S.F. antiwar action gains momentum
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2 SOCIALIST ACTION MARCH 1987 SAN FRANCISCO-The Western States Mobilization for Peace, Jobs, and Justice is gathering momentum. Tens of thousands of leaflets, posters, and buttons have been printed up and distributed.
Working committees are meeting every other Saturday at the I.L. W.U. Local 6 hall in San Francisco. Close to 100 people have been attending these meetings-taking up the problems of outreach, logistics, finances, media work, and more. In addition to their regular assignments, each of the working committees has taken up the task of holding at least one fund-raising event.
One of these events will be a reception for Nora Astorga, the Nicaraguan ambassador to the United Nations. Astorga will speak in San Francisco on March 19. The proceeds will go to the Mobilization to help publicize the April 25 action.
Regionally, buses are being chartered from Seattle, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. In addition, a boat will be bringing marchers from Hawaii. Representatives from the Mobilization are being sent to each of these areas to help organizers there coordinate activities.
The labor movement has given this action unprecedented support. When asked what the significance of labor participation was in the April 25 actions, Tom Rankin, research director for the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, replied, " It shows a continuation of our concern over our nation's foreign policy."
The national coalition Washington, D.C., April 25 demonstration officially voted to endorse the Western States Mobilization even though the Mobilization has four demands-as opposed to two in the case of the Washington action.
The reason for this endorsement is the three-year record of the San Francisco-based Mobilization, the political breadth of the coalition, and its widespread labor support.
The Mobilization office has been packed with six elected staff and many volunteers. But more volunteers are needed for tabling in the communities, fund-raising, and monitoring the event. To contact the office, call (415) 626-8053, or write to Mobilization, 255 Ninth St., San organizing the Francisco, CA 94103.