Fw: [ANSWER]: Emergency Response Protests and Walkouts

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

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From: "A.N.S.W.E.R." <answer.general at action-mail.org>
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Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:45 AM
Subject: [ANSWER]: Emergency Response Protests and Walkouts


> EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTESTS AND WALKOUTS
> 
> As the Bush Administration threatens to wage a unilateral 
> war of aggression we must do all we can to make this 
> movement the single biggest obstacle to war. We do not 
> believe that war in inevitable. However, if the war starts 
> we must be organized to resist and disable the war 
> machine.
> 
> The DAY a new U.S. war on Iraq starts -- EMERGENCY PROTEST 
> at a central location -- in Washington, D.C. at the White 
> House, in New York at Times Square, in San Francisco at 
> Powell and Market -- to protest the war followed by a 
> march through city neighborhoods beginning at 5 p.m. (the 
> next day at 5 p.m. of the bombing begins at night). Many 
> cities and communities have a tradition of holding these 
> emergency actions in response to U.S. military aggression. 
> If your community does not have a traditional plan, pick a 
> busy location/intersection, a Federal Building, Town Hall, 
> etc.
> 
> THE MORNING AFTER THE WAR STARTS -- WALK OUT/STAYAWAY! 
> ORGANIZE WALK OUTS from school, work, leave your home. 
> Spend the morning leafleting for people to join the 
> anti-war movement. A.N.S.W.E.R. offices and organizing 
> centers around the country will be open in the morning to 
> pick up leaflets and from there you can head out with 
> others into your community. Converge mid-day at noon at 
> city centers -- in Washington, D.C. at the White House, in 
> New York City at Union Square, in San Francisco at Civic 
> Center Plaza -- to engage in protest actions against the 
> war. Download flyers at www.internationalanswer.org and 
> locate organizing centers in your area.
> 
> THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER -- CONVERGE AT THE WHITE HOUSE -- 
> The Saturday after a new war on Iraq is launched, 
> thousands of people will be converging at the White House 
> in Washington DC at 12 noon.
> 
> To list your city's Emergency Response Mobilization Plan, 
> fill out the form at
> http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/emerg/index.html#emergevent
> (if the link does not take you directly to the form, just 
> scroll down)
> 
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> 
> FEBRUARY 15 & 16 MASS ACTIONS
> Part of the February 13-21 Week of Resistance
> 
> On February 15, there will be demonstrations in thousands 
> of cities across the country and around the world in 
> response to the call issued from the European anti-war 
> movement. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition joins with the 
> hundreds of organizations who will be mobilizing for the 
> NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles and other regional and local 
> actions on that day. On February 16, there will be a mass 
> action in San Francisco co-sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R. 
> Coalition, Bay Area United Against War, Not in Our Name 
> Project, and United for Peace and Justice.
> 
> In New York City, join A.N.S.W.E.R. on Friday, February 14 
> for a teach-in from 9 am to 4 pm on Building an anti-war 
> movement that connects the struggle against war on Iraq 
> with the fight for social and economic justice and civil 
> rights at home, followed by an Indoor Rally from 7 to 10 
> pm on Linking the struggle against corporate 
> globalization, war, militarism and racism. Both events 
> will take place at Community Church, 35th St. between Park 
> and Madison Ave.
> 
> To find out about FEBRUARY 15 & 16 LOCAL AND REGIONAL 
> EVENTS, AND BUSES TO THEM GO TO:
> http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/f15transp.html
> 
> Fill out this form if you are ORGAINZING A LOCAL OR 
> REGIONAL EVENT:
> http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/index.html#feb15event
> (If the link does not take you directly to the form, 
> scroll down to the form entitled "List your local area 
> February 15th event")
> 
> Fill out this form if you are ORGANIZING TRANSPORTATION TO 
> A REGIONAL EVENT:
> http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/index.html#f15transp
> (If the link does not take you directly to the form, 
> scroll down to the form entitled "Fill out this form to 
> list details about transportation to February 15 & 16 
> regional events")
> 
> For more information, go to:
> http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/index.html
> 
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> 
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