Mobilize to stop the next attack
All out for June 1 anti-war conference
By Sarah Sloan
The writer is an organizer of the June 1 Emergency
National Anti-War Conference called by the ANSWER--Act Now to
Stop War & End Racism--coalition. She is the
national youth and student coordinator for the International
Action Center, one of 11 national organizations that make up
the ANSWER steering committee.
The ANSWER steering committee also includes Bayan
International-USA, Free Palestine Alliance-USA, IFCO/Pastors
for Peace, Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Korea Truth
Commission, Mexico Solidarity Network, Middle East Children's
Alliance, Muslim Student Association (U.S./Canada),
Nicaragua Network, and Partnership for Civil
Justice-LDEF.
On June 1, there will be an emergency national anti-war
conference in New York City that will include organizers and
activists from all regions of the United States. The conference
will include exciting and educational discussions on many
issues, and will map out anti-war strategies and projects for
the months ahead.
Why do we call it an emergency conference?
Because the people of this country, through their action,
can stop a massive new air and ground war being planned against
the suffering people of Iraq.
Because we must act to oppose the Bush administration's
support for Ariel Sharon's butchery against the Palestinian
people.
Thousands of U.S. troops are now in the Philippines. And
Bush is readying a larger intervention in Colombia. The people
of the world are looking to us to see if we will extend a hand
of solidarity and fight against a war policy that is wrongly
being carried out in our name.
Details of the conference
The conference will take place on June 1 from 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. at the Fashion Institute of Technology, West 27th Street
and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. The schedule is as follows:
8:30 am Registration begins($10 donation
requested)
9:00 am-10:30 am Opening presentations
10:45 am-12:30 pm Workshops/discussion groups
12:30 pm-1:30 pm Lunch
1:45 pm-3:00 pm Palestine: The Fight for Freedom
(panel discussion)
3:15 pm-4:45 pm Action proposals and organizing
skills workshops
5:00 pm-7:00 pm Closing session
Workshop discussions are set to include:
* From Palestine to Iraq
Understanding U.S. strategy in the Middle East
* Racial and political profiling
What you need to know about John Ashcroft's new
"anti-terrorism" laws
* Latin America and the struggle vs. capitalist
globalization
Argentina, Colombia, Cuba,
Venezuela
* Labor and the war at home and abroad
* Invisible workers = superprofits
The role of
immigrant labor
* Bush's war drive in Asia
U.S. troops from the Philippines to Korea
A volunteer committee in New York City is organizing
housing. If your group needs housing information, please email
housing@internationalanswer.org.
How you can get involved
The June 1 conference is an entirely volunteer effort. There
are many ways you can get involved to help insure that this
conference is a huge success.
1) Attend volunteer organizer meetings: These
meetings are a great way to become involved. They include
discussions and reports on current events around the world, and
strategizing for upcoming activities including the June 1
conference. Check out theANSWER web page:(www.internationalANSWER.org)
to find out about meetings in New York, Boston, San Francisco,
Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and other cities.
2) Help get the word out to others by distributing
fliers and putting up posters: Getting the word out is a
grassroots effort. Thousands of beautiful two-color brochures
have been printed and are being distributed around the country.
Downloadable versions of this brochure (both two-color and
black and white) are available on the ANSWER web page. Contact
the office closest to you to pick up flyers or have them
shipped to you.
3) Get on the bus to New York City: Buses, vans and
car caravans are being organized from around the country to
attend the conference. Contact the organizers in your area to
find out about travel to the conference--or if there's no one
in your area, think about becoming an organizer. See the ANSWER
web site for a list of contacts, or email ANSWER@afgj.org to get more
information about becoming an organizer in your area.
For more information about the June 1 conference, email
ANSWER@afgj.org or call:
New York (212) 633-6646, Washington (202) 332-5757, Chicago
(773) 583-7728, Los Angeles (213) 487-2368, San Francisco (415)
821-6545.
Reprinted from the May 23, 2002, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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