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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 04:53 PM
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THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR
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Groups Preparing New Push Against Iraq War

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021905Y.shtml

By Evelyn Nieves
The Washington Post

Friday 18 February 2005

Invasion anniversary next month is date of campaign kickoff.

On Feb. 15, 2003, as millions of people worldwide took to the streets to protest the imminent U.S. invasion of Iraq, Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Hoffman was in Kuwait, awaiting deployment to Baghdad.

Two years later, Hoffman, 25, is a civilian on the lecture circuit, introducing himself as an Iraq Veteran Against the War. On March 19, when war opponents plan to converge near Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., to mark the date of the invasion, Hoffman, who co-founded the Iraq veterans group, will be one of the lead speakers.

"I disagreed with the war before I went over," said Hoffman, the son of a steelworker from Allentown, Pa. "But now, I can talk about the reality of war - what it's really like, the lack of support the troops have, the civilians being killed. The biggest problem with Iraq right now is the occupation."

Along with Gold Star Families for Peace, which is made up of people who have lost loved ones in Iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War holds a powerful claim among peace groups as ones who can speak from experience about the consequences of the war. Together, they will be front and center among the scores of peace groups that are hoping to keep the war - and its repercussions - in the public consciousness.

Peace groups have been relatively quiet in recent months, especially after President Bush's reelection. But antiwar leaders say they are on the verge of reemerging. Leaders of dozens of peace groups plan to meet in St. Louis this weekend to plot strategies for a new push against the war, from ad campaigns to long-term, grass-roots organizing. They plan to use March 19 and 20, the anniversary weekend of the war's start, as the beginning of an all-out effort to convince the public that the best course for Americans and Iraqis is for the war to end and the troops to come home.

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http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2688

March 19: The World Says End the War!
by United for Peace and Justice

SATURDAY, MARCH 19: GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR

* End the War *
* Bring the Troops Home Now *
* Rebuild Our Communities *

March 19-20 marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq. After all of the death and destruction, and with the Bush administration claiming a mandate to continue their war, there's a new urgency and a stronger determination within the global antiwar movement to bring the troops home now.

LOCAL ACTIONS NATIONWIDE
UFPJ calls on supporters of peace and justice in every corner of the country, in communities large and small, to organize local protests against the war on Saturday, March 19. These can take many forms: vigils, rallies, marches, nonviolent civil disobedience. We especially encourage creative efforts to put the spotlight on the institutions of militarism at home by organizing actions outside military bases or military recruitment offices. List your activities on the UFPJ website calendar (select "March 19" under Event Type).

On the first anniversary of the war, at least 319 cities and towns across the United States organized protests. This year there is the potential to organize even more demonstrations, and to bring more people than ever out into the streets. The Bush Administration will soon ask Congress to pump as much as $100 billion more into the war; March 19 is an opportunity to call for an end to this disaster, and to demand that the billions be allocated instead for rebuilding our communities at home and paying for the damage in Iraq.

MAJOR REGIONAL PROTEST IN FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.
UFPJ is also supporting a major regional demonstration in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We hope those of you within driving distance of Fayetteville will make this action your priority. Fayetteville is home to Fort Bragg - ground zero for the 82nd Airborne Division and many of the Army's elite units. Beyond Fort Bragg, North Carolina hosts four other of the nation's largest military bases, making the state one of the friendliest to the military-industrial complex.

Less well-known is the fact that Fayetteville is also home to a growing base of anti-war activists and organizations. They are military folks, veterans, families of active-duty soldiers and veterans, students, workers, housewives, clergy, educators, and all are part of a vibrant, and growing, statewide network. They stand firm in the knowledge that organizing in Fayetteville is a key to bringing the troops home from Iraq.

Military Families Speak Out, Bring Them Home Now, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans For Peace, Quaker House, Fayetteville Peace with Justice, the North Carolina Peace and Justice Coalition, and the North Carolina Council of Churches are spearheading the Fayetteville action. Please do all you can to be in Fayetteville this year; by actively building and participating in this demonstration, we have the opportunity to support the efforts of Southern organizers to build a Southern network, and a Southern movement, to replace war and occupation with justice and self-determination.

BE PART OF A GLOBAL ANTIWAR MOVEMENT
In addition to the many protests already being planned in the United States, people all around the world will be taking action on March 19 as well. Responding to a call from the European Social Forum's Assembly of Social Movements, European activists are organizing national mobilizations across Europe. Brussels will be the site of a central demonstration on the eve of a meeting of the European Council, where demonstrators will march against war, racism, and a corporate-dominated Europe. India's national Anti-War Assembly recently committed to major protests on the second anniversary of the war. And we anticipate that the World Social Forum will join this call when it meets later this month in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

GET OUT THE WORD
Circulate this email wide and far. UFPJ will soon have flyers, stickers, and other resources available to help you get out the word.

HAVE YOUR GROUP ENDORSE MARCH 19
Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/m19endorse today.

BEGIN PLANNING LOCAL MARCH 19 ACTIONS
Bring together local groups to plan March 19 actions in your community. Post your plans at on the UFPJ calendar




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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 05:14 PM
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1. I'll be in San Francisco!
Here's a photo from Market Street on March 20, 2003

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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 08:32 PM
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2. thanks
great pic!
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ultraist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 08:35 PM
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3. I'll be in DC!
Let's keep kicking this until March 19!

:kick:
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 10:44 PM
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4. hoping to be in Fayetteville, NC on the 19th &
Asheville, NC on the 20th
:toast:
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 03:19 PM
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5. kick
:bounce:
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seg4527 Donating Member (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 03:23 PM
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6. i really need a bus list
it's over spring break, and i'd like to go.
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ultraist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 03:58 PM
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7. Check out the Answer Coalition and United for Peace and Justice sites
There are a lot of cities participating. If they haven't already, they will be listing logistic info: Chartered Buses, carpooling, etc.

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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 04:37 PM
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8. LINK to "Act NOW to Stop War and Racism' (ANSWER)..buses, YOUR city, etc.
Edited on Sun Feb-20-05 04:53 PM by diamond14

scroll down this LONG LONG page for all info, every city, buses, etc....ENDORSE PETITION TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME...STAND UP NOW...

http://www.answercoalition.org/

sign up to recieve email notices as this BIG event evolves, so YOU can stay informed and STAND UP with Pro-PEACE Americans...

Please, endorse their form to BRING OUR TROOPS HOME....


come to the BIG cities (New York, DC, SF, LA...and more...buses, vans, car pools, the TRAIN, planes, etc.) or STAND UP against bush* wars in cities all across America....


if you ORGANIZE a bus from your area, your ride to the BIG city is FREE....ANSWER does most of the work, you need to be a LOCAL CONTACT for those who sign up on web, by emailing directions to bus pickup, and any other info...check that there is legal daytime PARKING near bus pickup point, hand out event info on bus, and make certain everyone gets back on the bus after the event, and at any rest stops....it's fun, it's easy, it's uplifting...you meet GREAT UPLIFTING PATRIOTIC PEOPLE and YOU ride free...ANSWER volunteers do all the hard work (gets the charter buses, runs web site sign ups, etc.).....


fill out STUDENTS ORGANIZING FORM, to keep informed and get on the bus to the BIG CITIES....
http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_students


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seg4527 Donating Member (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 10:56 PM
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9. i might just be dense
but i don't see bus listings. i know i've looked them up on that site before, but can't seem to find it now.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 09:29 AM
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10. as far as I can tell, that information is not up yet
at ANSWER or UFPJ. You'll just have to keep checking.
:-)
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seg4527 Donating Member (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 11:05 PM
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14. thank you
i just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing anything.

And I do look forward to helping out at these things in the future. I have an incredibly heavy workload at school right now, as well as trying to make money to pay for school, so unfortunately at the present, I'm quite unable to organize stuff. Hopefully they have something over the summer and maybe I can help organize. :-)
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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 09:53 AM
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12. SIGN UP on site, for updates, fill out FORM for arranging buses....
Edited on Mon Feb-21-05 09:56 AM by diamond14

NOBODY arranges any buses unless VOLUNTEERS STAND UP and help....that could be YOU !....so just as soon as you FILL OUT THE FORM that I linked to....you will be contacted by ANSWER volunteers so YOU can start putting together a BUSLOAD of your neighbors, colleagues, friends, church and more.....as I wrote: ANSWER VOLUNTEERS will help you AND you get a FREE bus ride for coordinating the trip....


If YOU decide NOT TO HELP, then there won't be any buses....it's all up to YOU....this is not a "SERVE ME WHILE I SIT HERE" type event...it's a "VOLUNTEER TO SAVE AMERICA" event....that means YOU have to help...fill out the FORM, sign up for ANSWER emails, sign the ANSWER petition to BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.....and above all...quit complaining about the volunteers, WE are working hard here in OUR Nation's Capital...if you want to help...get busy and help....if you want to whine about it...please don't bother us or try to discourage Patriotic Americans who are trying hard to TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY....


READ my post #8, and follow the advice if you want a bus ride or decide to get up and help....it's all there if you just make that LITTLE effort to READ....
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 09:45 AM
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11. Plus the 18th Is O'LIELLY's Anniversary
where he told Charles GIBSON that if there were NO WMD he would NEVER TRUST the Shrub Mal-administration again and would apologize to the American people. LIES!
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northamericancitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 03:58 PM
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13. Keep on going, kicking and talking about it. If we don't who will?
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ultraist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 11:45 PM
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15. I sure hope that more than a handful of DUers are planning on going
:kick:
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-21-05 11:51 PM
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16. I'll be attending in San Fran
:hi:
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ultraist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:45 AM
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17. excellent!
:bounce:
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