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THOUSANDS WILL MARCH TO PROTEST GEORGE W. BUSH in PHILADELPHIA on JULY 4
International Action Center (IAC) ^ | on or before May 13, 2003 | dedicated communist

Posted on 05/13/2003 9:57:11 AM PDT by BillF

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We invite you or a representative from your organization to attend an important meeting on Thursday, May 15th, 2003, at DC33 Union Hall, 3001 Walnut St., 5th Fl., Rm. 2, from 7-9pm to begin planning for a National March on July 4th in Philadelphia. The meeting is being called by an ad hoc committee that includes Philadelphia ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism, PRAWN (Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network), Minority Experience Network, Unite for Peace, and others. For information call 215-724-1618.

The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition congratulates the local Philadelphia organizations who have come together to issue a call for thousands of people to join in a national march on July 4 in Philadelphia protesting U.S. wars at home and abroad. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition urges its Organizing Centers and all people of conscience to be in the streets of Philadelphia on July 4.

Karl Rove, Bush's chief political strategist, corrected a student who challenged him last week by asking how the administration could justify war with Iraq when no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Rove responded: "First of all, its the battle of Iraq, not the war." He then explained that "the war" is an ongoing war against terrorism that has no fixed end date. This is the most explicit confirmation that the Bush administration plans to carry out regime change, either through invasion or stepped up covert operations, against all those who attempt to retain nominal sovereignty over their own land and natural resources. Syria, southern Lebanon, Palestine, North Korea, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Iran and other countries are slated for aggression. We must all come together to support the call of the local Philadelphia organizations in order to ensure the largest mobilization possible.

Following is a statement issued by a number of the local Philadelphia organizations about the July 4 national march. In addition to the July 4 national protest, a number of groups are sponsoring local and regional protests on that weekend. Philadelphia organizations involved in the local, regional and national protests include Philadelphia A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), PRAWN (Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network), Minority Experience Network, Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC), Unite for Peace, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, and others.

George W. Bush has been invited to the opening of the National Constitution Center. We need to be there to say No to U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad; No to Colonialism and Empire; End the Occupation of Iraq; No to Racism, Attacks on Civil Rights and Immigrants, the USA Patriot Act and the Shredding of the Constitution; and to Call for Funding of Social Programs - not the Pentagon's War Machine.

The 4th of July weekend offers a great opportunity to remind the world of our determination to oppose the never-ending series of wars in the various forms it is taking against people here and abroad. The Bush wars for empire require a massive transfer of wealth from social programs. While the administration hands out lucrative contracts to Bechtel, Halliburton, and Exxon, and pushes for major tax giveaways to the already very rich, it fails totally to address the problems of widespread unemployment, increasing imprisonment, and cuts in healthcare, education, transportation and housing. The income gap is widening -- the average CEO today makes 531 times the average worker. Repression is deepening --over 2.2 million people are incarcerated, 3,000 on death row and due process continues to be denied for U.S. political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier and others. Bigotry is on the rise - thousands of immigrants are detained without trial, Affirmative Action is under attack, and rightwing politicians seem to feel they have carte blanche to attack the rights of workers,people of color, women and lesbian, gay, bi and trans people.

Many people are expressing fear and concern about the direction the U.S. seems headed in with the ultra-conservative administration of Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Perle, Wolfawitz and the rest. Congress appears unwilling to offer any real opposition, and the Supreme Court seems to be just a rubber stamp for administration decisions. It is up to the people of the U.S., in solidarity with the global movement for peace and justice, to take up the challenge.

Already groups are planning local, regional and national protest, actions and events for the first week of July: Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) has a protest for July 3; groups may be protesting the PA state budget cuts slated for July 1; and more.

Let's work together to support these events and to build for the National Protest.

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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: answer; antibush; antiwar; bush; commies; communist; iac; leftists; philadelphia; unamerican; worldworkersparty
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Skunks at the 4th of July picnic!
1 posted on 05/13/2003 9:57:11 AM PDT by BillF
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To: BillF
Poor Philadelphia! First Legionaires' Disease, now CANSWER.
2 posted on 05/13/2003 9:58:40 AM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: BillF
Protest THIS!
3 posted on 05/13/2003 9:58:45 AM PDT by annyokie (provacative yet educational reading alert)
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To: BillF
Road trip!!
4 posted on 05/13/2003 9:59:16 AM PDT by YourAdHere (Jenna will win Survivor)
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To: BillF
Just their way of saying, "I refuse to celebrate the Independence Day of this terrorist country".
5 posted on 05/13/2003 10:00:58 AM PDT by mabelkitty
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I notice that the article concentrates partly on a request that people from all over the country and world come to Philadelphia for the riot, er, I mean rally. No doubt this is because there just aren't enough people an any one geographical area, let alone in Philly, to amount to much of a rally, and it will serve to support a claim that "thousands rallied to protest Bush." Forget that, regardless of the city in which it takes place, the rally comprises pretty much the same worn out faces.

6 posted on 05/13/2003 10:02:35 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: BillF
They forgot to blame W for bad breath and dandruff!
7 posted on 05/13/2003 10:03:54 AM PDT by leadhead
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To: BillF
They forgot to blame W for the spread of bad breath and dandruff!
8 posted on 05/13/2003 10:04:05 AM PDT by leadhead
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To: BillF
"PRAWN" (Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network)

LOL! Shrimps-for-brains at it again!

9 posted on 05/13/2003 10:04:05 AM PDT by talleyman ("Stupid is as stupid does.")
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To: BillF
For those of you are attending got to Protestwarrior.com and order your T-shirts.
10 posted on 05/13/2003 10:06:32 AM PDT by dts32041 (C-4 can make a dull day fun.)
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To: talleyman

11 posted on 05/13/2003 10:07:44 AM PDT by Scothia (Proudly eschewing the flaky, antifamily feminist establishment since 1973.)
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To: BillF
Another communists protest, I see.....guess we can count on Hollywood showing up
12 posted on 05/13/2003 10:10:32 AM PDT by smiley
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To: leadhead
.....and nail fungus, althlete's foot, the pain of psoraisis and warts!
13 posted on 05/13/2003 10:11:13 AM PDT by zerosix
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To: smiley
That was my first thought that this was a bunch of commies.More bile from the inconsequential lefties
14 posted on 05/13/2003 10:15:31 AM PDT by kellynla ("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
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To: BillF
This is great news. Look at the end result of these losers last protest. It should move President Bush's approval numbers above 90%. The zeros will suck wind again.
15 posted on 05/13/2003 10:16:26 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: BillF
Prediction: 200-300 people tops!
16 posted on 05/13/2003 10:17:02 AM PDT by Destructor
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To: BillF
BTTT
17 posted on 05/13/2003 10:20:54 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Destructor
Prediction: 200-300 people tops!

And over half of them will be tourists unaware that they accidently walked into a protest.

18 posted on 05/13/2003 10:24:41 AM PDT by w_over_w (I GOLF . . . therefore I SWEAR!)
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To: BillF
"THOUSANDS WILL MARCH TO PROTEST GEORGE W. BUSH in PHILADELPHIA on JULY 4"

Don't look now, but hundreds of millions won't!

19 posted on 05/13/2003 10:27:53 AM PDT by G.Mason (Lessons of life need not be fatal)
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To: BillF
People Against the American Way
20 posted on 05/13/2003 10:29:34 AM PDT by Eva
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