{news} Fw: For all State Parties/Committees/Caucuses: Jan 20 Cal/ List Your State Party's ANTIWAR Activity/Event to the GPAX National Calendar!

Tom Sevigny capeconn at comcast.net
Tue Dec 14 18:31:12 EST 2004


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Charles Shaw 
To: peace at lists.gp-us.org 
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: For all State Parties/Committees/Caucuses: Jan 20 Cal/ List Your State Party's ANTIWAR Activity/Event to the GPAX National Calendar!


THIS IS FOR ALL STATE PARTIES, NATIONAL COMMITTEES, AND CAUCUSES. PLEASE FORWARD ACCORDINGLY TO YOUR STATE PARTY LISTSERVS. 

 

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Green Party:

 

We on the Green Peace Action Committee (GPAX) are compiling a data base of all State Green Party antiwar activities and events. We are drafting a national outreach leaflet with a Calendar of State Green Party Antiwar activities and events to pass out at the Counter-Inaugural events here in Washington, D.C.   

 

Could you send us a brief synopsis of your main antiwar activities/events with the appropriate contact person, e-mail, and telephone number for your state/city Green Party.

 

Please e-mail your State Party's Antiwar Calendar of activities to: cshaw at gp.org, aimee at green-rainbow.org by Thursday, January 13, 2005 so a Calendar leaflet can be made for distribution at the J20 Counter-Inaugural Activities here in Washington, D.C. 

 

We plan to make this National Calendar an ongoing event. STAY TUNED!

 

We will also post this information on the website.

 

Thanks very much for your time and cooperation.  

 

Best,

 

Dean Murville

DC Statehood Green Party 

GPAX committee member

 

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DAWN/DC Statehood J20 CALL TO ACTION

 

RISE Against Bush

SHINE For A Peaceful Tomorrow

 

A Call for Anti-War Actions in Washington, DC, January 20, 2005

 

Every morning, the sun rises up, penetrating and overcoming the darkness of night.  What once was dark becomes bright, changed by the force of the sun's rays.

 

Our world is in darkness tonight, plagued with war, poverty, environmental destruction, and attacks on many of the liberties that so many of us hold dear.  The darkness over our world has grown yet darker with the election of George W. Bush to another 4 years in office.

 

In the dark of the night, we need only wait for the sun.  However, in the dark of our world, we cannot wait.  If we are to see a new dawn, we must take action now.  The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) calls on the people of the world to RISE Against Bush and SHINE For A Peaceful Tomorrow.

 

We RISE

.           Against the needless slaughter in and occupation of Iraq;

.           Against the assault on civil liberties, as represented by such acts as the Patriot Act and the immoral detaining of prisoners at         Guantanamo Bay;

.           Against U.S. support of Israel's apartheid against the Palestinian people;

.           Against U.S. overthrow of Aristide in Haiti;

.           Against U.S. attempts to overthrow any other democratically elected leader, including Hugo Chavez in Venezuela;

.           Against any U.S. military action in Iran.

 

We SHINE

.           For a world that embraces peaceful dialogue instead of war;

.           For a world where we respect the liberty of all beings;

.           For a world that looks out for all those who are now oppressed, including the poor, women, racial minorities, workers, the        disabled, homosexuals, transgendered, as well as the earth and its creatures;

.           For a world that embraces social justice;

.           For democracy and the autonomy of all people to have a full say in how they are governed;

.           For each other.

 

The Call DAWN calls for people all over the nation and world to converge on Washington, DC, on the day of George W. Bush's Inauguration, January 20, 2005, for peaceful anti-war actions.

 

While DAWN is coordinating with many groups for a day of actions, DAWN calls additionally for these specific actions:

 

1.         A permitted nonviolent anti-war rally followed by a march to Bush's inaugural parade route

2.         A nonviolent civil disobedience die-in, following the rally, in memorial to the dead at the hands of Bush and his Administration

 

DAWN also calls for organizations, affinity groups, and individuals to partner with us in organizing these two actions.

 

Next Steps

If you or your group or organization wants to endorse DAWN's call to action, please send an e-mail to info at dawndc.net.  Write also if you wish to collaborate in the planning or offer financial donations or other material support.

 

Find out more information about DAWN's and other groups' actions at http://www.counter-inaugural.org, by participating in the DC Cluster Spokescouncil meetings (refer to website), or by participating in DAWN's weekly meetings.  Check our website, http://www.dawndc.net for more details.  Housing boards, events boards, working group information, and (soon) ride boards can be found at http://www.counter-inaugural.org . We will post updates of our actions, as they become available, to that

website.

 

The new dawn begins with our rising up.  It will take a lot of light to break through such darkness, but we can do it.  We have no other choice. Join us on J20!

 

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