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Join the PRESENCE for DEMOCRACY and PEACE!
Each Saturday, December 4th, 11th, and 18th, 1:00-4:00pm
Lisa Link Park, 400 block of State Street, Madison
The Madison Area Peace Coalition, in cooperation with a range of
other organizations, is calling for a visible and vocal presence on a busy State Street during the Holiday season.
While the war continues in Iraq and the threat of further US
"interventions" looming on the horizon across the Middle East, Latin
America and elsewhere, the recent election has raised serious
questions about the nature of our democracy here at home.
The war abroad and threats to our democratic rights and guarantees
are inextricably tied together. Ready to pay any price to maintain power and continue its reign, the Bush crowd utilized every means at their disposal to assure a second White House term for the Neocons and the "religious" Right. In order to pursue their aggressive military
agenda overseas, while exacting payment for it in mountains of debt and additional lives destroyed, these war hawks will attempt to further repression and the curtailment of civil liberties domestically.
The war in Iraq clearly has nothing to do with democracy and freedom.
You do not free people and bring them democracy by killing them,
imprisoning them, torturing them, instituting martial law, by destroying their cities, expropriating their resources, privatizing their economy, and creating a puppet government. The upcoming election in Iraq, little more than a U.S public relations campaign created to give some legitimacy to the occupation, will not resolve anything. The war will go on.
Some argue that the recent election here in this country, viewed by
many as fraudulent, another theft, had little to do with democracy either.
What's clear is that the anti-democratic trend in this country will
also continue. The ruling elite currently at the helm will not hesitate in diminishing democratic space and guarantees here at home in order to pursue their quest for control of oil and global dominance. That Bush and company clearly threaten social justice, the physical environment, and democracy, few in the peace camp would dispute.
Now is the time to pull together. It's vitally important that we take
and hold shared democratic space wherever we can; that our movements
provide the "commons" where voices of resistance can be heard. Join
us in raising a collective voice of dissent. Come together to exercise
the freedoms to assemble and speak out.
With so much going on – holiday fairs and other gatherings - during
this busy season, we're asking that people take some time and stop by on a
given Saturday.
For Democracy and Peace, Join us at Lisa Link Park!!
Schedule:
December 4th: Open Mic. "Speak Out Against the War" – its illegality
and
mounting cost in lives and squandered resources. Bring signs and
banners, handouts and other materials to pass out to the State Street
shoppers. End the Occupations – Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine.
Support the Troops – Bring Them Home, Now!
December 11th: Open Mic "Speak Out for Democracy, Fair Elections and
Support of Civil Liberties". Groups and individuals are invited to
raise their voice, bring signs and display boards, props, leaflets and
petitions geared to the holiday crowd. An opportunity to spread the
word on various campaigns in defense of democracy, constitutional
guarantees and demands for fair and transparent elections.
December 18th: An alternative Holiday Presence. Bring puppets and
musical instruments. Perform street theater. A sing-along with anti-
war carols. A coming together of opposition voices, all those for peace and democracy. Bring handouts with re-written carols, and flyers
reminding shoppers about the origins of the Holiday Season and where it all began.
For more information, call Rae, 835-7501 or, rae-v@c...
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