In case that isn't sufficient, the third link I provided
had this article.....
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IN 75 CITIES ACROSS U.S.: PEOPLE PROTEST WAR
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By Leslie Feinberg
October 31, 2001--They took to the streets. They raised their voices. They educated themselves and others through rallies and teach- ins, car caravans and leafleting. <font size=4>On Oct. 27<font size=3> people in 75 cities all across the United States protested the Pentagon raining of death and destruction on the people of Afghanistan. They demanded an end to the frenzy of racist profiling. And they stood shoulder to shoulder to defend the most basic civil liberties that are being stripped away.
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And as they demonstrated, they were forging a bond with those in more than 40 cities in 20 other countries who were carrying out similar protests at the same time.
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The Oct. 27 international day of protest was initiated by the coalition known as International ANSWER: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism. The call was first heard from speakers at the podium at <font size=4>the massive Sept. 29 anti-war, anti-racist protest of more than 20,000 organized in Washington, D.C., by the then newly formed coalition. <font size=3>
Watching television or reading the newspapers could lead anyone here or around the world to believe that there is virtually no popular opposition as the U.S. military pounds away at the impoverished population of Afghanistan.
That's part of why it is so important that people of so many nationalities, ages, sexes, genders and sexualities united to take a public stand in opposition to the war, and the growing tide of state-sponsored racism and repression.
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Protests in many forms took place in large urban areas that don't require a state for identification: New York City, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis.
But events also took place in Laramie, Wyo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Missoula, Mont.; Dover, Peterborough and Plymouth, N.H.; Westport, Conn.; St. Louis and Columbia, Mo.; Northfield, N.J.; Portland, Ore.; Bloomington, Ind.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Honesdale and Lewisburg, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; and Lawrence, Kan.
Cities throughout the South--including the historic sites of Civil Rights movement battles--held Oct. 27 activities. They include Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark., Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.; Columbus, Miss.; Miami and Tallahassee, Fla.; Austin, Texas; and Morgantown, W. Va.
In Orlando, Fla., 2,000 gathered at the Magic sports arena for "Operation Education." The event, with largely a Muslim audience and speakers, was organized by the International Students for Peace and Justice.
Some states saw demonstrations in numerous cities in addition to some of the major urban centers already cited.
Virginia: Richmond, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg and Radford University.
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Sante Fe, Taos, Gallup and Truth or Consequences.
New York: Buffalo, Albany, Hudson, Kingston and Yonkers.
North Carolina: Appalachian State University/Boone, Asheville, Chapel Hill and Charlotte.
California: San Diego, Chico, Arcata, Sacramento and Huntington Beach.
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Organizers of the international day of actions vow to continue to ratchet up protests against the war, racism and assault on civil liberties. For information on how to become a part of this burgeoning young movement, contact International ANSWER Coalition, 39 W. 14 St., NY, NY 10011. Call (212) 633-6646 in New York; (202) 543-2777 in Washington; or (415) 821-6545 in San Francisco. Send email to iacenter@action-mail.org, or visit www.internationalanswer.org on the Web. |
