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"Stop Bush's War On Iraq ! |
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by Peace Team
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07 Dec 2002
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International Human rights day rally called by chicago's Peace Pledge team. |
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http://www.chicago.indymedia.org:8081
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Stop Bush's War on Iraq! Rally and Direct Action Friday 06 Dec 2002
author: Iraq Peace Pledge Team
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Chicago's Iraq Peace Pledge Team and the the National Iraq Pledge of Resistance are calling for an International Human Rights Day Rally with speakers and Civil Disobedience When: Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 AM Where: Federal Plaza, 220 S. Dearborn
WE MUST ACT QUICKLY, BEFORE BUSH STARTS A WAR.
Attacking Iraq will:
- lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis and many US troops.
- breed more anti-US government sentiment by alienating people all over the world.
- cost $200 billion at a time when the economy is failing and basic services are being cut.
- destabilize the Middle East and possibly spread war throughout the entire region.
JOIN THE IRAQ PEACE PLEDGE TEAM! HELP ORGANIZE:
- an anti-war civil disobedience event for International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.
- anti-war rallies at the office of Congressional members who supported the war resolution.
- teach-ins at high schools and colleges
- actions that highlight the role of US oil companies and US oil addiction as driving force behind the proposed war
- Phone the White House at (202) 456-1111 and tell them, 'No War on Iraq
Sign the Iraq Peace Pledge today!
For more info, contact the Iraq Peace Pledge Team at (773)278-6706, Tom Webb, (312) 427-2533, Ext. 38, tpwebb (at) earthlink.com, or email iraqpeacepledge (at) yahoo.com
STOP THE WAR BEFORE IT STARTS.
The Chicago Iraq Peace Pledge Team: American Friends Service Committee, Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, 8th Day Center for Justice, Illinois Peace Action, Palestine Aid Society, Prairie Fire Organize Committee, United Methodist Churches, Voices in the Wilderness.
National Sponsoring Organizations: American Friends Service Committee, Education for Peace in Iraq Center, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Global Exchange, Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq, Luthern Peace Fellowship, National Network to End the War Against Iraq, Not in Our Name, Pax Christi, USA, Peace Action, Resource Center for Nonviolence, Veterans for Peace, Voices in the Wilderness, War Resisters League, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. |
