A New Movement for 2005

Discussion in 'Protest' started by Claire, Jan 10, 2005.

  1. Claire

    Claire Senior Member

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    A New Movement for 2005 - Make Bush's inaugaration on January 20th an anti war day.



    If only the US and British government would spend the kind of money on aid they spend on war!



    Bush and Blair are in terrible trouble over Iraq. Resistance is growing and, if it takes place at all, the election in Iraq looks like being a farce. In the US splits are emerging in the establishment over the war. A series of right wingers including Trent Lott and John McCain have been calling for US troops to get out.



    Here, opinion polls against the war are at their highest ever- between 55-70% against - compared to an average of 45% around Febuary 15th 2002. Millions who reluctantly supported the war are now feeling deceived and betrayed by Blair.

    Our job is to get in touch with those people to build a massive demo on March 19 and an effective day of disobedience on Febuary 15.



    We must make sure no-one misses the demo because they didn't hear about March 19. (We received a number of calls after the ESF demo from people who didn’t know it was on and were angry they missed it)



    We are calling on all groups to start mobilising right away.



    January 20, the day of Bush's inaugaration, will be an Outreach day for the movement.

    We ask every group to organise visits to local workplaces, trade unions, mosques, church groups, community centres, or just go door to door down your street on that day. The aim is to show that we don’t accept Bush or his policies, and to begin to build for local events on February 15.
     
  2. soulrebel51

    soulrebel51 i's a folkie.

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    January 20th, is the day I will be moving...

    But it will be the last demonstration I miss. :)
     
  3. element7

    element7 Random fool

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    Everyone who disagrees with this war needs to be getting vocal about it right now. In everyday conversations walking through our everyday lives to start. I for one am not shutting up about it. Every slightest opportunity I get I talk about it to whomever.
     
  4. hayduke_lives5447

    hayduke_lives5447 Sancho

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    I am always talking about it to. I have been hereing about some kind of rally at the state capitol in denver on innauguration day, I am going to go.
     
  5. Amanda's Shadow

    Amanda's Shadow Flower Child

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    Yeah! I am going to this local protest called "jazz funeral for democracy". I think it's time people start speaking up more! TEll the world how you feel. I'm using my graduation valedictorian speech as a peace forum. I bet my school will LOVE that.
     
  6. Claire

    Claire Senior Member

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    I am going to a local event on th 20th January and the main national Demo in London in February.

    Love Clairexxx
     
  7. Gerva

    Gerva Member

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    I think a huge-massive demonstration should be set up.I mean something enourmous.Of course it hardly possible to make all the protesters of the world in one place (millions marching on washington DC would be great though).We should gather like the same day(pretty much like in the 2002) in a common place.In europe I would say in Germany,in north america in Washington, and so on.
    Locally I believe it's extremely important to spread out information and ideas, but demonstrations aren't that effective locally.
     

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