105,600 lb
405 HP
Posted on 04/08/2005 7:29:52 AM PDT by Piranha
The Stop CAT Coalition is issuing a call for all Palestine solidarity organizations and activists in the Midwest to join us in Chicago for the International Day of Action Against Caterpillar. Our action will take place at the Northern Trust Bank (50 South LaSalle Street) from 12 noon until 3 PM. We would like to send the strongest message possible to Caterpillar management that profiting from human rights violations will not be tolerated. In order to help accomplish our goal, we need as many activists as possible to join us on the sidewalks surrounding the Northern Trust Bank on April 13.
Caterpillar equipment is being used by the Israeli Defense Forces to destroy roads, orchards, greenhouses, agricultural land and the homes of over 50,000 Palestinians. Dozens have died such as Nabila al-Shu’bi, [2] who was seven months pregnant when she was killed with seven other family members in an illegal home demolition. Rachel Corrie, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, was murdered on March 16, 2003, in Rafah when she was crushed underneath a Caterpillar bulldozer as she attempted to stop an illegal home demolition. While U.S. taxpayers foot the bill, Caterpillar profits from this illegal destruction.
At Caterpillar’s 2004 shareholders meeting, the Board of Directors successfully urged the defeat of a resolution calling on CAT to investigate whether it was adhering to its own Corporate Code of Conduct with regard to its sales to Israel. After calls from human rights organizations, members of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, religious and social justice organizations and the victims themselves, CAT has the responsibility to investigate the ethics of selling bulldozers as weapons and profiting from human rights abuses.
On Wednesday, April 13 (2005) CAT shareholders will meet again in Chicago. Join our action outside the shareholders meeting that day to oppose Caterpillar’s sale of bulldozers to Israel. Let’s send the Board of Directors and CAT dealerships a strong message that complicity in human rights abuses will not be tolerated.
Additional Details:
* There will be both educational leafleting and “flash” actions on Tuesday, April 12, for those that can join us. * There will be a get together “pay for your own” dinner gathering for activists from outside of Chicago with local organizers. Location and time available via e-mail or phone. * Smaller actions will take place on April 13 prior to the main event at Northern Trust. * While the protest at Northern Trust Bank is intended as a “green” (non-arrestable) action, we support a diversity of tactics by affinity groups. We only ask that they make our local organizers aware of their plans in person on April 12 in order to protect those that choose not to participate in anything other than a “green” action. * Please bring large banners & photos, props with you to the Northern Trust Bank. * We can assist with housing and logistics for those traveling to Chicago If you can not make it to Chicago, we strongly encourage you to take non-violent direct action at a CAT facility near you. For a directory of CAT facilities please visit: CatDirectory.pdf
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IMO not too many are reveling in her death. Many are at least mildly bemused by the mode of her death because it was such an incredibly stupid thing to do. It was something I wouldn't have done when I was falling-down drunk, never mind sober when I was her age. There are a couple of Darwin Award websites and several Darwin Award books devoted to people like her.
OK, name someone else who'd participate.
its israeli land, its been israeli land for thousands of years, why shouldn't they fight to keep it?
Maybe someone who works for John Deere or Kubatsu? Hmmm?
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Pancake ping.
Anarchists, communists and just plain crazy-people.
Also, I have a feeling that at least one politician with a "D" behind his or her name will appear.
Creep on!
What kind of an idiot thinks she can lie down in front of a D-9 and not get flattened?
She did the world a favor by removing her genetic strain from the gene pool!
"Uh, not everyone who disagrees with some of Israel's policies is a 'Jewhater', 'Nazi' or 'terrorist enabler'."
Maybe not all. But most are. You might feel more comfortable over at DU.
DOZER-1
IDIOT-0
Sadly, they think the exact same way a lot of FReeprs do: Disagree with us or say ANYTHING to challenge our thinking, and you are a 'Nazi', 'Troll', etc...
This is too funny.
CATs don't kill people, people kill people.
We need to ban the assault construction machines, those with a pistol grip on the steering wheel.
The problem is with these sniper type bulldozers.
They can take my bulldozer when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Sure, I will give them my CAT, one shovelful at a time.
How stupid.
Blame the dozer.
Is CAT making borg-dozers now out to kill the hopelessly naive?
And... Some are just plain IDIOTS!!!
Uh, not everyone who disagrees with some of Israel's policies is a 'Jewhater', 'Nazi' or 'terrorist enabler'.
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Every anti-Zionist I've met turns out to be a Jew-hater. Granted, I've not met all of them. I suggest however, that they are a rare breed.
Understood. It is one thing to do something stupid, it's another to do it in such a way that the whole world knows about it!
Oh maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!
Rachel Korrie got what she deserved and what she was asking for. Her method of suicide by bulldozer ought to be emulated by Michael Schiavo, his attorney, Judge Greer, leftist faculty members, and arrogant, out of control judges.
Aren't there a lot of Anti-Zionist Jews? Is a liberal Jew a Jew hater? Is an hasidic Jew a Jew hater?
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