[OccupyCU] anti-war mobilization against NATO in Chicago

[Colan Holmes]

Thanks for passing this on, Sarah.

I hope the fact that G8 will no longer be taking place in Chicago isn't
thought of as a reason not to go. Not only is NATO often connected to
militant colonialism, but we also shouldn't just be thinking of organizing
protest as our main goal. We should be gathering to work together on
creating an alternative to the way things are as well. Not showing up after
all this organizing has occurred would indicate we are more interested in
complaining about how the world is rather than building the world as we
want to see it.

Just me complaining :/

Chandler

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Sarah Lazare <sarah.lazare at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Occupy CU,
>
> As you probably know, the G8 will no longer be taking place in Chicago,
> but NATO will. Here's an announcement about an anti-war veteran
> mobilization:
>
> NATO CALL TO ACTION: MARCH WITH VETERANS FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION
> published by Aaron Hughes <http://ivaw.org/aaron-hughes> on 03/09/12
> 12:19pm
>  posted to:
> Chicago <http://ivaw.org/chicago>
>
> Afghanistan and Iraq veterans from around the country will converge in
> Chicago on May 20th to march to the NATO summit and ceremoniously return
> our medals to NATO generals. We were awarded these medals for serving in
> the Global War on Terror, a war based on lies and failed polices. This
> endless war has killed thousands, stripped the humanity of all involved,
> and drained our communities of trillions of dollars, diverting funds from
> schools, clinics, libraries, and other public goods.
>
> Iraq Veterans Against the War call on fellow service members, veterans,
> Chicagoans, and everyone who believes in justice, dignity, and respect for
> all peoples to join us in the streets on May 20th. On this day, we will
> hold a nonviolent march to the site of the NATO summit where we will
> ceremoniously return our military service medals. We will demand that NATO
> immediately end the occupation of Afghanistan and relating economic and
> social injustices, bring U.S. war dollars home to fund communities, and
> acknowledge the rights and humanity of all who are affected by these wars
> so that we can begin a process of justice and reconciliation, the first
> step to healing, with the people of Afghanistan and other affected nations,
> fellow service members and veterans, and the American people.
>
> The city of Chicago will host the NATO summit from May 20th-21st. NATO,
> the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an organization of western
> military superpowers whose combined military might is the world's largest
> and most powerful military force. The NATO mission in Afghanistan has
> dragged on over a decade, to the detriment of the people of Afghanistan,
> military service members, our families, and our communities.
>
> The recent news that the G8 summit, originally set to take place in
> Chicago this May, has been moved to Camp David shows that the world's large
> economies fear the mass mobilization and collective organizing of the
> people of Chicago. NATO should also be advised that the world's military
> superpowers, responsible for unjust wars, occupations, and militarism, are
> also not welcome in our hometown. We are emboldened by the knowledge that
> Chicagoans' call for popular mobilizations was enough to move the G8 out of
> our city. We must now harness this same people power to send the message
> loud and clear to NATO that they too will be met with resistance.
> Furthermore, even though the G8 and NATO will now be held apart from each
> other, we know that these two summits, and the interests they represent,
> are linked. War, austerity, poverty, and economic exploitation by the 1% go
> hand in hand.
>
> It is time for us to take a stand and make our voices heard. We stand in
> international solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and all the people
> of the world who are demanding their right to self-determination, their
> human rights, and economic justice.
>
> Sponsors: Move the Money
>
> To cosponsor the march or for more information contactchicago at ivaw.org I
> 217-898-9083
>
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