EMERGENCY
ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE
Yes! We Can Stop Bush!
Strategies for Stopping the War & Occupation
What do we have to do now?
SATURDAY DEC. 4
9 am - 6 pm,
at the
THE NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY/ LANG CENTER
55 WEST 13 ST. ( between 5th and 6th Avenue in Manhattan)
Bring the Troops Home Now!
Fight the Draft!
Support GI Resistance!
Stop the War Machine!
3 Sessions followed by open panel discussions including:
* Parents of GI Resisters
* Representatives of antiwar coalitions
* Draft resisters & youth organizers
* Anti-war veterans
* labor and community activists
This Conference is Part of Stop the War Week.
For more information on this and other upcoming activities: http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org
or (212)633-6646
To Donate: http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org/donate.shtml
The People of the world are rising up in response to the escalating
Crimes of the
Bush Administration. In Chile, where Bush was attending the APEC
conference, he was greeted by 70,000 angry protesters in the streets,
outraged over U.S. war crimes in Fallujah, where more than 800
civilians were killed by the recent
assault on the city.
Antiwar activists in Chile also filed suit in criminal court, charging
Bush with violations of the Geneva Convention and other International
Laws. Bush was forced to ask the President of Chile for diplomatic
immunity during his visit.
This shows the power of a people's movement. We must continue to
mobilize here to stop this criminal war and hold Bush accountable.
At the very moment that the US military is sinking deeper and deeper
into the quagmire in Iraq, George W. Bush is elevating precisely those
forces within the administration who were the most vigorous advocates,
supporters, and defenders of the U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and Guantanamo: Condaleeza Rice, the new Secretary of State, was a
advocate of pre-emptive strikes as the basis for the so-called Bush
doctrine; Stephen J. Hadley, the new head of the National Security
Council argued for the use of "mini nukes" against the people of Iraq;
and the new Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales,
wrote memos approving
the use of torture and the illegal detention of prisoners in Guantanamo.
Furthermore, as the Bush Administration prepares for its second term,
it is attempting to overshadow its crisis in Iraq and its failing
economic policies by making new threats against Iran and North Korea.
It is one thing to put a right-wing government in place and another
thing to carry out a right-wing political policy at home and abroad.
The Bush Administration is facing an unwinnable war and a failing
economy with rising deficits, a declining dollar, and disappearing
jobs. Thirty-two
years ago, Richard Nixon won the largest electoral vote in history, but
less than 2 years later he was forced to resign rather than face
impeachment.
The movement must demonstrate that it is not intimidated by
the
appointment of these criminals and their right-wing agenda. Building a
mass movement to struggle against the war and occupation can change the
entire political landscape and put Bush, Cheney, and the other members
of this criminal administration on the defensive. It takes
determination and initiative, but it can be done.
We have outlined an Action Plan to Stop the War below. We encourage you
to endorse the action plan, to get involved, and to help with the
enormous expenses involved.
Action
Plan to Stop the War:
Stop the War Week - Dec. 3-11
Dec. 3–Fri National Student Walk-Out
Dec. 4–Sat Emergency AntiWar Conference
Dec 5–Sun Haiti Solidarity Rally
New York College of Technology in Brooklyn-5:00 p.m. Haiti at the
Crossroads: What is to be done?
Stop the Killing. End Occupation. Restore Constitutional government.
Speakers, film, & music.
Dec 8–Wed Nat’l Day of Action to Stop Military Recruiting
Dec 10- Fri International Human Rights Day
Actions focusing on the theme “Workers Rights, Not War, is a Human
Right!” Also actions focusing on poltical prisoners
in the U.S., including Mumia Abu Jamal and many others.
Dec 11- Sat. Bring the troops home now! local demonstrations
Dec 4-11- Sat to Sat Boycott Holiday Shopping to Stop the War!
No business as usual as long as the war and occupation continues! We
cannot celebrate the holiday season while the criminal war continues -
Antiwar forces will protest in front of businesses, including Wal-Mart,
Starbucks, and others to spread the message of the holiday boycott to
stop the war.
January 20–Thursday
Counter Inaugural Washington, D.C.
Thousands of people are expected to flood the city of Washington, DC to
say NO to the Bush policies of endless
war and domestic repression. The International Action Center will be
organizing transportation from all over the country to bring activists
to the Counter-Inaugural.
March 20–Sunday
International Day of Action
on the 2nd Anniversary of the beginning of the war. On this day there
will be protests all over the world against
the war. The International Action Center and other antiwar
organizations are planning local and regional protests
throughout the U.S., including New York City, Boston, Baltimore,
Washington, DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Raleigh, and
Detroit.
How you can help:
1) Endorse the
Action Plan
2) Donate to Help
with the Expenses
3)
Organize a local event