[imc-st.louis] Fwd: Call for an Open U.S. National Antiwar Conference June 27-29

[ben]

Fwd from Andy Pollack...

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 -- 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.

Sponsored by the National Assembly to End the Iraq War and Occupation

P.O. Box 21008; Cleveland, OH 44121; Voice Mail: 216-736-4704; Email: 
NatAssembly at aol.com

-- 
Ben West
westbywest at riseup.net
http://savetheinternet.org
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