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Please note that this very successful event
on Feb 15, 2003 has been completed.
Join the World on Feb 15th and
Say No to War!
San Jose March &
Rally
to Stop the War Against Iraq !
If your organization would like to endorse this event, or you would like
to volunteer, please call the San Jose Peace Center, 408-297-2299, or email
Patrick O'Connell at patoc@pacbell.net
Saturday, February 15th will be a world-wide
day of action against the Bush Administration's proposed
war on Iraq. Protests are already being planned in Amsterdam, Antwerp,
Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Berne, Brussels, Cairo,
Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, Helsinki, Istanbul, London, Manila,
Oslo, Paris, Ramallah, Rome, Skopje, Stockholm, Tallinn, Tokyo,
Vienna, New York, Warsaw and many other cities in the US.
In a democracy, we must all speak out. Bring your own
signs and invite your neighbors to come. Seniors and
children are encouraged to join.
Parking is available at Roosevelt Park and the
surrounding area. You can also park in any of the city parking lots
near Cesar Chavez Park for free at 1st & San Fernando, 2nd &
Park, 3rd & San Carlos, or 3rd & St. James and take the
#22 bus up Santa Clara to 19th St. You can also take the Light Rail
to 1st St and take the #22 bus up Santa Clara St to 19th to get
to Roosevelt Park.
Become a volunteer, endorse this event, have your own table
at the rally, make a donation to support the rally. You
can do all this by calling the San Jose Peace Center at 408-297-2299,
or email Patrick O'Connell at patoc@pacbell.net.
List of endorsing organizations:
1. South Bay Mobilization to Stop the War
2. San Jose Peace Center
3. International Answer
4. Not In Our Name
5. Bay Area United for Peace
6. Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
7. South Bay Islamic Community
8. First Unitarian Church of San Jose
9. South Bay Labor for Peace & Justice
10. Interfaith Council on Religion, Race, Economic & Social
Justice
11. Bay Area Jewish Voice for Peace
12. Green Party
13. Sierra Club
14. Socialist Action
15. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
16. Council on American Islamic Relations
17. United Farm Workers
18. Numerous Labor Unions
19. Leonard Peltier Support Group - South Bay
20. Justice for Palestinians
21. Silicon Valley Debug
22. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
23. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
24. Representative Michael Honda
The Morning After the War Starts —
Walk Out/Stay Away!
Organize Walkouts From School, Work, etc.
Spend the morning leafletting for people to join the anti-war movement.
Converge mid-day at noon at the Federal
Building in downtown San Jose at 2nd St. and San Carlos.
We urge activists in other cities and towns to organize similar
activities.
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