Below are pdf's of the latest 8-1/2" x 11" leaflet, and a scaled pdf which you can enlarge to an 11" x 17" poster on most copiers.
Below is text of the flyer, with the full list of endorsers to date--please copy & forward widely! (article 2)
To get the 11" x 17" poster, print out the file on 8-1/2" x 11" paper. Using the enlarge command on a copier, enlarge to 155% and print out on "ledger" (11" x 17") size paper.
Text of the flyer & poster:
STOP the War on Iraq!--January 11 Regional Mobilization
EMERGENCY REGIONAL MOBILIZATION
STOP the War on Iraq!
12 noon, Saturday, Jan. 11
Federal Plaza, Chicago
(Adams & Dearborn Streets)
The last U.S. war on Iraq killed over 100,000 people, and up to 1 million more have died due to continuing U.S.-led sanctions. With the massing of U.S. troops and escalating threats from the Bush administration, it is clear that a devastating new war is but a pretext away.
The Administration claims war is necessary to stop Saddam Hussein from using weapons of mass destruction, yet with the U.S. military budget almost equal to that of the rest of the world combined, it is absurd to suggest that Iraq poses a serious threat to the United States. With troops in over 100 countries around the world, U.S. aid is already playing a devastating role in Palestine, the Philippines, Colombia and other countries.
The threat of war abroad is being matched by a war at home: Arabs, Muslims, Latinos and immigrants are receiving the brunt of sweeping attacks on all of our civil rights, which are being sacrificed to whip up a pro-war hysteria. The freedom to oppose the policies of this government is under the severest assault since the repression of the movements of the 1960s. The living standards of working people and oppressed communities are under direct attack, and many social programs cut during the current recession will be further gutted if the Administration diverts hundreds of billions more to spend on a war and occupation of Iraq. We say no more!
Endorsers list (in formation):
A.N.S.W.E.R.-Chicago Chapter
Chicago Anti-Bashing Network
Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Chicago Cuba Coalition
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America
Chicago May Day Coalition
Chicago Peace Response
Chicagoans Against War on Iraq
Christian Council on Urban Affairs
Church of the Open Door
Coalition For Justice in Palestine
Colombia Solidarity Committee
Columbia College On the Ground
DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace & Justice
DePaul Students for Justice in Palestine
Eighth Day Center for Justice
Free Palestine Alliance
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Granada Muslims and Jews for Human Rights
Humanist Center of Cultures for Converging Diversity
Hyde Park Committee Against War & Racism
International Action Center-Chicago Chapter
International Socialist Organization
Iraq Peace Pledge-Chicago
Rev. Paul Jakes, Jr.-Mayoral Candidate for City of Chicago
KNA Consultants
La Voz de los de Abajo
McHenry County Peace Group
Muslim Voters of America
National Boricua Human Rights Network
National Lawyers Guild-Chicago Chapter
Neighbors For Peace
Nicaragua Network-Midwest
Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN
Not In My Name
Not In Our Name
Palestine Aid Society
Palestine Solidarity Group
Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
Queer to the Left
Queers For Peace And Justice
Ravenswood for Peace
Refuse & Resist!
Sangat
Socialist Action
Socialist Party USA
The Student Liberation Collective
Students For Social Justice
Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defence Center-NFP
Unitarian Church of Evanston
Workers World Party-Chicago Branch
For more information or to endorse the Jan 11th protest, call 888.471.0874 or e-mail
CCAWR (at) aol.com
We also encourage people to attend the national anti-war demonstration in DC on Jan. 18for information on bus tickets call (773) 250-7006