I talked with people in Washington DC and Sonoma County yesterday and
they have been planning a global walkout for the Friday before the
Inauguration, January 14th. They also thought it would be good to start
planning a March 18th walkout on the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of
Iraq. These groups are also planing Non-violence trainings during the
week before the January 14th walkout so they can have blockades on the
day of the walkout.
PLANNING MEETINGS
There will be a Tucson Walkout planning meeting Thursday, December 9th
at the Cafe, 121 E. Broadway at 6 PM. There are planning meetings in
communities all over the world. Try to contact local organizations who
may be working on the walkout in your area. If you can’t find the
meeting organize one yourself with your friends and coworkers. The
larger the economic impact the more effective the walkouts will be.
WALKOUT FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 AND MARCH 18, 2005
WALKOUT AGAINST THE BUSH AGENDA
STOP THE WAR and BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
Join the coalition of artists, musicians, students, teachers, actors,
cooks, waitresses, longshoremen, truckers, lawyers, contractors,
veterans, bus drivers, homemakers, cashiers, maids, janitors, grocery,
office, sanitation,farm, factory and train workers walk the road to
freedom and peace and walkout on January 14 and March 18, 2005.
Over 100,000 civilians have been killed and over 1,000 young Americans
have died
since the illegal war on Iraq started on March 20, 2003. Everyday we
learn of
gruesome acts of torture and crimes against humanity.
The true outcome of the vote
in the U.S. election is in question and the world is in crisis. Nuclear
war, global
warming, disease and ecological collapse threaten the world. We face
cuts in
access to healthcare, education and income. Consider walking out of your
job or
class on January 14 and March 18, 2005. Let the war profiteers know how
we feel.
Make the government and corporations pay a cost for their crimes.
Activists all over the world are planning two weekends of actions to
stop Bush's
illegal war. One proposal is a walkout on Friday January 14th and March
18th where
workers and students take the day off. The walkout can cause war
profiteering
corporations billions of dollars and shut down schools sending Bush a
powerful
message. Some people may occupy congressional offices and military
facilities. There will be teach-ins, concerts, marches, rallys,
blockades, banner hangings and all kinds of actions designed to show
that the world wants an
end to the war crimes in Iraq and reject the Bush agenda. Feel free to
start planning the walkout and other actions in your community. The
protests before the war were the largest actions for peace in world
history. This could be an even larger.
Now is the time for the people to come together, and stand up for our
rights. Today
our rights, liberties, and freedoms are in jeopardy, along with the fate
of mother earth and her children.
A Global Walkout Network
1-800-884-1136 or 520-770-0575
http://www.consensus.net/walkout.html