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Report form March 5 National Anti-War Moratorium
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TAKE IT TO THE WHITE HOUSE on March 15
Emergency National Anti-War Convergence

Thousands of people walked out today to protest war 
against Iraq. Youth, students, and others left high 
schools and middle schools, left college campuses, left 
their workplaces and carried out hundreds of anti-war 
actions in communities around the United States today, 
March 5. The anti-war movement emanates from every  community and has become a powerful force demanding a halt  to Bush's war drive.

The  A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition participated in many of these 
actions. Below are some preliminary reports on some of the  student actions that took place:

WASHINGTON DC
           Today at Howard University there was a walkout  of approximately 200 students demanding money for 
education, not for war. Youth and Student A.N.S.W.E.R., 
Amnesty International (HU chapter) and HUSA (Howard 
University Student Association) organized the walk out. 
The students rallied at the center of campus at 11:45am,  chanted and held a speak out.
           In northern Virginia, there was a walkout 
organized by Yorktown (Arlington) Public High School 
Students Against the War with the assistance of Youth and  Student A.N.S.W.E.R. The main Yorktown student organizer  counted 140 people present at the demonstration, out of a  school of 800. After this demonstration was over a number  of students went to join the large and vigorous anti-war  demonstration happening in front of HB Woodland, organized  by the middle school students. When the students were 
forced off the sidewalk by Arlington County Police, they  took the hallways of their school, running through every  hall chanting "Hell no we won't go, we won't fight for 
Texaco!" Many teachers were present for this 
demonstration. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Youth and Students joined  them.

CALIFORNIA
           San Francisco State University students rallied 
on campus then blocked traffic on 19th Avenue in the 
afternoon. Hundreds of San Francisco high school students  walked out and marched through San Francisco and passed  out flyers for the upcoming March 15 march. In Oakland,  hundreds of students walked out, marched and then rallied  in front of City Hall.
           Seniors at Arroyo High School walked out and 
their principal has revoked their senior "privileges" and 
is barring them from walking in the graduation ceremony.  Petaluma High School students walked out and blocked a  main street in front of their school. Walkouts also took 
place at Berkeley High, City College of San Francisco, San  Jose State University, San Jose high schools, Notredame  College, Sonoma State University, California State 
University Sacramento, UCLA and at twelve other Los 
Angeles schools, UC Santa Barbara and many more.

NEW YORK CITY
           College and high school students walked out of 
classes and converged on Union Square in New York City,  overflowing the park at noontime. Many students traveled  to Hunter College -- part of the CUNY (City University of  New York) school system -- to join a walkout of hundreds  of Hunter students a little later in the day. As students 
stood in the buildings holding banners that were visible 
through the glass windows, speakers addressed an 
overflowing crowd. They included City Councilmember 
Charles Barron, Larry Holmes representing the A.N.S.W.E.R.  Coalition, and many student speakers.

You can send accounts of your school's or community's  action to info at internationalanswer.org

TAKE IT TO THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 15

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