<DIV>john,</DIV>
<DIV> we should just make sure to add the new demand about "money for needs, from gulf coast to new england, not war" to all oct 29 info and announcements from now on. especially with hurricane Rita following the heels of hurricane katrina, this is a definite priority to talk about -- the hurricanes themselves are making millions of Americans question war spending and government priorities.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>--keith</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>John Harris <john.r.harris@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Announcement of our next meeting on ACT-MA.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: John Harris [mailto:john.r.harris@verizon.net]<BR>Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 9:25 PM<BR>To: act-ma@igc.topica.com<BR>Subject: 9/26 Troops Out! Mobilize October 29th - Action Planning<BR>Meeting<BR><BR><BR>Monday, September 26th, 6:00 PM<BR>33 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston<BR>Mass Global Action office<BR>Two blocks from the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line<BR><BR>End the Occupation of Iraq! Bring the Troops Home Now!<BR>Fund Human Needs- Not War!<BR>Military Recruiters Out of Our Schools!<BR><BR>Two and a half years after the invasion of Iraq the brutal nightmare<BR>continues with no end in sight. According to the Lancet report, over<BR>100,000 Iraqis have died and many more have been wounded. The death<BR>toll of U.S. forces is well over 1800 with 15,000 wounded.<BR><BR>At the same
time a catastrophe of massive proportions is unfolding in<BR>the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands are believed to have died and many more<BR>are now homeless. Natural disasters can’t be stopped. But what happens<BR>before, during, and after them is not inevitable. The deaths of<BR>thousands in Katrina's path were no more necessary than the deaths of<BR>thousands in Iraq.<BR><BR>We must unite! The policy of waging war for control of oil resources<BR>and the policy decisions leading to the social catastrophe unfolding<BR>in the Gulf Coast point to a consistent assault on and disregard for<BR>the lives, safety, and needs of working families.<BR><BR>Plans are being made to organize a massive March and Rally on Boston<BR>Common on October 29th, 2005 to End the Occupation of Iraq! On<BR>July 31st a broad coalition of antiwar, youth, and community<BR>organizations was formed, the October 29th Coalition. We encourage all<BR>antiwar organizations, youth, other groups in the community, and
all<BR>those in the New England region who want to organize to stop this<BR>criminal war of conquest to join with us at our next planning meeting.<BR><BR>Join us in planning this action and in organizing a broad outreach<BR>campaign. The challenge before us is to unite, plan, and then mobilize<BR>our opposition into a strong mass movement that can turn millions more<BR>against the war and fight for a social policy that serves human needs-<BR>not conquest, occupation, and domination.<BR><BR>According to Donald Rumsfeld the war could last as long as 12 more<BR>years.<BR><BR>How many more will die in a war that was a lie from start to finish?<BR><BR>How many more billions of our tax dollars will be drained into a war<BR>for oil?<BR><BR>How many more billions will be looted from vital social needs such as<BR>hurricane relief, reconstruction, jobs, education, and healthcare or<BR>libraries, firehouses, childcare, eldercare, or Social Security?<BR><BR>Please visit our web site:
www.oct29.org or call (617)338-9966 Option 5<BR>Email: info@oct29.org<BR><BR>Our Next Planning Meeting:<BR>Monday, September 26th, 6:00 PM<BR>33 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston<BR>Mass Global Action office<BR>Two blocks from the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>O29 mailing list<BR>O29@massglobalaction.org<BR>http://massglobalaction.org/mailman/listinfo/o29_massglobalaction.org<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com