April 9 & 10 protests herald a new antiwar and social justice movement
2011Christine Marie 2011-04Read it in the scan (PDF at ETOL), page 1 →
The words are the paper's own, from its digital file; the division into articles was made by machine, so a box or caption can end up inside the article next to it.
Scan page 1
Outrage against the U.S./NATO attack on Libya has pro vided new support for the April 9 antiwar march and rally in New York City and the April 10 demonstration in San Francisco. Over 500 organizations have endorsed the dual protests, initiated and sponsored by the United National Antiwar Conference (UNAC). Buses from as far away as Min neapolis are scheduled to make the trip to the New York demonstration.
The April 9 and 10 protests will underscore the integral link between Washington’s wars abroad and its war on working people and oppressed groups at home. As part of its propaganda for endless war, government repression within the United States has reached a new level with the federal grand jury witch hunt against antiwar activists in Minneapolis and Chicago, as well as with the long-standing campaign to demonize U.S. Muslims under specious charges of “terrorism.”
A press conference at City Hall in New York City last month demonstrated that the Muslim American community is ready to fight back against Washington’s attacks. Represen tative signers of a statement by 100 imams, accompanied by the Reverends Robert Coleman of the Riverside Church, Stephen Chinlund of the Episcopal Church, and Mark Hal linan of the New York Society of Jesus, called on supporters to march on April 9 to condemn the war and Islamophobia.
The organizing statement, initiated by Malik Mujahid of the Muslim Peace Coalition USA, urged supporters “to stand in solidarity with our neighbors for justice at home and abroad; for peace and jobs; against wars and terrorism, and to bring our troops home.” Further, they expressed their solidarity with the struggles of working people in the U.S., (continued on page 11, in “Egyptian workers reject crackdown on protests”)
Tony Savino / Socialist Action Film: Phil Ochs — 10 Syria, Egypt revolts — 11 Japan nuke crisis — 12
Scan page 2
Mel Evans / AP
----- pull-quotes -----
INSIDE SOCIALIST ACTION: Abandonment of Camden — 2 Assault on public unions — 3
Palestinian protests — 5 Capitalism & environment — 6 Canada: Vote NDP! — 8