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Call For Militant Bloc - COLUMBUS, OH - 2/15/03 |
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by Anti-War Action - Columbus
Email: antiwaraction43201 (nospam) ziplip.com (verified) |
03 Feb 2003
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Call for a militant contingent within the Columbus Not In Our Name Peace March on 2/15/03 in Columbus, OH. |
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WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE AGAINST CAPITALIST WAR!
Show your LOVE for humanity and freedom!
Express your DISGUST for war and repression!
Saturday, February 15th, 2003 (Valentine's Day Weekend)
Meet at Goodale Park in the Short North (Park & Buttles) - Columbus, OH
March to the Federal Building (200 N. High Street) and the
Air Force Reserves Recruiting Center (20 E. Long Street)
"...If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America." - Nelson Mandela, International Women's Forum, 1/31/03
Mandela has definitely got it right. During the last century, the United States has made numerous excursions into other soverign nations. It has always done so under the guise of national security or liberation for that country's population. In reality, however, it is always for the same reasons - to gain a voice in the way that country operates that will benefit the US, and and of course, to exert its own power. And it always occurs with the same result - numerous casualties, many of them innocent civillians now being oppressed, repressed, and killed by not just one illegitamate government, but two.
And now the US hopes to do it again, with an escalation of the war against the people of Iraq. According to pResident Bush in his State of the Union address, he plans to do this with or without support from the United Nations and other allies in the European Union. Not only that, but he plans to do it in one of the most aggressive displays of force imaginable (other than an all out nuclear attack). According to reports from the Pentagon, the United States plans to use a strategy known as "Shock and Awe", in which 300 to 400 cruise missiles would be launched on Iraq each day for two consecutive days. If this happens, it would be more than twice the number of missiles launched during the entire 40 days of the 1991 Gulf War.
On February 15th, people will be out all across the country and all across the world to protest this unjust and illegal war. Here in Columbus, OH during Valentine's Day weekend, we will also be out on the streets, voicing our LOVE for humanity and freedom, while showing our DISGUST for war and repression. We are coming out not to just voice our opposition to this war, but to all wars, and to capitalism itself, the cause of the never ending war machine and the military-industrial complex.
Everywhere we look today, we hear about another war - a war against terrorism, a war against Iraq, a war against immigrants, and a war against the poor. We are opposed to all of these so-called wars: WE WILL BE WEARING OUR HEARTS ON OUR SLEEVES TO PROTEST ALL OF THESE INJUSTICES!
Over the past several months, it has become obvious that there is huge opposition to any escalation of war with Iraq. But does the government care? NO! Bush & Co. are going right on with their plans. Hundreds of thousands of people can come out right in Bush's backyard, and still he
doesn't care. Demonstrations and rallies can be held in cities across the country, and yet the war drums keep beating, getting faster and faster as the US prepares for eventual war.
There is an increasingly dominant feeling within the anti-war movement that if we are going to be serious about securing human rights, here and abroad, and to stopping the invasion, we are going to have to find new ways of political action. It is a privilege to not act upon the most direct means at our disposal.
Many of us in the anti-war movement feel that it is also time to abandon this privilege. It is time to up the stakes, time for more drastic action.
As we've been clearly shown, simply talking and marching isn't stopping the Bush Regime's desire for endless war against all peoples of the world. Therefore, we feel that the only way to stop the invasion is to raise the domestic costs for the State to pursue it. We can do this through various forms of non-participation and economic sabotage.
We are calling for all those interested in turning up the HEAT on Bush and company to join us for a creative and rowdy display of disruption of business as usual on February 15th in Columbus, Ohio.
We encourage any interested groups to plan creative and disruptive acts against the capitalist military machine that threatens us all. We are not interested in just fighting this specific war, but fighting the entire capitalist system that causes such wars. We want to put an end to the social problems that support militarism, exploitation, and repression.
We are encouraging people to organize in affinity groups, and come to Columbus with their own ideas for actions. Some ideas include blockades, lockdowns, costumes, street theatre, graffiti, banner drops, puppets, a die in. Anything and everything you can imagine! Diversity of tactics will be respected!
We will be meeting at Goodale Park at 11:30 and we will march to the Air Force Reserves Recruiting Station on East Long Street, by way of the Federal Building at 200 N. High Street. We will be marching as a contingent within the Columbus Not in Our Name Peace March.
"NO WAR BETWEEN NATIONS, NO PEACE BETWEEN CLASSES!"
Against Repression and Racism,
For A Society Free of ALL Wars!
See you on the Streets...
In solidarity,
Anti-War Action - Columbus
If you are interested in endorsing this call, please send us an email at: antiwaraction43201 (at) ziplip.com
STAY IN COLUMBUS FOR A BENEFIT SHOW FOR ARA COLUMBUS THAT NIGHT! Email
aracolumbus (at) antiracistaction.us for more info on the show!
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