Wolfowitz Booed at Pro-Israel Rally

[Charlie Herbert]

Ravi wrote:
>>i have what is surely a naive question: why is it
>>that we have great 
>>intellectual discussions on LBO and similar left
>>lists, and everyone 
>>seems to agree that the palestinian side of the
>>story is seldom heard in 
>>the US and deserves support, but we on the left
>>cannot organize such a 
>>show of support (as this pro-israel DC event) in
>>favour of a peace that 
>>can be achieved only through more honest
>>participation on the part of 
>>the israeli govt? is it just that i am missing such
>>calls and waiting to 
>>be picked up by limousine? or is the left too
>>fragmented? or are the 
>>palestinians entirely to blame for the problem? 
>>frustrated and unhappy, 
>>
>>--ravi 

Intellectual discussions are one type of list,
organizing for agitation and collective action is
another (and most of these are just supplements to the
old fashioned face to face organizing).  In spite of
left fragmentation, many continue to work on common
projects. Check out your local indymedia to find out
what’s happening.  One meeting a week should get you
sufficiently hooked into some invigorating action.
Your local intifada could use some good thaxis (that
word should have it’s own tongue twister) from you.

Also, if you’re in the DC area this weekend, your limo
has arrived:

All from http://www.riseup.net/april2002/calendar.php

Palestinian Solidarity Feeder March [feeding into
larger anti-glob/anti-war march] - Washington DC 

Conference: Globalization, US Militarism, and the
Struggle for Justice in Palestine - Washington DC 
Friday, April 19th 2002 12:00 - 6:00 PM - 
Located at: American University's Ward Building 

Saturday, April 20th 2002 10:30am 
March from AIPAC Conference to MGJ Rally at IMF/WB 
Located at: Washington Hilton (Connecticut and T Sts,
NW) 

AIPAC Press Conference - Washington DC 
Monday, April 22nd 2002 4:00pm 
Located at: outside of AIPAC at Washington Hilton 

Creative Actions around AIPAC Conference - Washington
DC 
Monday, April 22nd 2002 4:30pm 

AIPAC Rally - Washington DC 
Monday, April 22nd 2002 6:30pm 
Gathering around Washington Hilton for rally/picketing
during Sharon’s address –

 Located at: Washington Hilton 

Anti-Capitalist Actions Against Sharon and Racism -
Washington DC 
Monday, April 22nd 2002 5:30pm 
Anti-Capitalist Bloc in solidarity with 
others against Sharon and Racism –
Located at: 1919 Connecticut Ave 

Encouraged -- charlie

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