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DESCRIPTION:March 18 Global Day of Action  Stop the War on Iraq! Bring the Troops Home 
 Now!  End Colonial Occupation from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti…  U.S. Out 
 of the Middle East!  From Iraq to New Orleans, Fund People’s Needs Not 
 the War Machine!  Mass March and Rally to Stop The War on Iraq  Civic 
 Center, at Grove and Larkin Streets (nr Civic Center BART)  Volunteer Now! 
 To get involved, call 415-821-6545 or email answer@actionsf.org  Download 
 flyers and posters at http://www.actionsf.org.  On Saturday, March 18 at 11 
 a.m., thousands of people will gather at Civic Center in San Francisco for 
 a mass march and rally against the war on Iraq. Two days later on March 20, 
 youth and students will organize a day of campus resistance to imperialist 
 war and military recruiters across San Francisco and around the nation.  
 The March 18 weekend is the 3rd anniversary of the criminal U.S. "shock and 
 awe" invasion of Iraq, in which more than 100,000 Iraqis and 2,200 U.S. 
 troops have died. The U.S. continues to occupy Iraq at great cost to Iraqis 
 and people in the U.S. Much of Iraq—devastated by the U.S.-led occupation 
 and, before that, more than a decade of genocidal sanctions—lacks running 
 water and electricity. Despite being bogged down in Iraq, the warmakers in 
 Washington are pushing ahead with their agenda of regime change in Syria, 
 Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and elsewhere. The situation is difficult for many 
 working and poor people in the U.S. as well. More than $200 million is 
 spent to wage war on Iraq each day. That money should be directed to fund 
 people's needs, like health care, housing, education, job creation, relief 
 for hurricane victims and more. Only a fraction of the war budget for one 
 day could solve the current Medicare prescription drug crisis.  Despite 
 growing opposition, the Bush administration is also trying to widen its 
 assaults on labor, immigrants' rights, and civil liberties. In an attempt 
 to silence anti-war activists and create a general climate of fear, the 
 Pentagon and NSA have been spying on innocent people. We can't let the 
 warmongers in the White House and Congress and their corporate backers 
 silence our voices of conscience.  Now is the time to speak out loudly 
 against imperialist war and repressive, racist policies at home. We have 
 the momentum. The political climate and popular opinion in the U.S. has 
 turned dramatically against the war. The Bush administration is on the 
 defensive. A new poll shows that more than 52% of Americans believe that 
 Bush should be impeached. Let's channel the popular outrage against Bush 
 and the war into a powerful people's movement for peace and social justice. 
  Join us in building these important actions. You can endorse, download 
 flyers for distribution, volunteer to help spread the word, make a 
 financial donation and much more. With only two months left before March 18 
 and 20, your time and energy is needed.  Get involved today!  Initiated by 
 A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition: Youth & Student ANSWER, IFCO/Pastors for Peace, 
 Free Palestine Alliance, Partnership for Civil Justice-LDEF, Nicaragua 
 Network, Haiti Support Network, Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the 
 Philippines, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Korea Truth Commission, 
 Muslim Student Association-National, Kensington Welfare Rights Union, 
 Mexico Solidarity Network, Middle East Children’s Alliance  On March 18, 
 we will demand:  Stop the War - Bring All the Troops Home Now!  U.S. Out of 
 the Middle East!  Stop Bush's Policies of War & Racism!  End Colonial 
 Occupation: Iraq, Palestine, Haiti ...  Support the Palestinian Peoples 
 Right of Return!  Stop Threats Against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Syria & North 
 Korea!  U.S. Out of the Philippines & Afghanistan!  Stop the Racist, 
 Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Labor Offensive at Home, Defend Civil Rights!  
 Military Recruiters Out of Our Schools & Communities!  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/09/87533.php
SUMMARY:March 18 Global Day of Action - Stop the War!
LOCATION:Gather 11am Civic Center  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/09/87533.php
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