From: Michael Letwin
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:43 PM
To: 1199 Members; ALAA MEMBERS
Subject: Antiwar Bulletin
CONTENTS
1. Urgent Response to U.S. Attacks in Iraq
2. Useful Links
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1. Urgent Response to U.S. Attacks in Iraq
Contact the White House right away with a simple message:
DON’T ATTACK FALLUJA. STOP THE SIEGE OF FALLUJA, NAJAF, AND KARBALA Web email for White House is at https://sawho14.eop.gov/PERSdata/intro.htm
Bush email: president@whitehouse.gov
White House tel. no.: 202 456 1111 (M-F, 9-5, EST)
Two Protests: Saturday May 1, 12 Noon
Manhattan — Emergency Demonstration
Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Center 43rd Street & Broadway Stop the Siege of Fallujah Bring the troops home now End the Occupation Money For Jobs and Human Needs – Not War Support GI Resistance, No Draft
Bronx — Picket and Rally
Fordham Rd and Grand Concourse in front of the recruitment center.
(D to Fordham Rd.)
Fight against the U.S. occupation in Iraq and the world End the military occupancy in Puerto Rico End ROTC recruitment in schools Get the NYPD out of our schools Stop the recruitment of our brothers and sisters
2. Useful Links
ALJAZEERA
Dedicated journalists with their multi-national education and diversified backgrounds share a common set of attributes: objectivity, accuracy, and a passion for truth.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/54C8AFC7-8C97-4C4F-B38D-D41E6169C42E.htm
AL-AWDA
Broad-based non-partisan global democratic association of thousands of grassroots activists and organizational representatives concerned for the Palestinian Refugees Right of Return.
http://www.al-awda.org/
BRING THEM HOME NOW!
Our mission is to mobilize military families, veterans, and GIs themselves to demand: an end to the occupation of Iraq and other misguided military adventures; and an immediate return of all US troops to their home duty stations.
http://bringthemhomenow.com/
CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK (CAN)
Independent, democratic, grassroots network of campus-based anti-war committees
http://www.campusantiwar.net/
CITIZEN SOLDIER
Defending GIs who stand against illegal policies. . . . Through advocacy and public education we can reduce the role of militarism in our society.
http://www.citizen-soldier.org/
GI RIGHTS HOTLINE
Network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights.
http://girights.objector.org/
GI SPECIAL
News from Iraq and about the unjust U.S. occupation.
http://www.notinourname.net/gi-special/index.html
GUARDIAN (U.K.)
Excellent news and analysis.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
News You Wont Find on CNN.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
INTERNATIONAL ANSWER
Act Now to Stop War and Racism.
http://www.internationalanswer.org/
IRAQ BODY COUNT
Civilians reported killed by military intervention in Iraq.
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
IRAQ COALITION CASUALTY COUNT
http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx
MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT
Organization of people who are opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military.
http://www.mfso.org/
NEW YORK CITY LABOR AGAINST THE WAR (NYCLAW)
Ad hoc coalition of labor activists in NYC and elsewhere who oppose war response to events of Sept. 11, 2001.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LaborAgainstWar/
NYC INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER
Grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the NYC Area.
http://nyc.indymedia.org/
OCCUPATION WATCH
International coalition of peace and justice groups, together with Iraqi counterparts.
http://www.occupationwatch.org/index.php
PALESTINIAN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Established in 1995 by a group of Palestinian lawyers and human rights activists.
http://www.pchrgaza.org/
RACIAL JUSTICE 911
People of Color Against the War. Racial justice organizations dedicated to building broad-based opposition to the U.S. dangerous foreign and domestic policies, known as the War on Terrorism, among communities of color.
http://www.racialjustice911.org/
UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (UFPJ)
Coalition of more than 750 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our governments policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
U.S. & COALITION/CASUALTIES
Names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose families have been notified of their deaths by each country’s government.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/
U.S. LABOR AGAINST THE WAR (USLAW)
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/index.php
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR (VVAW)
Founded in New York City in 1967. . . . VVAW exposed the ugly truth about US involvement in Southeast Asia and our first-hand experiences helped many other Americans to see the unjust nature of that war.
http://www.vvaw.org/