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DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Rally and March to End the War in Iraq Hornblower at 
 Conclusion of the Demonstration\n\nprotest against the war in Iraq and 
 Bush’s proposed troop "surge" & Protest At Pier33 Against Union 
 Busting\n\n\nBring the Troops Home Now from Iraq! Stop Racist Attacks on 
 Arabs and Muslims! End the Occupation of Palestine!\n\nOver 3,000 dead 
 American soldiers, hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis. It's time to put a 
 stop to the war machine. Millions of people voted to get the Republicans 
 out and end the war, but we can't leave it up to the Democrats to do the 
 only reasonable thing: BRING ALL THE TROOPS HOME NOW FROM 
 IRAQ!\n\nPresident Bush just announced his intent to escalate the number of 
 troops in Iraq by over 20,000 more troops.\n\nIt's time to get the anti-war 
 movement back in the streets! On January 27, hundreds of thousands of 
 people will march in Washington, DC to demand an end to the war.\n\nWe're 
 bringing the same message to the streets of San Francisco. Make your own 
 signs and banners and march with your friends, family, co-workers, 
 class-mates, church, union or organization. Join us to show Bush and the 
 new Democratic Congress that the anti-war movement is back.\n\nSan 
 Francisco Antiwar March to Say No to Proposed Troop ‘Surge,’ Demand End 
 to Iraq Occupation March To Link Up With Labor Struggle For Justice On SF 
 Docks\n\nMEDIA ADVISORY\nJanuary 15, 2007\n\nContact: Snehal 
 Shingavi\n(510) 575-8052\n\nWhat: Protest against the war in Iraq and 
 Bush’s proposed troop "surge" & Protest At Pier33 Against Union 
 Busting\n\nWhen: Saturday, January 27 @ Noon\n\nWhere: Powell and Market 
 Sts. with march to San Francisco to Pier 31/33 for mass picket 
 line\n\nAntiwar activists throughout the Bay Area are planning a protest 
 rally and march in response to President Bush’s plan to escalate the Iraq 
 war with an additional 21,500 troops. In addition to calling for U.S. 
 withdrawal from Iraq, protesters will demand an end to racist attacks on 
 Arabs and Muslims and a halt to U.S. support for Israel’s \noccupation of 
 Palestine and in defense of bay area workers who are under attack. The 
 march will also focus on union busting and the defense of IBU-ILWU/MMP 
 workers who are under attack at Alcatraz Tours on Pier 33 which is owned by 
 Terry MacCrae and the Hornblower Tours outfit. They have been awarded a 10 
 year contract by the Bush administration and are discriminating against 
 union members. Trade unionists and many other organizations are working on 
 building union contingents to join this march.\n\nThe protest, which begins 
 at Noon and the march route will take the demonstration to a rally at Pier 
 31/33 where Alcatraz Tours is located. The march and rally has been 
 endorsed by the San Francisco Labor Council, the American Arab 
 Anti-Discrimination Committee, and several local activist groups, and will 
 coincide with a national protest in Washington, DC organized by United for 
 Peace and Justice \n(UFPJ). March organizers are urging union and other 
 groups to speak about about how the war is harming their members and the 
 costs of this war to education, housing and healthcare. Already over half a 
 trillion dollars have been spent on the wars in the Middle East.\n 
 \n"Bush's announcement that 21,500 additional troops will be sent into 
 Baghdad proves that he cares little about the lives of Iraqis," said Snehal 
 Shingavi, a protest organizer, "or about the opinions of Americans, who are 
 overwhelmingly against the ‘surge.’"\n\n"This ‘surge’ will mean the 
 massacre of innocent Iraqis in Sadr City. It will also mean the unnecessary 
 deaths of American soldiers, who are increasingly against the war," 
 continued Shingavi. "With neither major political party willing to speak to 
 the majority of Americans’ desire to end the war, we must make our voices 
 heard."\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/25/18351550.php
SUMMARY:SF: Rally and March to End the War in Iraq
LOCATION:Powell and Market Street\nAt the Cable Car Turnaround\nSan Francisco, 
 CA\nUnited States
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/25/18351550.php
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