[nyfoil-l] Today: organizing the World Tribunal on Iraq @ 7:30, Brecht (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:42:20 -0500
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Subject: Today: organizing the World Tribunal on Iraq @ 7:30, Brecht

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Please see below for the US and Global Organizers and Endorsers
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***CALL TO ACTION, CALL TO CONSCIENCE...***

 ORGANIZING THE WORLD TRIBUNAL ON IRAQ

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 @ 7:30pm

 THE BRECHT FORUM (122 West 27th Street, 10th Floor)

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The New York City leg of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) will be=20

held on May 8, 2004 at Cooper Union. Building on the spirit of=20

February 15, 2003--the occasion of the greatest mobilization of=20

popular protest the world has ever seen--and in response to the=20

massive suffering caused by the US and its allies in Iraq, groups=20

around the world are joining together to organize the WTI. Hearings=20

and events will be as global as the anti-war movement itself: they=20

will be held in London, Monterrey, Brussels, Hiroshima, Paris, Costa=20

Rica, Munich, Mumbai, Barcelona, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Rome--and in=20

New York City.
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We must organize now to hold the US and its allies accountable for=20

the crimes committed in Iraq. It is up to the anti-war movement,=20

above all those in the US who stood up to say "not in our name," to=20

organize the New York City session of the World Tribunal on Iraq. Join with=
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to fight against the crimes of silence and impunity.

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***Please join us on March 10 for a lively information and=20

organizing session to build the New York City leg of the World=20

Tribunal on Iraq!***

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:=20

iitnysteering at list.riseup.net

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www.worldtribunal.org <http://www.worldtribunal.org>
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WE NEED GROUPS TO ENDORSE THE WTI! IF YOUR GROUP WOULD LIKE TO=20

ENDORSE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE--OR COME TO=20

MEET WITH US ON MARCH 10


US- Based Endorsers and Organizers:

Al-Awda NY/NJ

Brecht Forum

Brooklyn Greens

Campus Antiwar Network

Capitalism Nature Socialism

Center for Economic and Social Rights=20

Direct Action Palestine

The Greens/Green Party USA

Jews Against the Occupation

Labor Committee for Peace and Justice / Bay Area

Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy

Middle East Children's Alliance

Not in Our Name Project

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

NYU Students for Justice in Palestine

Peace Initiative Turkey

Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory

Traprock Peace Center

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Global Endorsers and Organizers:

Act together: Women's action for Iraq

Action Indict Bush-Blair / Japan

Arab Cause Solidarity Committee / Spain

Arab Lawyers Association / UK

Asian People's Alliance / Japan

Asian Women's Human Rights Council

Authors for Peace / Denmark

Bastaguerra / Italy

Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation / UK

Brussels Tribunal / Belgium

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament / UK

Center for Development Studies / India

El Taller International / Tunisia=20

European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights

Federacion de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promocion Derechos Humanos=20
(FDDHH) / Spain

Focus on the Global South / Thailand

Global Peace and Justice Coalition / Turkey

INLAP / UK

International Association of Democratic Lawyers

International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms

International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq / Japan

International Peace Bureau

Iraqi Network for Human Rights Culture and Development

Izmir Barre Association / Turkey

Mouvement Chr=E9tien pour la Paix / Belgium

No to War in Iraq Coalition / Turkey

Occupation Watch Center / Iraq

Papa Giovanni 23 / Italy

Peace Initiative / Turkey

Polish Anti-War Committee / Poland

Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF) / Yemen

Society Culture of Peace / Germany

SOS Iraq  / Belgium - Netherlands

Stop USA / Belgium

Swedish Network Against War / Sweden

Transnational Institute / the Netherlands

Tunceli Barr Association / Turkey

Violence Against Women in War - Net ( VAWW-Net) / Japan

Women In Black UK / UK

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) / London, UK

Women's Security Council / Germany