BROOKLYN, N.Y.
'Jobs and housing, not war!'
Special to Workers World
Brooklyn, N.Y.
"Jobs, not war! Bring the troops home now!" rang through the
streets of Brooklyn at an Oct. 2 demonstration calling for
change and community development.
At the action organized by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition
for Peace, protesters demanded an end to war and occupation
everywhere--from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti. They called for
taking the huge sums of money now being sucked from the
community to wage war and spending it instead on social
programs.
Portia Waldon of Buddhists for Peace chaired the gathering
in Von King Park, which followed the spirited peace walk
through Bedford-Stuyvesant. Speakers included well-known jazz
bassist Buster Williams, health activist Ulysses Kilgore and
others.
Cultural workers on the program included a Native American
dancer, members of a steel band, and an African drummer and a
dancer.
Pat Chin, an organizer for the International Action Center,
stressed the importance of staying "mobilized and in the
streets no matter who wins the upcoming presidential
elections." She called on people to join the Million Worker
March set for Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C.
"This activity is just the beginning of future rallies and
forums aimed at unifying the community around demands for
health care, jobs and housing," coalition member Beverly Morgan
told Workers World. "We invite all progressive organizations to
join with us."
Reprinted from the Oct. 14, 2004, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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