ACTION all out to stop the war

Books by Kalamu ya Salaam

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ACTION: all out to stop the war--

demonstrate, saturday, march 15, 2003

folks, in new orleans we are demonstrating beginning at congo square, 12noon on saturday, march 15, 2003. on feb. 15th, we had a demonstration of approximately 800, with less than 20 black folk in the crowd. our goal on march 15th is to mobilize 200 black people.

wherever you live, i encourage each and every e-drummer to get involved and to participate in your local effort to stop the war. the last few days have not been encouraging--bush & company seem determined to go to war, with or without a united nations security council resolution, with or without the participation of england. the news media in the united states is pitiful--they often refuse to report what is going on. their general capitulation to and regurgitation of bush administration viewpoints notwithstanding, the new york times came out with an editorial against the war on one day, and on the following days it was back to normal, which means no information, disinformation and diversions.

if we were sitting on saturn watching this madness from afar, it would be a comic tragedy. but we are part of the world community and there is the potential for hundreds of thousands of people to die in this war. no one knows what is going to happen. it could be over in a matter of a few days or it could drag on for weeks, for sure, world politics will change drastically.

here in the united states, the changes will be dramatic. remember that nearly every state government as well as the federal government are running unprecedented deficits. as the consolidation of global capitalism grows without restraint, whole sectors of american business are going under or being marginalized. again, i do not understand economics well enough to make specific predictions, however, i do know we are not looking at a pretty picture.

under these conditions, it is hard to keep our heads up. now more than ever we need artists to encourage the people. not to sugar coat our conditions or engage people in mindless diversions, but rather to help us all face the realities of our time, find ways to survive and build stronger community as we struggle with this new world order brought to us by the unelected president of the united states who wants nothing less than to run the world.

please join us on saturday, march 15th. join millions of people around the world who will demonstrate their opposition to war.

all out to stop the war--demonstrate, saturday, march 15, 2003!

kalamu

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March 15, 2003 Worldwide Protests!

Internationally coordinated demonstrations to Stop the War: Demonstrations
in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Around the World, Saturday
March 15, 2003

Los Angeles
Assemble 12 Noon at Olympic and Broadway
March to the Downtown Federal Building

San Francisco
11 am at Civic Center Plaza

Washington, DC
12 noon @ the Washington Monument
Constitution Ave. between 15th and 17th Sts. NW

The people of the world CAN stop the war. The Bush administration has set a
count-down to a war of unimaginable suffering for the innocent people of
Iraq, but THIS IS NOT INEVITABLE. Millions have demonstrated, World Leaders
have denied the push to war, The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has called on
Bush to stop his warmongering -- it is clear that the world wants PEACE!

As was done last month on February 15 In cities around the world, this
Saturday March 15 people are mobilizing massive demonstrations to stop the
war. Between 20 and 30 million people worldwide participated in last month's
rallies; this month must be larger!

Join us for a united massive demonstration for peace, not war. Express your
solidarity with the men, women, and especially the children of Iraq.

War will further debilitate already crumbling structures that provide for
basic human needs in our own country as well... health care, education,
environment, civil liberties, workplace protections, retirement pensions...
all are suffering from the lack of prioritization of these concerns given by
a government bent on war at any price.

For more information in Los Angeles, contact the Sponsors:

ICUJP
www.icujp.org
626 683-9004

Coalition for World Peace
www.coalitionforworldpeace.org
323-281-7322

International ANSWER Coalition
www.answerla.org
213-487-2368

Not in Our Name Project
www.notinourname.net/la
310-980-5708

For San Francisco (415-821-6545) or DC (202-544-3389),
go to www.internationalanswer.org.