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| 02/28/03 at 15:35:02 |
| March 1: PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER AND WITNESS FOR PEACE IN WASHINGTON, DC -- People who are based in or near Washington, DC are encouraged to participate in this African-American led, faith-based, multi-racial event. Meet at the U.S. State Department, 2201 C Street, NW on March 1 at Noon. For more information, call Black Voices for Peace, 202-232-5690 March 5: ONE-DAY NATIONAL STUDENT STRIKE -- Books Not Bombs! Stop The War Against Iraq! and the NATIONAL MORATORIUM TO STOP THE WAR The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) calls upon students on campuses across the United States to join us in a one-day student strike on March 5th, 2003. For more information see the National Youth and Student Coalition Website. Walk out of school (if you?re a student) or cancel your classes (if you're a professor). Show your determination to stop this war! Call in sick or close your business. For ideas on the national moratorium, go to http://www.notinourname.net/call_for_the_moratorium.html MARCH 8: JOIN WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD TO CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY For 92 years women around the world have been marking International Women’s Day with calls for a more peace and justice-centered world. We urge you to join in this rich tradition and COME TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE WOMEN-LED ANTI-WAR MARCH ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2003 or to organize an International Women’s Day Peace and Justice event in your community. Post your events at www.unitedforpeace.org United for Peace and Justice and other groups have made International Women’s Day actions a priority both because of the impacts war has on women and children and because this year’s celebration falls on the day following Hans Blix’s next report to the United Nations Security Council. March 8 in Washington, DC 11:00 a.m. - RALLY at Malcolm X Park (16th St. between U and Euclid NW) 1:00 p.m. – March to Encircle the White House Join with Alice Walker, Vandana Shiva, comedian Janeane Garofalo, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Granny D, Susan Griffith, Barbara Ehrenreich, Amy Goodman, Rania Masri, Michelle Shocked, feminist theologian Chung Hyun Kyung, Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams, Cheri Honkala, Maxine Hong Kingston, Inga Muscio, Terry Tempest Williams, Medea Benjamin, Starhawk, and many others to say no to war and yes to policies that reflect the values of peace, compassion, generosity, and the recognition of the interconnectedness of the whole human family. For details on the march and the week of activities in Washington, see www.unitedforpeace.org/women or www.codepink4peace.org or call The Women?s Peace Vigil at 202-393-5016 or e-mail womens.vigil@verizon.net Other ideas for International Women’s day activities include The Women’s Strike for Peace http://womenstrike8m.server101.com/English/stopthewar.htm And the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Global Peace vigil http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/iwd.htm Sunday, March 15- EMERGENCY CONVERGENCE ON THE WHITE HOUSE The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and other organizations are calling for an Emergency National Anti-War Convergence to TAKE IT TO THE WHITE HOUSE on Saturday, March 15. There will be a parallel activities in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Go to http://www.internationalanswer.org |
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