The People's Strike - Sept 2002 - A Call to Resistance Against the War on Iraq
Americans spent a decade buying and selling, believing in the free unchecked market, only to wake up and discover that they were being bought and sold by their CEOs. Now a group of ex-CEO's: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are trying to sell the American people a war that would destabilize the Middle East and the world. This mad drive for war has been opposed by every country in the world with the exception to Britain and Israel. This war is about oil, pure and simple, and the mantra of "security" that we have heard every day since September 11, 2001 has turned out to mean securing oil contracts in Iraq.
As the world leaders cave in to this war drive and try to rewrite recent history to make us forget yesterday's opposition, we need to MAKE OUR RESISTANCE VISIBLE.
We call on all people who care about Global Justice to join a variety of activities, either as individuals or affinity groups, on Friday September 27th which can begin to make resistance to a new war on Iraq visible and stop it before it starts.
7:00 AM
Join the banner drops (BYOB - Bring Your Own Banner) and leafleting at metro stations around the Capital. Suggested stations: Metro Center, Union Station, Dupont Circle, U Street/Cardozo and Gallery Place Chinatown. Make your own banner and/ or signs and leaflet at a metro station of your choice.
9:00 AM
Join the "Beating the Anti-War Drums" percussion protest at Freedom Plaza (14th and Pennsylvania, NW).
10:00 AM
Participate in a mass "Die-In". Bring placards with names of Iraqis, Palestinians, and even Americans whose life will be endangered if this war goes through. Line the streets and the die-in with the banners.
For more information or if you want to endorse call (866) 860-9311 or email visibleresistance@mutualaid.org
Endorsed by SUSTAIN, the Anti-Capitalist Convergence and Left Turn
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