Tax dollars that AREN'T funding war and occupation abroad are going to bail out banks and big business leaders at home — but not the working people who are bearing the brunt of the current economic crisis. Immigrants' rights remain under attack, economic inequality is mounting, veterans' care is a national disgrace, and local communities are contending with severe problems that range from mass home foreclosures to environmental degradation.

Clearly, the anti-war movement has a lot of work to do — and now more than ever that includes connecting the dots between the war on peoples' well-being and dignity at home and U.S. government-sponsored imperial wars abroad.

Join us on Saturday, January 10 from 3 pm to 6 pm at St. Pius Church, 1919 S. Ashland (wheelchair accessible — just south of the church's main entrance) on Chicago's near south side to plan Chicago's response to the 6th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the economic and social ills that stem from war and occupation.

This is an open planning meeting for all who want to discuss and propose action(s) in the run-up to this March — and beyond — including our demands and program of action.

For more info or to sign onto this call, email CCAWR@aol.com or call 773-209-1187.

8th Day Center for Justice
Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice
ANSWER – Chicago
Chicago ADAPT
Chicago Area CodePINK
Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Comité 10 de Marzo/The March 10 Committee
Comité Anti-Militarización (CAMI)
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Gay Liberation Network
International Socialist Organization
International Solidarity Movement/Chicago
Iraq Veterans Against the War/Chicago
La Otra
La Voz de los de Abajo
Nicaragua Solidarity Network
North Shore Coalition For Peace & Justice
Peace Pledge/Chicago
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
World Can't Wait