LONDON INFO

The demonstration will assemble at 12 Noon on 12 April with two NEW assembly points.

Start A - (for people coming from the South and London), assembles York Road, Waterloo SE1 (nearest tube Waterloo).

Start B - (for the North), assembles Victoria Street (nearest tubes Victoria and St James Park). Both marches will unite at PARLIAMENT SQUARE and march to Hyde Park.

 http://www.stopwar.org.uk

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International Day of Action

Updated 4/3/03

On April 12 -- in addition to the National March on Washington DC and joint actions in San Francisco and Los Angeles -- massive and coordinated demonstrations will take place around the world, in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Following the international call for April 12 demonstrations by the Stop the War Coalition in the UK, ANSWER in the U.S., and ATTAC-Germany, the list of countries that we have received notice from as of April 3 is: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA (on Palm Sunday, April 13), BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NORWAY PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, UK, U.S., VENEZUELA. Below are details where available and some web sites for more information. Undoubtedly there will be many other demonstrations as there were on Jan. 18, Feb. 15 and March 15.

In past months, massive demonstrations on January 18 and February 15-16 were the decisive factor in changing the political climate contributing to the political isolation of George W. Bush, Tony Blair and their war plans. There have been many other huge demonstrations in the United States and around the world on October 26, March 15 and March 22. The whole world is now taking to the streets in almost daily protests. April 12 will be another opportunity for a coming together in vast numbers to show the continuing and growing power of the anti-war movement.

Stop the War Coalition UK, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and German anti-war organizers have put out a joint call to rally international participation on April 12. It reads in part: "It is becoming clear to millions that this is not a war for Iraqi liberation but a bloody military invasion. ... further coordinated international action can make it difficult for [Bush and Blair] to continue the carnage. ... We call on the anti-war movements to organize the next day of global capital city protests on April 12."

LIST OF DEMONSTRATIONS BY COUNTRY (as of 4/3/03)

ARGENTINA: In Argentina it will be demonstrations against ALCA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) and they will bring the issue of the war into these demos. They coincide with the time of the demos all over the world on the 12 of April.

AUSTRALIA:  http://www.vicpeace.org/  http://www.greenleft.org.au/ [ all capitals plus many smaller cities will march on Palm Sunday, April 13 ]  http://www.NSWpeace.org/ +  http://www.NSWpeace.org/events/ Palm Sunday Flyer Download a copy of flyer advertising the March for Peace On April 13 church bells will ring and people will rally for peace

BELGIUM:  http://www.geenoorlog.be/;  http://www.irak.be/

BRAZIL:  http://planeta.terra.com.br/servicos/pazmundial/,  http://www.guerranao.kit.net/,  http://www.dontbuy.hpg.com.br In the war question I think we should first put all our forces to build the largest demonstrations on April 12 all over the world. Since the war started we have had lots of important actions and demonstrations but I think we need put everybody together. April 12 is a very good opportunity for this. Dirceu Travesso, Sao Paolo

CANADA:  http://www.tcaswi.org/index.htm; Peace Alliance at  http://www.acp-cpa.ca

Montreal and Vancouver are having demonstrations on April 12, along with many other cities. There are also demonstrations April 5.

CROATIA:  http://www.dostajeratova.net/ Demonstrations in Zagreb and Split April 12.

CYPRUS: The Stop the War Alliance which decided to stage the next anti-war mobilization on April 12 in response to the global anti-war day of action that has been proposed by the global ant-war network. Phaedon Vassiliades ? Stop the War Alliance

DENMARK:  http://www.stop-terrorkrigen.dk/;  http://www.nejtilkrig.dk/ Major demonstration in Copenhagen.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Demonstration in Santo Domingo

ECUADOR: DECLARES FOR APRIL 12 DEMO: Estimados compañeros y amigas: La Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos, APDH del Ecuador La Plataforma Interamericana de DDHH, Democracia y Desarrollo, Cap. Ecuador El Grupo Civil de Monitoreo de los Impactos del Plan Colombia en Ecuador, GCM El Tribunal Ecuatoriano contra la Guerra EXPRESAMOS NUESTRO APOYO A ESTA NUEVA JORNADA MUNDIAL CONTRA LA GUERRA DE AGRESION A IMPULSARSE EN TODOS LOS PAISES ESTE 12 DE ABRIL. NUESTRAS ORGANIZACIONES ESTARÁN PRESENTES ESE DIA EN ECUADOR, Y RELIZAREMOS ACCIONES EJEMPLARES CONTRA LA GUERRA. Anaité Vargas, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la APDH del Ecuador Fidel Narváez, Secretario Técnico de la PIDHDD Ecuador Mauricio Gallardo, Miembro de la Secretaría Técnica del Grupo de Monitoreo Alexis Ponce, Jurado del Tribunal Ecuatoriano contra la Guerra

FRANCE:  http://www.mvtpaix.org;  http://www.axedelapaix.net/;  http://france.attac.org We will join the international day of April 12th to demonstrate all around the country. Movement for Peace.

GERMANY:  http://www.attac.de/index.php Large demonstration in Berlin.

GREECE:  http://users.otenet.gr/~ergatiki/main.htm;  http://www.action-salonika2003.org;  http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/; In Greece movements like the Greek Peace Committe, Action-Thessaloniki 2003,the Balkan AntiNATO Center and others will back the actions on 12th April by organizing in several cities actions demanding: Stop the imperialist war. Stop any support and "facilities". Close now the US and NATO bases. Also building though, toward major action April 16 at EU ministers conference in Athens.

GUATEMALA: [awaiting details]

IRELAND:  http://irishantiwar.org/index.adp
Irish Anti-war Movement--Demonstration in Shannon April 12, 2 p.m.

ITALY:  http://www.fermiamolaguerra.it; The "Stop the War" National Coalition in Italy, who promoted the demonstration on the 15th of February, decided to promote a new national demonstration in Rome on the 12th of April. This is the appeal: CEASE FIRE. STOP MASSACRES AND HUMANITARIAN TRAGEDY IN IRAQ AND ALLOVER THE WORLD;WAR DOESN'T BRING DEMOCRACY. WAR KILLS HUMAN BEINGS, ENVIRONMENT, CIVILITATION, RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY. WE URGE ITALY TO GET OUT OF WAR, RESPECTING ART. 11 OF ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. WE URGE FOR EUROPE TO REPUDIATE WAR AND ACT FOR PEACE. WE URGE THE UNITED NATIONS TO IMPOSE RESPECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND OF THE UN CHARTER THAT REJECTS "THE SCOURGE OF WAR".

JAPAN: April 12 mobilization. We are willing to endorse it. I suppose most Japanese anti-war groups will endorse and join it as the fourth coordinated global action. At the same time we have received a proposal beforehand from BAYAN-Philippines to have Asian-Pacific wide joint anti-war action day on April 9. AWC formation endorsed it.

MACEDONIA: Dear friends the anti-war coalition in Macedonia is building a campaign for the demo on the 12 of April

MEXICO:  http://www.geocities.com/noennuestronombre
As many Mexican movements, we are totally involved in different activities, mainly pointing the "Mother of all the mobilizations" on April 12-Serapaz (Servicio y Asesoría para la Paz)

NETHERLANDS:  http://www.rtno.nl/
Demonstration April 12 in Rotterdam.

NICARAGUA: In capital, Managua [Awaiting details]

NORWAY:  http://www.ingenkrig.no Demonstration in Oslo, April 12.

PHILIPPINES: So that we can be one with many more people in registering our mightiest, loudest, and most militant protest, we in the ILPS-Philippine Chapter inform our friends and network in the region to that the Asia Pacific-wide anti-war protests set for April 9 have been moved to April 12 to coincide with the global mass actions. Together with Africa, North and South America and Europe, the people of Asia Pacific shall also march, rally and protest on April 12 to compel U.S. President George Bush and his cohorts to STOP THIS SENSELESS WAR. RITA BAUA, Secretary-General, International League of Peoples' Struggle, Philippine Chapter

POLAND:
The demonstration in Warsaw on March 29 had over 10 000 participants. We are planning an Anti-war Easter March on the Global Day of Action on April 12 in Warsaw, Poznan and other cities.

PUERTO RICO: In Santurce call 722-8177
Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m., march from the National Guard headquarters at the Puerta de Tierra to the Fortress in Old San Juan, ending at the Plaza de Armas, as part of the international day of protest.?Coalition Against the War in Iraq

SOUTH KOREA: KCTU, a democratic labor union, is currently organizing an anti-war demonstration on April 1 and 2 while university students will strike on April 4 and demonstrate in Seoul. We also plan to join the next International Day of Action proposed by the Stop the War Coalition and ANSWER on April 12. We expect that we will break our recent record by organizing an even bigger demonstration. Stop the War, Not in our Name. CJ Park and Kwang-il Kim (Alltogether, anti-capitalist organization)

SPANISH STATE:  http://www.noalaguerra.org/;  http://www.fundacioperlapau.org/iraq/ A massive and united protest on 12 April will help to bury any attempts to divide and/or criminalize our movement. We call on everybody who can to organise protests, and make it another historic day. Best wishes from Barcelona David Member of Plataforma Aturem la Guerra From Angeles Maestro: Meeting in Sevilla of Platforms Against the War (Andalucia, Catalonia, Baleares, Canarias and Madrid, Valencia, Murcia and others, have adhered ) agreed to support the call for an international day of mobilizations on 12 April, after the general strike 10 April. Others adherences have been sent, without translation.

SUDAN: The General Union of Sudanese Students will hold a demonstration in the Sudan on April 12.

SWEDEN:  http://www.stoppakriget.tk;  http://www.motkrig.org (Stockholm Anti-war network)  http://www.stoppakriget.nu (Gothenburg Stop the War Network, the major anti-war network in Gothenburg)  http://www.stoppakriget.tk (The Coalition for Peace in the Middle East, Gothenburg)  http://www.antikrig.org (The Anti-war Group, high School and school students against the War, Gothenburg) There will be demonstrations April 12 in the three big cities--Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmo--as well as many smaller cities.-- Anders Svensson Gothenburg Stop the War Network

UK: Stop the War Coalition - www.stopwar.org.uk April 12th is spreading! Mayday is approaching! In the UK we have a timetable for the next two weeks like this: Saturday 5 April London wide protest tour of different Embassies. Wednesday 9 April Budget Day action London Thursday 10 April 5pm School Students Party for Peace Saturday 12 April National Demo London

U.S.: International A.N.S.W.E.R.  http://www.internationalanswer.org NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE APRIL 12 MARCH ON WASHINGTON USLAW (United States Labor Against the War), Not in Our Name, Black Voices for Peace, the National Lawyers Guild, and Voices in the Wilderness are all endorsing and encouraging their members to mobilize for the April 12 National March on Washington DC to Surround the White House. Also demonstrations in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

VENEZUELA Bolivarian Circles organizing demonstrations in cities across Venezuela.

 http://www.internationalanswer.org/