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FROM: NOT IN OUR NAME

www.notinourname.net/la

Email: notinourname@hotmail.com

CONTACT: Henry Howard, Tel. (310) 980-5708

WHAT: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2002, on the eve of the one year anniversary of the United States bombing of Afghanistan

A National Day of Action to Stop Bush’s war without end, detentions and roundups of immigrants, and police state restrictions with rallies and demonstrations in NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, SEATTLE, and in

LOS ANGELES:

1PM, Westwood Federal Bldg.

(corner of Wilshire and Veteran in West L.A.)

RALLY with Speakers and Music

and Pledge of Resistance

MARCH to U.S. ArmyReserve/California

National Guard Training Center

(corner of Wilshire and Federal in West L.A.)

SPEAKERS:

Ron Kovic, author, Born on the Fourth of July

Reverend George Regas, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP)

Sonali Kolhatkar, Afghan Womens Mission

Stephen Rohde, civil liberties attorney

Hussam Ayloush, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, So.Cal.

Angelica Salas, Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights, Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Blase Bonpane, Office of the Americas

BAYAN International, USA

MEChE,de Santa Monica City College

Kevin McKeown, Mayor Pro Tem, Santa Monica (Other speakers to be announced) -end-

See ya real soon in a LA jail!

I love you anti-community types.

You ant-goverment / anarchy types make great civil servants once you have been arrested have to serve community service cleaning our city.

The press release would be better if it was written as news.

Where is the mention of Iraq?

Where is a cell phone # for the media if they need to reach an organizer on the scene?

There seems to be a need for a media training on the lfet here in LA.

Maybe we should ask the folks at Media Allaince in SF to come down for a training.

Are you in Jail ALREADY and waiting for us? hahahaah

The only person who's anti community is YOU.

People who speak against pointless violence are trying to save their countrymen from being targets of hate all around the world simply for being an american citizen.

5000 people marched today at the Federal Building in Westwood to voice their opposition to US aggression against Iraq.

An incredibly diverse group of people marched peacefully today in opposition to President Bush's war against Iraq.

Young, old, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Anglo, Latino, veterans of previous wars, people of every ethnic group, men and women in suits, teenagers in shorts, famillies with children, in wheelchairs, with walkers, with canes, on skates, on their bicycles, on foot, everyone marched along Wilshire to the Army and ROTC headquarters then returning back to the grass at the Federal Plaza after listening to the many speakers opposing the war.

An ad-hoc marching band provided music and some dancing opportunities towards the middle of the line. Dancers in ethnic costumes with headresses and drummers performed too. A little punk rock action could be found along the grass. Drummers, banging drums for peace, could be found in small groups dispersed throughout.

The Green Party was well represented with the pro-tem Mayor of Santa Monica speaking on the official party platform that denounces Bush's proposed aggression against Iraq. (note: Democrats, while clearly represented in the marchers, did not take the opportunity to speak out in force as the Green Party did. Expect some dems to be jumping ship as this turns into a political issue in upcoming elections.)

Ron Kovic, the Vietnam vet of "Born on the 4th of July" spoke eloquently about war and what it really is about. He knows first hand the aftermath of war, he lost the ability to walk "serving my country".

Pro-Palestinian marchers carried posters and signs asking for the US to stop supplying Israel with arms, return to negotiations, and stop the occupation. (spotted the Jerusalem IMC icon of Hanthala held high as marchers moved along Wilshire.)

One great t-shirt spotted at the march: a sheep surrounded with the red circle and a diagonal line. Let's not be sheep and make it clear to Bush: Not in Our Name.

It was a great march and a great turn out. See you October 26th.

Info on October 26th march:

http://www.internationalanswer.org/

Announcement for todays March:

http://la.indymedia.org/news/2002/10/19621.php

Aboout Not in Our Name:

http://www.notinourname.net/~losangeles/

Aboout Not in Our Name-national organization:

http://www.notinourname.net/

ANSWER coalition is a front group for WORKERS WORLD

Beware!

Against ALL Authority, especially the ones who are Trotsky/Maoist/Stalinist supporters

in love and Anarchy