Planned Emergency Responses to the US Bombings

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>To: professors_for_peace at yahoogroups.com
>From: Phil Gasper <pgasper at ndnu.edu>
>Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:34:26 -0700
>Subject: [P_F_P] Emergency response
>
>The bombing has begun. Below is a list of planned emergency 
>responses in various cities. There are, of course, also other events 
>already planned for today in many places--I have added those I know 
>about at the bottom. Everyone on this list should make an effort to 
>get to one of these events or any others that are being planned.--PG
>
>
>EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEMONSTRATIONS
>Activists in many cities have plans in place for an emergency 
>response protest if the U.S. launches an attack.
>
>Amherst/Northhampton, Mass.
>Five-college Students for a Peaceful Response have called for a 
>walkout from classes on the first public announcement of military 
>action. Rallies are planned for downtown Amherst and Northampton.
>
>Austin, Texas
>If attack begins during the day, gather at 11th and Congress at 
>5:30. If it begins at night, gather the next afternoon.
>
>Berkeley, Calif.
>Meet at 5 p.m. on the day after the bombing at the Berkeley BART station.
>
>Chicago
>Gather at 5 p.m. on the day of any act of war at Daley Plaza 
>(Washington and Dearborn).
>
>Columbia University/Morningside Heights
>If bombing is announced before noon or late the previous night, 
>gather at noon on College Walk to march to Army Recruiting Center. 
>If bombing is announced in the afternoon, gather at 8 p.m. at 
>College Walk.
>
>Columbus, Ohio
>On the day that bombing starts, meet at 4:30 p.m. in front of the 
>Columbus Metropolitan Library at 96 S. Grant Ave. and march to the 
>State House (Broad and High) for a rally (If bombs begin to fall 
>after this time, meet the following day).
>
>Oakland, Calif.
>Meet at 5 p.m. on the day of the bombing in San Francisco for the 
>rally at Powell and Market.
>
>San Diego
>In the event of war, gather at the San Diego Federal Building 
>(corner of Front and Broadway) at the next 5 p.m. hour.
>
>San Francisco
>Gather at 5 p.m. the day that the U.S. begins bombing/invading (or 
>the next day, if U.S. action occurs after 5 p.m). Meet at Powell and 
>Market in downtown SF and march to Justin Herman Plaza.
>
>San Francisco State University
>Meet at noon on the day of bombing at Malcolm X Plaza.
>
>Stanford University
>Meet at 4:30 p.m. on the day of military action, in White Plaza. (If 
>bombings occur after 5 p.m., we will gather the following day.) From 
>White Plaza, carpools will go to demonstrations in San Francisco and 
>Palo Alto. A smaller demonstration will take place in White Plaza 
>(or other location to be decided). To get on phone tree, e-mail name 
>and number to its at stanford.edu.
>
>
>EAST COAST
>
>BALTIMORE | OCTOBER 7
>Protest Bush's War on "Terrorism"
>Meet at 3 p.m. at the war memorial across from City Hall for a 
>demonstration. Call 410-323-7200 for information
>
>NEW YORK | OCTOBER 7
>March and Rally Against War and Racist Backlash
>Assemble at Union Square at 3 p.m. and march to Bryant Park for a 
>rally with speakers.
>Call 212-228-0450 for information | Click for information
>
>PRINCETON, N.J. | OCTOBER 7
>Not In Our Name Candlelight Vigil
>Gathering and vigil to promote peace and nonviolence, held in 
>conjunction with a national day of action for peace. Called by the 
>Princeton Peace Network. At 6 p.m. at Firestone Library Plaza at 
>Princeton University.
>
>MID WEST
>
>CHICAGO | OCTOBER 7
>Peace Vigil
>As part of a National Day for Peace Response. Meet at 5 p.m., at 
>Buckingham Fountain.
>Call 312-427-2533 for information
>
>COLUMBUS, Ohio | OCTOBER 7
>Antiwar Coalition Meeting
>At 5 p.m., Buckeye Suite CDE, on the 3rd floor of the Ohio Union.
>
>WEST COAST
>
>SAN FRANCISCO | OCTOBER 7
>The Case Against the War: What the Media Doesn't Tell You
>A teach-in featuring Alexander Cockburn, Counterpunch; Tania 
>Farzana, Revolutionary Afghan Women's Alliance; Eyad Kishawi, 
>American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee; journalist Christian 
>Parenti; Joel Beinin, Stanford professor of Middle East Studies; 
>Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange; and a representative from the 911 
>Solidarity Committee. With special musical guest Utah Phillips. At 
>4:30 p.m., Mission High School Auditorium (18th and Dolores). 
>Donation requested.
>Call 415-675-5826 for information
>
At 10:38 AM -0700 10/7/01, Phil Gasper wrote:
>  >Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 10:17:34 -0700
>>From: Peninsula Peace & Justice Center <ppjc at peaceandjustice.org>
>>Reply-To: ppjc at peaceandjustice.org
>>Organization: http://www.peaceandjustice.org
>>X-Accept-Language: en
>>To: alerts at peaceandjustice.org
>>Subject: [PPJC Alerts]  WAR STARTS
>>
>>The U.S. has begun to attack Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan.
>>
>>EMERGENCY PROTEST DEMONSTRATION
>>NO  MORE VICTIMS -- STOP THE WAR
>>
>>TODAY - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
>>6:00 PM - PALO ALTO CITY HALL
>>250 HAMILTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO
>>
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