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DESCRIPTION:Santa Cruz Car Caravan to SF Protest on 8th anniversary of the U.S. 
 Invasion of Iraq\n\nProtest on your way to SF!\n\nFUND JOBS, HEALTHCARE & 
 EDUCATION, NOT WAR \nStop the Cutbacks & Layoffs! \n\nEND WAR & OCCUPATION 
 \nAfghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Haiti & Everywhere! \n\nSOLIDARITY WITH 
 PEOPLES' MOVEMENTS\nIn Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen ...\n\nSTOP THE WAR ON WORKING 
 PEOPLE \nSolidarity with Local 2 Workers! \n\nThe car caravan from Santa 
 Cruz to San Francisco will be meeting up along the way with a car caravan 
 from San Jose. \n\nThe SF protest begins at 12noon with a  rally at UN 
 Plaza (7th & Market Sts.) followed by a march to Local 2 boycotted 
 hotels\n\nMarch 19 is the 8th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of 
 Iraq. Today, Iraq remains occupied by 50,000 U.S. soldiers and tens of 
 thousands of foreign mercenaries. \n\nThe war in Afghanistan/Pakistan is 
 raging. Washington is financing Israel’s colonial occupation of 
 Palestine, threatening Iran, stepping up hostility against Venezuela, Cuba 
 and other progressive governments in Latin America, and bringing Korea to 
 the brink of a new war. There are more than 800 U.S. military bases around 
 the world. \n\nWhile the U.S. will spend $1 trillion+ for war and 
 occupation in 2011, 30 million people in the U.S. remain unemployed or 
 severely underemployed, and cuts in education, housing and healthcare are 
 imposing a huge toll on the people. \n\nNow, new rounds of cutbacks in 
 vital public services and jobs are underway at the federal, state and local 
 level. Public and private sector unions are under severe attack. \n\n12,000 
 SF hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 2, have been fighting for 17 
 months for a new contract that protects their healthcare, wages and working 
 conditions. On March 19, we will march to boycotted hotels in solidarity 
 with the Lo. 2 workers. \n\nEndorsers include: ANSWER Coalition, US Labor 
 Against War (USLAW), Unitarian Universalists for Peace-SF, National Council 
 of Arab Americans, Free Palestine Alliance, Al Awda—Palestine Right of 
 Return Coalition, Code Pink, World Can’t Wait, La Raza Centro Legal/SF 
 Day Labor Program, Task Force on the Americas, Arab American Union Members 
 Council, March Forward!, Angola 3 Defense Committee, LEF Foundation, 
 Community Futures Collective, National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, 
 West County Toxics Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Advocates 
 for Indigenous California Language Survival, Int’l Socialist 
 Organization, Peace & Freedom Party, Justice for Filipino-American Veterans 
 (JFAV), Association of Widows, Advocates and Relatives for Equality 
 (AWARE), Middle East Children’s Alliance (partial list—list in 
 formation) \n\nFor more information, to volunteer or endorse, contact 
 ANSWER Coalition—Act Now to Stop War & End Racism. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/02/22/18672794.php
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Car Caravan to SF Protest on 8th anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
LOCATION:Fund Jobs, Healthcare & Education! End War & Occupation! Solidarity with 
 Peoples' Movements! Stop the War on Working People! JOIN FAMILIES, STUDENTS 
 AND COMMUNITY IN THE CAR CARAVAN FROM SANTA CRUZ TO THE SF PROTEST! Protest 
 With Others on Your Way to SF March! Bring your car - we'll start gathering 
 at 8:30 am for a bagel breakfast to decorate cars outside the barn on High  
 St. & Bay St. at the main entrance of UCSC. Signs provided or bring your 
 own. We'll be meeting up with others from San Jose on the way to the big SF 
 protest! For more details and transportation info and to be sure you get 
 the latest updates call or email.  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/02/22/18672794.php
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