{"article":{"id":15596,"heading":"REMINDER: Monday March 18 POWER (People Opposing War, Empires and Rulers) meetin","author":"SoCalPOWER","created":"2002-03-18 06:02:29","modified":"2005-08-15 00:55:17","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:55:17","article":"

WHEN: Monday, March 18,2002

WHERE: Long Beach Infoshop located on 684 Redondo Ave.

Long Beach CA

TIME: 7:00 PM

PHONE #: 562-434-1649

ALL WELCOME!

POWER !

People Opposing War,Empires, and Rulers.

WE ARE DEDICATED TO

>-Solidarity work with targeted organizations and

people of Islamic and Middle-Eastern descent

>-Educate on the diverse cultures and histories in the

Middle East and the Islamic world

>-Educate on U.S. militarism and imperialism in the

Middle East and around the world

>-Educate on the impact of U.S. militarism on life

within the U.S.especially for working-class people and

people of color

>-Solidarity work with immigrants living in the US who

are being harassed, jailed, or in some cases deported

because of their race, religion or country of origin

>-Challenge white supremacy and patriarchy inside and

outside our activist movement

>-Build and support creative non-violent Affinity

group projects nationwide.

>-Demand diversity and autonomy in organizing

>-Campaign against ROTC centers on campuses, and any

other War research that goes on our local campuses

>-Campaign against Sanctions on Iraq that have killed

close to 800,000 children

>-Mobilize students and youth of all ages to learn

more, challenge, and confront those that support and

direct the US War Machine

>-Educate on the practice and benefits of direct

democratic and anarchistic forms of decision-making.

OUR NEXT SOUTHERN CA ACTIONS and EVENTS WILL BE:

March 22, 02

WHAT: CELEBRATION FOR PERSIAN NEW YEARS

PHONE#: (562) 434-1649

WHERE: Long Beach Infoshop

LOCATION: 684 Redondo Ave. Long Beach CA

COST: $3.00

Contact: Cherrysweet@yahoo.com

HAPPY NOROOZ! Join us on Friday March 22, 2002 for a

potluck dinner to celebrate Persian New Years. Come

and listen to some great persian music and look at art

from Iran while you learn and discuss what Persian New

Years is all about. We will also be watching an

excellent Independent Iranian Movie.



MONDAY MARCH 25,2002

WHAT:Demonstration at the Israeli consulate to call

for an end to the killings, tortures of Palestinian

people

WHERE: Israelian consulate in Los Angeles (6380

Wilshire Blvd. west of La Jolla in Los

Angeles)

> > STOP THE KILLING, TORTURE & DEMOLITIONS!

> > END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION IMMEDIATELY!

> > NO MORE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL!

> > UPHOLD THE PALESTINIAN RIGHT TO RETURN!

Day by day, Israeli atrocities are growing more

criminal and inhumane. There is no sign of peace,

and there can be no peace in the middle east without

thorough and complete de-colonization. We ask that

people of all races and religions come together and

demand peace and stand in solidarity to end the

killing and stop this inhumane occupation and

treatment of the people in Palestine. We demand

and ask for peace and an IMMEDIATE END AGAINST THE

PALESTINIAN PEOPLE!

THIS ACTION IS CALLED AND ENORSED BY:

POWER ( People Opposing War Empires and Rulers)

PART (People Against Racist Terror)

ARA (Anti Racist Action)

CME Broadcasting

Free Iranian Womens Association of Southern CA

OC MECCNA (Orange Country Middle Eastern Cultural

Center of North America)

Lebanese Historical Association of Orange and San

Bernardino County Iranian Cultural Studies of Orange

County and San Diego

For more Information call (310)495-0299 or visit

http:\/\/www.wearepower.org

SATURDAY MARCH 30,2002

WHAT: Stop Matt Hale's Racist World Church of the

Creator

SUMMARY: Racist Matt Hale of the WCOTC has apparently

scheduled a speech at

the library. His followers have engaged in racist

violence. We are

holding a rally for unity, diversity and solidarity to

oppose and

prevent Hale's followers from carrying out racist

attacks.

WHEN: 12:00pm Saturday 30 March

WHERE: Newport Beach Marina Library, 2005 Dover Dr.

Newport Beach

TRANSIT: 405 S to 55 FREEWAY S until it ENDS as

Newport Blvd. First left off NEWPORT onto 19th St;

across Irvine, 19th becomes DOVER DRIVE.

CONTACT: Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action

310-495-0299

EMAIL: part2001@usa.net

URL: http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/ara_losangeles OR

http:\/\/www.wearepower.org

To find out more about POWER and\/or to get invovled

and organize around the different actions and programs

we are involved in please contact us and join us at

our next SOUTHERN CA MEETING

WHEN: Monday, March 18,2002

WHERE: Long Beach Infoshop located on 684 Redondo Ave.

Long Beach CA

TIME: 7:00 PM

PHONE #: 562-434-1649

ALL WELCOME!



The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade

Centre (WTC) and the Pentagon by suicide bombers,

leading to over 4,000 deaths have grabbed world

attention.

We anarchists, anti-authoritarians and socialist

libertarians condemn the attacks and extend our

condolences to the families of those injured or

killed. The death of thousands of ordinary civilians -

including many ordinary workers - is not acceptable.

The use of civilian aircraft for such an operation is

authoritarian and coercive and shows the contempt of

terrorists for human life.

It also shows that the terrorists are anti-working

class: attacking people just because they are

\"American\" regardless of their class position is

reactionary and xenophobic.

At the same time as we oppose the terrorism of the

bombers, we oppose equally the terrorism of all

states, especially the US government This capitalist

military-industrial machine has been involved in more

than 216 armed interventions against other countries

and regions. We condemn any and all attempts by the

Bush regime to use the attacks as an excuse for war

against Afghanistan or any other country that is

deemed to be a \"terrorist\" regime. The main victims of

such a war will be ordinary people, workers and

peasants. The ruling elite organized in the Taliban

will be mostly unaffected because they have the money

to hide and to protect themselves. Bush and the US

elite were hardly affected by the WTC attacks,

equally, the Jehadi and Taliban groups will also be

unaffected.

We are also totally opposed to any attempt by the US

capitalist class to build a global \"anti-terror\"

coalition or to increase their repressive powers. We

are against the Bush campaigns of extending police

powers of arrest and surveillance ?Increasing military

spending ?Increasing spending on intelligence services

such as the CIA ?Building a US-led global military

force against \"terrorism\"

SO WHO ARE WE?

For the most part we are Youth, Students,workers,

parents, sons and daughters..plain people! from all

over the Country who want to fight in this anti-war

movement, in our communities and schools from an

anti-authoritarian perspective.

We believe that the main task as anarchists during

this period is to stop the war drive and growing

political repression, and to fight racism against

ordinary people of Middle Easstern, South Asian,

Muslims, or Arab decent, and others who are wrongly

blamed for the attacks. People of color are the ones

directly affected during this time, and will continue

to be attacked even when we are told this war is over.

We ALSO call for support for Middle Eastern, North

African, Central\/South Asian and Indonesian workers

against the fundamentalists. These goals can only be

accomplished through mass action by the working class

itself.

OUR DEMANDS:

* We call on US soldiers - particularly those from the

oppressed minorities in the US - to refuse to fight

Bush's imperialist and capitalist war

* We call for a campaign of rolling mass action - in

both East and West -against Bush's war

* We call for proletarian risings in the Muslim world

against capitalism, fundamentalism, terrorism and the

US attacks

* Freedom and democracy for Palestine\/ Israel and

withdrawal of all US forces from the Middle East

* No compromise to our rights as indiviudal human

beings. We refuse to sit still and live in a police

state.

* We call on workers, activist and revolutionaries to

mobilize against the war, and all consequences and

actions that are taken by this war

* working class action and working class autonomy!

Our group is a National network of people, we are

completely open group for discussion and dialogue and

are going to be building and organizing around the

anti-war\/anti US Military Occupation movement from a

non hierarchal, not patriarchal,

anti-authoritarian\/anarchist prespective. We would

like for YOU individuals to get involved and plug in

to help start up a group on your campus or in your

community. The point of this group is to bring people

together those who oppose the US military war drive

and help empower individuals and one another in doing

activism and organizing around these issues. We want

to encourage more people nationwide to get involved,

hold meetings and start organizing. We are in the

process of settingup a nationwide web page that people

can plug into to see how meetings, and events that

this group does are going.

To contact us for more information or to learn on how

you can start a POWER group in your city visit

http:\/\/www.wearepower.org

OR

Email:

Nationwide: National_power@yahoo.com

Southern CA: SocalPower@onebox.com

OR to call us from anywhere in the US TOLL FREE

866.206.9073 x4307

We are dedicated on working with our Middle Eastern

brothers and sisters not just by telling them how to

organize but actually by listening and working along

with Middle Eastern cultural groups and Islamic

centers in educating ourselves and one another, and

building a strong resistance against the war and US

military occupation.

WE ARE DEDICATED TO

>-Solidarity work with targeted organizations and

people of Islamic and Middle-Eastern descent

>-Educate on the diverse cultures and histories in the

Middle East and the Islamic world

>-Educate on U.S. militarism and imperialism in the

Middle East and around the world

>-Educate on the impact of U.S. militarism on life

within the U.S.especially for working-class people and

people of color

>-Solidarity work with immigrants living in the US who

are being harassed, jailed, or in some cases deported

because of their race, religion or country of origin

>-Challenge white supremacy and patriarchy inside and

outside our activist movement

>-Build and support creative non-violent Affinity

group projects nationwide.

>-Demand diversity and autonomy in organizing

>-Campaign against ROTC centers on campuses, and any

other War research that goes on our local campuses

>-Campaign against Sanctions on Iraq that have killed

close to 800,000 children

>-Mobilize students and youth of all ages to learn

more, challenge, and confront those that support and

direct the US War Machine

>-Educate on the practice and benefits of direct

democratic and anarchistic forms of decision-making.

OUR NEXT SOUTHERN CA ACTION WILL BE:

WHAT:Demonstration at the Israeli consulate to call

for an end to the killings, tortures of Palestinian

people

WHEN: Monday March 25,02

WHERE: Israelian consulate in Los Angeles (6380

Wilshire Blvd. west of La Jolla in Los

Angeles)

> > STOP THE KILLING, TORTURE & DEMOLITIONS!

> > END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION IMMEDIATELY!

> > NO MORE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL!

> > UPHOLD THE PALESTINIAN RIGHT TO RETURN!

Day by day, Israeli atrocities are growing more

criminal and inhumane. There is no sign of peace,

and there can be no peace in the middle east without

thorough and complete de-colonization. We ask that

people of all races and religions come together and

demand peace and stand in solidarity to end the

killing and stop this inhumane occupation and

treatment of the people in Palestine. We demand

and ask for peace and an IMMEDIATE END AGAINST THE

PALESTINIAN PEOPLE!

THIS ACTION IS CALLED AND ENORSED BY:

POWER ( People Opposing War Empires and Rulers)

PART (People Against Racist Terror)

ARA (Anti Racist Action)

CME Broadcasting

Free Iranian Womens Association of Southern CA

OC MECCNA (Orange Country Middle Eastern Cultural

Center of North America)

Lebanese Historical Association of Orange and San

Bernardino County Iranian Cultural Studies of Orange

County and San Diego

For more Information call (310)495-0299 or visit

http:\/\/www.wearepower.org

SATURDAY MARCH 30,2002

WHAT: Stop Matt Hale's Racist World Church of the

Creator

SUMMARY: Racist Matt Hale of the WCOTC has apparently

scheduled a speech at

the library. His followers have engaged in racist

violence. We are

holding a rally for unity, diversity and solidarity to

oppose and

prevent Hale's followers from carrying out racist

attacks.

WHEN: 12:00pm Saturday 30 March

WHERE: Newport Beach Marina Library, 2005 Dover Dr.

Newport Beach

TRANSIT: 405 S to 55 FREEWAY S until it ENDS as

Newport Blvd. First left off NEWPORT onto 19th St;

across Irvine, 19th becomes DOVER DRIVE.

CONTACT: Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action

310-495-0299

EMAIL: part2001@usa.net

URL: http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/ara_losangeles OR

http:\/\/www.wearepower.org

To find out more about POWER and\/or to get invovled

and organize around the different actions and programs

we are involved in please contact us and join us at

our next SOUTHERN CA MEETING

WHEN: Monday, March 18,2002

WHERE: Long Beach Infoshop located on 684 Redondo Ave.

Long Beach CA

TIME: 7:00 PM

PHONE #: 562-434-1649

ALL WELCOME!





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