Mass March To Bring the Troops Home
Momentum Building for Mass Marches To Bring the Troops Home — Washington DC and San Francisco
Saturday,
October 25
In San Francisco:
11 a.m. Gather Civic Center (Grove and Larkin, Civic Center BART)
12 noon March
1 p.m. Rally at Jefferson Square Park
On Saturday, October 25, thousands will demand: "Bring the Troops Home Now! End the Occupation! Repeal the Patriot Act! $87 Billion for Jobs, Healthcare & Education, Not for War & Occupation!" at national demonstrations in Washington, DC and San Francisco.
San Francisco will be the West Coast march on October 25. Buses and vans are being organized from Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara and as far away as Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona. The S.F. march is being co-sponsored by the Not In Our Name Project, Bay Area United Against War, Vanguard Foundation and ANSWER, and has been endorsed by hundreds of organizations and individuals, including Bay Area United for Peace & Justice, the San Francisco Labor Council, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Ramsey Clark, Veterans for Peace, and many others.
Speakers
and performers will include:
Hon. Cynthia McKinney, former Congresswoman
Fernando Suarez del Solar, father of Marine killed in Iraq
Ron Kovic, Vietnam veteran and author of "Born on the Fourth of July"
Rock band Los Mocosos and others
President Bush wants $87 billion more for war in Iraq and Afghanistan.That’s $238 million per day or $10 million every hour! Remember these numbers when they say there is no money for education and healthcare and libraries, firehouses, childcare or other vital social services.
Download a flyer, stop by the A.N.S.W.E.R. office at 2489 Mission St., Rm. 24 (near 21st St.) in San Francisco, or call 415-821-6545 to have flyers sent to you by mail.
Oct 25 Full-Page Flyer PDF Oct 25 Half-Page Flyer PDF Oct 25 Poster PDF
Regional Organizing Centers for October 25
Info on Washington DC march: www.InternationalANSWER.org
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