FW: [IAC-SF] 3,000 March in San Francisco to Say No to Occupation

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>-- Messaggio originale --
>Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:55:46 -0700
>From: International Action Center <iac@actionsf.org>
>To: iac-sf@organizerweb.com
>Subject: [IAC-SF] 3,000 March in San Francisco to Say No to Occupation
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>
>3,000 People March  In San Francisco To Say No To Occupation
>Protest Part of Emergency Nationwide Demonstrations
>
>April 10, 2004, San Francisco: Called with less than 3 days notice, a 
>determined demonstration of 3,000 people rallied in UN Plaza to call for
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>the immediate end of the occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home
>
>now. The protest, called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, marched through

>downtown San Francisco and was joined by many along Market Street.
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>As the national uprising in Iraq spreads, many came out to the 
>demonstration to express their solidarity with the Iraqi people and their
>
>outrage at the violent escalation by the U.S. military resulting in the

>deaths of hundreds of Iraqi people in the last several days. The protest
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>also called for money for jobs and education not for the occupation. As

>young soldiers begin to come back to the Bay Area in body bags or wounded,
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>a growing number of people are turning against this war.
>
>A.N.S.W.E.R spokesperson, LeiLani Dowell told the rally, "It is clear that
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>more and more Iraqis are resisting the brutal nature of the occupation
in
>a 
>more determined and unified way to regain their sovereignty. Despite the
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>overwhelming firepower of the U.S. military, the determination of the Iraqi
>
>people is beginning to emerge from all areas of their country."
>
>For more information or to get involved with ANSWER, call 415-821-6545.
>
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>Below is the San Francisco Chronicle article from today:
>
>Anti-war protesters rally in San Francisco
>Bay City News
>Saturday, April 10, 2004
>URL: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/a/2004/04/10/protest10.DTL
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>Anti-war demonstrators gathered in United Nations Plaza in San Francisco
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>this afternoon as part of a nationwide protest prompted by the "siege of
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>Fallujah by U.S. forces,'' said Mazda Majidi, a member of Act Now to Stop
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>War and End Racism Coalition.
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>The ANSWER Coalition organized what it called "emergency demonstrations''
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>in 50 cities across the country this weekend, spokesman Leilani Dowell

>said.
>
>The San Francisco protest attracted several thousand protesters who are

>"angry and frustrated, and whose commitment to the anti-war movement is

>getting even stronger,'' an ANSWER spokesman said.
>Protesters rallied in the plaza for about an hour and chanted "money for
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>jobs and education, not for war and occupation,'' some carrying signs that
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>read, "Bring Home the Troops Now'' and "End Colonial Occupation.''
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>One protester said he believes that anti-war sentiment is growing in part
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>because media coverage has changed.
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>"The media is doing a better job challenging assumptions and starting to
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>challenge status quo,'' Berkeley resident Jesse Tieger said. "And people
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>are starting to realize how the war affects their lives.''
>
>©2004 SF Gate
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