Upcoming and Ongoing Events NIGHTLY PEACE VIGIL 5-5:30pm at Unitarian Church-Burlington for more information call 863-2345 ext 5 Burlington Anti-War Coalition meetings at The Peace and Justice Center, Burlington, weekly Tuesday 7-9pm Sunday October 13, 2002- Walk and Rally against War on Iraq 1:00 - 3:00 PM in Essex, VT... Meet at Old A & P Shopping Center walk to Five Corners Saturday, October 19th- Continue to send a message OPPOSING WAR IN IRAQ 1:00-3:00 p.m. City Hall Park, Burlington, VT. A rally with music, speakers, a speak out... and much more Saturday, October 26 - Rally and March Against War in Washington DC, for transportation and info, visit http://www.internationalanswer.org RAPID RESPONSE- If the US launches an attack on Iraq we will respond. Here in Burlington, the plan is: Meet at Royall Tyler Theater on the UVM campus at noon if attacks begin at night or at 6 PM if attacks begin during the day If you live nearer downtown, meet at the top of Church Strret. Bring Friends, signs, noisemakers, puppets, ideas for action call issued by the Instant Antiwar Action Group and the Burlington AntiWar Coalition

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Since 1997, we have helped sponsor a couple demonstrations against the U.S. sanctions and attacks on the Iraqi people, a teach-in on the sanctions and war against the Iraqis, and a number of postering and newspaper ad/letter writing/op-ed campaigns to raise awareness of U.S. imperial moves. In addition, we sponsored a protest and direct action against the NATO assault on Yugoslavia in the spring 0f 1999 that ended in an occupation of Rep. Bernie Sanders' office. We occupied Sanders' office because of his unabashed support of the NATO attacks. Will Miller wrote a nice piece on that action which appeared in a number of different media in the weeks after the occupation. If you would like to read it, please go to this page.

While we continue to oppose U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan, the Balkans and Middle East, we are also keeping a close watch on the growing U.S. involvement in Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America. We also consider the wars that the Empire fights abroad are part and parcel of the war it is waging against those deemed irrelevant to its goals here at home.  Consequently, we oppose the war on drugs and the continued growth of the criminal justice system.   In addition, given that we see U.S. imperialism as we do, we support ongoing efforts opposing the globalization of capital. Stay tuned.

Links:

• Colombia Action Network

• International Action Center
• Zapatista Index of Articles
• Iraq Action Coalition
• Mobilization for Global Justice(anti-globalist info)
• Colombia Support Network
• Colombia Labor Monitor
• Colombia Report
• Latin America Working Group on Colombia
• Colombian Revolutionary Forces (en espanol)
• Some Questions and Answers about the War on Terrorism (This is a leaflet in PDF format available for reprinting)
• Knee Deep in the Big Muddy-The U.S. In Colombia (PDF Leaflet)
•  GW’s Axis of Evil-An Investigation of the Facts (HTML Leaflet)
• Jay's Leftist and Progressive Internet Resources Directory

To help support our organization (not that it takes a whole lot of money, given its nature), we have received a grant from the Green MOuntain Fund. In addition, we will be selling buttons that read US OUT OF COLOMBIA for $1.00 each (10 or more $.75/each) beginning June 1,2000. (To order, please send a check or postal money order for the required amount made out to:

Instant Antiwar Action Group
c/o/Ron Jacobs
27 Washington St.
Burlington, VT. 05401

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