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Re: MIT Anti-War Action -- TOMORROW MORNING!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jumana@MIT.EDU)
Tue Feb 11 00:04:43 2003
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Maybe we should sing This tomorrow morning... or better yet, in New York!!
Sung to the tune: "If You're Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands"
If we cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets hurt your Mama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are Saudi
And the bank takes back your Audi
And the TV shows are bawdy,
Bomb Iraq.
If the corporate scandals growin', bomb Iraq.
And your ties to them are showin', bomb Iraq.
If the smoking gun ain't smokin'
We don't care, and we're not jokin'.
That Saddam will soon be croakin',
Bomb Iraq.
Even if we have no allies, bomb Iraq.
From the sand dunes to the valleys, bomb Iraq.
So to hell with the inspections;
Let's look tough for the elections,
Close your mind and take directions,
Bomb Iraq.
While the globe is slowly warming, bomb Iraq.
Yay! the clouds of war are storming, bomb Iraq.
If the ozone hole is growing,
Some things we prefer not knowing.
(Though our ! ignorance is showing),
Bomb Iraq.
So here's one for dear old daddy, bomb Iraq,
From his favorite little laddy, bomb Iraq.
Saying no would look like treason.
It's the Hussein hunting season.
Even if we have no reason,
Bomb Iraq.
Quoting gangolan@MIT.EDU:
> ******************** CALL TO ACTION AGAINST THE WAR
> **********************
>
> WHAT: Coordinated, high-visibility action.
>
> WHEN: Morning Rush Hour, Tuesday, Feb 11.
>
> WHERE: The Mass Ave Bridge. Memorial and Mass Ave.
>
> WHO: Anyone who opposes a senseless war in Iraq.
>
> MEET: 7:15 am, Tuesday Morning, MIT Lobby 7 (77 Mass Ave).
>
> ********************** WHY THIS ACTION? ************************
>
> This is a crucial week in world events. With US forces massing in the Middle
> East, domestic support for war has rebounded slightly thanks to Colin
> Powell's
> recent UN presentation; yet the world remains unconvinced. European and
> allied
> governments are increasingly united in their opposition to war and their
> calls for stronger inspections, backed by UN peacekeepers as an alternative
> to
> a US invasion of Iraq.
>
> The European anti-war movement has called for mass demonstrations this
> Saturday, Feb. 15 and all major US peace groups have endorsed rallies in
> solidarity. Hundreds of thousands will demonstrate for peace in New York, San
>
> Francisco, and dozens of other US cities; tens of millions will demonstrate
> worldwide in over 300 cities, in the largest EVER day of coordinated
> nonviolent
> protest.
>
> ******************* SO WHAT'S THE DEAL? **********************
>
> ON TUESDAY MORNING AT MIT students will engage in a coordinated person-to-
> person public-relations action, urging bridge commuters to support the Feb.
> 15
> demonstrations and raise their voices in opposition to war. The goal is to
> get
> the action into the media, and raise awareness even further. WE WILL:
>
> -- DELIVER FACTS TO THE PUBLIC
>
> -- HAND OUT FLYERS ABOUT NYC FOR THE NE REGION’S FEB 15 DEMONSTRATION IN NEW
>
> YORK CITY.
>
> -- HAND OUT SIGNS AND FREE ANTI-WAR GRAPHICS AND URGE SUPPORTERS TO POST THEM
>
> IN THEIR HOME WINDOWS OR PLACES OF WORK
>
> The vast majority of the world, including half of Americans, oppose
> unilateral
> war-- yet traditional media consistently downplays our opinion. WE MUST BE
> HEARD!
>
> ****************** HOW TO GET INVOLVED **********************
>
> -- PRINT OUT THE ATTACHED FLYERS, SIGNS AND GRAPHICS AND HAND THEM OUT.
>
> -- PREPARE A PERSONAL MEDIA STATEMENT -- You may meet the press, and the
> point
> of the action is to discuss the issues with other strangers -- this quick
> exercise will help you organize your thoughts!
>
> -- DRESS WARM and BRING AN "MIT" RELATED COSTUME (many are dressing up in
> white LAB COATS or are coming in explicitly labeled MIT gear – Let’s make a
> statement for MIT! Please bring additional materials if you have access).
>
> -- BRING noisemakers, signs, instruments, & boomboxes
>
> -- HELP OUT WITH FINAL PREPARATIONS - people are meeting tonight at 9pm in
> room
> 10-485, to make signs, costumes and strategize for the action. To get there,
>
> take the elevator in the lobby of building 10 up to the 4th floor and turn
> left.
>
> ****** SEE YOU THERE -- 7:15 TUESDAY MORNING, LOBBY 7! ***********
>
> Contacts:
>
> Jeff Duritz jdu@mit.edu
> Gan Golan gangolan@mit.edu
> Jean Walsh walshie@mit.edu
>
>
