Autor: Paola Manduca
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Assumpte: [NuovoLaboratorio] Fwd: Re: [global anti-war] Summary of countries
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>Following an 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: AUSTRALIA (on Palm Sunday, April 13), BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, ITALY, JAPAN, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SUDAN SWEDEN, UK, U.S., VENEZUELA. Below are details where available and some web sites for more information. There will undoubtedly be many more demonstrations, as there were on Jan. 18, Feb. 15 and March 15.
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>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
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>BELGIUM: http://www.geenoorlog.be/; http://www.irak.be/
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>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
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>CANADA: http://www.tcaswi.org/index.htm 20/03/2003
>Many are focused at present on the April 5 or April 12 demos (there are activities on both days across the country) unfortunately before the call for April 12 was made several cities had already begun to build for April 5, but it does appear that in the major centers there will be something on the 12th.
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>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 Äì Stop the War Alliance
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>DENMARK: http://www.stop-terrorkrigen.dk/; http://www.nejtilkrig.dk/
>Major demonstration in Copenhagen.
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>ECUADOR:
>DECLARES FOR APRIL 12 DEMO: Estimados compa±eros 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 ESTARÅN PRESENTES ESE DIA EN ECUADOR, Y RELIZAREMOS ACCIONES EJEMPLARES CONTRA LA GUERRA.
>Anait© Vargas, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la APDH del Ecuador Fidel Narv°ez, Secretario T©cnico de la PIDHDD Ecuador Mauricio Gallardo, Miembro de la Secretara T©cnica del Grupo de Monitoreo Alexis Ponce, Jurado del Tribunal Ecuatoriano contra la Guerra
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>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.
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> GERMANY: http://www.attac.de/index.php
>Large demonstration in Berlin.
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> GREECE: http://users.otenet.gr/~ergatiki/main.htm
>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.
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> 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 THE ART. 11 OF THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
>WE URGE FOR EUROPE TO REPUDIATE WAR AND ACT FOR PEACE.
>WE URGE UNITED NATIONS TO IMPOSE RESPECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND OF THE UN CHARTER THAT REJECTS "THE SCOURGE OF WAR".
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> 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.
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>MACEDONIA:
>Dear friends the anti-war coalition in Macedonia is building a campaign for the demo on the 12 of April
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>MEXICO:
>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 Asesora para la Paz)
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>PHILIPPINES: [Awaiting details]
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>POLAND: [Awaiting details]
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>PUERTO RICO [Awaiting details]
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>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)
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>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.
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>SUDAN:
>The General Union of Sudanese Students will hold a demonstration in the Sudan on April 12.
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>SWEDEN: http://www.stoppakriget.tk
>In many Swedish cities there will be demonstrations the 12 April.
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>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
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>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.
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>VENEZUELA
>Bolivarian Circles organizing demonstrations in cities across Venezuela.
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