Global Walkout Inauguration Day

[G_j]

From: Keith McHenry
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Subject: Walkout Inauguration Day and the Anniversary of the invasion of Iraq

Walkout Inauguration Day and the Anniversary of the invasion of Iraq

Please consider this proposal:
This week we had a meeting in Tucson about the walkout. We decided that
most cities plan to
walkout on inauguration day so we changed the date of our first walkout
from January 14th to
January 20th. We hope everyone will consider walking out on both
January 20th and March 18th.
Today I have spoken with Not In Our Name in Seattle and The Student
Environment Action
Coalition and they are excited about the walkout. SEAC is also talking
to Books Not Bombs about
the two walkouts. They thought March 18th was also a great day to
walkout and that would give
us even more time to get unions on board. We have talked with a
national teachers union and the
longshoremans union and they are asking their members to consider the
walkout.

This weekend we handed out over 1,000 flyers at the 4th Avenue Street
Fair in Tucson. Lots of
people came to our table wanting to know how they can help. One man
faxed our flyer to every
number he had and I had a few emails as a result. Many people have
emailed me to say they have
been sending out the website to their email lists so it seems that the
world is getting out. Please
call and email as many people as possible. Organize a planning meeting
in your community. We
are planning a march from the University of Arizona to the Federal
Building. We will also have a
Critical Mass Bike ride and some people are interested in occupying a
congressional office.


Thanks
Keith McHenry
cofounder of Food Not Bombs
1-800-884-1136

Global WALKOUT for Peace, Freedom & Justice for All
WALKOUT Thursday January 20 and Friday, March 18, 2005
http://www.consensus.net/walkout.html
1-800-884-1136

Walkout Inauguration Day and the Anniversary of the invasion of Iraqi
STOP THE WARS AND BRING THE TROOPS HOME

Now is the time for you the people to come together, and "stand up for
your rights."
Today our constitutional rights, liberties, and freedoms are in
jeopardy, along with the fate of
mother earth and her children. Walkout the Friday before the
inauguration and the Friday of the
anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and show that the people have power
and who ever is elected
will have to listen to our voice.

Over 100,000 civilians have been killed and over 1,000 young Americans
have died since the
illegal war on Iraq started on March 20, 2003. Everyday we learn of
gruesome acts of torture and
crimes against humanity.

The true outcome of the vote in the U.S. election is in question and the
world is in crisis. Nuclear
war, global warming, disease and ecological collapse threaten the
world. We face cuts in access to healthcare, education and income.
Consider walking out of your job or class on January 20 and March 18,
2005. Let the war profiteers know how we feel. Make the government and

corporations pay a cost for their crimes.

Activists all over the world are planning two weekends of actions to
stop the illegal war and Bush's agenda. One proposal is a walkout on
Friday January 20th and March 18th where workers and students take the
day off. The walkout can cause war profiteering corporations billions
of dollars and shut down schools sending Bush a powerful message. Some
people may occupy congressional offices and military facilities. There
will be teach-ins, concerts, marches, rallys, blockades, banner
hangings and all kinds of actions designed to show that the world wants
an end to the war crimes in Iraq and that we reject the Bush agenda.
Feel free to start planning the walkout and other actions in your
community. The protests before the war were the largest actions for
peace in world history. This could be an even larger.

Join the people of the world on January 20th and March 18th...and make
the dream for peace
possible.

Come together students, artists, musicians, students, teachers, actors,
cooks. waitresses.
longshoremen, truckers, lawyers, contractors, veterans, bus drivers,
homemakers, cashiers, maids, janitors, grocery, office, sanitation,farm,
factory and train workers walk the road to freedom and peace.

Consider organizing a community event or celebration. Email this to
your lists. Copy this flyer and pass them out.

Call the Global Walkout Proposal - Uma 707-544-9229 or Keith McHenry
1-800-884-1136
www.consensus.net/walkout.html

[intheflow]

1. Yes! Yes! Yes!!

I love this idea! That way, everyone can protest without going to DC, and without it looking like just a few "sore losers" got together in isolated places.

I'll pass this one on. Thanks, G_j!

[colonel odis]

2. great idea. thursday, 1/20, everyone takes the day off.

very good way to register our disgust.

[G_j]

3. I like it too! n/t

[sandnsea]

8. Better yer, really stick it to em'

Do a one week walkout. I'm down for taking a week off of work. I'm sure the message would be pretty clear if just a quarter of this country ran a one week walk out at the same time starting on inauguration day.

The message would be
"We're finished... Game over"

[spreadingpeace]

4. J20 movement is growing!

Organizers in cities all over the U.S. are beginning to organize for Counter-Inauguration Day. Check in with your local peace group to find out more info. There is also a site up and running with some info: http://www.counter-inaugural.org/

Also, check out these great anti-Bush and political stickers and buttons:

http://www.peaceproject.com/buttons/currentpcbuttons.htm

[Endangered Specie]

5. How about for those of us who cant... black armbands?

[G_j]

6. kick

[muse]

7. Hmm. Would seem like you're taking the day off to celebrate inaugural.

That's what people would suspect you were doing here in this very red state anyway. It would be like, "hey! I guess she's at home watching the swearing in! She's probably invited all of her friends over and they are having a big party!" People probably really will take the day off of work and do that, you know. These people here in my state are probably making big plans as we speak.

[imax2268]

9. I'm unemployed anyway...

what can I do...?

[WEagle]

10. same boat

but I am trying to get a ride to DC.

[G_j]

15. that would be great! n/t

[peacebird]

11. BUY NOTHING AT ALL THE WEEK OF CORONATION

in addition to taking a day of mourning on jan 20 and march 18 -

not one penny will i spend during coronation week.

not one penny will i spend the week of march 18th.

[Tansy_Gold]

12. I'm with you, peace bird

one day of doing without spending is IMHO a silly boycott -- too many people either buy the day before or wait until the next day. Doing without for a single day is no sweat.

But I do believe that doing without for a whole week might give some people a better idea of what they could do without for a longer time. Kinda like giving up smoking. One day isn't so much, but plan it for a week and see what happens!


Tansy Gold, thinking this might just catch on

[G_j]

13. I completely agree

a week will be noticed. It also shows that people are committed, as you say, a day is just a bit too easy. Still it is a good starting point. I am going to see about distributing fliers etc. here.

[G_j]

14. kick