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BUILDING ANTI-WAR UNITY
FOR JANUARY 18, FEBRUARY 15 & BEYOND

There is growing momentum for solidarity in the anti-war  movement in the United States and around the world.  There  have been two important calls for coordinated global mass  action: one on January 18 that is anchored in the U.S. 
anti-war movement and another on February 15 that is 
anchored in the European movement.  Below is a statement  from Elias Rashmawi, a leading figure in the recently held  world anti-war conference in Cairo, Egypt and a member of  the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Steering Committee.

The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, at a press conference on 
Wednesday, January 8 in Washington DC, announced an Action  Plan to follow up the January 18 National Mobilizations in  Washington DC and San Francisco. As resistance builds in  the United States, it is manifesting itself through a 
combination of grassroots anti-war actions of all types 
and of national mass mobilizations.

To that end, the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition calls for a Week 
of Anti-War Resistance promoting a whole variety of 
activities between February 13 and February 21.

WEEK OF ANTI-WAR RESISTANCE
FEBRUARY 13 - 21

FEBRUARY 13: Teach-ins, forums, and youth and student  action on the 12th anniversary of the deliberate 
destruction of the Amariyah Bomb Shelter. On this day in  1991, the U.S. unleashed an unprecedented massive assault,  a pinpoint attack by two precision missiles launched from  a stealth bomber against an air raid shelter. Hundreds and  hundreds of young people, mainly children, and some of 
their mothers, were incinerated in this calculated effort  to terrorize the Iraqi people in the Gulf War.

FEBRUARY 14: New York City Teach-in from 9 am to 4 pm on  Building an anti-war movement that connects the struggle  against war on Iraq with the fight for social and economic  justice and civil rights at home, followed by an Indoor 
Rally from 7 to 10 pm on Linking the struggle against 
corporate globalization, war, militarism and racism.

FEBRUARY 15: The European movement, which initiated the  call for this day of actions, has sent requests to U.S. 
peace groups, including A.N.S.W.E.R., to call for actions 
in the United States. United for Peace has initiated a 
mass mobilization in New York City, which we support, and  we also encourage and support regional and local actions  in solidarity with actions that day in Europe and around 
the world.

FEBRUARY 16- 20: Local picket lines, rallies, teach-ins, 
collection of signatures in the People's Anti-War 
Referendum (www.VoteNoWar.org)

FEBRUARY 21: Take to the streets to fight war and racism  on the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. 
Coordinated Day of Resistance, including student anti-war  walk-outs from hundreds of high schools and colleges, and  other acts of non-compliance. Youth and students have 
marked this important anniversary with militant protests  on a range of issues for the last thirty-five years. 
Malcolm X embodies the spirit of struggle against 
militarism and the racist establishment. Honor his life 
and legacy the right way: Resist! Youth and Student 
A.N.S.W.E.R. will be providing leaflets, posters, stickers 
and other resources for the February 21 actions.

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ALL OUT ON JANUARY 18
Join the International Campaign Against US Aggression on  Iraq

By Elias A. Rashmawi
-Vice President, The International Campaign Against US  Aggression on Iraq
-Member, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Steering Committee
-Free Palestine Alliance - USA

The world has called for it.  The movement in the US is 
ALL for it.  And thousands and thousands are on their way  ... It is ti