From: "V S C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vieques Support Campaign http://palfrente.tripod.com E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________ U.S. NAVY OUT OF VIEQUES & ALL OF PUERTO RICO! ____________________________________________________ "Keep the Dream Alive!" A Movement for Civil and Human Rights World Wide By Dedrick Muhammad "Demonstrations have served as unifying forces in the movement; they have brought blacks and whites together in very practical situations, where philosophically they may have been arguing" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Showdown for Non-violence" 1968 Last year Rev. Sharpton and Dr. Martin Luther King III led the Redeem The Dream demonstration on the anniversary of the historic March on Washington. Tens of thousands gathered, highlighting the national plague of racial profiling and demanding that the US federal government address the issue. As a result of this and other efforts of community activists across the country, racial profiling became a national issue and all the 2000 presidential candidates addressed it and pledged to make efforts toward change. This year Rev. Sharpton and the National Action Network have decided to again mark the anniversary of the March on Washington with a rally-this time, at the United Nations. The issues of racial profiling and police brutality are not contained isolated issues. They arise from the diseased soul of this nation. This dis-eased soul stems from what Dr. King termed as "the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism." In the age of globalization, and with the US as the world's only superpower, the effects of our foreign and even domestic policy has dramatic international impact. On August 25th at 12pm at the United Nations in New York City, the civil rights community, social justice organizations and concerned citizens from around the world will gather to "Keep the Dream Alive." We will recommit ourselves and this nation to the humanitarian values that symbolize the life and legacy of Dr. King. The "Keep the Dream Alive" March will challenge this nation on the international stage to have a "revolution of values" where people are a priority over profits. Leading up to the Keep the Dream Alive March, there will be a week's worth of forums (August 20th-24th), beginning at 6:00pm at the House of Justice in Harlem. The forums will propose ideas and ask questions concerning how to make King's dream a reality. Topics will range from "Challenges facings a United States of Africa" to "Justice and Reparations for the African and Indigenous Peoples of America." The National Action Network asks concerned citizens from across the country to join with us on August 25th and help redirect America along a righteous path that meets the responsibility of being the world's superpower. "We are spending all of this money for death and destruction, and not nearly enough money for life and constructive development. And we hope that as a result of our trying to dramatize this and getting thousands and thousands of people moving around this issue, that our government will be forced to reevaluate its policy abroad in order to deal with the domestic situation." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Showdown for Non-Violence" 1968 Bring Your flags!!! _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
