Antiwar activists unite for April demonstrations
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CLEVELAND-The September 1416 Emergency National Conference Against U.S. Military Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean voted overwhelmingly to begin the process of organizing mass demonstrations in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles on April 20, 1985.
Three days of debates, discussions, and workshops ended with a "Call to Action" urging the entire movement "to unite in sponsoring, planning, and building the largest possible demonstrations in these three cities."
Meeting following
Ohio conference sets April 12-15 da See editorial p. 2 The conference also approved local actions from Oct. 20 to 28 against the U.S. invasion of Grenada and anti-intervention demonstrations at federal buildings after election day (regardless of who wins the election) on Nov. 10.
Over 650 antiwar activists, trade unionists, and representatives from many other social movements from 20 states registered at the three-day conference. They came from 88 peace and 116 solidarity organizations. There were 175 trade unionists from 49 unions in attendance. Most plenary sessions were attended by 300 to 400 activists.
Trade unionists played an important role in the initiation, preparation, and organization of the conference. Union officials like Ron Weisen, president of United Steelworkers of America Local 1397; Joe Lindenmuth, president of USWA Local 2265; Al Lannon, president of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6; Dave Dyson, secretary of the National Labor Committee in Support of Democracy and Human Rights in El Salvador (with 23 Galet Harter St MINERS International Labor Reports Several alternative action proposals and amendments were discussed and debated by the conference participants. The democratic organization of the sessions guaranteed every action proposal equal treatment. Every person had (continued on page 3!