[Peace] THURSDAY - Emergency rally opposing war in Iraq!

[Brooke Anderson]

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THURSDAY - EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO WAR
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Dear friends,

On Monday evening, President Bush announced to the world that Saddam 
Hussein and his family would have 48 hours to leave Iraq, or else 
face U.S. military action.  Hussein's son has since rejected Bush's 
ultimatum, and now all signs point toward a U.S. invasion in 24-36 
hours. Therefore, the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) 
has decided to hold its Emergency Response Rally to Oppose Bush's War 
on Iraq (which has been months in the making) this THURDSAY, MARCH 
20TH at 12 NOON on the University of Illinois Quad.

Please join us and please forward this email widely. We still need 
lots of volunteers to make this happen, so please email 
prc at prairienet.org or call (217) 352-8721 to volunteer.

Lastly, please take the time to call your representatives and tell 
them to stop the war:

-- Sen. Dick Durbin: (202) 224-2152
    dick at durbin.senate.gov

-- Sen. Peter Fitzgerald: (202) 224-2854,
    senator_Fitzgerald at fitzgerald.senate.gov

-- Rep. Tom Johnson: (202) 225-2371
    rep.Johnson at mail.house.gov

Thanks,
The PRC

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NO WAR AGAINST IRAQ!

EMERGENCY RESPONSE RALLY TO OPPOSE BUSH'S WAR ON IRAQ
12 NOON * Day after the war begins * University of IL Quad

Join with others in voicing your opposition to the war!

-- NO to unilateral, pre-emptive military aggression against Iraq
-- NO to further endangering the lives of the Iraqi people
-- NO to sending our children and loved ones to die in war
-- NO to the elimination of civil liberties at home
-- NO to an expanded military budget when we need health care & jobs
-- YES to peace, justice, democracy, and civil rights for all!

For more information or to be placed on the EMERGENCY RESPONSE PHONE 
TREE, contact the PRC at (217) 352-8721 or e-mail prc at prairienet.org. 
The phone tree will be used to notify people of the date and others 
details of the rally as soon as the war begins.

Organized by the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC).

Co-sponsored by: 85% Coalition, Activist Forum, AWARE, Campus Greens, 
Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center (CIMIC) Association, 
Champaign County Health Care Consumers, Champaign County National 
Organization for Women, Channing-Murray Foundation,  El Centro por 
los Trabajadores, Feminist Majority, Illinois Disciples Foundation, 
Independent Media Center, Iota Phi Theta, La Casa Cultural Latina, 
Men Against Sexual Violence, Muslim Student Association, Not Your 
Average Student Organization, Rainforest Action Group, School for 
Designing a Society, Sexual Violence Workers for Social Justice, 
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., South Asian Collective, St. Jude's 
Catholic Worker House, Student Peace Action, Students Improving the 
Lives of Animals, Teachers for Peace and Justice, U-C Friends 
Meeting, UIUC School of the Americas Watch, Unitarian Universalist 
Social Action Committee, Vietnam Veterans Against the War - C-U 
Chapter, Women's Direct Action Collective, and World Church Service 
Illinois Region.

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The PRC also encourages people to attend the Community Peace Vigil 
the day war begins (day after if it begins in the evening) from 5-9 
PM at Westside Park, University and State Streets. Sponsored by AWARE 
(Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort), UI Student Peace Action, Teachers for 
Peace, and the PRC (Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative). Bring 
candles and a lighter if you can. Call Jeff Sowers at 384-0945 for 
more information about the Community Vigil.

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Brooke Anderson, Co-Coordinator
Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative
c/o the Illinois Disciples Foundation
610 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820

Home = 255-5307 / Cell = 493-2637
E-mail = brooke at shout.net
Anti-Chief Homepage = www.prairienet.org/prc
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