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www.notinourname.netIt is with some sadness, but with eyes still cast on a better world, that we write today to inform our supporters, our comrades in the struggle, and all who have held the Not in Our Name Project close to their hearts over the past 6 years, that we will be closing our National Office and related infrastructure on March 31, 2008. Below you will find a final statement from the current Steering Committee of Not in Our Name, and linked here (and at the left menu) are brief personal statements from Not in Our Name activists around the country. Here you'll see reflections on our time with Not in Our Name, and also, which projects and initiatives we think are important now. This decision was not an easy one for those of us who have taken up the crucial work of Not in Our Name over the past 6 years. We know that resistance to war and repression continues and needs all of our immediate participation if we are to see any real changes, no matter who takes office in 2008. Though we are closing our office, many around the country will still take out the sentiment and politics of Not in Our Name, as it is at heart a grassroots project. Our web presence at www.notinourname.net will remain, as a resource for those who wish to look back on the past, or to take the message into the future. We cannot say enough to thank our supporters, who have literally kept this project afl oat from day one with their donations, time and energy, simple words of encouragement, and solidarity. We encourage you to read our fi nal statement, to check out what new projects Not in Our Name activists are taking up, and to stay involved. We are confident that as one door shuts, another opens. Here’s to walking through many open doors of possibility together.
March 7, 2008
Not in Our Name Project
Final National Statement
We believe that as people living
in the United States, it is our
responsibility to resist the injustices
done by our government, in our names
With these words from the Pledge of Resistance, the Not in Our Name project was started in March of 2002. In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, our government had already launched the brutal invasion of Afghanistan, enacted the Patriot Act, and indiscriminately rounded up and detained thousands of U.S. residents based solely on their religion or country of origin. In response, the diverse activists who embraced the Not in Our Name project came together under three points of unity:
* No War on the World
* No Detentions and Roundups
* No Police State Restrictions
Not in Our Name began with the idea that a culture of resistance needed to be created to oppose all of this; that sitting idly by and “letting history take its course over the graves of the nameless” was not an option. We organized and mobilized tens of thousands for the October 6, 2002 rallies in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and dozens of other cities and towns that sparked the rise of an anti-war movement that would see hundreds of thousands in the streets a few months later.
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Another activist organization closes it's doors.
Not until we have a draft, will the college age population become activists, like in the 1960's.
Just my opinion.
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