{"article":{"id":103020,"heading":"M20 : Time to prepare for the next massive demonstration","author":"AmigaPhil","created":"2004-02-16 03:59:20","modified":"2005-08-15 02:50:14","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:50:14","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><br><br>\r\n<b>20 March 2004 - Global Day of Action - SAVE THE DATE !<br>\r\nThe world will once again claim its opposition to war<\/b><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nIf you think that it's too late, the war is over, all is\r\ndone and we can't do anything about that, please consider\r\nthis:<br>\r\nThe USA planned wars against Afghanistan and Iraq has taken,\r\nso far, the life of at least 11,000 civilians.  That is\r\nabout 4 times as much as the victims of the September 11th\r\nwar attacks which were immediately condemned by the\r\ninternational community.  The number of victims we caused is\r\nstill growing up, as people (mostly children) continue to\r\ndie due to the weapons of mass destruction\r\nwe use, like cluster bombs and napalm-like bombs (MK 77),\r\ndepleted uranium munitions, ...<br>\r\nSaddam Hussein is undoubtely a criminal who has to reply of\r\nhis acts in front of an International Criminal Court.  That\r\ndoes not give us any legitimacy to crush a country and grab\r\nits resources.  Today, many regions in Iraq are still\r\ndeprivated of water and electricity.  Iraqis have to queue\r\nto get some fuel while we have restored and secured the\r\npipelines which allow us to export \"our\" oil.<br>\r\nNow think a moment: CAN WE DO ELSEWHERE SUCH THINGS WE\r\nWOULD NOT TOLERATE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY ?<br>\r\n<br>\r\nMarch 20, 2004 is also a unique opportunity to remind our\r\ngovernments that democracy is not just about allowing\r\npeople to vote once in every few years.  Actually, we are\r\ngetting far away from the model Abraham Lincoln promised:\r\n\"<i>A governement of the people, by the people, for the people<\/i>\"<br>\r\nCitizens are concerned by the politic questions even outside\r\nthe elections time.  A responsible governement should not\r\ntry to keep us away from the administration of our country.\r\nA respectful governement has more consideration for its\r\ncitizens than just regarding them as \"money makers\".\r\nWe, the people, can't accept being told Fairy Tales and lies\r\nby those we have elected to represent our interests.\r\nWe can't stand by a government which use noble value such\r\nas \"freedom\", \"democracy\", \"justice\" to cover his wrong\r\ndoing.  We can't support a governement as a model for the\r\nworld if it bypass\/violate Constitutions, national and\r\ninternational laws, Treaties and Conventions.<br>\r\nWe want \"PEOPLE\" to be placed back to a position it should\r\nnever leave: <b>OVER<\/b> \"PROFIT\" !<br>\r\n<br>\r\nFor all those reasons, we will protest together one more\r\ntime.<br>  ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE, WE ARE WORKING ON IT !<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nHere is what you can do right now to make the M20 event\r\na success and mark this date in History:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li> Distribute flyers and posters announcing the March 20\r\n   global day of action.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nCheck from the organizations listed on this web page for\r\nsome ready to use outreach material:<br>\r\nMarch 20, 2004 - The World STILL Says No to War<br>\r\n<br>\r\n  If you can't find any information about anti-war actions\r\n  in your area\/country, try to contact the organizations\r\n  that let you knew about the previous demonstrations\r\n  (like the 15th February 2003 massive demonstration), and\r\n  ask them if they support the 20th March 2004 International\r\n  day of protest against the war.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li> Spread the word about this event, forward this announce,\r\n   write your own message or translate this one into your\r\n   native language, and send it to friends and relatives.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li> Prepare your banners, placards, posters, slogans, ...<br>\r\n   Here are some suggestions:<br>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>WANTED FOR TERRORISM (Bin Laden - Bush)<\/li>\r\n<li>WARNING: THESE MEN ARE TERRORISTS (Bush - Hussein - Bin Laden)<\/li>\r\n<li>HOW COULD WE CONDEMN THIS... (911 - Iraq)<\/li>\r\n<li>Micah Wright's PROPAGANDA REMIX PROJECT<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br><br>\r\n  You will find many more on the World Wide Web.\r\nAgain, check from the organizations listed on this page:<br>\r\nMarch 20, 2004 - The World STILL Says No to War<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li> Organize and try to find a funny, festive way to protest.\r\n   Be original, be creative, just don't be quiet.  Make sure\r\n   you will be seen and heard.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>EVERY VOICE COUNT !  BE THERE TOO !<\/b><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<b>2001<\/b>: After the September 11th war attacks against the USA,\r\n      we pledged to work together to stop terrorism.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<b>2004<\/b>: We are saying we are\r\nSTILL UNITED AGAINST TERRORISM, defending peace, justice, and true democracy.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nWE, THE PEOPLE, want JUSTICE and DEMOCRACY !<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n[Please distribute this message widely]\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nWar on Terrorism: Depicting a source of the highest threats to the world\r\n\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"AmigaPhil@ping.be","link":"http:\/\/amigaphil.planetinternet.be\/usa.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Time to prepare for the next international demo: \r\nMarch 20, 2004 - The World STILL Says No to War ! \r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/02\/nowar29.jpg","filesize":"22.8 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/02\/103020.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2004\/02\/nowar29.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2004\/02\/nowar29.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}