US Info on demos in NYC and SF

God, how boring and English of them to come up with the thing about the grass getting ruined in Hyde Park.

I don't march for much, but will march for this. Another fight on phone with parent about:

*that crappy State of the Union address with the BushBranding (eg. backdrop with crap like 'Rejuvenating the Economy' in particular design/crap font)

*No, the real reason France and Germany want nothing to do with the war is NOT that they're owed gazillions by Iraq...

It just gets worse.

France is different though. French governments of all colours have always taken a pride in taking contrary positions to the USUK . I can see Chirac being brought round with oil concessions, debt guarantees etc., but only if it won't bring the french people out on to the streets. Its probably not worth that for Chirac.

I will be putting up shelves.

We then walk Waterloo Bridge to the demo, before walking back over to Waterloo for a train at 2ish for the 30 of so AFC Wimbledon lot to get to Chessington World of Adventures and Hook United.

As football fans, we're ideally placed to get some decent frigging chants going. The world of demo chanting hasn't really moved on since Aldermaston. How about this one: (to the tune of DJ Otzi) 'Hey, George Dubya (you twat) I wanna knowwwwww why you're such a c**t'.

Admittedly, it's not very family friendly, but then neither is war.

i heart dave b's chanting posse: this is the way forward

Is it Ben W*ts*n?! The dialectics of poodle-protest - yowsa!

But the bus doesn't leave until 6. FAP anyone?

I feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders btw.

Y'all better go...

PEACE

Bloody 'ell

March 5 - National Moratorium to Stop the War on Iraq

The Next Phase of Conscience and Resistance To Stop
the War before it Starts

No School, No Work, No Business as Usual

If you had known about Hiroshima in advance, what
would you have done to stop it? Today's war-makers are
telling us what they plan to do. This war ill
visit unspeakable terror and suffering on the people
of Iraq, in the name of "liberating" them. It will put
people all over the planet at risk, in the name of
protecting them. It will, no doubt, be accompanied by
even more severe repression within the U.S. against
immigrants and against resisters. And it will mark
another terrible step - the most horrific one yet -
into a future of endless war and severe repression.
It is up to the people to stop it.

We must act on our conscience and resist as if the
future depends on it - because it does. We must
inspire and organize political resistance
throughout society - where we live and where we work,
where we go to school and where we raise our children,
where we play and where we pray. On Wednesday, March
5, we are calling on all groups and all people to come
together to manifest their opposition to this shameful
and unjust war and their determination to stop it. And
if it looks like the war-makers are going to launch
their massacre missiles before March 5, the Moratorium
date will be moved up.

Whoever you are. Wherever you are. What's that line
you haven't crossed yet to show your determination to
stop this war? Prepare to cross it, in large
and small acts of courage.

On March 5. You could call in sick. You could close
your business. Professors could cancel classes.
Students could plan citywide high school walkouts
and other campus actions (and they are!). City
councils and county boards that have passed
resolutions against the war could mark the day in
appropriate ways. Unions that have passed anti-war
resolutions could call job actions. You could stand
for peace at the nearest post office or government
building. You could begin a campaign of boldly-worded
letters to legislators, the president and his
secretaries. You could establish "no war zones" with
signs and banners at strategic intersections (as they
are doing in Atlanta). You could hang banners from
major overpasses (as they are doing in Chicago).
You could bring your protest to a military facility,
with acts of civil disobedience "supporting" the
soldiers by attempting to stop the U.S. military
machine from sending them off to war. Houses of
worship could call for special services that day,
could call their congregations to protest at
military recruiting offices or elsewhere, could open
their doors to conscientious objectors. Afternoon or
evening convergences could bring together everyone
who's acted earlier in the day.

The possibilities are endless, collective and
individual. Lay something important in your life on
the line, Along with hundreds of thousands of others
On the same day. TO STOP THIS WAR ON IRAQ.

For more information and to sponsor this day, contact
Moratorium Committee c/o Rev. Peter Laarma
[email protected]
phone
212-477-0351