MIDEAST URGENT ACTION:  Thursday, 3/20/03-1 (AM--USA:EST)

Bulletin (3/20/03)

From: pledgecoordinator
To: Iraq Pledge of Resistance Media List
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:40 PM
Subject: Nonviolent CD in Dozens of US cities - Response to Bush's call to war
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2003
Contact: Gordon Clark, 301-589-2355301-938-4989 (cell)

National Iraq Pledge of Resistance Activated
Nonviolent CD actions planned in Philadelphia (PA), Pittsburgh (PA), Erie (PA), Charlotte (NC), Durham (NC), Hartford (CT), Athens (OH), St. Louis (MO), Austin (TX) with Dozens of Cities to Follow in Mass National Noncooperation

In the past 5 days, nonviolent civil disobedience actions opposing war have taken place in 12 different cities, with hundreds arrested. In response to President Bush’s 48 hour deadline for war, the Iraq Pledge of Resistance network of 55 cities has been activated - nine are responding with immediate actions, with dozens more to follow in the coming days.

The upcoming CD actions, with contacts, are as follows:
March 18 - Hartford, CT (John Humphries, 203-757-4852)
March 18 - Charlotte, NC (David Dixon, 704-449-6925)
March 19 - Durham, NC (Andrew Pearson, 919-960-5217)
March 19 - Athens, OH (Rod Nippert, 740-448-3071)
March 19 - Erie, PA (Anne McCarthy, mccarthy002@gannon.edu)
March 20 - Philadelphia, PA (Robert Smith, 610-544-1818)
March 20 - Pittsburgh, PA (Tim Vining, 412-361-3022)
March 23 - St. Louis, MO (Bill Ramsey, 314-725-5303)
March 24 - Austin, TX (Missy Bolbecker, 512-474-2399)
March 29 - Madison, WI (Janet Parker, 608-249-4474)

According to Gordon Clark, National Coordinator of the Iraq Pledge of Resistance, "Mr. Bush is choosing to ignore world opinion by launching an illegal, immoral and unjust war, and the Iraq Pledge of Resistance is rising up to meet this challenge. We refuse to sit idly by while this Administration flouts international law and kills thousands of innocent civilians - we will do everything in our power to promote nonviolent noncooperation with this war in the coming days and weeks.."
The Iraq Pledge of Resistance is a campaign of nationally coordinated nonviolent civil disobedience to oppose war in Iraq, sponsored by over a dozen major U.S. peace groups and initiated in October of 2002. More information is available at www.peacepledge.org/resist, or by contacting Gordon Clark at 301-589-2355, pledgecoordinator@starpower.net

Response/Day After Nonviolent CD Actions - These actions will take place anywhere from 6 hours to 6 days after any U.S. military attack or beginning of a military campaign, with most happening within 48 hours of such action. Please call the contacts listed for more info.
Tucson, Arizona (Tucson Pledge of Resistance, 520-623-9141)
Phoenix, Arizona (Sherry Bohlen, 480-529-2131)
Los Angeles, California (Shady Hakim, 626-791-1978 x131)
Sacramento, California (Pat Driscoll, 916-456-2441)
San Francisco, California (Act Against War, www.actagainstwar.org mailto:dasw@riseup.net,415-820-9649)
Santa Barbara, California (Peter Lumsdaine, 831-457-9914)
Denver, Colorado (Carolyn Bninski, 303-444-6981, x5)
Hartford, Connecticut (John Humphries, 203-757-4852)
New Haven, Connecticut (Marge van Cleef, 203-777-3460)
Wilmington, Delaware (Sally Milbury-Steen, 302-656-2721)
Chicago, Illinois (Angela Garcia, 312-203-4684 or
Mike McConnell, 312-427-2533 x11; 773-425-0834)
Western Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois (Tom Cordaro, 630-369-0777; 630-236-8633 mailto:tomcordaro@juno.comor John Bagley, bagley@computer.org)
Indianapolis, Indiana (Eric Edgin, 317-916-8487)
Iowa City, Iowa (Claire O’Connor, mailto:cmoconno@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu,319-354-2085)
Lexington, Kentucky (Beth Rosdatter, 859-268-6243)
Boston, Massachusetts (Joe Gerson, 617-661-6130)
Boston, Massachusetts (Joe Gerson, 617-661-6130)
Natick, Massachusetts - (Lewis Randa,mailto:peaceabbey@earthlink.net, 508-650-3659)
Springfield, Massachusetts (Joanne Comerford, 413-584-8975; Geoff Lobenstine, 413-256-8647)
Baltimore, Maryland (Max Obuszewski, 410-323-7200)
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Bill Thomson,734-662-2216)
Detroit, Michigan (Al Fishman, mailto:almarge@worldnet.att.net,313-861-6247)
Holland, Michigan (Rev. Wes Rehberg, 616-335-8825)
St. Louis, Missouri (Bill Ramsey, 314-725-5303)
Reno, Nevada (Steward Stout, 775-358-2688)
Camden, New Jersey (Dan Dougherty, 856-307-1498)
Albany, New York (Erin O’Brien, 518-465-1597 or 518-522-7675; also Paul Rehm, 518-966-5366 or Carole Ferraro, 518-587-2261)
Binghamton, New York (George Haeseler, 607-729-1044)
New York City, New York (Brad Simpson, 212-228-0450 or 917-572-5214)
Syracuse, New York (Paul Frazier, 315-472-5478)
Charlotte, North Carolina (David Dixon, 704-449-6925)
Durham, North Carolina (Andrew, kangaroo@email.unc.edu)
Athens, Ohio (Rod Nippert, 740-448-3071)
Cleveland, Ohio (Diane Schurr, 216-267-8502 or 216-375-8621)
North Central Oregon/South Central Washington (Mark Nykanen, nykanen@gorge.net)
Allentown, Pennsylvania (Nancy Tate, 610-691-8730)
Erie, Pennsylvania (Anne McCarthy, mccarthy002@gannon.edu)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Robert Smith, 610-544-1818)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Tim Vining, 412-361-3022)
Austin, Texas (Missy Bolbecker, 512-474-2399)
Greenville, South Carolina (Efia Nwangaza, mailto:wangaza@aol.com,864-239-0470)
Bellingham, Washington (Robert Baxter, bbaxter@openaccess.org)
Olympia, Washington (Chris Stegman, 360-705-3528)
Madison, Wisconscin (Janet Parker, 608-249-4474)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (George Martin, 414-964-5158)

Set Date Actions, Recent and upcoming (February, March and April)
February 14 - Ann Arbor Michigan (Bill Thomson, 734-662-2216)
February 15 - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Carolyn Bninski, 303-444-6981, x5)
February 15 - Lexington, Kentucky (Beth Rosdatter, 859-268-6243)
February 21 - Tucson, Arizona (Tucson Pledge of Resistance, http://pledge@greenbicycle.net,mailto:nowar@greenbicycle.net,520-623-9141)
February 26 - Traverse City, Michigan (M’Lynn Hartwell, 213-943-5050)
March 3 & 4 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Andrew, kangaroo@email.unc.edu)
March 5 - Los Angeles, California (Shady Hakim, 626-791-1978 x131)
March 7 - Ann Arbor, Michigan (Bill Thomson,734-662-2216)
March 9 - Washington, DC (Gordon Clark, 301-589-2355)
March 11 - Los Angeles, California (Shady Hakim, 626-791-1978 x131)
March 11 - Lubbock, Texas (Elsa Sabath, directaction@myway.com)
March 12 - Seattle, Washington (Mike Yarrow, 206-789-5565)
March 14 - Olympia, Washington (Chris Stegman, 360-705-3528)
March 14 - Sacramento, California (Pat Driscoll, 916-456-2441)
March 15 - Denver, Colorado (Carolyn Bninski, 303-444-6981, x5)
March 16 - Lexington, Kentucky (Beth Rosdatter, 859-268-6243)
March 17 - San Francisco, California (Act Against War, www.actagainstwar.org, mailto:dasw@riseup.net,415-820-9649)
March 17 - Washington, DC (Celia Alario,310-721-6517 or Ted Glick, 973-460-1458)
March 17 - Springfield, MA (Joanne Comerford, 413-584-8975; Geoff Lobenstine, 413-256-8647)
March 17 - Albany, New York (Erin O’Brien, 518-465-1597 or 518-522-7675; also Paul Rehm, 518-966-5366 or Carole Ferraro, 518-587-2261)
March 17 - New York City, New York (Matt Daloisio, 201-264-4424 or Melissa Jameson, 212-228-0450)
March 17 - Toledo, Ohio (Mike Ferner, 419-729-7273)
March 17 - Salt Lake City, Utah (Paul Behr, 510-872-3767)
March 18 - Hartford, CT (John Humphries, 203-757-4852)
March 18 - Charlotte, NC (David Dixon, 704-449-6925)
March 19 - Athens, OH (Rod Nippert, 740-448-3071)
March 19 - Erie, PA (Anne McCarthy, mccarthy002@gannon.edu)
March 20 - Philadelphia, PA (Robert Smith, 610-544-1818)
March 20 - Pittsburgh, PA (Tim Vining, 412-361-3022)
March 23 - St. Louis, MO (Bill Ramsey, 314-725-5303)
March 24 - Austin, TX (Missy Bolbecker, 512-474-2399)
March 29 - Madison, WI (Janet Parker, 608-249-4474)
April 4 - Kansas City, Kansas (Brad Grabs, 913-321-2206)