[imc-st.louis] Fwd: Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference

[Ben West]

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From: <HAMILTON779 at aol.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference
To: westbywest at gmail.com


 please forward in IMC
There will probably be a carload or others going on the train from St.Louis.
jh

 In a message dated 1/28/2008 12:39:03 A.M. Central Standard Time,
westbywest at gmail.com writes:

May I forward this to St. Louis IMC email list?  I can remove the
recipient email address to preserve their privacy.

Thanks.

On Jan 24, 2008 8:29 PM,  <HAMILTON779 at aol.com> wrote:
>  ________________________________
>  From: acpollack2 at juno.com
> Sent: 1/24/2008 12:07:33 P.M. Central Standard Time
> Subj: Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference
>
>  Sisters and Brothers,
> Attached is a statement calling for a broad, democratic antiwar conference
> in Cleveland June 27-29, 2008, for which we are seeking endorsers. This is
> an initiative started by a variety of folks disturbed at the state of the
> movement and in particular by the failure to have called national
> demonstrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the war, despite calls for
> protests around the world issued by the conference in London.
> Among those on the Coordinating Committee which developed this call are
> Jerry Gordon, a key figure in the movement against the war in Vietnam, who
> has also played a significant role in trying to forge unity in today's
> antiwar movement; several leaders of New England United, the very broad
> coalition formed around last year's October 27th demonstrations; activists
> in local antiwar coalitions in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago,
> Minneapolis and elsewhere; members of Progressive Democrats of America; a
> UNITE-HERE organizer from Ohio; Lynne Stewart; Marc Rich of the United
> Teachers of Los Angeles and Peace and Freedom Party; and others (the
> Coordinating Committee now has about 25 members). The conference is
intended
> to be all-inclusive, hopefully drawing in all forces in the movement, from
> UFPJ to ANSWER to independent local and national groups, student groups,
> labor, Black and Latin@ groups, etc., etc.
> We are currently seeking endorsements, and have already received them from
> author Howard Zinn; trade unionist Steve Early; Bethlehem For Peace (PA);
> Barbara Lubin, Director, Middle East Children's Alliance;
> Mumia Abu-Jamal; Ohio State Labor Party; Progressive Democrats of America
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> Ohio; Dallas Sells, Director, Ohio State Council, UNITE HERE; and Michael
> Steven Smith, co-producer, Law and Disorder, WBAI radio.
> If you and/or your organization are interested in endorsing the statement
> and/or the conference that would be great. If you have any questions or
> comments let me know.
> In solidarity,
> Andy Pollack
> _____________________________________________________________
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