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A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN UPDATE:

1) JANUARY 29: Thousands take to the streets in protests  in 100+ cities
2) WED., FEBRUARY 5: Emergency Demonstration in New York  City, Gather at 5 pm in Times Square
3) FEBRUARY 15: Mass mobilization in New York City and  thousands of other cities around the world as part of the  February 13-21 Week of Resistance
4) Emergency Response Mobilization

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THOUSANDS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN PROTESTS IN 100+ CITIES  ON JANUARY 29

Little more than a week and a half after the historic 
January 18 demonstrations called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. 
Coalition -- which last weekend brought out hundreds of  thousands of people to Washington, San Francisco and 
cities all over the world -- demonstrations against George  Bush’s State of the Union war speech took place in  over 100 U.S. cities.

Thousands marched from New York’s Times Square to  the UN, braving snow, sleet and harassment by the New York  City police, who attempted to prevent protest by breaking  the march into sections and arresting three people. In Los  Angeles, over a thousand people demonstrated at the 
Federal Building. People also protested in scores of other  cities including Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, 
Providence, Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and 
Manila.  (A list of demonstrations can be found at 
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j29/j29events.html)

Photos of the New York City demonstration can be found at: - 
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030129/170/35eu0.html - 
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030129/170/35en4.html

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION IN NEW YORK CITY
5 pm in Times Square

It is clear from George Bush's "war speech" (a.k.a. the 
State of the Union address) that February 5 has been 
selected as the "go date" for a declaration of war against  Iraq. That declaration will be met with widespread 
opposition around the country and the world. An emergency  demonstration will take place in New York City, beginning  at 5 pm in Times Square.

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FEBRUARY 13 - 21
Week of Anti-War Resistance
FEBRUARY 15
Mass action in New York, Chicago & around the world
FEBRUARY 16
Mass action in San Francisco

On February 15, millions of people in Europe will take to 
the streets and they have asked the people of the U.S. to  join in a display of international solidarity. There will 
be mass actions in New York City and Chicago on February  15, in San Francisco on February 16, and in hundreds of 
other cities that weekend.

For details on the Week of Resistance, go to
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/f15/index.html

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE MOBILIZATION

Thousands of people have expressed their intentions to 
descend on the White House in Washington DC the Saturday  after the U.S. government begins laying siege to Iraq. The  A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition is preparing for an emergency 
response mobilization.

The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition calls on all of its affiliate 
organizations and supporters to prepare for 1) mass 
demonstrations the day of and/or the day after the 
initiation of a U.S. war and 2) local or regional actions 
the following Saturday.

Many cities and communities have a tradition of holding 
these emergency actions in response to U.S. military 
aggression. If your community does not have a traditional  plan, pick a busy location/intersection, a Federal 
Building, Town Hall, etc. More details will be sent in 
future updates and will be available on the A.N.S.W.E.R. 
web page.

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