[Peace] Chicago anti-war protest Saturday

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Here's some more information about the Saturday Chicago protest that Meg
posted to this listserv earlier.

--- Kim

EMERGENCY REGIONAL MOBILIZATION
STOP the War on Iraq!

12 noon, Saturday, Jan. 11
Federal Plaza, Chicago
(Adams & Dearborn Streets)

The last U.S. war on Iraq killed over 100,000 people, and up to 1 million
more have died due to continuing U.S.-led sanctions. With the massing of
U.S. troops and escalating threats from the Bush administration, it is clear
that a devastating new war is but a pretext away.

The Administration claims war is necessary to stop Saddam Hussein from using
weapons of mass destruction, yet with the U.S. military budget almost equal
to that of the rest of the world combined, it is absurd to suggest that Iraq
poses a serious threat to the United States. With troops in over 100
countries around the world, U.S. "aid" is already playing a devastating role
in Palestine, the Philippines, Colombia and other countries.

The threat of war abroad is being matched by a war at home:  Arabs, Muslims,
Latinos and immigrants are receiving the brunt of sweeping attacks on all of
our civil rights, which are being sacrificed to whip up a pro-war hysteria.
The freedom to oppose the policies of this government is under the severest
assault since the repression of the movements of the 1960s.  The living
standards of working people and oppressed communities are under direct
attack, and many social programs cut during the current recession will be
further gutted if the Administration diverts hundreds of billions more to
spend on a war and occupation of Iraq.  We say no more!

Endorsers list (in formation):
A.N.S.W.E.R.-Chicago Chapter
Chicago Anti-Bashing Network
Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Chicago Cuba Coalition
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America
Chicago May Day Coalition
Chicago Peace Response
Chicagoans Against War on Iraq 
Christian Council on Urban Affairs
Church of the Open Door
Coalition For Justice in Palestine
Colombia Solidarity Committee
Committee of 100
DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace & Justice
DePaul Students for Justice in Palestine
Edgewater-Uptown Greens of Chicago
Eighth Day Center for Justice
Free Palestine Alliance
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Granada Muslims and Jews for Human Rights
Humanist Center of Cultures for Converging Diversity
Hyde Park Committee Against War & Racism
International Action Center-Chicago Chapter
International Socialist Organization
Iraq Peace Pledge-Chicago
Rev. Paul Jakes, Jr.-Mayoral Candidate for City of Chicago
KNA Consultants
La Voz de los de Abajo 
Lake County Green Party
Latino Union
McHenry County Peace Group 
Muslim Voters of America
National Boricua Human Rights Network
National Lawyers Guild-Chicago Chapter 
Neighbors For Peace
Nicaragua Network-Midwest
Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN
Not In My Name
Not In Our Name
Palestine Aid Society
Palestine Solidarity Group
Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
Queer to the Left
Queers For Peace And Justice
Refuse & Resist!
Ravenswood for Peace
Sangat
Socialist Action
Socialist Party USA
The Student Liberation Collective
Students For Social Justice
Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defence Center-NFP 
Unitarian Church of Evanston
Workers World Party-Chicago Branch

For more information or to endorse the Jan 11th protest, call 888.471.0874
or e-mail CCAWR at aol.com

We also encourage people to attend the national anti-war demonstration in DC
on Jan. 18-for information on bus tickets call (773) 250-7006