Anti-war mobilisations in 32 countries set for weekend

[John M Cox <coxj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>Thousands protested in Rabat, Morocco, on Jan. 11. And in Germany, the
>traditional remembrance in Berlin of World War I anti-war, communist
>leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht included a protest march of
>10,000 with its main slogans directed against U.S. plans to invade Iraq.
>
>As of Jan. 14, demonstrations have been scheduled in at least 32 countries
>in solidarity with the call from the International ANSWER coalition-Act
>Now to Stop War & End Racism-for mid-January actions.
>
>International protests will target Pentagon bases, and in some cases
>activists will attempt to carry out inspections of the facilities for U.S.
>weapons of mass destruction. This is true in Britain, Germany, Italy,
>Japan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Korea and Spain.
>
>Demonstrations will also take place in Argentina, Austria, Bahrain
>Britain, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland,
>India, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Puerto Rico,
>Russia, Sweden, Switzerland.
>
>Polls show between 70 and 85 percent of the population in Asia, Europe and
>Latin America oppose the war against Iraq.
>
>South Asia, Latin America
>
>In Pakistan, a coalition of secular, democratic and pro-socialist parties
>will demonstrate on Jan. 18 in Lahore in front of the U.S. Consulate. In
>India, the All-Indian Anti-Imperialist Forum (AIAIF), based in Calcutta,
>is organizing protests that day.
>
>In Indonesia, the organization The Utopian of Bandung, West Java, pledged
>actions on Jan. 18.
>
>In Argentina, the Mothers of the Plazo del Mayo have called for a Jan. 16
>demonstration against the war on Iraq. They will march from the Plaza
>Italia to the U.S. Embassy. Many other organizations in Argentina also are
>backing the anti-war action, including one in CŪrdoba.
>
>In Ecuador and Peru, organizations opposed to U.S. war policies are
>demonstrating outside the U.S. Embassy and United Nations Headquarters in
>Quito on Jan. 18 and the Embassy in Lima on Jan. 23, respectively.
>
>In Mexico, a Jan. 18 demonstration will bring together people from both
>sides of the border at the International Bridge connecting El Paso and
>Ciudad Juarez, with participation from Chihuahua. The same day a protest
>will take place in Mexico City.
>
>A protest is planned at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City on Jan. 17.
>
>In Vieques, Puerto Rico, groups fighting to oust the Navy from using their
>island as a bombing range have added their names as supporters of Jan.
>18-19 actions.
>
>Anti-war groups in Canada plan demonstrations across the country on Jan.
>18-19, with local actions in almost 30 cities across the country--from
>Vancouver and Winnipeg to Toronto, Montreal and St. John.
>
>Europe
>
>A national demonstration will take place in Paris on Jan. 18, in addition
>to protests in some provincial cities.
>
>In Brussels, Belgium, the Stop USA--United States of Aggression--Coalition
>has called a Jan. 19 action under the slogans of "No war," "no sanctions"
>and "stop the bombardment." Demands also support the struggle of the
>Palestinian people.
>
>At least three actions are planned in Spain for Jan. 18-19, including a
>protest march to the Torrejon airbase near Madrid to "Stop the war on Iraq
>before it starts."
>
>In Italy, there are calls for demonstrations in Florence, Perugia and at
>Camp Ederle near Vicenza in northern Italy.
>
>In Iceland, the first demonstration against the planned U.S. attack on
>Iraq is set for the afternoon of Jan. 18, with a meeting in the main
>square of Rekjavik and a march to the U.S. Embassy.
>
>In Britain, a regional demonstration is planned in Yorkshire, and a
>weekend of protest and civil disobedience in London at the Northwood
>Military Base.
>
>Netherlands organizations announced a protest in Leiden on Jan. 18 to
>commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King with a demonstration for peace, civil
>rights and anti racism.
>There will also be actions in Rotterdam, and at Volkel military air base
>in the south. There, peace inspectors will look for weapons of mass
>destruction--U.S. nuclear warheads are reportedly hidden there.
>
>In Germany, actions are slated in Gera on Jan. 17, and on Jan. 18 Jena,
>Bonn, and Berlin, and a group in Heidelberg will demonstrate at the U.S.
>military headquarters and near Frankfurt at the Rhine-Main Air Base also
>on Jan. 18.
>
>In Sweden, the protest is set for Gothenburg.
>
>In Austria, the demonstration is set for Jan. 17 at the U.S. Embassy in
>Vienna at 5 p.m.
>
>
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