By Ken Adachi <Editor >
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/bigantiwardemos17jan03.shtml
January 17, 2003

Despite the arduous attempts by mainstream print media and talk radio to convince the American public that the majority of the Americans are behind George Bush and his phony 'war on terrorism',  the real voice of America is rising with a thundering chorus to tell this Illuminati puppet and his fascist cohorts that the American people do not buy the lies of his propagandists and do want war with Iraq or any other nation.

The rally to take place tomorrow, Jan 18, in San Francisco will begin at 11Am at Market & Embarcardero and march to the Civic Center ( http://sfbayview.com/011503/saturdaymarch011503.shtml ). Guest speakers will include Willie Ratcliff, editor of the San Francisco Bay View, former congresswoman Barbara McKinney, the only congressional representative with the guts to accuse Geroge Bush of playing fast and loose with the facts of 9-11, and others national personalities including Joan Baez.

The Washington rally will run for three days, from Jan. 18-20 and host a number of demonstrations. The Washington event will also begin at 11AM on the West Side of the Capitol Building and include a march on the Washington DC Navy Yard.

One of the larger anti war coalitions organizing events around the country and around the world is International ANSWER ( Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). ANSWER organizer Sarah Sloan said that 220 organizing centers in 45 states are coordinating transportation and spreading the word about Saturday's ANSWER rally, 70 more than in October, said ANSWER organizer Sarah Sloan. (see this link for more details
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=582 )

Fourteen buses, organized by ANSWER, will be leaving for San Francisco from LA. Other bus groups were also sold out from in Orange County, Riverside, and San Diego counties. Organizers were having trouble lining up additional buses, but hope people will drive or take the train to the Bay area and be part of the protest.

Last October in New York, the New York Times and the Washington Post, among other mainstream publications, severly under-reported the numbers in attendance at the anti war rally. The New York Times said the protestors numbered in "the thousands", while the Post said there were less than 10,000 in attendance. Most observers said there were between 100,000 and 200,000 protesters at the New York antiwar rally. Ten days later, the Times was forced to write a correction after thousands of people complained by phone and E mail.

Other major cities holding antiwar rallies on January 18th include Tucson, AZ, Honolulu, HI, and Westerly, RI. (See links below for more info)

Not In Our Name ( http://www.notinourname.net/ ) has many excellent articles and links at their web site including a timely Pledge of Resistance (http://www.notinourname.net/pledge_about.html) which everyone should memorize. A group of 200 nude women in San Francisco formed the words "Peace" in the sand at a nearby beach area to gain the attention of mainstream media which has virtually ignored the antiwar movement to date
( http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=568 )

You didn't expect the Illuminati to allow a huge antiwar movement to take root in this country without organizing their own Pro-war factions did you?  Counter protestor groups include organizations with names like Free Republic and MOVE-OUT which stands for Marines and Other Veterans Engaging Outrageous Un-American Traitors ( I've heard from plenty of Gulf War and Vietnam War vets who would take strong exception to being lumped in with this crew of Bush Bean Heads) 

Some web sites hosting anti war information:

1. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
2. http://coalitionforworldpeace.net
3. http://notinourname.net
4. http://sfbayview.com/

Groups working against the War in Iraq

	American Friends Service Committee (National)
	American Muslims for Jerusalem
	American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
	Black Voices For Peace
	Boston Mobilization
	Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX)
	Fellowship of Reconciliation
	Foreign Policy in Focus
	Fourth Freedom Forum
	GI Rights Network
	Global Exchange
	Green Party of the United States
	Houston Coalition for Justice Not War
	Independent Progressive Politics Network
	Institute for Policy Studies
	International ANSWER
	Iraq Peace Pledge
	Jewish Voice for Peace
	Left Turn
	Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
	Military Families Speak Out
	Mothers Acting Up
	MoveOn.org
	National Network to End the War Against Iraq
	National Not In Our Name Project
	NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
	New York City Labor Against the War (NYCLAW)
	New York Coalition for Peace & Justice
	New Yorkers Say No to War
	Not In Our Name statement of conscience
	Pax Christi USA
	Peace Action (National)
	Promoting Enduring Peace
	Psychologists for Social Responsibility
	Queers For Peace And Justice (list-serve)
	San Mateo County LULAC Chapter 3068
	September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
	Student Peace Action Network (SPAN)
	Taking Aim
	The Shalom Center
	The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
	United Students Against Sweatshops
	Veterans Against the Iraq War
	Veterans For Peace
	Vietnam Veterans Against the War
	Voices in the Wilderness
	War Resisters League
	Washington Peace Center
	Women Against War
	Women's Action for New Directions
	More »

Anti War Demonstrations by City:

  January 18, 2003
From: 9:30 AM
Tucson, AZ: March & Rally
Gather 9:30 AM by Old Main on the UA campus east of University and Park
Ave. March Begins at 10:00 AM. March to Rally which Begins at 11:30 AM
at De Anza (Stone) Park at Stone and Speedway with speakers, music,
poetry and theater. Food too.

  January 18, 2003
11:00 AM » 4:00 PM
Washington, DC: March & Rally Against War on Iraq
Rally at 11 am on the West Side of the Capitol Building. March on the Washington DC Navy Yard. Initiated by International ANSWER, endorsed by Not In Our Name and many other organizations and individuals.

  January 18, 2003
11:00 AM » 5:00 PM
San Francisco, CA: March & Rally Against War on Iraq
Join the Not In Our Name contingent: 10am at Montgomery BART. Main rally will assemble 11am at Embarcadero BART and march to Civic Center for 1pm rally. Initiated by International ANSWER.

  January 18, 2003
12:00 PM » 5:30 PM
Honolulu, HI: Rally to Stop the War
Honolulu Not In Our Name is holding a Stop the War rally, march and concert
on Saturday, January 18. The rally will begin at 12 noon at Ala Moana
Park, followed by a march at 2 pm and a concert from 3-5:30. Rally
speakers will address the U.S. quest for domination, the impending war on
Iraq, attacks on civil liberties, and the increased militarization of
Hawai`i.

  January 18, 2003
From: 11:00 AM
Westerly, RI: Not In Our Name Anti-War Rally
Downtown Post Office, Broad St. (Rte. #1) Westerly, RI. Contact: Patricia Hval at 401-348-1818 or 401-596-9341. Message: Bring signs, banners, music, energy!

    January 20, 2003
New York, NY: Theaters Against War meeting
Theaters Against War (THAW) launches. This new group of NYC theatre artists gathered together over 100 theater producers, playwrights and actors on December 9 at PS122. The group is "founded on the idea that theater is a natural vehicle for a communal, non-partisan response against the war in Iraq and the attacks on civil liberties here at home. THAW's goal is to galvanize the theater community in a single day of citywide anti-war protest, slated for Sunday, March 2, 2003." Their vision has drawn inspiration from the Not In Our Name statement of conscience. Check out http://www.thawaction.org or http://www.artistsnetwork.org/news7/news321.html for more info.

January 23, 2003
6:00 PM » 9:00 PM
New York, NY: Not In Our Name General Meeting
Community Church, 28-40 E. 35th St. (bet. Madison & Park). # 6 to 33rd St; or B/D/F/V/W/Q to 34th St and walk; or 34th St Crosstown bus.

  January 28, 2003
5:30 PM » 11:00 PM
San Francisco, CA: Not In Our Name! Evening March
Powell and Market, San Francisco. March through San Francisco hoods. Bring flashflights, candles, noise makers, drums, etc.

January 31, 2003
7:30 PM » 12:30 AM
Berkeley, CA: Not In Our Name Benefit Concert [SOLD OUT]
Sage Productions presents Not In Our Name Benefit featuring: Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ozomatli, Chuck D & the Fine Arts Militia, Saul Williams(solo/spoken word) at Berkeley Community Theater. $30-$80. Select the house icon above to purchase tickets now.

    February 04, 2003
8:00 PM » 12:00 AM
New York, NY: Jazz Against War
Jazz Against War (JAW) presents a benefit concert for Not in Our Name project featuring: RALPH ALESSI & MODULAR THEATRE, PARADOX TRIO, MAROON, SEX MOB. At the Knitting Factory, Main Performance Space, 74 Leonard Street at Church. $10. For more info: 212-219-3006.

  February 05, 2003
6:30 PM » 9:00 PM
Oakland, CA: Not In Our Name General Meeting
1611 Telegraph (corner of 16th), downtown Oakland.

  February 15, 2003
11:00 AM » 4:00 PM
San Francisco, CA: March & Rally to Stop the War on Iraq!
Gather at 11:00am at Embarcadero at Justin Herman Plaza and march up Market Street to Civic Center for a 1pm rally. Stop the War on Iraq! Money for Human Needs, not war! No racist scapegoating, Defend Civil Liberties! Initiated by the Bay Area United Against War Coalition.

Check local Not In Our Name websites: click here
For additional events nationwide, go to www.unitedforpeace.org

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