Fw: [ANSWER]: Emergency Actions to Stop the War: Report & media coverage

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

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Subject: [ANSWER]: Emergency Actions to Stop the War: Report & media
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 *Report*
 EMERGENCY ACTIONS
 to STOP the WAR on IRAQ BEFORE it STARTS
 - initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition September 14-16
 -

 Between September 14 and 16, thousands demonstrated
 against a new U.S. war on Iraq, in Emergency Actions
 called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. ? Act Now to Stop War & End
 Racism ? Coalition.  Protests took place in Washington
 D.C., San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Luis
 Obispo, Seattle, Fresno and other cities.

 In Washington DC, over 100 protesters arrived at 8 am to
 picket outside of the hotel where over 100 military
 contractors were buying and selling their latest weapons
 of mass destruction and Donald Rumsfeld was set to be
 their honored guest.  On the West Coast, 3,000 marched in
 San Francisco, 2,000 in Los Angeles, and many more in
 other cities.

 The Emergency Actions were initiated as part of
 A.N.S.W.E.R.'s campaign to Stop the War on Iraq Before it
 Starts, which will culminate with the National March in
 Washington DC and join action in San Francisco, set for
 October 26, which will be a massive national mobilization.

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 To view a PHOTOGRAPH of the Washington DC demonstration
 from the Washington Post, go to
 http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/post_bizare.pdf .
 (Acrobat Reader is required to view this photograph.  For
 best viewing, click on ?rotate image counterclockwise,?
 which can be found on the lower tool bar that contains
 various icons for managing the image.)  Protesters
 demanded ?Money for Jobs not War? and ?No war on Iraq.?

 Washington Post
 Tuesday, September 17, 2002; Page B03

 ANTI-WAR RALLY OUTSIDE AIR FORCE EXPO

 About 50 anti-war demonstrators rallied yesterday morning
 at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road NW near the
 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, where the U.S. Air Force
 Association is holding its annual Aerospace Technology
 Exposition.

 The rally was organized by International ANSWER, a
 coalition of anti-war groups.

 Protesters chanted slogans opposing possible military
 action in Iraq and criticized the Pentagon's spending
 policies. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was
 scheduled as a keynote speaker, but he was unable to
 attend.

 The expo continues through tomorrow, and protesters said
 they plan to demonstrate each day. The Air Force event
 features booths from more than 100 defense contractors
 promoting everything from air-to-ground missiles to
 waterproof combat boots.

 To read original article:
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26764-2002Sep16.html

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 Sept. 15, 9:13 AM ET
 BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER, Associated Press Writer

 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hundreds of anti-war protesters
 marched and spoke out Saturday against any possible
 military action in Iraq.

 "We believe that this war can be stopped if the people
 intervene in the political process," said Richard Becker
 of the International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism
 Coalition.

 At the San Francisco rally attended by about 500 people,
 participants held signs saying, "Stop the War In Iraq" and
"Stop Bush's War At Home and Abroad."

 In Los Angeles, about 300 people marched and chanted
 "George Bush, what do you say? Change regimes in the USA."
 at a federal building near the UCLA campus.

 "It's really wrong that we're even considering attacking
 Iraq," said Jennifer Kelley in San Francisco. "The Iraqis
 have made no offensive move. It just seems like (Bush)
 wants to finish his father's war."

 To read original article:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?mpl=story&u=/ap/20020915/ap_on_re_us/anti_w
ar_protest_2

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 UPCOMING ANTI-WAR VOICES IN THE MEDIA

 Please tune in to see Sara Flounders, co-director of the
 International Action Center, on MSNBC at 9:30 am EST on
 Thursday, September 19.  Spokespeople for A.N.S.W.E.R.
 Coalition member organizations have been frequent guests
 on various MSNBC shows over the last two weeks, so please
 stay tuned for upcoming appearances.

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 JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE WAR ON IRAQ BEFORE IT
 STARTS!

 See http://www.internationalanswer.org for information
 about how you can get involved in the October 26 National
 March in Washington DC and joint action in San Francisco.

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