On Monday 17 September 2001 12:20, Bruce Marshall wrote:
| I looked at this site for a long time and I never really did find
| out what their agenda is....... Phrases like being against 'the
| Bush Program' are throughout but never a statement dealing with
| specifics.....
|
| And the list of 'endorsers' speaks volumes...
maybe this will help:
Stand Against Racism and War! Beat Back the Bush Attack!
Heartfelt sympathies and condolences are with all those whose loved
ones were lost or injured on September 11, 2001. 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. Unless we stop President Bush from carrying out a new,
wider war in the Middle East and beyond, the number of innocent
victims will grow from the thousands to the tens of thousands and
possibly more. A new, wider U.S. war in the Middle East can only lead
to an escalating cycle of violence. War is not the answer.
After the horrific killings of thousands of innocent civilians on
Sept. 11, the Bush administration is moving in a very ominous
direction. In a chilling statement, Bush administration spokespersons
have called for "ending states," an unprecedented threat.
At the same time, Arab American and Muslim people in the United
States -- 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 government is attempting to curb civil liberties and to create a
climate in which it is impossible for progressive people to speak
their mind. 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 we 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.
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, join us on September 29 in front of the
White House. We urge all organizations to join together at this
critical time.
National March in Washington, D.C.
Saturday, September 29, 2001
Rally 11 am at Lafayette Park (across from the White House)
SIGNERS:
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General,
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop, Catholic Archdiocese of
Detroit
Samia Halaby, Al-Awda Palestine Right of Return Coalition
Barbara Lubin, Executive Director, Middle East Children's Alliance
Nania Kaur Dhingra, Sikh Student Organization, George Washington
University
Chuck Kaufman, National Co-Coordinator, Nicaragua Network
Njeri Shakur, Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement, National
Lawyers Guild
--
dep
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the
People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
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