{"article":{"id":111396,"heading":"HELP BUILD JUNE 5 PROTEST IN LA!","author":"A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, LA","created":"2004-05-28 16:02:13","modified":"2013-11-11 00:29:57","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:29:57","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>June 5 is only ten days away!! <br><br> HELP MAKE JUNE 5 AS BIG AS POSSIBLE! <br>  <br> VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO MOBILIZE IN THE FINAL TEN DAYS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION! <br><br> Revelations about the ruthless brutality of the  <br>  <br> U.S. occupation of Iraq have put the White House,  <br>  <br> the Pentagon and Wall Street on the defensive. The  <br>  <br> Iraqi people want the U.S. out. The troops want to  <br>  <br> come home. Everyday, more and more people here at  <br>  <br> home and around the world are turning against the  <br>  <br> occupation. <br><br> On Saturday, June 5 the people's movement will again <br>  <br> take to the streets to oppose the U.S. war machine and  to demand self-determination for the Iraqi people, and all other people living under occupation. <br><br> The time to act is now! <br><br> You can help make the demonstration here in Los <br>  <br> Angeles on June 5 another important step forward in <br>  <br> the struggle of the independent people&rsquo;s movement to <br>  <br> bring the troops home now and to get all foreign <br>  <br> troops out of Iraq.  <br><br> Outreach and visibility activities are going on every <br>  <br> day from now until the day before the demonstration. <br>  <br> Check out the activists schedule below, plug in, or <br>  <br> come and pick up flyers and posters to pass out and <br>  <br> paste-up on your own. The ANSWER office will be open from 10 to 6 Monday through Friday. Postering and leafleting will be going on everyday until June 5. <br><br> THIS WEEKEND'S OUTREACH &amp; VISIBILITY SCHEDULE: <br><br> ** FRIDAY, May 28: 6 pm to 9 pm **  <br>  <br> Meet at the ANSWER office. Help poster and leaflet. <br>  <br> Make phone calls for June 5.   <br><br> ** SATURDAY, May 29: 12 Noon to 4 pm ** <br>  <br> Meet at the ANSWER office. Postering squads are going out to blanket L.A. and surrounding areas. Join <br>  <br> leafleting teams. Help assemble placards and paint <br>  <br> banners. <br><br> ** SUNDAY, May 30: 11 am to 2 pm ** <br>  <br> Meet at the ANSWER office. Join a postering and <br>  <br> leafleting squad. <br><br> The ANSWER office is open every weekday for <br>  <br> leafleting, postering and phone calls.  <br><br> MORE WAYS YOU CAN HELP:  <br><br> ** DOWNLOAD THE JUNE 5 FLYER: Download the flyer for June 5 from www.answerla.org, make copies and pass them out to as many people as you can. <br><br> ** TELL FRIENDS ABOUT JUNE 5: Call and e-mail all your friends and co-workers. <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> ** SPREAD THE WORD LOCALLY: Drop leaflets off at your local bookstore, coffee shop, mosque, synagogue, church, etc.  <br><br> ** COME TO THE ANSWER ACTIVIST MEETING: Tuesday, June 1 at 7 pm. This week&rsquo;s ANSWER activist meeting will  focus on organizing and volunteering for June 5.  Get involved. Hear what other area activists are  doing to get the word out for June 5. Also: a political update and discussion! <br><br> ** VOLUNTEER: Volunteer for the day of the <br>  <br> demonstration. Call (323) 464-1636 to volunteer. The <br>  <br> more people who volunteer for the day of the <br>  <br> demonstration the more successful the demonstration <br>  <br> will be. <br><br> ** MAKE A DONATION: ANSWER has already spent thousands of dollars on leaflets, posters, telephone bills, sound equipment, permits and more. Donations small and large will help ensure the success of the <br>  <br> demonstration. Please donate what you can. You can <br>  <br> donate online via PayPal at www.answerla.org or write <br>  <br> a check and send it to 1800 N. Argyle #410, L.A., CA <br>  <br> 90028. Make checks out to Progress Unity Fund. <br><br> ANSWER LA office <br>  <br> 1800 N. Argyle #410 <br>  <br> Los Angeles, CA 90028 <br>  <br> For more info call (323) 464-1636 <br><br> <a href=\"mailto:answerla@answerla.org\">answerla@answerla.org<\/a> <br>  <br> www.answerla.org <br><br> ** Saturday, June 5 in Los Angeles ** <br>  <br> Assemble 12 NOON at Olympic &amp; Broadway <br>  <br> March to Rally at Downtown Federal Building <br><br> Bring the Troops Home Now! <br>  <br> All Foreign Troops Out of Iraq! <br>  <br> End the Killing, the Torture, the Occupation! <br>  <br> U.S. Hands Off Haiti, Korea, Afghanistan, Philippines, <br>  <br> Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela . . . <br>  <br> End the Colonial Occupation of Palestine &ndash; Support the <br>  <br> Right of Return! <br>  <br> Stand Against Racism Here &amp; Abroad! <br>  <br> Money for Jobs, Education, Housing, Healthcare &amp; <br>  <br> Welfare &ndash; Not for War! <br>  <br> Defend Civil Liberties &amp; Immigrant Rights! <br><br> --------------------------------------------------- <br>  <br> A.N.S.W.E.R. COALITION LA (Act Now to Stop War &amp; End Racism) <br><br> TO DONATE CALL 323-464-1636. YOU CAN USE MC\/VISA OVER THE TELEPHONE OR  <br>  <br> MAIL CHECK TO: ANSWER LA, 1800 N. ARGYLE AVE, #410, LA, CA 90028 <br><br> TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS OF $50 OR MORE CAN BE MADE TO  <br>  <br> PROGRESS UNITY FUND <br>  <br> ---------------------------------------------------<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"answerla@answerla.org","link":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org","address":"1800 N. Argyle Ave., #410, LA, CA 90028","phone":"323-464-1636","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","summary":"Help build for the June 5 protest to condemn the brutal occupation of Iraq, Palestine, Haiti, and elsewhere in downtown LA! ","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/05\/june_5_la_bw_final.pdf","filesize":"57.9 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/05\/111396.php"},"attachments":[{"id":111397,"heading":"Demonstration in LA","article":"","author":"A.N.S.W.E.R. 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Don't get in a fight.","author":"Vigilisto","parent_id":111396,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-05-28 18:21:07","modified":"2004-05-28 18:21:07","fileurl":""}]}