Fw: Death threats to Berkeley CA council members for opposing Afghan war

["Nello Margiotta" <animarg at tin.it>]

 FRIENDS, PLEASE SEND A SOLIDARITY MESSAGE!!!!

 A message received from the Dutch Anti-War Movement in Leiden, and freely
 translated by Marya Nyland:

 October 19,01 ATTACKS ON AFGHANISTAN: POLITICIANS IN THE US ARE RECEIVING
 DEATH THREATS BECAUSE OF A RESOLUTION AGAINST THE WAR

 Members of the City Coucil of Berkeley, California are receiving death
 threats, after they passed a resolution earlier this week against the
 bombing of Afghanistan. They are also talking about beginning an economic
 boycott by businesses and organizations.

 According to Mayor Shirley Dean, Berkeley is the only American city that
has
 spoken against the war. Since then members of the Council have received
hate
 letters and thousands of e-mails and telephone calls. Conferences that were
 booked to be held in Berkeley have been cancelled because of the resolution
 of the Council.

 Berkeley, California has a long peace tradition. It was the centre of
 protests against the Vietnam war and the Gulf War.

 The e-mail address of Council member Donna Spring, who's resolution against
 the Afghanistan bombing was accepted in Berkeley, is:
 <spring at ci.berkeley.ca.us>. SHE CERTAINLY CAN USE A SOLIDARITY MESSAGE,
 after having received threats of death,rape and other right-wing language
by
 Bush-supporters and other "patriots".