Muusja Mailing List: Mpls ACTION TODAY - End the Occupation of Iraq

[muusja (muusja]

(Apologies for dups to FUS Social Action folks who are getting bcc copy
of this and muusja copy.  Fred, muusja list manager)

>From: "Marie A. Braun" <braun044 [at] tc.umn.edu>
>Reply-To: TCPCMn-owner [at] yahoogroups.com
>To: TCPCMn [at] yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [TCPCMn] End the Occupation of Iraq
>Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 01:13:17 -0500
>
>IRAQ AT THE BOILING POINT
>
>Friday protest in Minneapolis to be part of nationally
>coordinated anti-war response to events in Iraq.
>
>As part of a weekend of nationally coordinated local
>events, an emergency protest has been called by Twin
>Cities area anti-war organizations to speak out
>against the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
>
>The Minneapolis protest will be held on Friday, April
>9 at 4:30 pm at the Minneapolis Federal Courthouse, 4th
>Street and 3rd Ave. in downtown Minneapolis.
>
>The protest will include banners and picketing as well
>as brief statements from representatives of some of
>the sponsoring organizations.
>
>A statement issued by organizers says in part, "the
>revolt sweeping Iraq in opposition to the U.S.-led
>occupation has resulted in the White House and
>Pentagon ordering an escalation of U.S. military
>action in Iraq.  Hundreds of Iraqis have been killed.
>A large number of U.S. troops have also died. And
>there is no let up in sight. The Iraqi people want the
>U.S. occupation to end. The war and occupation have
>been justified with lies and deceit by the Bush
>administration."
>
>The statement continues, "the U.S. war in Iraq was
>never about terrorism, weapons of mass destruction or
>democracy. The war was fought for control of the
>resources of the region. The Iraqi people have the
>right to self-determination without foreign
>interference."
>
>The Minneapolis protest is being organized under the
>call of 'End the Occupation of Iraq - Bring the Troops
>Home Now.'
>
>Among the organizations that have joined to call the
>protest are Anti-War Committee, Iraq Peace Action
>Coalition, Pax Christi (Twin Cities), St. Joan of Arc
>WAMM/Peacemakers, Twin Cities Peace Campaign/Focus on
>Iraq, Veterans for Peace (Chapter 27), Women Against
>Military Madness and Womens Political Alliance.
>
>From Friday April 9 through Monday April 12
>demonstrations will be held in cities and towns
>through across the U.S. In addition to Minneapolis
>protests are set in New York, Chicago, Washington DC,
>San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities. The call
>for the weekend events was initialed by the
>International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop war and End
>Racism) Coalition.
>
>