SATURDAY JANUARY 18 On the Martin Luther Kinganniversary weekend and the 12th anniversary of the Gulf War "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government ...for the sake of humanity I cannot be silent" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NO WAR ON IRAQ NATIONAL MARCHES ON WASHINGTON & SAN FRANCISCO The people of Iraq and the Middle East are not our enemy. It will be up to the people to stop Bush. Poverty is soaring while social programs are being diverted for a war and occupation of Iraq. The government plans to spend $2 trillion so that ExxonMobil, Chevron, Citibank, Bank of America and other Big Oil and banking corporations profit from the oil of the Persian/Arabian Gulf. Bush's goal of "regime change" in Iraq is not to create a more democratic or humane government, but a U.S. puppet regime in this oil-rich region. Bush is lying when he says that Iraq poses a grave and imminent danger. Remember these facts: The U.S. bombs Iraq almost every day but Iraq is not bombing the United States. Iraq has never possessed a nuclear weapon but the U.S. government has 6,000 nuclear weapons. A new war will be a catastrophe. In the 1991 Gulf War, as many as 200,000 Iraqis were slaughtered. The Pentagon made massive use of depleted uranium weapons, subjecting civilians and soldiers to vast toxic exposure. According to the Veterans Administration, over 30% of U.S. Gulf War veterans are receiving disability benefits for illness and injury. Nearly 2 million Iraqi civilians, mostly children, have already died from a U.S.- imposed economic blockade in the last twelve years. At the same time, the U.S. daily sends $15 million to support Israel's occupation of Palestinian land. When U.S. war planes and attack helicopters kill innocent people every day in Palestine or in Iraq, this is nothing less than U.S.-supported terrorism. The thousands of people marching in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on January 18 honor Dr. Martin Luther King and his legacy. Like Dr. King did during the Vietnam War, we will demand that hundreds of billions of dollars be spent on jobs, education, housing, healthcare and to meet human needs, not for wars of aggression in the Third World. BECOME A VOLUNTEER! Endorse the mobilization. Help get the word out! Pass out flyers and posters everywhere you go. For flyers download at www.nationalAnswer.org <http://www.nationalanswer.org/> or contact a regional organizing center. Bring people to SF or DC! Contact the organizing center nearest you for local meetings and to get on the bus, or begin organizing transportation from your area. $200 BILLION FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION NOTFORWAR IN IRAQ! Millions of people around the world are marching for peace. EMERGENCY RESPONSE In the case of a new U.S. war against Iraq: JOIN THE PEOPLE'S ANTI-WAR REFERENDUM Cast your vote today at www.VoteNoWar.org <http://www.votenowar.org/> REGIONAL ORGANIZING CENTERS * San Francisco: 2489 Mission St. Rm. 24, SF, CA 94110 415-821-6545, [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Los Angeles: 213-487-2368 * San Diego: 619-692-4422 * Sacramento: 916-448-7157 * Davis: 530-304-4573 * Chico: 530-893-9078 * Nevada City/Grass Valley: 530-470-9797 * Placerville/El Dorado: 530-642-1120 * Stockton: 209-467-4455 * Modesto: 209-484- 0226 * Fresno: 559-485-6356 * Santa Clara: 408-855-0715 * Santa Cruz: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Salinas: 831-754-5544 * Santa Rosa: 707-579-5867 * Redding/Shasta: 530-275-8559 * Eureka/Arcata: 707-443-7926 * Ukiah: 707-468-1660 * Marin: 415-721-2844 * Walnut Creek: 925-256-8780 * Reno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Seattle: 206-325-0085 * Spokane: 509-838-7870 * So. Oregon: 541-482- 6543 * Portland: 513-725-2965 * Whitefish/Missoula, MT: 406-863-2004 * Tucson: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Phoenix/Tempe: 480-768-9237 * Washington, DC: 202-544-3389 * and dozens more! To find the organizing center nearest you, check: http://www.iacenter.org ---------------------- Your HELP is NEEDED / UPDATE on Jan. 18 Nat'l March There are now buses, vans and car caravans traveling from over 200 cities in over 45 states to be in Washington DC and San Francisco on January 18. Groups are traveling from as far South as Texas and Florida, as far north as North Dakota, Minnesota and Maine, from every state on the East Coast, and from all over the West Coast, to be in Washington DC. The January 18 National March in Washington DC to Stop the War on Iraq Before it Starts will begin at 11 am at 3rd St. on the Mall, which is on the West side of the Capitol Building. We will rally and then march to the Washington Navy Yard. FOR BUSES TO DC & SF go to: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/j18contacts.html FOR ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS (bus drop off & pick up, bus/car/van parking, directions, metro maps, etc.) go to: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/logistics.html or call our Washington DC office at 202-544-3389 *************** HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in many different areas to help make the January 18 National March in Washington DC a success! Below are detailed descriptions of how you can help out. Please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 202-544-3389 and let us know when you are available and how you would like to help out! ** FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 ** We will be doing set up during the day and having a sign making work session in the evening. Call us at 202-544-338 if are available during the day and we'll give you the details. ** SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 ** VOLUNTEER AREAS & HOW TO GET PLUGGED IN We are asking as many volunteers as possible to arrive between 7 am and 8 am, as this is the time people from out of town will begin arriving. If you can not arrive early, there will be Volunteer Sign-In tables in prominent locations -- including a main table visible from 3rd St. where buses will be dropping off -- where Volunteers should check in throughout the day in order to be assigned to specific tasks. Below are detailed descriptions of some areas. You can learn more about these and other areas by calling us at 202-544-3389 or when you check in at the Volunteers Table on January 18. VOLUNTEER TASKS __ Bus Greeting: From 7:00am- 12:00pm bus greeters are responsible for orientating the buses coming in from out of town. They will be working with experienced organizers and will also be provided with instructions and materials to distribute to the bus captains and passengers. __ Medical Aid (if you are a trained healthcare worker please call us at 202-544-3389) __ Staff Tables (collecting signatures for the People's Anti-War Referendum, distributing literature, etc.) __ Literature Distribution __ Sign-Ups for People's Anti-War Referendum __ Handing Out Signs __ Other:___________________ TAKE DOWN A take down crew will be needed after the march beginning at about 5 pm and going until about 8 pm at 3rd St. on the Mall. *************** DIRECTIONS To the main rally site by metro: Take the blue/orange line to Federal Center SW and walk north, or take the green/yellow line to Archives Navy Memorial and walk southeast. To the main rally site by bus: Since the metro does not begin running until 8 am on Saturday, please check www.metroopensdoors.com for bus lines/schedules. It is not hard to arrive by public transportation at 7 am, or to drive and park in this area at that hour. To the main rally site by car: Go to www.mapquest.com and enter "3rd St. and Madison Dr. NW" as your destination (Madison Dr. runs through the National Mall). For details, links to maps and more, go to: http://www.internationalanswer. org/campaigns/j18/logistics.html *************** TO VOLUNTEER AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MARCH, call 415-821-6545 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************** FOR MORE INFORMATION: 202-544-3389 Sign up to receive updates (low volume): http://www.internationalanswer.org/subscribelist .html A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition http://www.internationalanswer.org
