Support grows for April 30 antiwar demonstration
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NO AID TO The following is the call for the April 30 antiwar demonstration sponsored by the Northern California Mobilization for Peace, Jobs and Justice.
Give Peace a Chance. The Whole World is Watching.
As the United Nations prepares for its Third Special Session on disarmament in June, the U.S. government remains committed to funding its war in Central America and Star Wars, it maintains its ties to South African apartheid, and it continues to spend billions for war while our people's needs for jobs and jusGive Peace a Chance in Central America: Stop the U.S. war against Nicaragua. End all contra aid. End U.S. aid to the war in El Salvador. End military and police aid to Guatemala. Support the right of self-determination Give Peace a Chance in Our World: Freeze and reverse the nuclear arms race. Abolish all nuclear weapons. End nuclear testing. No weapons in space.
Give Peace a Chance in South Africa: End the terror against the Black majorty. Stop jailing children. End apartheid now. Independence for Namibia. Stop Give Peace a Chance in Our Communities: Jobs for the jobless; shelter for the homeless. Restore trade union rights to organize, to enforce negotiated agreements, and to strike without fear of replacement and union-busting Funding for a crash program to stop AIDS now. Fight racism and resegrega tion. Protect the democratic rights of all, regardless of race, national origin, immigrant status, age, sex, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs. Respect American Indian rights. Restore services for seniors and the disabled Give Peace a Chance in the Middle East: Stop the killings and beatings in the occupied territories. Support the human and political rights of the Palestinian people. Stop the detentions and deportations. Lift the seige of the refuOn April 30, we will march for Peace, Jobs, and Justice; on June 11, as the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament meets, we will rally and celebrate Peace HoTLS, Intervention im Central lAmenica & the Caribbean letter to U.S. antiwar activists sent by the Committee of U.S. Citizens Living in Nicaragua (CUSCLIN). The letter, dated Dec. 15, 1987, is a call to action on or about April 28, 1988, the anniversary of Benjamin Linder's death.
In the wake of recent contra efforts to present à political "solution" in Nicaragua which proposes an essential dismantling of the Sandinista government, and due to the Senate approval of $9 million to the contras, the Committee of U.S. Citizens Living in Nicaraguan (CUSCLIN) reaffirms our support for the people and government of Nicaragua and denounces Washington's continuous efforts to overthrow the Sandinista government.
From our experience in Nicaragua, we have seen the progress of the revolution as well as the destruction and death caused by the U.S.-backed military, political, and diplomatic war...
The assassination of Benjamin Linder, on April 28, 1987, by the contras brought the war home to the U.S. solidarity movement. The response in the United States shows broad support for the Nicaraguan Revolution and opposition to the U.S. government's policy.
As a show of mass opposition to the contra war and in memory of Benjamin Linder, CUSCLIN calls on all solidarity groups to demonstrate on or about April 28, 1988, the first anniversary of Ben's death.
By acting on our opposition to the war, we can stop it. tice are unmet.
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By AMANDA SAN FRANCISCO-The country's largest demonstration this year against U.S. intervention in Central America will be held here on April 30. The demonstration is being organized by the Northern California Mobilization for Peace, Jobs and Justice around the demands: No U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Caribbean, End The Whole World Will Be Watching.
Join Us and Give Peace a Chance. U.S. Support to South African Apartheid, Freeze and Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race, and Jobs and Justice Not War.
The Mobilization is a broad coalition of labor, religious, community, and peace groups that has organized demonstrations of up to 80,000 people every spring since 1985.
This year's demonstration comes at a particularly important moment. The U.S. Congress's commitment to renewed contra aid, the recent banning of virtually all political opposition organizations in South Africa, and the continuing savage repression of the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza show the extent to which the U.S. government and its puppet regimes are willing to go to impede the struggle for self-determination of the oppressed peoples of the world.
The April 30 demonstration will take place in Dolores Park after a march through the predominantly Hispanic Mission District. Organizers are seeking to actively involve groups from the Hispanic community in the march and rally. A Hispanic cultural contingent will help lead off the demonstration.
Over 50,000 Mobilization leaflets have already been distributed. A leaflet focusing on the "Jobs and Justice" demand, a Spanish-language leaflet, T-shirts, buttons, and posters have also been produced and widely distributed.
The Mobilization has been holding regular working-committee meetings to organize leafleting and fund-raising and to monitor recruitment and other aspects of the coalition's work. The first combined working-committees meeting was attended by over 60 people.
Speakers at the April 30 rally include the following: Cesar Chavez, president of the United Farm Workers; Robert Demmons, president of the Black Firefighters Association; James Zogby, of the Arab-American Institute; and Daniel Ellsberg.
The hundreds of endorsers of this year's demonstration include the San Francisco Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Gray Panthers of Berkeley; California Northcoast CISPES; Christic Institute; Rainbow Coalition; Alameda County SANE/Freeze; S. Brian Willson; Earth Island Institute; Casa Puerto Rico; and the Northern California Ecumenical Council.
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