[Peace-discuss] FW: Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Planned in 43 Cities

Thu Feb 27 17:30:14 CST 2003

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Betreff: Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Planned in 43 Cities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2003

Contact: Gordon Clark, 301-589-2355

U.S. Public Opposition to War Grows

Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Actions Planned in 43
U.S. Cities

As one of the strongest signs yet of public opposition
to war in Iraq, organizers are currently planning
nonviolent civil disobedience actions in dozens of U.S.
cities. Many of the actions are planned as response or
"day after" actions, while a number are planned for set
dates. (Listing below)

"As President Bush continues to press for war against
Iraq, we are continuing to escalate our resistance to
that war," said Gordon Clark, National Coordinator of
the Iraq Pledge of Resistance. "The illegality and
immorality of this war, which will kill thousands of
innocent Iraqis, is compelling thousands of Americans
to put their bodies on the line in a nonviolent attempt
to stop it. This is the largest nationwide coordinated
civil disobedience since the Central America Pledge of
Resistance in the 1980s, which had a significant impact
on the Reagan Admininstation's military plans for that
region."

"Opposition to this war will not end if the Bush
Administration chooses to flout world opinion and
initiate military action - it will begin a new season
of resistance," added Mr. Clark.

The Iraq Pledge of Resistance is a campaign of
nationally coordinated nonviolent civil disobedience to
oppose war in Iraq, sponsored by over a dozen major
U.S. peace groups Initiated in October of 2002, there
are now local groups and coalitions in over 50 cities
actively organizing around the Iraq Pledge of
Resistance; more information is available at
www.peacepledge.org/resist.

Nationwide Planned Nonviolent Civil Disobedience
Actions

- List in formation -

Response/Day After Nonviolent CD Actions - These
actions will take place anywhere from 6 hours to 6 days
after any U.S. military attack or beginning of a
military campaign, with most happening within 48 hours
of such action. Please call the contacts listed for
more information. (Those listed as "in process" are
still planning their actions.)

Tucson, Arizona (Tucson Pledge of Resistance,
http://pledge@greenbicycle.net,mailto:nowar@greenbicycl
e.net,520-623-9141)

Phoenix, Arizona (in process) (Sherry Bohlen,
480-529-2131)

Los Angeles, California (Shady Hakim, 626-791-1978
x131)

San Francisco, California (Act Against War,
www.actagainstwar.org
mailto:dasw at riseup.net,415-820-9649)

Santa Barbara, California (Peter Lumsdaine,
831-457-9914)

Denver, Colorado (Carolyn Bninski ô303-444-6981, x5)

Hartford, Connecticut (John Humphries, 203-757-4852)

New Haven, Connecticut (Marge van Cleef,
http://www.peacepledge.org/resist.203-777-3460)

Wilmington, Delaware (Sally Milbury-Steen,
http://www.peacepledge.org/resist.302-656-2721)

Washington, DC (Zein El-Amine, 301-523-4197)

Chicago, Illinois (Angela Garcia, 312-203-4684 or Mike
McConnell, 312-427-2533 x11)

Indianapolis, Indiana (in process) (Eric Edgin,
317-916-8487)

Iowa City, Iowa (Claire O'Connor,
mailto:cmoconno at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu,319-354-2085)

Lexington, Kentucky (Beth Rosdatter, 859-268-6243)

Boston, Massachusetts (Joe Gerson, 617-661-6130)

Springfield, Massachusetts (Joanne Comerford,
413-584-8975; Geoff Lobenstine, 413-256-8647)

Baltimore, Maryland (Max Obuszewski, 410-323-7200)

Detroit, Michigan (Al Fishman,
mailto:almarge at worldnet.att.net,313-861-6247)

Holland, Michigan (in process) (Rev. Wes Rehberg,
616-335-8825)

St. Louis, Missouri (Bill Ramsey, 314-725-5303)

Reno, Nevada (Steward Stout, 775-358-2688)

Camden, New Jersey (Dan Dougherty, 856-307-1498)

Albany, New York (Erin O'Brien, 518-465-1597 or
518-522-7675)

Binghampton, New York (George Haeseler, 607-729-1044)

Syracuse, New York (in process) (Paul Frazier,
315-472-5478)

Charlotte, North Carolina (in process) (David Dixon,
704-449-6925)

Athens, Ohio (Rod Nippert, 740-448-3071)

Cleveland, Ohio (Diane Schurr, 216-267-8502 or
216-375-8621)

Allentown, Pennsylvania (Nancy Tate, 610-691-8730)

Erie, Pennsylvania (Anne McCarthy,
mccarthy002 at gannon.edu)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Robert Smith, 610-544-1818)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Tim Vining, 412-361-3022)

Lubbock, Texas (Elsa Sabath, directaction at myway.com)

Greenville, South Carolina (Efia Nwangaza,
mailto:wangaza at aol.com,864-242-3039)

Bellingham, Washington (Robert Baxter,
bbaxter at openaccess.org)

Olympia, Washington (Chris Stegman, 360-705-3528)

Madison, Wisconscin (in process) (Janet Parker,
608-249-4474)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (George Martin, 414-964-5158)

Set Date Actions (February, March and April)

March 3 & 4 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Andrew,
kangaroo at email.unc.edu)

March 5 - Los Angeles, California (Shady Hakim,
626-791-1978 x131)

March 9 - Washington, DC (Gordon Clark, 301-589-2355)

March 12 - Seattle, Washington (Mike Yarrow,
206-789-5565)

March 23 - St. Louis, Missouri (Bill Ramsey,
314-725-5303)

April 4 - Kansas City, Kansas (Brad Grabs,
913-321-2206)

(The following actions happened within the past two
weeks-)

February 14 - Ann Arbor Michigan (Bill Thomson,
734-662-2216)

February 15 - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Carolyn
Bninski mailto:bbaxter at openaccess.org303-444-6981, x5)

February 15 - Lexington, Kentucky (Beth Rosdatter,
859-268-6243)

February 21 - Tucson, Arizona (Tucson Pledge of
Resistance,
http://pledge@greenbicycle.net,mailto:nowar@greenbicycl
e.net,520-623-9141)

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