FW: [IAC-SF] 50+ U.S. Cities Holding Emergency Iraq Protests / Media Coverage Below...

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>-- Messaggio originale --
>Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:23:23 -0700
>From: International Action Center <iac@actionsf.org>
>To: iac-sf@organizerweb.com
>Subject: [IAC-SF] 50+ U.S. Cities Holding Emergency Iraq Protests / Media
> Coverage Below...
>
>
>50+ U.S. CITIES HOLDING EMERGENCY IRAQ PROTESTS
>& new cities are announcing their plans by the hour!
>* See media coverage below *
>
>The Iraqi people are uniting in widespread opposition to the occupation
of
>
>their country and the U.S. government is attempting to crush this revolt
>
>with overwhelming violence. The Iraqi city of Fallujah is under siege.

>According to the director of the city's hospital, at least 280 Iraqi people
>
>have been killed since Sunday in Fallujah alone - and at least 460 have

>been killed throughout the country. The number of injured in Fallujah has
>
>surpassed 400, and hospitals report that there are many more people who
are
>
>dead or wounded but who are unreachable because of the fighting. U.S. 
>helicopters and snipers have been firing on ambulances and civilian 
>vehicles trying to bring the wounded to hospitals. The Iraqi people want
>
>the U.S. occupation to end and the U.S. troops and their families 
>increasingly demand that the U.S. leave Iraq. More than 40 U.S. soldiers
>
>have been killed since Sunday, and now Pentagon and White House officials
>
>are saying they may increase the number of troops in Iraq as well as 
>prevent the troops that are scheduled to return from leaving.
>
>The time to act is now! More than 50 U.S. cities have answered the call
put
>
>out by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition to hold nationally-coordinated emergency
>
>demonstrations between Friday, April 9 and Monday, April 12 to demand U.S.
>
>OUT OF IRAQ, Bring the Troops Home Now and Money for jobs, education and
>
>healthcare - Not for wars of aggression. New cities are announcing their
>
>plans by the hour. Demonstrations are also taking place around the world.
>
>See below for details on how you can join these important demonstrations.
>
>* * * * *
>
>IMPORTANT MEDIA COVERAGE --
>
>SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
>San Francisco: March against war planned for Saturday
>
>San Francisco, April 9: As Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was talking
>
>Thursday about sending more troops to Iraq and keeping forces there longer
>
>than planned to combat a surge in deadly violence, anti-war groups were

>gearing up for a weekend protest calling for the United States to leave
the
>
>war-torn country.
>
>In San Francisco, a march will begin at noon on Saturday at United Nations
>
>Plaza, wind through downtown and return to the plaza. There, the crowd
will
>
>hear speakers, including Democratic state Assemblyman Mark Leno, San 
>Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano and Haitian activist Pierre Labossiere,
>
>according to Richard Becker, local spokesman for International ANSWER (Act
>
>Now to Stop War and End Racism), which is coordinating the nationwide 
>movement.
>
>In California, marches also are planned for San Diego and Los Angeles.

>Other locations include New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago,

>Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Augusta, Maine,
and
>
>Charlotte, N.C.
>
>International ANSWER began planning the protest only on Tuesday, so Becker
>
>doesn't expect it to attract more than a couple thousand people. It is
not
>
>anticipated to draw the estimated crowd of 50,000 that gathered in San

>Francisco on March 20 in a protest timed to coincide with the first 
>anniversary of the war in Iraq.
>
>The protest is in response to the recent deaths of Iraqis and American,
and
>
>the amount of money that is being diverted to pay for the war, he said.
The
>
>bloodiest combat has occurred in Fallujah, a Sunni territory west of 
>Baghdad.
>
>"It's because of the countrywide uprising taking place in Iraq and the
way
>
>it's being answered with ... a bloodbath," Becker said. "Our view is 
>they're trying to suppress what appears to be a popular uprising with 
>unlimited amounts of violence."
>
>A reported 135,000 U.S. soldiers are in Iraq.
>
>A poll released this week by the Pew Research Center for People and the

>Press reported that 44 percent of Americans support bringing the troops

>home as soon as possible. That number is up from January, when 32 percent
>
>of respondents said U.S. forces should pull out. The same survey showed

>that only 4 in 10 people approve of how President Bush is handling the
war
>
>in Iraq.
>
>Suzanne Herel, Chronicle Staff Writer
>
>* * * * *
>
>UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL:
>Nationwide protests against Iraq war
>
>WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- Opponents of the war in Iraq are gathering
in
>
>cities across the United States over the Easter weekend in response to
a
>
>call to action to protest the war.
>
>The anti-war ANSWER Coalition has issued a call for "emergency local 
>demonstrations" nationwide to protest the war in Iraq, call for the return
>
>of U.S. troops from Iraq, and a call for money for healthcare and 
>education, not the war. ANSWER is an acronym for "Act Now to Stop War and
>
>Racism."
>
>As of Thursday demonstrations were planned for Friday through Monday in
17
>
>towns and cities [now more than 50], including New York, Chicago, Los 
>Angeles and Washington at the White House.
>
>"The revolt sweeping Iraq in opposition to foreign occupation has resulted
>
>in the White House and Pentagon ordering a reign of terror against all

>those who defy U.S. dictates," the organization said in a statement 
>announcing the protests.
>
>"Hundreds of Iraqis have been killed. A large number of U.S. troops have
>
>also died. And there is no let up in sight. ... The current crisis in Iraq
>
>is again stimulating protests around the country and around the world,"
the
>
>statement said.
>
>* * * * *
>
>Cities holding demonstrations include:
>Albuquerque, NM
>Atlanta, GA
>Augusta, ME
>Baltimore, MD
>Binghamton, NY
>Birmingham, AL
>Boston, MA
>Buffalo, NY
>Carlsbad, CA
>Cedar Falls, IA
>Charlotte, NC
>Chicago, IL
>Detroit, MI
>Fayetteville, AR
>Ferndale, MI
>Gettysburg, PA
>Grand Rapids, MI
>Kingston, NY
>Long Island, NY
>Los Angeles, CA
>Massachusetts, MA
>Middletown, NY
>Mill Valley, CA
>Minneapolis, MN
>Mountain View, CA
>New Haven, CT
>New York, NY
>Portland, OR
>Providence, RI
>San Diego, CA
>San Francisco, CA
>San Jose, CA
>Sarasota Springs, NY
>Seattle, WA
>Springfield, MA
>St. Petersburg, FL
>Washington, DC
>& more!
>
>For details of the demonstrations taking place across the country, go to
>http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a10events.html
>(this page includes downloadable flyers and is updated frequently)
>
>If your city is not yet listed, fill out the easy-to-use form at
>http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/event.html
>
>If you are holding a local demonstration, a downloadable flyer is available
>
>that you can adapt (this flyer includes an empty box where you can paste
>in 
>your local details, and space at the bottom for your local contact 
>information):
>http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a10flyer.pdf
>
>Read the Call to Action: IRAQ AT THE BOILING POINT
>http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/index.html
>
>* * * * *
>
>NEW YORK CITY
>Friday, April 9
>4:30 pm
>Times Square
>212-633-6646
>Flyer: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a10nyc.pdf
>
>WASHINGTON DC
>Saturday, April 10
>12 noon
>White House (Lafayette Park)
>202-544-3389
>Flyer: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a10dcflyer.pdf
>
>LOS ANGELES
>Friday, April 9
>5 pm
>Westwood Federal Building (Wilshire & Veteran)
>213-487-2368
>Flyer: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a9la.pdf
>
>SAN FRANCISCO
>Saturday, April 10
>12 noon
>UN Plaza (Market St. between 7th St. and Hyde. Civic Center BART)
>415-821-6545
>Flyer: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/a10/a10sf.pdf
>
>--------------------------
>
>A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
>Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
>
>FOR MORE INFORMATION:
>www.InternationalANSWER.org
>info@internationalanswer.org
>New York 212-633-6646
>Washington 202-544-3389
>Los Angeles 213-487-2368
>San Francisco 415-821-6545
>
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