The Anti-War Movement Challenges the U.S. Drone War

http://www.stopfbi.net/

San Francisco Bay Area Tour

Speakers include:
Joe Lombardo, Co-National Coordinator, United National Antiwar Coalition, https://nationalpeaceconference.org/
Leah Bolger, National President, Veterans for Peace, http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
Toby Blome and Dianne Budd, CODEPINK, http://www.codepink4peace.org/

The speakers participated in a 31 member anti-war delegation to Pakistan to meet with anti-drone activists and relatives of the 760 civilians murdered by U.S. drones. The delegates visited Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore but were turned back as they approached Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan.

Initial tour schedule:

  • Saturday, December 1: Oakland evening reception for tour participants TBA
  • Sunday, December 2, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee, Cedar and Bonita, Berkeley, 2:30 – 5:00 PM
  • Monday, December 3, San Francisco Bay Area CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations, evening meeting TBA
  • Tuesday, December 4, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, 7:00 PM TBA
  • Wednesday, December 5, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, San Jose, 7:00 PM

For further information email: jmackler@lmi.net
Endorsers and contributions to offset plane fare expenses welcome! Send your check payable to “UNAC” at P.O. Box 10328, Oakland, CA 94610

Anti-NATO march in Chicago May 20, 2012.

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Workers & Supporters Stage Protests Against Wal Mart in Over 100 Cities

For protest photos and more information: http://forrespect.org/

More photos: http://tinyurl.com/cy66ufn

At the Walmart in Paramount, Calif., The Huffington Post counted about 600 protestors at 11:30 a.m. Friday. Organizers later said that a total of 1,500 people participated in the protest. Nine people were arrested for sitting in the street, which was blocked off for protestors. Arrestees included three workers, a father of a worker, a former worker, two clergy and two supporters, according to organizers. (Huffington Post photo).

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NYC, Nov. 29: Hurricane Sandy Needs a People’s Response, Build Peoples Power Assemblies!

http://tinyurl.com/a3dq73v

NEW YORK CITY:
HURRICANE SANDY NEEDS A PEOPLES RESPONSE
BUILD THE MOVEMENT FOR PEOPLES POWER ASSEMBLIES!

Fight for hurricane relief, jobs, education, healthcare and an end to police brutality, mass incarcerations & deportations

Occupy Sandy and the Grassroots Relief Effort show that the People can take matters into their own hands

Join Organizers on the 1-Month Anniversary of the Storm to Strategize & Develop a People’s Power Assembly Movement

Thursday, November 29
6:30pm
at the Solidarity Center
55 West 17th St. 5th Floor, Manhattan

Climate Change? Social Change!

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