May 1: March & Rally in NYC!

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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
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MOMENTUM BUILDING FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1: END THE WAR! ABOLISH NUKES!
March and Rally Against the Iraq War & for Nuclear Disarmament

Assemble 11AM, 1st Ave North of 50th Street, NYC
March by the United Nations
Rally 2PM at Heckscher Ballfields in Central Park
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**Join us in New York City for a major peace demonstration on the day
before the U.N. reviews the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- a treaty
the Bush Administration is threatening to undermine, as part of its larger
empire-building agenda.**

Sunday, May 1, 2005
NO WAR, NO NUKES!
End the War in Iraq: Bring Our Troops Home Now
Fund Essential Programs at Home, Not War Abroad
Abolish All Nuclear Weapons Worldwide

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Around the country and around the world, momentum for the mobilization on
May 1 is building! In addition to delegations from peace and disarmament
movements in scores of countries, we have learned that at least 1,000
people from Japan will be marching with us. Survivors of the U.S. atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago will be part of this group.
As the only people on earth to have lived through the nightmare of nuclear
explosions, these "hibakusha" are actively leading the global struggle for
the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

At the same time, the daily reality of death and destruction in Iraq
continues, sparked by the Bush administration's invasion and fueled by the
ongoing U.S. military occupation. A majority of people in this nation now
oppose the war, but the White House and most members of Congress are
resisting the only solution to the crisis: bring the troops home
immediately. We need to be out in the streets sending a loud and clear
message to decision-makers and the public at large: End the war in Iraq!
Iraq veterans, veterans of other wars, and military families will join us
in New York City for the May 1 march and rally.

While the rally program is still being put together, we are pleased to
announce several confirmed speakers and musicians: the mayors of both
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Daniel Ellsberg, Dr. Helen Caldicott, ex-CIA agent
Roy McGovern and ex-State Dept. official Ann Wright, representatives from
the Marshall Islands and impacted communities in this country, Tim Reynolds
(guitarist from the Dave Matthews Band), Antibalas, Japanese drummers,
Emma's Revolution...and others.

Buses are coming from throughout the mid-Atlantic and New England areas,
and from as far away as Kansas City. In the metropolitan NYC area groups
are out leafleting, postering, and helping to organize for what promises to
be a powerful day. For the first time, our movement is explicitly linking
the demand to end the war in Iraq with the call for complete nuclear
disarmament!

Check the UFPJ web site for more details and for regular updates, leaflets
you can download and other organizing materials.

May 1 is just 11 days away, but in that time we can still reach many more
people! Help make the march and rally on Sunday, May 1 the strongest
statement possible.

Volunteers are needed both in this final mobilizing stretch and on the day
of the protest. If you can help, please call Nia or Joe at 212-868-5545 or
email joe at unitedforpeace.org


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UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY
Please visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate or call 212-868-5545
and make the most generous contribution you can today
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MAY 1: END THE WAR! ABOLISH NUKES!
NYC March and Rally for Peace in Iraq and Disarmament Worldwide
Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org for leaflets and more information
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