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Mon 4/8 Protest at Israeli consulate, Boston 5:30-7:00 PM - A20 March
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Mon Apr 8 00:28:02 2002
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Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:27:52 -0400
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
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Protest U.S./Israeli War Against Palestine
Monday, April 8, 2002
Israeli consulate, Boston
Park Plaza Sq., Stadtler Office Building, St. James Street
5:30 - 7:00 PM
for more information, contact
ANSWER Boston (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
617 522-6626
www.iacboston.org/ANSWER
ANSWERBoston@iacboston.org
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2,000 Palestinians & Supporters March in Boston April 6
Links to Boston Globe article, Sunday, April 7, 2002
Rally is held to denounce the plight of Palestinians
( photo Sunday April 7, 2002 at http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/ )
By Peter Demarco, Globe Correspondent, 4/7/2002
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/097/metro/Rally_is_held_to_denounce_the
_plight_of_Palestinians+.shtml
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APRIL 20 IN WASHINGTON DC
GATHER AT THE WHITE HOUSE @ 11 AM !!!!
- - come to the Ellipse,
on the south side of the White House -
Busses from Boston / Providence $40 r/t
Boston Bus Reservations Online Sign Up
www.iacboston.org/a20bus
SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE:
- - Mumia Abu-Jamal (taped message)
- - Fadia Rafeedi, representative of Palestinian youth
- - Elias Rashmawi, Free Palestine Alliance
- - Tariq Ali Pakistani playwright & author
- - Rev. Graylan Hagler, Senior Minister, Plymouth
Congregational Church
- - Dr. Helen Caldicott, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
- - Ed Brown, Iman Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin?s (formerly H.Rap
Brown) brother
- - Martin Espada, performance artist
- - Representative from Bayon USA (Filipino organization)
- - Macrina Cardenas, Mexico Solidarity Network
- - Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general
- - Ismael Guadalupe, Committee for the Rescue and
Development of Vieques
- - Representative from the Zapatista Support Committee
- - Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop, Catholic
Archdiocese of Detroit
- - Asha Samad-Matias, Muslims against Religious and Racial
Profiling and War
- - Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Partnership for Civil Justice
LDEF
- - Rev. Lucius Walker, IFCO/Pastors for Peace
- - Nadia Ahmed, International Students for Peace and
Justice
- - Jane Franklin, author
- - Cheri Honkala, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- - Chris Peters, Native American activist on a walk from
California
- - Andy Thayer, Chicago Anti-Bashing Network
- - Peta Lindsey, A.N.S.W.E.R. youth and student
coordinator, Washington DC high school student
- - & many more!!!
ALSO, PERFORMANCES BY
- - Cetiliztli Nauhcampa, Quetzalcoatl Aztec Mexican Dance
group
- - Pam Parker & Company
- - Rhythms of Aqua
- - and with a special message from Mos Def
*** BUS DROP OFF INFORMATION ***
Bus drop off will be on Constitution Ave. at 16th St.
(this is the middle of the south side of the Ellipse,
between 15th and 17th Streets). Get off there and you?ll
see us! Walk north from Constitution Ave. into the
Ellipse. From major highways, get on Constitution Ave. and
go west to the Ellipse.
*** BUS PARKING INFORMATION ***
- - Bus parking: There is a lot that is used for bus parking
just over the Anacostia Bridge. Drive south on South
Capitol, go over the Anacostia Bridge, and take the first
right. - Vans and cars can drop off on Constitution Ave.,
or simply find parking in the area.
*** THE MARCH ***
- - After the rally at the White House, we will MARCH east
on Pennsylvania Ave. directly in front of the White House,
and across Pennsylvania Ave. to the Justice Department.
- - At the Justice Department--directly across the street
from the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building--we will rally in
defense of civil rights and civil liberties and to demand
the repeal of Ashcroft's USA Patriot Act.
- - After the rally at the Justice Department, we will march
on to a concluding rally!
PERMITS
The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition has met and had discussions
with the National Parks Service, the Metropolitan Police
Department and the Capitol Police. We are pleased to
announce that we have secured permits for the rally and
march.
VOLUNTEERS
To make this event a success, hundreds of volunteers are
needed to help out in many areas! If you would like to
volunteer, email ANSWER@afgj.org. Help is needed for
handing out literature and placards, getting out t-shirts,
water and more.
LOGISTICAL INFORMATON ON THE WEB
Check out http://www.internationalanswer.org for
up-to-date logistical information. You can find MAPS,
METRO INFO, HOUSING FORMS, & more!
****ORGANIZING****
FLYERS AND POSTERS
- - Download on the web:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/download.html
- - If you can?t download it, email us at ANSWER@afgj.org to
have an original copy mailed to you
BUSES, VANS AND CAR CARAVANS
- - Find others organizing from your area at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/april/contacts.html
- - Email us at ANSWER@afgj.org if you?re organizing so we
can help get others in touch with you, and if you?re not
organizing, email us for tips on how to get started
*SIMULTANEOUS RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO*
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/april/contacts-sf.html
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFO,
Email: ANSWER@afgj.org
Boston (617) 522-6626
Washington (202) 332-5757
New York (212) 633-6646
Chicago (773) 583-7728
San Francisco (415) 821-6545
Los Angeles (213) 487-2368
http://www.InternationalANSWER.org
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send replies to ANSWERBoston@iacboston.org
ANSWER - Boston
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
www.iacboston.org/ANSWER
31 Germania St.
(enter 284 Amory St)
directions: www.iacboston.org/directions
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617 522-6626
Fax: 617 983-3836
email: ANSWERBoston@iacboston.org
International ANSWER coalition
(Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
www.internationalanswer.org
IAC - New York City
www.iacenter.org
For latest actions and updates to
"Free Mumia Abu-Jamal", check out
www.millions4mumia.org
