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...Jan. 26 call (continued from page I) cluding the projection of an international peace conference under the auspices of the United Nations and other demands calling for a negotiated political settlement.
Antiwar coalitions have already formed in cities throughout the country. Town meetings, marches, and rallies have increased as war threats mount.
The heart of the antiwar upsurge in recent weeks has been on the college campuses. Students are keenly aware that a shooting war against Iraq will most likely lead to the reinstatement of the draft.
Campus antiwar actions have included a wide array of educational activities. The presence at these events of Vietnam veterans and current military reservists who oppose the war has done much to educate the current generation of youth about the real nature of U.S. war plans.
Although the new antiwar movement has responded speedily to the threat of war, it has been organized mainly on a local basis. The Dec. 1 New York meeting marked the first time a broad range of organizations from across the country met to discuss the threat of war in the Middle East and to issue a unified, authoritative call to action.
We urge antiwar activists across the country to join in building the Jan. 26 Washington and San Francisco demonstrations and the local Jan. 19 building actions. Bring the troops home now!
Dear editor, I appreciate the position you have taken regarding self-determination for Arabic peoples without U.S. interference, but I have to point out that the "self-determination" you refer to applies only to men of that culture.
When women cannot vote, cannot play any role in self governance, cannot drive, cannot speak in public (or even in private often enough), employee who has AIDS for "excessive absenteeism" during his recent bout with pnuemonia.
Scrooge "ª boycott of "toys from Many passersby agreed with the Scrooge."
The picketline was unique-even for San Francisco! There were militant trade unionists from Hotel and Restaurant Employees *Local 2, Communication Workers of America, AFSCME, and SEIU along with militant lesbian and gay activists from ACT UP and Queer Nation.
Loretta Jones,