YOUTH
AND STUDENT ACTION AGAINST WAR AND RACISM!
January 18-19 in Washington D.C.
Below you will find information about a planning meeting, march
and
rally taking place January 18 &19 in conjunction with the
National
March on Washington DC to Stop the War on Iraq.
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Saturday, January 18
Youth &Student Planning Meeting
6 pm
@ the Church of the Brethren
(4th St. and North Carolina Ave. SE)
*walking distance from the demonstration*
(snacks will be provided)
Come to a youth &student meeting to discuss the January 19th
actions
and future actions against war and racism.
As you know tens of thousands of people will be converging in
Washington
D.C. for the weekend of January 18th to take a stand against
War and
Racism. On the buses traveling from all over the country will
be
anti-war activists, labor unionists, members of various religious
communities, long time fighters for civil rights and women's rights
as
well as those who have never before been to a demonstration. Undoubtedly
the majority of these diverse participants will be students and
young
people. In addition to playing a vital role in the anti-war movement,
the January 18-19 weekend presents an opportunity for us to take
action
and develop plans for future action.
Be a part of Youth and Student A.N.S.W.E.R. and, while you work
to stop
a war against Iraq, build a movement that upholds the right of
self-determination for the people of the world and stands in solidarity
with the struggles across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin
America against U.S. intervention and neo-colonial domination.
Help
build a student movement that fights racism, police brutality,
attacks
on education, and all manifestations of oppression and exploitation.
We
are fighting for a different society, one that values human needs
over
profit.
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Sunday, January 19
Youth and Student Rally &March
-Gather at 11 am at the Dept of In-Justice (Pennsylvania Ave.
between
9th and 10th NW)
-March to the Presidential Palace (White House) for a Youth &Student
Weapons Inspection
Gather at 11am at the Department of In-Justice (Pennsylvania
Ave.
between 9th and 10th NW) to protest the attacks against the Arab
and
Muslim communities ? including the recent mass arrests in California.
Many of these violations are taking place within our own school
as more
and more universities are complying with FBI and INS efforts to
gather
information, interrogate, detain and deport thousands of people.
March to the Presidential Palace (White House) for a Youth and
Student
Weapons Inspection. If George Bush believes that the UN weapons
inspectors have the right to look into every building in Iraq,
then we
should have a right to check out his "Presidential Palace."
It's our
schools that have gone without funding and it's our social programs
that
have been cut to pay for the U.S. government's weapons of mass
destruction. A new war in Iraq is estimated to cost almost
$2,000,000,000,000 ($2 trillion, according to a recent American
Academy
of Arts and Sciences study). Let's see if Bush provides full and
complete disclosure!
JOIN US TO SAY:
No War on Iraq!
Disarm the Pentagon!
Stop the attacks on the Muslim and Arab communities!
SMASH War &Racism!
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What you should do if you're interested:
1) Spread the word! Send this announcement to everyone you know,
and
tell them to post it widely. Download the PDF of the flyer at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/j19student.pdf, make copies,
and
post and distribute them widely!
2) Contact us if you have questions. Email youth@internationalanswer.org
or call 202-544-3389.
3) If you/your group is planning to participate, fill out the
Student
Organizing Form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/j18endorse.html#student
(you may need to scroll down) and in the "message"
section let us know
how many people you expect, and if you'll be participating in
the
planning meeting and/or march &rally.
Sponsored by:
Youth and Student A.N.S.W.E.R.
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/students.html
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