[Peace] Fwd:[ANSWER] Press Coverage of Emergency Anti-War Actions

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ANTI-WAR MARCHERS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN EMERGENCY  PROTESTS IN MORE THAN 60 CITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

Demonstrators in the U.S. Demand End the Siege of 
Fallujah, Bring the Troops Home Now

Thanks to everyone who have helped with the rapid response  emergency anti-war demonstrations that have taken place in  the last 48 hours in more than 60 cities. Additional 
actions are scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). The 
demonstrations not only brought tens of thousands of 
people into the streets in local rallies and marches, the 
actions also attracted widespread media coverage both in  the United States and around the world. The emergency call  to action was issued by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (Act 
Now to Stop War & End Racism). Our message that the U.S.  government must Bring the Troops Home Now and End the  Occupation of Iraq was heard from East to West and North  to South.

There are articles about the emergency anti-war actions in  the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Oakland  Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, AP, AFP, Xinua 
(China), Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and 
hundreds of other news outlets, as well as substantial 
television and radio coverage. You can check out the press  coverage of the emergency anti-war demonstrations by going  to: http://www.votenowar.org/april10.htm

These demonstrations, organized on less than three days  notice, are a rapid response from the people of the United  States to the Bush Administration's escalation of their 
attacks on the people of Iraq, who are uniting in their 
opposition to colonial occupation. The emergency actions  fell on the first anniversary of the capture of Baghdad by  U.S. military forces and eleven months after George W. 
Bush declared major military operations were over as he  stood on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft  carrier under the banner "Mission Accomplished." While 
Bush's approval ratings and public support for the war has  dramatically declined since then, the anti-war movement  has picked up strength. In addition to recent mass 
national demonstrations, today's emergency local actions  show the breadth of grassroots organizing in the U.S. 
Within 24 hours of the emergency call to action, dozens of  cities were announcing coordinated demonstrations between  April 9 and 12.

Chanting "Money for jobs and education, not for war and  occupation," more than 3,000 people marched through the  streets of San Francisco on Saturday, April 10. In New 
York, 700-1000 people marched through mid-town Manhattan  in rush hour on the Good Friday holiday. A protest of 500  took place at the same time in Los Angeles. In Washington  DC, where 500 people marched on Saturday, people came out  of restaurants, homes and businesses to join with the 
marchers. Chants of "Impeach Bush," echoed through 
Lafayette Park at the opening rally across from the White  House. Also on Saturday, a protest of 500 took place in 
Boston. Dozens of demonstrations also occurred throughout  the U.S. from big cities like Chicago, San Diego, Atlanta, 
Birmingham, and Seattle to medium and small cities and 
towns including Fayetteville, AK; Ferndale, MI; Pocatello,  ID; and Gettysburg, PA. In addition to the U.S. protests,  coordinated actions were also held in scores of cities in 
countries around the world in the last two days.

The Iraqi people, especially those in Fallujah, are 
enduring a heavy assault ordered by the Pentagon. 
Throughout Iraq the people are making it clear that they  want the occupation to end. The actions over the weekend  send a powerful message that the people in the United 
States oppose the Bush administration's criminal policies