[Marxism] Demonstration to Stop the War!

["Charles Brown" <cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Event: Demonstration to Stop the War!

& Bring the Troops Home Now!

Friday, March 18, 4:30 p.m., Gather, Picket

"Spirit of Detroit" Woodward at Jefferson

Mass March at 5:30 to Central United Methodist

Rally at 6:30, Featuring Camilo Mejia, War Resister

Contact: URL: http://www.mecawi <http://www.mecawi/>  <http://www.mecawi/
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Telephone: (313) 680-5508

March 18 Detroit March Against War: Money for Our City, Not for War; Stop
the Cutbacks, Stop the Layoffs, Keep 24hr. Bus Service

In 2004, $429 million of Detroit's taxes went for the Iraq war. That's twice
the city's "budget deficit." We need that money right here for expanded bus
service, smaller class sizes in our schools, more recreation programs for
our youth

as well as increased and improved city services.

Bush's new budget cuts 150 important programs for the poor and increases the
Pentagon's budget by 5%. Only the people organized and mobilized can reverse
the destruction of the cities and cancel the blank check for permanent war
against

the peoples of the world.

Come out on March 18 to commemorate the second anniversary of the United
States invasion and occupation of Iraq. This war, which is based on lies and
deception, has resulted in the deaths of over 100,000 Iraqis, 1,500 American
troops officially reported killed, 27,000 GIs wounded and injured, another
100,000 inflicted with the long term effects of post traumatic stress
disorder, the destruction of Iraqi cities and villages as well as the
intensification of hatred against the American government throughout the
world.

In the city of Detroit we are drawing the link between the declining living
conditions, rising unemployment and the collapse of the municipal
infrastructure with the ongoing misdirected national priorities advanced by
the Bush administration which is plunging the country into deeper

social and economic crises.

The peace and social justice community is asking for the public to join us
on Friday, March 18 to make our voices heard. We will gather in front of the
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center at the "Spirit of Detroit" statue located
on Woodward Avenue at Jefferson, downtown. The crowd will picket and rally
demanding a reversal of the drastic cutbacks in city services. At 5:30 p.m.
we will march down Woodward to the Central United Methodist Church for a
mass rally beginning at 6:30 featuring war resister Camilo Mejia, who was
just released from a military prison for refusing to return to Iraq and
continue to fight an unjust war against

the people of that nation.

What Can You Do?

People who are interested in assisting us build for this historic
demonstration, which will coincide with protests throughout the United
States and the world during the weekend of March 18-20, can do the
following:

Log on to the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI)
web site and download the leaflet

URL: http://www.mecawi <http://www.mecawi/>  <http://www.mecawi/
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If you need copies of flyers and posters we can mail or deliver them to you.
Just call (313) 680-5508

Anyone who can donate funds to cover the costs of this event can contact us
at (313) 680-5508

This event is sponsored by a broad coalition of organizations in the Detroit
Metropolitan area which includes: The Central United Methodist Church; the
Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI); Pointes for
Peace; and the Detroit Area Peace & Justice Network (DAPJN).



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