1/21 Free Mumia Contingent at SF MLK March

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. : MON. JAN. 21, FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL CONTINGENT AT THE ANNUAL BAY AREA 2002 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE.

From: http://www.iacenter.org/
JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL ACTION CENTER TO MARCH vs. War and racism in the name of Dr. King and Mumia. March Assembles: 10:30 am 4th & Townsend (Caltrans Station) Rally: 1 PM Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Civic Center. Join the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal contingent at the annual Bay Area 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance Celebration.

Today, the Bush administration and the Pentagon are intent on expanding their war against Afghanistan to many other countries. President George W. Bush has ominously stated that "2002 will be a war year." At the top of their list of proposed targets is Iraq, a country that has suffered 11 years of blockade and bombing, taking the lives of more than one-and-a-half million Iraqis, half children under the age of five years.
At the same time, the U.S. government is intensifying its war at home, attacking civil rights, civil liberties and immigrant rights. The war makers and big business are reaping additional billions in government subsidies, while there are no benefits for the millions of unemployed workers. Racial profiling has been legitimized by the government and racist attacks against Arab Americans, Muslims, South Asians and other communities of color are on the rise.
Dr. King represented in his lifetime the struggle against racism, war and injustice, both at home and abroad. On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was assassinated, Dr. King gave a famous speech in which he said: "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government."
We call upon all those who today stand against racism, war and injustice to organize an activity -- a demonstration, public meeting, vigil, picket, press conference or leafletting -- between Jan. 15 and Jan. 21, around these demands:
Stop the War! Stop Racial Profiling and Racist Attacks!
No New War Against Iraq -- End the Sanctions Now!
Defend Civil Liberties, Civil Rights and Immigrants Rights!
Money for Jobs, Housing, Education and Healthcare, Not for War or Corporate Giveaways!
Please let us know about the activity you are planning as soon as possible so that it can included in media releases.
For more info call A.N.S.W.E.R. at 415-821-6545

MODESTO EVENT:
MODESTO, CA.: HONOR THE SPRIT OF DR. KING STAND UP FOR FREE SPEECH WITH DANNY GLOVER. SAT., JAN. 19 7:00 P.M.
CHRIST UNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 1320 L ST. For carpool info from Bay Area call 415-821- 6545. Actor and social activist Danny Glover was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Modesto's annual King Day celebration. After speaking out in Princeton, NY against the death penalty and the war in Afghanistan, the City of Modesto and Modesto Junior College withdrew their sponsorship and support. This blatant attempt to silence dissent has back-fired as students and activists have taken up organizing to bring Danny Glover to Modesto on Jan. 19. Show your support of free speech in the spirit of Dr. King by attending this event. From SF: Take Bay Bridge then I-580 East for 45 miles to I-205 East for 12 miles. Take the I-5 North exit to Hwy. 120 towards Manteca/Sonora. Follow for 6 miles to Hwy. 99 South for 14 miles then exit Maze Blvd. Turn Left on L St.