4) Join a New Anti-War Coalition
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JOIN A NEW ANTI-WAR COALITION: INTERNATIONAL
A.N.S.W.E.R. (ACT NOW TO SOP WAR & END RACISM)
We join with people all over the world in condemning the
horrific killings of thousands of persons in the September
11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Our
most heartfelt sympathies and condolences are with those
whose loved ones were lost or injured. At this moment, we
would all like to take time to reflect, to grieve, to extend
sympathy and condolences to all. But we believe that we must
do more. We must act now.
We are assembling International A.N.S.W.E.R. to call for
worldwide rallies against war and racism. On September 29,
there will be a national march and rally at Freedom Plaza in
Washington, D.C., as well as marches on the West Coast of
the U.S. and around the world. We call on all people of
conscience and progressive organizations to take up this
call and organize rallies around the world.
Unless we stop President Bush and NATO from carrying out a
new, wider war in the Middle East, the number of innocent
victims will grow from the thousands to the tens of
thousands and possibly more. A new, wider U.S. and NATO war
in the Middle East can only lead to an escalating cycle of
violence. War is not the answer.
We must also act against racism. Arab American and Muslim
people in the United States, in Europe and elsewhere, as
well as other communities of color, are facing racist
attacks and harassment in their communities, on their jobs
and at mosques. Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism is a poison
that should be repudiated.
The U.S. government is attempting to curb civil liberties
and to create a climate in which it is impossible for
progressive people to speak their minds. The Bush
administration is attempting to take advantage of this
crisis to militarize U.S. society with a vast expansion of
police powers that is intended to severely restrict basic
democratic rights.
On September 29, tens of thousands of people had planned to
demonstrate against the Bush administration's reactionary
foreign and domestic policy and the IMF and World Bank. In
light of the current crisis, with its tragic consequences
for so many thousands of people, we have refocused the call
for our demonstration to address the immediate danger posed
by increased racism and the grave threat of a new war. We
call on people to demonstrate around the world on that day.
Now is the time for all people of conscience, all people who
oppose racism and war to come together. If you believe in
civil liberties and oppose racism and war, demonstrate on
September 29 at Freedom Plaza--14th St. and Pennsylvania
Ave. NW--and around the world. October 12-13 will be
International Days of Action Against War and Racism.
We urge all organizations internationally to join together
at this critical time and take action.
To add your name to this appeal, contact:
A.N.S.W.E.R.
39 W. 14 St., #206, NY, NY 10011
phone: (212) 633-6646
fax: (212) 633-2889
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
web site: www.internationalanswer.org
