War on the World

Detentions and Round-ups

Police State Restrictions

We are people of conscience who cannot stand silent as our government wages war without limits of time and space. We cannot stand silent as immigrants are rounded up and detained. We cannot stand silent in the face of new police state restrictions threatening the very right to dissent.

We refuse to allow President Bush to speak for all the American people. We will not give up our right to question. We will not hand over our consciences in return for a hollow promise of safety. Together as one, we say Not in Our Name.

We extend a hand to those around the world suffering from these policies. We acknowledge that we in this country have a special responsibility to resist what our own government is doing, from military interventions to supplying arms used to shoot down and terrorize people from Palestine to the Philippines. We encourage everyone to take up the globe as a symbol of solidarity with people worldwide.

The Not in Our Name project draws strength and inspiration from the important anti-war and anti-repression efforts to date. At the same time we all know that much more is needed. The Not in Our Name project is being developed to strengthen and expand the existing movement of resistance

You know what - I'm working with the Not In Our Name and have found the RCP to be very open and honest about their politics. They don't put me down for believing in the system (even though I'm against this war). They try to interest me in their ideas and let me say no.

I hope some of you who are distrustful are as honest as they are. If you don't want to work with them (and you probably don't want to work with types like me either) then don't. But take up the cause. Make Not In Our Name associated with anarchist politics - thats cool.

Just do something.

Not in our Name is a project that seeks to unite various organizations very broadly. Any organization that is against the war in Afghanistan should take this up and make it their own. Like their statement says "The Not in Our Name project is being developed to strengthen and expand the existing movement of resistence - resistence that must take many forms." So lets unite Democrats, Anarchists, Communists, Peace Activists and millions more on June 6th and take the Pledge of Resistance.