*Subject:* *A Call for United Actions on the 6th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq*
** ** *PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY** **– THANK YOU!* ** *We invite you and your group to join over 65 other organizations in co-sponsoring the following Chicago area action on the 6th anniversary of the illegal U.S. invasion of Iraq. This year's march will be in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, partnering with local community groups to oppose the government's wars abroad while opposing the attacks on immigrants here at home.* * * *Here is the call: * End the occupations NOW! – Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine! STOP the government's war on Immigrants! While we face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, our government is handing cash to bankers at home and pouring our tax dollars -- a trillion-plus and counting -- into foreign wars that murder, maim and violate people's right to decide their own future. The reality is that there is no "good" war – in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iran. Our arms to Israel make their war OUR war, as well. Decades of U.S. policies have imposed unequal trade agreements on immigrants' home countries that destroy local economies -- forcing people to move here to seek the living wages they can no longer earn at home. The new administration has continued Bush regime policy toward immigrant workers, and is using the economic meltdown as a tool to recruit more immigrant, minority, and poor youth to fight rich men's wars for oil and power. Please join us for a united Chicagoland protest to oppose continuing U.S. wars abroad and war on immigrants at home: *Saturday, March 14, 2009* *12 noon SHARP: assemble for a short rally* *Marshall Boulevard & Cermak Road* (2 blocks from the "California" stop on the Pink Line "el") And join us again the following weekend, March 21, in Washington, DC to march on the Pentagon! *8th Day Center for Justice* *Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace & Justice* *American Friends Service Committee* *American Muslims for Palestine* *ANSWER Chicago* *Chicago Area CodePINK* *Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism* *Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights* *Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5* *Chicago Democratic Socialists of America* *Chicago Dyke March Collective * *Chicago Free The Cuban Five Committee* *Chicago Industrial Workers of the World* *Chicago Labor Against the War* *Chicago Progressive Examiner* *Christian Peacemakers Team* *Code Pink NW Indiana Chapter* *Comité Anti-Militarización (CAMI)* *Committee of Rank and File Educators (CORE)* *Cook County Green Party* *De Kalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice* *D'Last Studio* *Evanston Immigrant Advocacy Project * *Families 4 Peace* *Freedom Road Socialist Organization* *Friends of Leon Berger* *Gay Liberation Network* *Hammerhard Media Works* *International Socialist Organization* *International Solidarity Movement* *Kalpulli Nahuali* *La Otra* *La Voz de los de Abajo* *Labor Beat/Labor Express* *Lone Lantern* *March 10th Committee* *Meztizarte* *Military Families Speak Out* *Jorge Mujica* *Nahui Ollin Danza Azteca* *Near West Citizens for Peace & Justice* *Neighbors for Peace - Arlington Heights* *Neighbors for Peace - Evanston* *News and Letters* *Nicaragua Solidarity Network* *North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice* *Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project* *Northwestern Students for Justice in Palestine* *NULeft* *P&SC @ 57th St Mof* *Palestine Activist Network* *Palestine Solidarity Group* *Party for Socialism and Liberation* *Peace Pledge* *Pilsen Environmental Rights & Reform Organization (PERRO)* *Roosevelt University Activist Alliance* *Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago* *Southwest Youth Collaborative* *Steve Alesch for 2009 Green Party DuPage County Winfield Township Trustee* *Students for Justice in Palestine - Northwestern* *Students for Justice in Palestine - UIC* *Veterans For Peace* *Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Chicago Chapter* *Voices for Creative Non-Violence* *Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ* *Workers World Party* *World Can't Wait Chicago Chapter* -- Shaun 773.828.4336 917.755.7409 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Internet group address: http://groups.google.com/group/ChicagoMayDay To send e-mail: [email protected] To unsuscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
