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A Different World is Possible - Unidos por la Paz
A March for Dignity, Peace, Justice and Hope for Humanity
San Antonio
Sunday, November 11, 2001
1pm — Gather at Victoria Courts
(East Side of Labor St. facing Durango)
2pm — Rally at Plaza del Zacate (Milam Park)
(off of Santa Rosa between Commerce and Houston)
Two months after the attack on the World Trade Center and over a
month after the bombings began in Afghanistan, Unidos por la Paz, a
peace coalition in San Antonio, will hold a March for dignity, peace,
justice and hope for Humanity November 11, 2001 beginning at the
Victoria Courts (East Side of Labor St. facing Durango) at 1pm and with a
rally at Plaza del Zacate (Milam Park) - (off of Santa Rosa between
Commerce and Houston) at 2pm.
Confirmed speakers include human rights activist Antonio Cabral, writer
Sandra Cisneros, Teresa Gutierrez from the national organization Act Now
to Stop the War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R) and Tom King, former
professor of religious studies at Our Lady of the Lake University.
Performances by the Peace Posse and the break dancers of Youth
Advocates. Music provided by DJ Dish 1. There will also be an outdoor
photo exhibit, Faces of the Middle East, by Alan Pogue and after the
rally there will be plenty of food and an open stage jam session (all
interested peace-minded musicians, performers, artists welcome!).
While we mourn the tragic loss of life and the pain of all who suffer in
grief from the recent terrorist assaults on the World Trade Center and
Pentagon, we want to ensure that no more lives are lost in destructive
and ultimately counter-productive wars. Therefore, the goals of this
march are to mobilize public support to halt the U.S. government from
waging war against Arab and Muslim peoples throughout the world, to
develop a sense of "critical patriotism" and offer alternatives to war,
to stop the environmental degradation perpetuated by war and to stand
together in unity against all forms of violence.
We see the terrorist assaults as a tragic response to the violence the
United States government coordinates and sponsors throughout the world.
U.S. foreign and domestic policies have waged official and unofficial
wars on people of color for centuries. Entire families, communities, and
peoples have been devastated and decimated here and throughout the
third world. We believe President George Bush's war against terrorism
can only provide the U.S. with the illusion of security and peace. True
security will come when the U.S. government ceases its destructive
foreign policies that create, and ultimately, promote terrorism. The
call to war by the United States government will not stop terrorism at
home and abroad. It will only increase it.
The Peace March is endorsed by Austin Against War, Coalition for Justice
in the Maquilas, Comite en Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Mexico, Food
Not Bombs, Fuerza Unida, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Coalition
for Peace & Justice at Trinity, SA Now, PEACE Initiative, Fuerza
Unida, Xicana/o Education Project, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Amnesty
International San Antonio chapter, PEACE Initiative, Refugee Aid
Project, American Indian Resource Center, and SA Progressive Faculty.
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Austin Against War is a grassroots organization united around opposition to war abroad and racist attacks
and civil liberties violations at home. It was formed at the last of
two well-attended community meetings in Austin held in recent days, and
already has over 100 active participants.
Those at the meetings expressed their grief, bewilderment and shock at
the massive loss of innocent life in the vicious terrorist attacks of
September 11th. But they were also deeply concerned that war, racism and
a clampdown on civil liberties only target more innocent people, and
are unlikely to make the world a safer place to live in.
Three Points of Unity
Opposition to war
Defense against racist attacks
Protection of civil liberties
We
represent a wide diversity of individuals and groups who oppose the U.S.
going to war for many reasons. If you believe in these principles,
please show your support at the demonstrations, and voice your concerns
with your representatives, news media, and neighbors about the U.S.
waging an unjust war against innocent civilians.
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