice.org), and the North Carolina
Council of Churches
(http://www.nccouncilofchurches.org) are spearheading
the Fayetteville action. Please do all you can to be in
Fayetteville this year; by actively building and
participating in this demonstration, we have the
opportunity to support the efforts of Southern organizers
to build a Southern network, and a Southern movement,
to replace war and occupation with justice and
self-determination.
BE PART OF A GLOBAL ANTIWAR MOVEMENT
In addition to the many protests already being planned
in the United States, people all around the world will be
taking action on March 19 as well. Responding to a call
from the European Social Forum?s Assembly of Social
Movements, European activists are organizing national
mobilizations across Europe. Brussels will be the site
of a central demonstration on the eve of a meeting of
the European Council, where demonstrators will march
against war, racism, and a corporate-dominated
Europe. India?s national Anti-War Assembly recently
committed to major protests on the second anniversary
of the war. And we anticipate that the World Social
Forum will join this call when it meets later this month
in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
GET OUT THE WORD
Circulate this email wide and far. UFPJ will soon have
flyers, stickers, and other resources available to help
you get out the word.
BEGIN PLANNING LOCAL MARCH 19th ACTIONS
Bring together local groups to plan March 19th actions
in your community. Post your plans at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/events
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