Join CodePink in Emergency Protest This Saturday

CODEPINK Bay Area:
Women for Peace



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Emergency Action Alert
Saturday, April 10, Noon, San Francisco
National Call for Emergency Local Protests in Response to Escalating Violence in Iraq

It's just as many in the peace movement feared: the presence of U.S. troops, the
mounting frustration by the war profiteering and the shambles of the
"reconstruction" effort, and the infighting among factions in Iraq jockeying for
power amidst disorder and chaos has come to a boiling point - a huge upsweep in
violence.

In roughly the past 72 hours, more than 35 U.S. soldiers have been killed, with well
over 300 Iraqis killed and 400 wounded. Needless, every one.

The Bush administration and the Pentagon are now using unprecedented violence
against the Iraqi people, including the bombing of a mosque that killed 40
worshippers. Super-lethal AC-130 gunships firing depleted uranium bullets have been
turned against the civilian population.

They are threatening to call in more troops to Iraq, asking our kids to risk their
lives in an increasing violent, chaotic war that we now know was unnecessary as it
was based on lies, misperception, and greed.

Yeah, you were just out in the streets on the 20th speaking out against the madness,
the profiteering, and the tragically needless death in Iraq. But, it's even more
important to respond loudly and resolutely to these new events. The Bush
administration has to hear the people aren't going to stand by and watch quietly.
So many lives and so many futures are at stake. What happens in Iraq has
implications for the entire globe.

You'll find CODEPINK at the UN Plaza in San Francisco at Noon on Saturday with our
signs and banners. So, throw on some pink and come join the thousands in the Bay
Area, New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., as well as people all over the
world who say: enough is enough.

Email us at: Carol [at] codepinkalert.org or call 415.575.5555 with questions.

UN Plaza, San Francisco on Market St. between 7th & 8th Sts. Civic Center BART.

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Next CodePink Bay Area Meeting
Wednesday, April 14, 7pm
Global Exchange, 2017 Mission St. #303, San Francisco (next to the McDonald's) 16th
St./Mission BART


As always, if you can't make a meeting but want to volunteer or have some ideas to
share, email us at: Carol [at] codepinkalert.org.

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Save the Date

April 22, Earth Day - National Day of Protest Against Hummers.
Stay tuned for more information.

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a.. To contact us, send a request for a CodePink Bay Area endorsement, or submit
an action alert idea, email: Carol [at] codepinkalert.org.
b.. To learn more about what your CodePink sisters are doing across the nation, or
to sign up for the national alerts, go to: http://www.codepinkalert.org.
c.. For public transportation information to events, go to:
http://www.transitinfo.org/cgi-bin/taketransit. And for a map, go to:
http://www.mapquest.com.

CodePink Bay Area is transitioning from our local URL to join our national
CodePink sisters at http://www.codepinkalert.org. Thanks for your patience as we get our
local page up and running.