Pickett at Oakland Docks 5/12

NONVIOLENT

COMMUNITY PICKET
FOR PEACE & JUSTICE

OAKLAND DOCKS
MON. MAY 12, 5PM -9PM
MEET: WEST OAKLAND BART


Come out, bring friends, stand up for our right to resist-- from
Oakland to
Iraq, and never back down.

The PEACE NAVY will sail and paddle to be a visual presence in the
Bay off
the docks. Every one with non-motorized boats welcome (contact:
peacenavy [at] riseup.net).


APL: STOP WAR PROFITEERING SSA: STOP THE CORPORATE INVASION OF IRAQ
O.P.D./BROWN: NO POLICE BRUTALITY AT THE DOCKS & IN OUR COMMUNITIES


On April 7, 75O community members held a community picket against war
profiteers APL and SSA. After closed meetings with these
corporations,
Oakland Police opened fire on protesters with potentially-lethal
wooden
bullets, metal-shot filled bags and concussion grenades. 3 members of
the
media, 9 longshore workers and 50 community members were injured.

APL corporation profits from shipping ammunition, like that used in
Iraq by
the US Government to kill and injure thousands of civilians and
dozens of
Iraqi anti-war/occupation protesters.

SSA will profit from the second corporate invasion of Iraq. The US
Government, refusing to consider Iraqi's, has awarded SSA a three
year
monopoly contract with guaranteed profit to run Umm Qasr, Iraq's
major port.

Oakland Police and Jerry Brown must respect our right to protest and
end
their war at home; long term brutality and injustice against the
people--
particularly communities of color-- of Oakland.

Join us and help catalyze mass movements to challenge corporate and
government power and create socially just, directly democratic,
ecological,
peaceful alternatives to the war for empire and the system behind it.

This is a nonviolent community picket, not a civil disobedience
action. Our
intent is not to risk arrest, but to keep up a lively picket line and
encourage everyone not to honor it. While we can not guarantee the
behavior
of the Oakland Police, many measures are being taken to curb and de-
escalate
their behavior, including asking everyone who supports the right to
protest
to come out and make it safer with numbers. This is a pro-worker,
anti-war
picket; we are committed to maintaining our alliance between trade
unionists, anti-war and community activists.

There will be brief orientations when you arrive and shuttles will be
available for people who don't march (5pm) or walk the 1 mile from
West
Oakland Bart. Come when you can; we will be there at least til 9pm.
Dress
warm. We will picket rain or shine. There will be snacks and drinks
available, but bring some to share if you can. See you there.


Direct Action to Stop the War

Download, copy, circulate flyers/ background info and action details
at:
ActAgainstWar.org (415)820-9649

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HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN! We need everyone to come out for this!

OUTREACH; Send the May 12th announcement to everyone and ask them to
do the
same. Download, copy and pass out flyers everywhere. Ask your
friends,
co-workers, classmates, housemates, organization, church, union and
family
to commit to coming and remind them the day before or go together.

AFFINITY GROUPS: Pull your affinity group together or form one for
the
picket with 5-20 folks, and send a spokesperson to the weekly Action
Spokescouncil (Sundays 4pm-- check actagainstwar.org for location).

FOOD: Bring food and drinks to share (especially food that does not
need
plates and utensils). If you can bring or get donations of large
amounts of
food/drink and want to check in, or if you can help transport or
serve
contact daswfood [at] riseup.net

DONATE: Can you or your group make a contribution to support our
right to
protest and help make the picket happen? We need your financial
support for
flyers, media, food, legal support, signs. We are a network with no
office,
paid staff expenses, but have self-organized thousands to participate
in
nonviolent direct action to stop the war: Make your checks payable to
"Counter Pulse" (this donation will be tax-deductible). And mail them
to:
Direct Action to Stop the War, P.O. Box 611, Berkeley, CA 94704

Driving to West Oakland BART:

Driving From San Francisco - Take Bay Bridge to Oakland - Take I-880
South
towards Alameda/Airport/San Jose - Take exit toward Broadway/Alameda -
Turn
Left onto 5th Street to BART Parking Lot - Park in BART parking Lot
or
surrounding streets -Look for the orientation team near the BART
Station

Driving From Berkeley/North Oakland - Take Martin Luther King Jr. Way
South
- Take Hwy 24 West ramp and stay Right towards Downtown Oakland -
Merge onto
I-980 West - Take 12th Street exit and merge onto Brush Street - Turn
Right
on 7th Street to BART Parking Lot - Park in BART parking Lot or
surrounding
streets -Look for the orientation team near the BART Station


Direct Action to Stop the War

Download, copy, circulate flyers/ background info and action details
at: ActAgainstWar.org (415)820-9649