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Thursday morning in Downtown LA, on the twelfth anniversary of the start of the bombing campaign of the Gulf War, 17 citizens of conscience staged a Die-In in front of the Federal Building to protest Bush Jr's plans for Gulf War II. All 17 participants were arrested, processed at Parker Center, and released by early afternoon. They are scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 6. Around 50-75 solidarity demonstrators witnessed the Die-in. This was the first civil disobedience action in Southern California to protest W.'s plans for War on Iraq.

Read three accounts of the action: 1, 2, 3. Listen to a short "Headline" report on Free Speech Radio News. Or read this more detailed summary of the day's events.

See photos from this morning's action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

The event was organized by the American Friends Service Cmte as part of the Iraq Pledge of Resistance initiative; and was in solidarity with the many civil disobedience actions that took place across the country on December 10th, International Human Rights Day.



J/11: Collaborative Effort Produces Largest Anti-War Rally in LA since Vietnam Era
"Nobody walks in LA," goes an old song.
Today, a new song was written. 20,000 plus people marching through the old city calling for No War in Iraq. 20,000 people (perhaps 45,000); while walking, it seemed to me that the chanting was extracurricular. The massive presense spoke louder than any individual's call. Korean Workers, mainstream Christian contingents, Black Blockers; these, and many others are the bodies that will re-make the real opposition to todays powers that be. Yet it is also in this myriad of individuals, so different, so unique, so particular to their own needs and hopes -- all coming together -- that made this day so memorible. (See pictures of the event here-1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/2122/23/24/25/26/27/28/29/30/31/32)

Behind this scene, the hard work of 4 distinct groups made the difference and tied things together. Opting for one massive rally instead of four disparate ones, ANSWER, the Coalition for World Peace, the Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice, and Not in Our Name are owed credit. They secured permits, set up sound-systems, printed flyers, spread the word, and moved beyond partisanship to create a situation that brought so many together. The newly rambunctious KPFK deserves big ups for really blanketing their signal with this event, drawing in the crowd; and, yes, playing a proactive role in bringing together the four aforementioned groups.

This public festival. We arrived on bikes. How did you get there? -What did you see? -What did you hear (listen to audio from the event)? -Where do we go now? -What do you think of the gross underestimation of the crowd by LAPD and CNN? -What did you think about the presentations and performances? -Did anything in particular annoy you about the march or rally. The march started at Broadway and Olympic, swelling out past the staging area. Speeches ended and the slow march began. We laced below the old tall stone towers and passed into the bureaucratic center of downtown. In the middle of the wide street, a stage was set from which politicians, actors, musicians, and activists and organizers screamed with us to end the war.

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On Monday night, Henry Kissinger gave a lecture at the Universal Amphitheatre as a part of a lecture series sponsored by the University of Judaism. Mr. Kissinger is a subject of protest for a long litany of war crimes. Consequently, in recent years, Henry has been living on the run.

Read a report from Monday's protest that was posted to the newswire. And check out Brazilian cartoonist Latuff's depiction of Henry K's future.



Out of last Saturday's march, a post landed on the newswire positing a new form of mass action. The idea was to converge upon a day of dispersed leafleting and outreach throughout the city. Read the post and join the discussion here.

This past week, the second round of INS registration of people from Arab and majority Muslim countries occured. Besides protesters, human rights monitors from the Muslim Public Affairs Council observed the proceedings at the INS downtown office. More photos and and a brief account of the protest.
GET out yo Houses and ONTO the STREETS!! (& again)!
f.y.i. There's a lot OF SHIT going down. -- Wars and talk of war fill the cauldron threatening to boil over and drastically remake the globe into an uglier self. Iraq, North Korea, Venezuela -- and in LA another round of possible INS detentions. Protest now or let the whims of fate do as they will. We are not soothesayers, yet we see things that don't feel good.

1/1/2003DONE.- EZLN retake San Christobal de Las Casas. Lula sworn in as Brazil's newly elected leader.
1/10/2003DONE- Calls from everywhere urge people to protest the next round of the INS "special program". The first round resulted in the detention of hundreds of innocent people. Come protest at the Downtown INS Building throughout the day. Listen to Radio IMC interviews from this past Saturday's rally.
1/11/2003DONE- ANTIWAR March and Rally In Downtown LA. Gather round 11:00 am at Broadway and Olympic Blvds. March to the Downtown Federal Building.
1/13/2003 Protest those two real charming guys as they visit LA, Kissinger and Peres.
1/18/2003- MLK Day- Antiwar mass marches in SF, DC.
1/18/2003- MLK Day- Orange county screams "HUGE ANTI-WAR PROTEST @ NIXON LIBRARY." As Tricky Dick said, "It is time for the great silent majority of Americans to stand up and be counted."
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Ongoing- Click here to begin downloading a list of weekly neighborhood antiwar events. Just added is the weekly East LA Vigil.




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