National Convergence on Canberra to stop Bush
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Thursday 23 October Canberra
Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday 22 October at 5pm
Meeting Monday 7pm 13 october, Monday 7pm 20 October Spanish Club, 88
Liverpool Street
Call to Action
George W. Bush is set to address a joint sitting of federal parliament
10am, Thursday 23 October.
He will be promoting the "values" of endless war and a free trade agenda.
The invitation by Prime Minister John Howard is an insult to the
millions of people who protested in the 14-16 February demonstrations in
Australia.
Then as now, Howard ignored the democratic voice of ordinary people. The
anti-war movement was right in saying that the war was based on lies,
that it was a war for oil, not disarmament.
Around 1000 Australian military personnel are still in Iraq, providing
logistical and communications support to the US military. Bush will be
requesting Howard provide more support for the illegal occupation of
Iraq.
John Howard's support for the invasion and occupation has already cost
$745 million - money that should have been spent on education and health.
Bush has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, has designs on North Korea, Iran
and Syria and has backed Israel's War of Terror against the Palestinian
people
Bush's visit to Australia also coincides with negotiations of the
Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, which will threaten the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, quarantine laws GM labelling and
public assets. Howard hopes this will be his "prize" for cooperating
with Bush.
Howard claims to have invited Bush to the federal parliament in our name.
However, the presence of thousands of demonstrators outside the
parliament will send a clear message that Bush is not welcome. It
will show that we
do not support the occupation of Iraq or the proposed Free Trade Agreement.
a.. The Sydney Stop the War Coalition is organising buses to
transport activists from Sydney to Canberra to be part of a national
demonstration when Bush addresses parliament. We urge all community
groups, unions, students and local peace groups to start preparations to
transport as many people as possible to Canberra on 23 October.
a.. The Stop the War Coalition has also called a demonstration on the
eve of Bush's arrival, at Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday 22 October at
5pm, which will march to the US consulate.
a.. To coordinate the largest possible demonstrations against Bush's
visit there will be two organising meetings on Monday 13 October and
Monday 20 October, 7pm level 3 of the Spanish Club, 88 Liverpool Street
(near the corner of George Street) Issued by Stop the War Coalition (Sydney)
Tuesday, 7 October 2003
0425 347 634
0409 762 081
0405 760 929
0413 859 060
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