On March 19th 2007, we call for a worldwide day of resistance to the imperialist, racist and senseless war in Iraq. We propose occupations, acts of civil disobedience, and direct action. We propose that these acts of resistance be directed towards governments, military recruitment centres, corporations, and other institutions that perpetuate empire and war.
This call to action comes from a number of different organisations and individuals involved in the anti-war movement. Our organising experiences have left us feeling disappointed in ourselves and in the movement as a whole. Organising against the war in Iraq has led us to believe that marching and chanting has not made enough of an impact nor done enough to end the brutal realities of the occupation. This has got to change.
We call for the support of any and all actions people take against the war and for people to respect a diversity of tactics. This means standing in solidarity with all forms of resistance to the war. Although people may not always agree upon every course of action, we should not actively oppose other people’s forms of resistance.
We call for people to organize and take action at the local level and to make decisions democractically. We need to be organizing from the bottom up, not putting time and resources into another top-down permitted march in London. Anyone involved in this day of action deserves the right to make their own decisions as they are in the best position to know what can and can't work in their own towns and cities. By coordinating our efforts through communication, regional consultas and citywide meetings we will maintain local autonomy while building important connections and relationships.
We call for this day of action to be used as a catylist for community outreach and organising around the war. We need to start talking with people in our neighborhoods, not just the same old crowd. In using this day as something to build towards, we won't just be taking action for the sake of action; We will be using that action to build a stronger resistance to the war.
It is time to confront the failures of the anti-war movement by planning ahead, taking risks, making demands, and creating consequences. March 19th, 2007 will be a day to show the world that we recognize how deep the blood of imperialism runs in Iraq and to demonstrate that our rising resistance will run deeper!
In struggle,
We call for the support of any and all actions people take against the war and for people to respect a diversity of tactics. This means standing in solidarity with all forms of resistance to the war. Although people may not always agree upon every course of action, we should not actively oppose other people’s forms of resistance.
We call for people to organize and take action at the local level and to make decisions democractically. We need to be organizing from the bottom up, not putting time and resources into another top-down permitted march in London. Anyone involved in this day of action deserves the right to make their own decisions as they are in the best position to know what can and can't work in their own towns and cities. By coordinating our efforts through communication, regional consultas and citywide meetings we will maintain local autonomy while building important connections and relationships.
We call for this day of action to be used as a catylist for community outreach and organising around the war. We need to start talking with people in our neighborhoods, not just the same old crowd. In using this day as something to build towards, we won't just be taking action for the sake of action; We will be using that action to build a stronger resistance to the war.
It is time to confront the failures of the anti-war movement by planning ahead, taking risks, making demands, and creating consequences. March 19th, 2007 will be a day to show the world that we recognize how deep the blood of imperialism runs in Iraq and to demonstrate that our rising resistance will run deeper!
In struggle,
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Al Qaeda is an invention of the West.
08.11.2006 14:41
See 'The Power of Nightmares':
Itsme
The Power of nightmares is a programme for conspiracy theorists.
08.11.2006 16:19
Now the left are telling us that Al Qaeda does not exist and is a mythical creations of American neo conservatives. Well which theory is it? And if Al Qaeda does not exist then who has been doing all the terrorist bombings around the world such as 9/11. Madrid, Bali and 7/7 in London? The new far left theory is that all these attacks were flase flag operations by MI5 and the CIA. Only the conspircay fanatics believe that.
Commentator
The real conspiracy.
09.11.2006 04:03
Itsme
website ? date ?
09.11.2006 11:12
I understand the decentralised nature of the event - but some sort of online presence for the event as a whole would be good (ie. not much will happen if the call only appears as an anonymous posting here and there). Maybe it's too early - and you're already working on something ?
On another point - march 17 ? That sounds like some anniversary or something. Don't you run the risk of the Stop The War Coalition doing something like a big march on the same day ?
loik