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Ongoing Protest To Stop The
Imminent Attack On Iraq!
The Coalition for World Peace is calling all activists
to gather to say NO!!! to any further attacks on Iraq or any country.
Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Boulevard
Every Friday from 5-7 pm
Please bring your own signs. Please publish this
information to your whole list and anybody who is interested to
stop the war machinery.
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Let's
not wait for Bush and Co. to unleash even more destruction
on the people of Iraq to protest- let's stop it from happening
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JOIN
US!
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Important Reminder:
The Coalition for World Peace
agreed upon the following plan for where to go when/if the
US attacks:
The general call is that if
the US begins bombing, protest at the
federal building in Westwood at 5 p.m.
If the attacks happen after
5 p.m., then go to the fed. Building at 5 p.m. the next day.
If the attacks happen on Friday
after 5 or Saturday, then go to the Fed. Building at noon.
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COMING UP
Peaceful Legal Glendale Peace Vigil: Don't Invade Iraq
In Solidarity with the Coalition For World Peace
Friday September 27,
2002
5:00 - 7:30 pm
On the sidewalk in front of the National Guard Armory
Colorado St. & Louise St.
Glendale
1 block east of Brand Blvd.
Parking: Êthe municipal lot next to the Armory
has parking meters that cost 40¢ per hour.
Enter on Colorado st. Or Elk
Ave.
Bring a sign or come without a sign. We will have
extra signs that say "Don't Invade Iraq"
Suggestions for signs:
"Don't Invade Iraq"
"Our Grief Is Not A Cry For War"
For more information and to confirm future dates call
818-242-4320 or 818-662-0412
Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
a 74 minute video about the first, ongoing, and hopefully
last, war in Iraq
Friday September 27,
2002
8 pm
At The Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado
Echo Park
The producers will be there and the video will be
availablefor purchase. We hope to have a discussion of topics raised in
the film after the showing.
The requested donation is $5. Refreshments will also be
available for purchase.
sponsored by Hollywood-Echo
Park Free Pacifica Neighborhood Network
Rally/Demonstration Against War in Iraq
Saturday September 28, 2002
noon to 3:00 pm
In Burbank on the corner of San Fernando and Magnolia
in front of Media Center...the mall
National Day of Protest
San Francisco for a Free Palestine
Saturday, September 28,
2002
Gather 11 am
March 12 Noon
Rally 1:00 pm
Dolores Park
San Francisco
Support Palestinian People's Right to Return
Stop U.S. Aid to Israel
Divest from Israel Now
No New War against Iraq
Sponsor: Justice in Palestine Coalition
Travel with the Los Angeles A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition to
this important demonstration in San Francisco on September 28th, where
thousands will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Palestinian people.
Our bus leaves from Holman United Methodist Church at
11:45 pm on September 27th. We return approximately 24 hours later. The
cost is $40 for those who can and $35 for low income or students. Parking
is available for a fee.
For more information or to buy your ticket by credit card
please call 213 487-2368.
Justice in Palestine
Coalition info@adcsf.org
phone: 415-861-7444
http://www.adcsf.org/Palestine
No War on Iraq Lobby Day at Local Congressional Offices
UNITED FOR PEACE CALL TO ACTION: LET'S STOP BUSH'S WAR ON IRAQ
Monday September 30,
2002
Please help by organizing meetings or rallies at the local offices of senators and representatives on Monday September 30.
Within the next month, Congress is expected to vote on
whether or not to authorize a war against Iraq. We must convince our Representatives
and Senators that their constituents oppose a pre-emptive war against
Iraq.
For the day of September 30, we suggest that groups set up a meeting with
their local Senator or Representative (or with the legislative aide if
the representative is in DC), demanding that he/she sign on to a statement
opposing war with Iraq. For Congress members who have been staunchly pro-war,
we suggest a large, spirited anti-war rally outside the Congress member's
office. On the same day, national peace groups have called for a "NO WAR
ON IRAQ" lobbying day in Washington, DC.
visit these websites for more suggestions
and ideas:
www.unitedforpeace.org
www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/iraq
or call Global Exchange at: 1-800-497-1994
Not In Our Name!
March and Rally to Mark the One Year Annversary of the U.S.
War on Afghanistan
Sunday, October 6, 2002
1 pm - 3:00 pm
Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
at Veteran near the 405
1 pm Gather at the Westwood Federal Building
2 pm March to the U.S. Army Training
Center/California Nat'l Guard
3 pm Rally at the Westwood Federal
Building
for more info call 310-236-0732
or email: lanotinourname@hotmail.com
Volunteers Needed!
Join Us in Nevada
International nonviolent resistance to
US nuclear weapons and waste policies
October 5 - 15, 2002
What is the link between the current
war and the neo-liberalisms' failure to solve the worldwide economic meltdown?
Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. Donation for
door and refreshments $3.00. (Low income and work exchanges available.
No one turned away for lack of funds.)
See: http://www.actionfornuclearabolition.org
for more information
It's A Free Country:
Personal Freedom in America After September 11
Sunday October 6, 2002
5 pm
at the Midnight Special Bookstore
Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica
Book Signing and Reading - Steve
Earle, Robbie Conal, Romona Ripston, Danny Goldberg And Robert Greenwald...
"A groundbreaking collection of new pieces examining the
effects of President George W. Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft's
legislative assault on civil liberties following the terroristbombing
of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon."
ICUJP Anniversary of Afghanistan bombing observance
Press Conference
Monday, October 7, 2002
Location TBA
Contact: icujp@pacbell.net
phone: 626-683-9004
Peace Conference:
on the Immoral & Illegal
U.S. War Against Iraq
an educational forum on the "war without end"
Sunday, October 13, 2002
Loyola Marymount University
Roski Dinning Room in University Hall
One LMU Drive, Los Angeles
In Westchester, near the 405 freeway at Lincoln Blvd.
and LMU Drive. Approximately four miles north of the Los Angeles International
Airport.
featuring
Ramsey Clark
Former U.S. Attorney General
Ban Al-Wardi Ð Iraqi American Attorney and Activist
Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
& Council on American Islamic Relations
Medea Benjamin
Global Exchange
with Opportunities for dialogue with the speakers and
time to plan future actions
Contact: icujp@pacbell.net
phone: 626-683-9004
www.icujp.org
LA Coffee House Teach-In
on the coming 3rd U.S. War on Iraq
Monday, October 14, 2002
7 pm
At the UnUrban
3301 Pico
Santa Monica
Speakers from the International Action Center. Film, top music, good vibes to wage peace, not war.
Coffee House Teach-Ins- futureVisionsACTION
Tax deductible donations encouraged
1020 Victoria Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
Contact: slowdowne@yahoo.com
phone: 323-732-6416
The Afghan Women's Mission presents:
"Enduring Freedom" in Afghanistan:
Women's Rights, Collateral Damage, and Puppet Regimes
Saturday, October 19,
2002
10 am to 5 pm
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
3300 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Topics
covered will include:
US policy in
Afghanistan: The Bombing and the Loya Jirga
Who has replaced the Taliban? .
The impact of US policy on Afghan women's rights
Political Activism and Afghanistan
The Role of RAWA: Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Connections between US policy in Afghanistan and Iraq, Palestine, Colombia,
etc. Solidarity with Afghans: Financial and Moral
Activities
will include:
Informational
speakers on policy, history and media (featuring Prof. Marc Herold, Univ.
of New Hampshire)
Discussion sessions
Workshops on organizing and fundraising
Video documentaries
Exclusive Photo Exhibit
Afternoon Lunch
Evening Entertainment
Contact: slowdowne@yahoo.com
phone: 323-732-6416
National March On Washington DC
Stop The War On Iraq Before It Starts
Saturday October 26,
2002
For details see: http://www.InternationalANSWER.org
Building a Peace System:
Resisting the Methods of War
Wednesday October 30,
2002
7:00 pm
Bard Hall
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
4190 Front Street
Hillcrest, San Diego (opposite UCSD Medical Center)
free parking in church (ACE) lot
Special Guest Speaker:
Blase Bonpane
Director of the Office of the Americas:
"A non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the cause of justice
and peace in the hemisphere through broad based educational programs."
Learn About the School of the Americas! Its name has been changed but
it's still the School of the Assassins. The US Army School of Americas
(SOA), based in Fort Benning, Georgia, trains Latin American soldiers
in combat, counter-insurgency, and counter-narcotics. Graduates of the
SOA are responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin
America. Video will be shown about upcoming mass protest at the SOA Nov
15 & 16.
visit these websites for more information:
http://www.firstuusandiego.org
http://www.ActivistSanDiego.org
ActivistSanDiego — Networking for Social
Justice
or call 858-459-4650
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ONGOING EVENTS
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Coalition For World Peace
Tabling Peace Outreach
Coalition for World
Peace outreach on the Santa Monica Promenade,
(near the Midnight Special Bookstore)
To RSVP or for more information: outreach@coalitionforworldpeace.org
No More War Peace Vigil
every Friday from 5 to 6 p.m.
in front of the West
Los Angeles Federal Building
All are invited. Bring your own sign.
The SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ONION FORUM
meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at The Onion
Unitarian Universalist Society,
9550 Haskell Ave in North Hills
at 7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00 PM
For information on upcoming events, see our Web
page at webcom.com/onion
and click on Social Concerns or phone 818 893 9095.
Protest
attacks against Palestine and end attacks against other Third World nations
by the US and its allies
Every Friday evening
South Coast Plaza
Briston and Anton
Costa Mesa
Sponsored by the O.C Committee Against Racism
and Unnecessary Wars, A.N.S.W.E.R., and th O.C. Peace and Freedom Party.
for more information, call (949) 644-5956
or email quetzalcoatl38@aol.com
Violence
in Colombia
Current news on the recent escalation of
violence in Colombia and related peace actions:
http://www.globalexchange.org/colombia
Los Angeles Stop The War Weekly Discussion Group
Mondays
at Solidarity Hall
2170 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles
Everyone is welcome.
Call Yolanda Alaniz at 323-732-6416 or email lafsprw6@aol.com
for more info.
Venice Boardwalk March for Peace
2 p.m. every Sunday
Until the war is over...
March begins at Rose Ave. and the Boardwalk
call 310-399-8685 for more information
or visit http://www.freevenice.org
Interfaith Communities United for Justice
and Peace
meets most Friday mornings
at 7:00 am
and one Monday evening a month
(see http://icujp.org/calendar.shtml
for more info)
First Baptist Church
corner of 8th and Westmoreland (near Vermont) in Los Angeles
Free coffee!
call 213-384-2151 for more info
or visit http://icujp.org
Silent Sacred Walks
in Silence for Peace and Unity
Please wear white
no signs, flags, flyers or banners please
Sunday September 15
in Silver Lake
8:00 am
meet at 1850 Silver Lake Drive near Van Pelt
directions
The Walks: The recent events in our
country have changed our world and future forever. Are you feeling an
urgency to contribute but don't know how? Walk with us!!! Things are moving
quickly and together we have the power to create! Walk for your vision
for a united world.
The Purpose: In honor and remembrance of those
who died on and after Sept. 11. By walking we commit to transform death
into Life. This event is a declaration to the sacredness of life on Earth
and the need for peace and unity.
The Vision: A series
of walks
1. Gather at least seven thousand people
2. Walking through Los Angeles,
3. In complete silence
4. For peace and unity
call 323-982-9787 for more info
or visit http://www.sacredwalks.com/
The Independent Media Center Invites You
to Their Next General Meeting
1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
2007 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 909
Los Angeles
more information, tel./fax 213 353-0033
The Independent Media Center is "a grassroots organization
committed to using media production as a tool for promoting economic and
social justice".
They meet the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 5:00
pm at their office - 2007 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 909. That's at the corner
of Wilshire and Westlake near McArthur Park. It's 1/2 block from the McArthur
Park metro station.
Visit their excellent website with links to independent
media centers worldwide:
http://la.indymedia.org
"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes
so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't
even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears
and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've
got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run
it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will
be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio
"What we are talking about here - whether one wants to
recognize it or not, or call it by its proper name or not - is a form
of self-censorship. I worry that patriotism run amok will trample the
very values that the country seeks to defend."
"It's unpatriotic not to stand up, look them in the eye,
and ask the questions they don't want to hear - they being those who have
the responsibility, the ultimate responsibility in a society such as ours,
of sending our sons and daughters, our husbands, wives, our blood, to
face death, to take death..."
Dan Rather, in an interview with BBC's Newsnight From
the UK Independent, 17 May 2002.
'Veteran anchor attacks media for being timid'
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=295905
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