During his speech on Tuesday night, President Obama firmly committed his administration to a course on the Afghanistan war which is directly at odds with the wishes of the overwhelming majority of those who voted for him, not to mention a majority of American and world public opinion. And moreover, like in Vietnam, the thoroughly corrupt, drug-ridden regime he has chosen to support is detested by most of the people it claims to represent.

Those who said that voting Democratic would bring an end to the wars in the Middle East and South Asia have been proven wrong. Politicians have never stopped wars, except through massive death and destruction.

If we are to stop such tragedies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, we must rebuild an anti-war movement which not only protests the war, but resists it.

Wednesday night's action in conjunction with 100 other cities was an important first step in that direction. On Saturday we have an opportunity to include many more people who do not work, live or go to school near the Loop.

We need your help in spreading the word about the next step against this war — Saturday's action at Federal Plaza. Because of the way Facebook's event function works (or doesn't) for multiple events, we need you to indicate your attendance at a new event we've set up, rather than using the old one for Wednesday, Dec 2nd.

Here is the URL for the new, Saturday, Dec. 5th action:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=190678013767

Please sign up to attend on Saturday and send invitations to all of your friends!! THANK YOU!

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/ >Beyond this Saturday's action at Federal Plaza, in a few week's time we invite all anti-war organizations and individuals to participate in an open organizing meeting to plan springtime Chicago-area anti-war action(s):


Saturday, December 19

At the offices of the 8th Day Center for Justice
205 W Monroe Street, 5th floor
Chicago (wheelchair accessible)

Due to security arrangements for the building, please do not arrive earlier than 1:45 PM or later than 2:15 PM. /CAW>If you absolutely must arrive later than 2:15 PM, someone will have to come downstairs to let you into the building.

For more information email CCAWR@aol.com

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Check out photos of Wednesday night's Chicago action at:
http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/88159/index.php

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Saturday's action is co-sponsored by:
8th Day Center for Justice
Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice
American Friends Service Committee
American Muslims For Palestine
ANSWER Chicago
ARC '09 (A Movement Re-imagining Change)
Chicago Area CodePINK
Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism
Chicago Committee to Bring the Troops Home Now
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights
Chicago Copwatch
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America
Chicago Labor Against the War
Chicago Popular Education Alliance
Chicago Socialist Party
Chicago Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Chicago World Can't Wait
Chicagoans Against War and Injustice
Committee on Pilipino Issues (CPI)
Cook County Green Party
Fellowship of Reconciliation Chicago Chapter
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO)
Gay Liberation Network
Generations for Peace
Hugh Spector
Hyde Parkers for Peace and Justice
International Socialist Organization
International Solidarity Movement - Chicago
Kairos Chicago
La Voz de los de Abajo
Logan Square Neighbors for Justice and Peace
Mayan Calendar News
Midwest Pacifist Center
Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice
Neighbors for Peace
News and Letters Committees
Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
North Shore Coalition for Justice, Peace and the Environment
Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project
Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG)-Chicago
Pax Christi St. Gertrude
Pax Christi Seed Planters Chicago South Suburbs
Peace Pledge
Potluck Democracy
Southsiders for Peace
Tikkun Community-Chicago Chapter
US Marxist-Humanists
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
We Are Change Chicago
West Suburban Faith-based PEACE Coalition
Will County Green Party
Workers World Party