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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we plan our strategy to stop the war in Iraq. (We'll be passing 
 a hat, so please bring notes if you can.)\n\nDIRECT ACTION TO END THE WAR 
 IN IRAQ\n\nEND EMPIRE\nNO WAR, NO WARMING\n\n----\n\nWed. Mar. 19th\nDIRECT 
 ACTIONS ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR: DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO 
 Multiple actions at multiple locations.\n\nJoin an existing action against 
 a government or corporate target, or plan and carry out your own! Help send 
 a clear message to the economic and political interests behind this war: We 
 will actively confront you every step of the way until the war is 
 ended.\n\n\nSat. Mar. 15th\nDIRECT ACTION & RALLY: CHEVRON RICHMOND 
 REFINERY 11am ­ Rally at Judge G. Carroll Park W. Cutting Blvd & S. 
 Garrard Blvd, Richmond 1pm ­ Nonviolent Direct Action at Chevron 
 Refinery\n841 Chevron Way, Richmond\n(Ongoing shuttle buses from RICHMOND 
 BART)\n\nChevron is profiting from the war in Iraq; the company is a 
 primary driver behind the U.S. Government's campaign to pressure the Iraqi 
 Parliament to privatize the country's oil fields so companies like Chevron 
 can control and profit from the war. Chevron's Richmond Refinery processes 
 Iraqi oil and pollutes the surrounding population of poor communities and 
 communities of color.\n\n\nEarly Feb.\nACTIONS AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL 
 CANDIDATES\n(stay tuned for details)\n\nLet's ensure that candidates take a 
 stand against the war during the 2008 presidential 
 campaign.\n\n----\n\nMarch 19th, 2008.  The fifth anniversary of the U.S. 
 government's illegal war in Iraq for oil and global domination is upon us. 
 Five years later, and no weapons of mass destruction has been found, the 
 country has descended into civil war, and the lives of over 3900 U.S. 
 soldiers and over 600,000 Iraqis have been lost.\n\nMeanwhile, Iraq's oil 
 is being refined at Chevron's Richmond Refinery and other refineries across 
 the country, polluting nearby poor communities and communities of color, 
 and contributing to global warming, the greatest environmental threat 
 humanity has ever faced.  Our dangerous addiction to oil and empire has to 
 end.\n\nThe U.S. Government has spent $2.8 trillion dollars in the last 
 five years on war. We could spend $2.8 trillion on peace, universal health 
 care, education and rebuilding an ecologically sane society. Ask yourself: 
 What could we do with $2.8 trillion?\n\nSTEP IT UP\nNeither the Democrats 
 or Republicans have demonstrated a genuine commitment to stop this war. 
 Both parties have consistently voted to approve war spending.\n\nIt's time 
 for us to step up the pressure on the corporations (like Bechtel and 
 Chevron) and political leaders that are driving this war, and all 
 unsustainable and unjust wars for resources and empire.\n\nAs a movement of 
 grassroots people power, we have the power to accomplish enormous social 
 change. The direct action protests in Seattle in 1999 against the World 
 Trade Organization (WTO) generated global public attention, and inspired 
 ongoing major protests and opposition to the point where the WTO is 
 essentially in a coma. The anti-war movement can achieve similar 
 success.\n\nJOIN US\n1. Come to a planning meeting. Help plan an action 
 with us, or organize your own.\n\nNext planning meeting: Jan 6th, 4pm-6pm, 
 at AK Press 674-A 23rd Street, Oakland (near 19th Street BART)\n\n2. Tell 
 others to join us. Talk to your allies, forward this email, distribute our 
 flyer (email the address below if you need a copy).\n\n3. Take 
 action!\n\ntakedirectaction@riseup.net\n(510) 984-2566\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/03/18469902.php
SUMMARY:Direct action to end the war planning meeting
LOCATION:AK Press \n674-A 23rd Street \nOakland \n(near 19th Street BART)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/03/18469902.php
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