Re: [Marxism] April 3-4 March on Wall Street

[Bonnie Weinstein <giobon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They supported the demonstration here in SF.

--Bonnie


On Mar 23, 2009, at 8:36 AM, J Rothermel wrote:

> Comrade Proyect asked: I know I should be more up-to-speed on these
> sorts of things, but did
> WWP support last Saturday's demo? Or were they orienting more to the
> UFPJ action in 2 weeks?
>
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>
> http://www.troopsoutnow.org/
>
> *March on the Pentagon - March 21
> March on Wall Street - April 3 & 4*
>
> Bring ALL the Troops Home Now!
> End War and Occupation - Iraq, Afghanistan & Palestine!
> Money for Human Needs - NOT War!
>
> (2/27/09) The Troops Out Now Coalition condemns the announcement today
> that Washington plans to keep an occupying force of 50,000 troops in
> Iraq indefinitely.
>
> In November, the people voted overwhelmingly for an end to war and
> occupation. The majority of the people of the U.S. - and the world are
> demanding an end to the war and occupation in Afghanistan, Iraq, and
> Palestine.
>
> The war against the people of Iraq was launched based on lies about
> weapons of mass destruction, as a pretext to seize control of the vast
> oil reserves of the region for the benefit of Wall Street. The Cost of
> War website estimates that the Iraq war has cost $341.4 million every
> day - $4,681 per household. On Thursday, the White House announced  
> that
> it will ask Congress for an additional $75.5 billion this year to pay
> for war and occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq. This would raise the
> budget for war for 2009 to $141 billion and increase the Pentagon's  
> 2009
> spending to $513.3 billion. This is in addition to the billions of
> dollars given to Israel every year to continue a brutal war against  
> the
> Palestinian people.
>
> Right now, more than ever the people need the billions of dollars that
> are being spent on the illegal occupation of Iraq to be spent on  
> meeting
> human needs, like jobs, affordable housing, education, and health  
> care.
> Each day brings news of tens of thousands of layoffs, foreclosures,  
> and
> evictions. Working people are facing a crisis of historic  
> proportions -
> we must organize to demand a real bail out for people, not bloated
> Pentagon budgets and trillion dollar handouts to corrupt CEO's.
>
> Join the Troops Out Now Coalition and many other groups at the  
> *March on
> the Pentagon, Saturday March 21* and then...
>
> *National March on Wall Street!*
> *Friday, April 3* - when Wall Street is open for business;  
> continuing to
> *Saturday, April 4* - at the Intersection of Wall & Broad Streets (The
> Stock Exchange).
>
> Join us in the streets to demand:
>
> ** Bring ALL the Troops Home Now!
> * No new troops to Afghanistan!
> * Money for Human Needs Not War!
> * End Occupation - Iraq, Afghanistan & Palestine*
>
>
> -- 
> *j a y   r o t h e r m e l
> *
>                jayroth6@xxxxxxx
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