Maybe we can march locally (Info on LA and SF scroll down – check for your local area by e-mailing susan@unitedforpeace.org ) if we can not get to Washington DC – Please help spread the word. This worked once before in the late Sixties – Let’s do it again…… Barbara
On January 27th, tens of thousands of Americans will march on Washington to end the war. I’ll be there. Can you join me?
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Dear MoveOn member,
If you are like me, you watched with outrage last week as Bush announced his plan to send 21,000 more US troops to Iraq.
Today, as we honor Martin Luther King Jr., I have been thinking about his words:
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
On January 27th, United for Peace and Justice are planning a March on Washington to end the war.
I’ll be in Washington with thousands of other MoveOn members. Can you join me? Click here for more information:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3468
As Americans, we stand at a crossroads: we can allow this unaccountable administration to continue down a deadly path or we can redouble our efforts to change the direction of this tragic war.
Many of you have already raised your voices against “escalation.” Last week, MoveOn members and allies around the country staged more than 1000 Emergency Rallies to Stop Escalation in Iraq to show public opposition to Bush’s plan. Now, tens of thousands of folks are taking the message directly to Washington.
To make it plain that most Americans are united in our opposition to more war, we want to have people from all 50 states and every congressional district marching. So, if you yourself can’t make it, can you donate $25 to help pay travel expenses for a MoveOn member who otherwise would not be able to make it? (See below for info on applying for travel funds yourself).Click here to help:
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/marchondc.html?id=9714-1566930-qlcOsmovfwJcqGIYmgKlFQ&t=2
A MoveOn member whose son is a soldier preparing to go to Iraq explained the Bush plan this way:
” ‘Escalation’ is just a word for more people dying. They’re going to be more American people, and they’re going to be more Iraqi people, and they’re all going to be innocent people.”1
Imagine people from every state together in D.C. calling for a sane end to this war. With your help, we can make this happen.
Big marches and rallies in Washington DC have helped to secure many of our country’s most important gains. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington in 1963 was a turning point in the fight for equality and civil rights. The power of Americans standing together for justice cannot be underestimated. This march on Washington can be a similar turning point for the war.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and thanks for all you do.
–Eli Pariser, Executive Director
Monday, January 15th, 2007
P.S. We need marchers from every state. If you would like to apply for a travel scholarship to make it to DC, click here.
http://pol.moveon.org/ufpj07/index.html?id=9714-1566930-qlcOsmovfwJcqGIYmgKlFQ&t=3
Source:
1. “Antiwar demonstrators protest call for troop ‘surge’,” Boston Globe. Jan. 12, 2007. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2315&id=9714-1566930-qlcOsmovfwJcqGIYmgKlFQ&t=4
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LA March for Troops Home Now & Stop Funding War
Saturday, January 27th 2007 NOON
Los Angeles, CA USA
January 27th Action Coalition
jan27action@yahoo.com
Join Los Angeles March and Rally on Jan 27th to Send Message to Bush and Congress:
Bring the Troops Home Now and
Stop Funding the War
Large Diverse Coalition of So-Cal Groups
Organizing Event
WHO: January 27 Action Coalition
(See below – list of endorsers from across So -Cal)
WHERE: Rally at Democratic Party Office (888 S. Figueroa St., LA, CA 90017) and March to Federal Building (300 N. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Downtown Los Angeles
When: NOON Saturday, January 27th
(Timed to coincide with march in Washington, DC)
Location:
Rally at Democratic Party Office (888 S. Figueroa St., LA, CA 90017) and March to Federal Building (300 N. Los Angeles, CA 90012) 888 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles CA 90017
Contact:
January 27th Action Coalition
jan27action@yahoo.com
Sponsored By:
Alliance for Democracy – San Fernando Valley · American Friends Service Committee · ANSWER-LA · Burbank Neighbors for Peace and Justice · CISPES · Coalition Against Militarism in the Schools · Coalition for World Peace · Codepink, L.A. · Committee of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism · Freedom Socialist Party · Glendale Education/Social Justice Advocates · Glendale Peace Vigil · Green Party of Orange County · Green Party of Riverside County · Healing Bear Medical Service · International Action Center · International Socialist Organization · LA County Green Party · LA Cuba Solidarity Coalition· Los Angeles Greens · LA LGBT Greens · LA-US Labor Against the War · Military Families Speak Out, Orange County · Montrose Peace Vigil · Office of the Americas · Out Against War: LGBT & Friends Coalition for Peace & Justice · Palisadians for Peace ·Political Poster Collective · Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles · Riverside Area Peace and Justice Action (RAPJA) · San Fernando Valley Greens · San Gabriel Valley Progressives · San Gabriel Valley Neighbors for Peace & Justice · Solidarity ·United Teachers Los Angeles · U.S. Citizens for A Safer Foreign Policy · Veterans for Peace-LA · West LA Democratic Club ·Whittier Area Peace and Justice Coalition · Women in Black – LA · World Can’t Wait http://linuxbeach.net/jan27action/
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Rally and March to End the War in Iraq
Saturday, January 27th 2007 12pm
San Francisco, CA USA
Bring the Troops Home Now from Iraq! Stop Racist Attacks on Arabs and Muslims! End the Occupation of Palestine!
Almost 3,000 dead American soldiers, at least 650,000 dead Iraqis. It’s time to put a stop to the war machine. Millions of people voted to get the Republicans out and end the war, but we can’t leave it up to the Democrats to do the only reasonable thing: BRING ALL THE TROOPS HOME NOW FROM IRAQ!
The Iraq Study Group offers more of the same, or even an escalation of troops in Iraq. President Bush is vowing to continue the war and the danger grows every day that the US or Israel will attack Lebanon again or launch another “pre-emptive strike” against Syria or Iran.
It’s time to get the anti-war movement back in the streets! On January 27, hundreds of thousands of people will march in DC to demand an end to the war. Let’s show Bush and the new Democratic Congress that the anti-war movement is back.
Make your own signs and banners and march with your friends, family, co-workers, class-mates, church, union or organization.
Location:
Powell and Market Street San Francisco CA
Contact:
Ashley Smith
ashley05401@yahoo.com
415-861-3103
Sponsored By:
January 27 Committee to End the War
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