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    BAUAW NEWSLETTER-FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005

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    THE NEXT BAUAW MEETING:
    SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 11:30AM
    474 VALENCIA STREET, SF
    (FIRST FLOOR, TO THE LEFT AND ALL THE WAY BACK
    TO THE COMPAÑEROS DEL BARRIO CHILDREN'S CENTER)

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    BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR PRESENTS
    A PREMIERE FILM SHOWING OF:

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
    One man, one camera. Two sides of a story

    TONIGHT, MARCH 18TH, 6 P.M.

    FOUR STAR TWIN
    220 CLEMENT ST. NEAR 23RD AVENUE
    SAN FRANCISCO
    415-666-3488

    (There will be a short question and answer period
    at 7:30 P.M. immediately following the film.)

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED is a gripping documentary
    by veteran British journalist Sean Langan. Langan gets
    up close and personal accounts of the war from U.S.
    and coalition soldiers, Iraqi resistance fighters, and
    captures Abu Ghraib prison abuses long before the
    torture reached the popular Press.

    The most powerful statement of the film is the
    depiction of the total devastation brought to Iraq
    by this war. It is the constant backdrop to the interviews
    in the film as is the almost universal hatred exhibited
    by the Iraqi people toward any U.S. presence in Iraq-both
    from those interviewed and from those included among
    the rubble in the background scenes. This film's a must
    for anyone thinking of joining the military or who is
    unsure of what our government is doing there in our name.

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    CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO -
    www.VOICESINWARTIME.org -
    LANDMARK THEATRES -
    GLOBAL EXCHANGE -
    THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN -
    CORPWATCH -
    BAY.AREA.UNITED.AGAINST.WAR

    Invite you to join us for a special sneak preview of the
    film "Voices in Wartime."

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
    Landmark Lumiere Theatre
    1572 California St (near Polk)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

    Please RSVP via e-mail to VIWSF@ebcoms.com by March 26, 2005.
    Include your name and number of guests in the subject line e.g.
    "Your Name + 1."

    Please note: Screening is FREE. Seating is limited, based
    on RSVPs received. If we are not able to accommodate you,
    we will let you know by return email. Please bring a copy
    of this invitation with you.

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    MILITARY RECRUITERS WILL BE AT THE CAREER FAIR AT
    GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
    600 32nd Avenue between Geary and Balboa Sts.
    TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 9:50AM-12:20PM
    Come to the BAUAW meeting April 2 and help plan ways to
    keep the military out all the career fairs and out
    of our schools!
    SAT. APRIL 2, 11:30 a.m.
    474 VALENCIA STREET, SF
    (FIRST FLOOR, TO THE LEFT AND ALL THE WAY BACK
    TO THE COMPAÑEROS DEL BARRIO CHILDREN'S CENTER)

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    [This is the full text of a statement only partially given by
    Tim Tuomey, a veteran, to the Board of Education meeting
    last evening, March 17th. He was allowed only a minute.
    But the board members, mesmerized by his quiet voice and
    the power of his words, were captivated and let him go on
    for at least another minute before they realized his time
    was up. They cut him off in mid sentence. He left me
    a copy of his statement:

    Gang Way of Life

    Just because they are government employees doesn't
    mean they are looking out for your kid's better half.
    No, they will look at taking care of the government's
    better half.

    By Tim Tuomey

    I refer to these recruiters as gang members and animals
    because in 1987 a Marine gang member approached me.
    He also sold me on a better way of life. He sold me on
    how I can be high speed and low drag by enlisting and
    taking Recon indoct. He also told me of these benefits
    I would be eligible for after I'm done servicing his machine.
    It's his machine that has left me with horrors I still cannot
    comprehend. What lives inside me is a screaming
    white-hot anger that has made me a social recluse.
    I'm afraid of the anger that lives inside. Fifteen years
    later I still deal with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
    and the inability to sleep through the night.

    But what he didn't highlight was how I will give up everything
    I know and what is good in this world to trade it in for
    a violent and very mean view of life. I'm not going to preach
    to you today about the lies they weave to hit quota.
    No, what I am asking you for today is to consider this...
    imagine your child, grandson, daughter, neighbor's
    kids-children. See the mold of clay waiting to become
    a work of art.

    They're good kids.

    Kids you love.

    Kids who love you.

    Kids with such promise.

    Kids who just need a better understanding of what's
    out there.

    A kid who could be the next doctor to come up with
    the answer for cancer...O.K., ya got that...?

    Now imagine this kid goes and joins the military.
    Let's use the United States Marine Corps (USMC). What
    is it that you think they teach them? The first teach them
    how to defend the constitution from aggressors both
    foreign and domestic. Not how to work on seven tons...or
    build radar systems, or how to rebuild Harrier jet turbines.
    Things they are promised by the recruiter. No! The job
    of the military personal-ya know, the good kid-is to
    defend the constitution and our way of life 24 hours
    a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That means
    job 1 is to kill until the killin is done. How do you think
    they teach a good kid to kill? Good kids don't know the
    first thing about killing. It's why they're good kids.
    So what do you do...brainwash them to do it. That's
    what boot camp is for. That son and daughter will
    become a sanction government 03-killer at the end of
    12 weeks of boot camp. Have you ever lived with a killer?
    Probably not. But my wife and parents have.

    To this day my mom doesn't recognize me as the same
    person who left in 1987. Her words, "What happened
    to you over there? You left me a happy and carefree
    kid who loved being around people. And now you
    come back as a mean, hateful, angry animal who
    hates people. Where is my child?"

    "I don't know mom, you need to ask the recruiter."

    And the beast came to feed on my innocents. When
    he was done he left me with anger and memories
    of horror.

    I come here today to speak to your group about the
    hijacking of your kids and your efforts to create
    a better world.

    Question: Would any of you allow gang-bangers to
    roam freely in your school districts? Or allow the
    local crack dealer to sell his junk on your playgrounds?

    Then why would you let something more dangerous
    in your schools? I have no problem with the ROTC
    programs. This program does have valid merits which
    extend to things like leadership, and understanding
    the difference between right and wrong. My gripe is
    not with this organization but instead with the
    recruiter itself.

    Question: Is it frustrating to watch hard-earned work
    go down the drain?

    You people are educators, right?

    I would assume somewhere in your mission statement
    you try to give students the RIGHT tools for them to
    go out in the world so their lives will be fulfilling end
    enjoyable, RIGHT?

    THEN WHY WOULD YOU LET THESE GOVERNMENT
    GANG MEMBERS IN YOUR SCHOOLS TO TRY AND
    PREACH THERE?

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    Volunteers are needed for March 19th!
    Show up March 19th at Dolores Park
    or Civic Center at 9:00 a.m.
    and sign up at the A.N.S.W.E.R. volunteer table.

    Or contact A.N.S.W.E.R. OFFICE AT:
    2489 Mission St. #24, 415-821-6545

    Hello to members of United for Peace and Justice Bay Area,

    On March 19 UPJ-Bay Area will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. on
    18th and Dolores Streets before marching down to Civic Center.
    We will be carrying panels of the faces of the victims of the
    war-American soldiers and Iraqi civilians-and need your help
    in carrying them to Civic Center where we will have a table.
    Please send out this request to your listserv.

    Thanks.

    Jackie Barshak
    for UPJ-Bay Area
    415.308.9416
    jackie barshak jbarshak@hotmail.com

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    Saturday, March 19
    10AM at 16th and Mission St.
    (the 16th Street BART station)
    ***
    AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, military recruiters
    were forced to leave early without any recruits because of
    the hundreds of students that came out to protest their
    presence at the school!

    This is not an isolated incident. Seattle, Chicago, New York,
    Madison, Connecticut, Minnesota. In community colleges,
    high schools, and universities around the nation, students,
    faculty, and campus workers have come out to protest the
    BLACKMAILING of education. As billions are being diverted
    from schools to the war, our students are being told that
    they need to die before they see a dime of it.

    THIS IS DEAD WRONG.

    As recruiters are failing to meet quotas for the first time
    in a decade, despite more than tripling signing bonuses,
    we need to rebuild the anti-war movement by fighting
    against the war where it is weakest.

    Join students, parents, teachers, military families, veterans,
    community members, and activists on the second anniversary
    of the war at the 16th Street BART station at 10AM to march
    up to Dolores Park together.

    Sponsored by the Campus Anti-War Network and the College
    Not Combat Committee.

    Money for Jobs and Education! Not for War and Occupation!

    For more info please contact: ragina@mac.com / 415.412.4540

    sue sandlin design | srsndln@pacbell.net

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    Stop the Eviction Picket !!!
    When: Monday, March 21
    Time: 5:00 PM
    Where: 1353-57 Folsom (between 9th & 10th Streets)

    Hi
    This from the Tenants Union...hope you can all join us
    Monday...expose the lie of SFSOS and Plan C about TICs,
    come see the human cost of this form of "homeownership"
    in SF....
    tommi

    The Scoop: Â Uldarico is a 70 year-old Filipino immigrant
    who lives with his family in a three-unit building in SOMA.
    The building houses over 20 people including seniors and
    young children. All are facing eviction under the Ellis Act.
    Uldarico worked for the state for years before retiring in 1999.
    He and his wife, Lolita (67), have lived in the building since 1979.
    Their children and young grandchildren live with them—three
    generations residing together in affordable, rent-controlled
    housing. Amparo and Romulo, 72 years old, reside in another
    apartment in the building. Their son Hector works for a local
    landscaper. Hector has lived in the apartment for over a decade.
    His parents are retired. Maria, age 62, and her family live in the
    building as well. Her son Ricardo is a tow truck driver in San
    Francisco. They are immigrants from Mexico. The family has
    lived in the apartment for over a deca de. Now their new
    landlords, Alda and Joe Chan, are evicting all the tenants
    under the Ellis Act.

    Another Unjust Ellis Eviction Done Within Days of The
    Landlord Buying The Building !!!!

    Clearly, this is an eviction for speculation and conversion
    of the buildingâ€"the Chan's bought the building
    March 12, 2004 and decided to "go out of the business
    of Being a landlord " 18 days later on March 30, when,
    they served the tenants eviction notices under the state
    Ellis Act. Supposedly, Ellis allows landlords to "get out of
    the rental business." If the Chan's didn't want to be in the
    rental business, why did they buy this apartment building??
    Probably because they can evict the tenants here and get
    a huge profit by converting the building to condos. This is
    exactly the type of abuse of the Ellis Act that Assembly
    Member Mark Leno is seeking to stop with his legislation
    (Assembly Bill 781) requiring a landlord to own a building
    for at least 5 years before they can use Ellis to evict all of
    the tenants to "get out of the business" of being a landlord.

    To download flyer, go to www.sftu.org .

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    EYES WIDE OPEN EXHIBIT
    STILL NEEDS SHOES:
    * Tie each pair together, or, if no laces, securely attach
    them together.
    * Count the pairs of shoes and place in heavy-duty
    garbage bags. Attach a tag with the count on it.
    * Shoes will be donated at the end of the exhibit.
    Children's and men's shoes are especially needed.
    * Call Nabil at 415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * Drop off shoes 9 am to 5 pm at AFSC, 65 Ninth St.
    (between Mission and Market) until Thursday, March 24.
    Last minute shoes may be brought to Civic Center Plaza
    Friday, March 25. No shoes accepted after Friday.
    * Collect phone cards for military personnel
    We are also collecting telephone calling cards to donate to
    military personnel and to returning Iraq war veterans in
    a Bay Area hospital and the USOs at local airports. Please
    purchase phone cards to donate with your shoes or bring
    to the exhibit.

    * To volunteer with the shoe project, call Nabil at
    415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * To volunteer to help with the exhibit call AFSC at
    415-565-0201 ext. 15 or email sleeds@afsc.org

    SAN FRANCISCO DATES:
    March 25 (Friday), 11:00 am with all night vigil
    Civic Center between Polk and Larkin
    March 26 (Saturday), 10:00 am to 5 pm
    Civic Center Voices and Requiem - 2 pm
    March 27 (Easter Sunday), 10:00 am to dusk
    Union Square (Powell and Geary)

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    1) March 19, 2005 Global Day of Action
    No to War Occupation of Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People's Needs, Not War!
    San Francisco: March Assembles: 11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center

    2) COMING TO THE BAY AREA SOON-POWERFUL ANTIWAR MOVIES

    3) Iraqi War Veteran's Personal Journey of Conscience
    Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 PM
    Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
    55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
    Aidan Delgado, 23 year-old returned war veteran, relates the
    personal journey of his deployment in Iraq at Abu Grhraib Prison,
    and how he came to establish himself as a conscientious objector.
    For more information call the Peace & Justice
    Center 925/933-7850

    4) Un-Volunteering: (LINK ONLY)
    Troops Improvise to Find Way Out
    By MONICA DAVEY
    http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/national/
    18soldiers.html?hp&ex=1111208400&en=dba04a0271e65534&ei=5094&partner=h
    omepage

    5) TELL BUSH CONGRESS:HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!
    STOP THE BUDGET CUTS!
    FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS - NOT WAR IN IRAQ!
    SATURDAY, April 30, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in San Francisco with
    Ramsey Clark and others
    SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in Washington, DC

    6) On March 31, the Selective Service (LINK ONLY)
    System will report to President
    Bush that it is ready to implement
    a draft within 75 days. We have to
    organize now to stop the draft
    before it starts.
    http://www.NoDraftNoWay.org

    7) US Army seeks longer enlistments (LINK ONLY)
    as recruitment falters
    Posted 10:24pm (Mla time) Mar 17, 2005
    By Maxim Kniazkov
    Agence France-Presse
    http://news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=30824

    8) Military Recruiters Target Campus Activists
    Hadas Their and Katrina Yeaw

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    1) March 19, 2005 Global Day of Action
    No to War Occupation ˆ Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People‚s Needs, Not War!
    San Francisco: March Assembles: 11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center
    [Volunteers are needed for March 19. Show up at Dolores Park
    at 9:00am-or at the Civic Center at 9:00am and sign up at the
    A.N.S.W.E.R. volunteer table or call the A.N.S.W.E.R. office
    at 415-821-6545.

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    2) BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR PRESENTS:
    "Mission Accomplished" a brutally vivid documentary
    filmed entirely on the ground in Iraq. The reality of this
    war for American troops is contrasted to the
    overwhelming reality of the devastation felt and experienced
    by the people of Iraq.
    "Mission Accomplished" will open Tonight, March 18th, 6pm:
    The Four Star Twin
    2200 Clement St. (near 23rd Ave.)
    San Francisco, CA 94121
    415.666.3488

    CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO -
    www.VOICESINWARTIME.org -
    LANDMARK THEATRES -
    GLOBAL EXCHANGE -
    THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN -
    CORPWATCH -
    BAY.AREA.UNITED.AGAINST.WAR

    Invite you to join us for a special sneak preview of the
    film "Voices in Wartime."

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
    Landmark Lumiere Theatre
    1572 California St (near Polk)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

    Please RSVP via e-mail to VIWSF@ebcoms.com by
    March 26, 2005. Include your name and number of
    guests in the subject line e.g. "Your Name + 1."

    Please note: Screening is FREE. Seating is limited,
    based on RSVPs received. If we are not able to
    accommodate you, we will let you know by return
    email. Please bring a copy of this invitation with you.

    ABOUT THE FILM
    ==============
    "Voices in Wartime" gives the gut-wrenching
    experience of war a fresh perspective. It steps away
    to look at all wars - not just the conflicts currently
    in the news. The terrible beauty of poetry is its guide,
    distilling the grim realities and complex emotions of
    war. In addition soldiers, journalists, historians and
    experts on combat are interviewed, adding diverse
    perspectives on war's effects. History and literature
    have shown that in times of war, poets can lead us
    to greater truths and that the power of poetry can
    help us understand the trauma, violence and death
    caused by armed conflict.

    EARLY REVIEWS
    =============
    "'Voices' is a compelling look at poets caught up
    in the evils of war, with nowhere to hide but in the
    solace of words. But these are not words to be locked
    away. They are words to be shouted from the rooftop,
    or better yet, from the movie screens of every town
    in America.

    The film relates a history of war poetry with
    narratives that range from Sam Hamill 3-star
    general William Lennox Jr., superintendant of
    West Point.

    This movie arrives just in time for the second
    anniversary of "shock and awe". It may not be as
    shocking, but actually, it's a lot more awesome." -
    Karl Weyrauch, EZAAPP, from the Association of
    American Physician Poets.


    "A history of verse is laid alongside that of warfare,
    and the ways in which they are braided together proves
    fascinating." - Variety Magazine"

    * * * * - Entertainment Insiders

    www.VoicesInWartime.org
    4509 Interlake Ave. N. #263 | Seattle, WA 98103-6782
    www.CinemaLibreStudio.com

    [This poem by fourth-grader Cameron Penny was read
    by Marie Howe in this very beautiful film
    directed by Rick King.

    "If you are lucky in this life
    A window will appear on a battlefield between two armies
    And when the soldiers look into the window
    They don't see their enemies
    They see themselves as children
    And they stop fighting
    And go home and go to sleep
    When they wake up, the land is well again."
    By Cameron Penny]

    Landmark
    Lumiere 3
    San Francisco
    1572 California Street
    50th St

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    3) Iraqi War Veteran's Personal Journey of Conscience
    Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 PM
    Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
    55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
    Aidan Delgado, 23 year-old returned war veteran, relates the
    personal journey of his deployment in Iraq at Abu Grhraib Prison,
    and how he came to establish himself as a conscientious objector.
    For more information call the Peace & Justice Center
    925/933-7850

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    4) Un-Volunteering: (LINK ONLY)
    Troops Improvise to Find Way Out
    By MONICA DAVEY
    http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/national/
    18soldiers.html?hp&ex=1111208400&en=dba04a0271e65534&ei=5094&partner=h
    omepage

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    5) TELL BUSH CONGRESS:HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!
    STOP THE BUDGET CUTS!
    FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS - NOT WAR IN IRAQ!
    SATURDAY, April 30, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in San Francisco with
    Ramsey Clark and others
    SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in Washington, DC

    Thousands will demonstrate on March 19/20. The movement
    is expanding. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Action Plan includes
    merging the struggle against endless war with resistance and
    opposition to Bush's assault on Social Security, social programs,
    unions and working people's rights at home. Please see below
    for the next step after March 19/20, as well as an update on
    demonstrations taking place this weekend across the country.

    TELL BUSH CONGRESS:HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!
    STOP THE BUDGET CUTS!
    FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS - NOT WAR IN IRAQ!
    SATURDAY, April 30, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in San Francisco
    with Ramsey Clark and others

    SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2005
    National People's Speak-Out in Washington, DC

    Bush has launched a taxpayer funded campaign, complete
    with a strategizing "war room," to push through his plan
    to privatize Social Security. Bush and his corporate advisors
    are falsely crying "crisis" to scare younger workers into
    accepting "reforms." What is really going on is a scheme
    to channel hundreds of billions of dollars to the big Wall
    Street banks and investment firms at our expense. Currently
    Bush is on a 60-day, 60-city tour to convince people around
    the country to support his plan to destroy this vital social
    program.

    The Bush administration intends to slash virtually all
    remaining social services, including Social Security, to
    fund unlimited war and occupation in Iraq, Palestine,
    Afghanistan, Haiti and more. They continue to spend
    more than $200 million a day on the war in Iraq, while
    targeting over 150 vital health, housing, education and
    jobs programs for complete elimination in this year's
    budget. The impact would be devastating for millions
    of people, and we must stop them in their tracks.

    Here's what you can do:

    1) If you are organizing or attending a March 19/20
    Event, help spread the word about the campaign to
    defend social security, stop the budget cuts, and fund
    people's needs - not war.
    For downloadable flyers and fact sheets, click here:
    http://www.pephost.org/downloads

    2) You can endorse the call to say "Hands Off Our Social
    Security! Fund People's Needs, Not War in Iraq!" Endorsements
    from organizations and individuals are welcome. To
    endorse, click here:
    http://www.pephost.org/May7Endorse

    3) Organize or join the protests in every city of Bush's
    "Destroy Social Security" tour. The AFL-CIO and other
    organizations are mobilizing protesters, young and old,
    to meet Bush and say "Hands Off Social Security!" A.N.S.W.E.R.
    calls the antiwar movement and all activists to join these
    demonstrations and connect the issue of Iraq and militarism
    with the fight to defend Social Security and to defeat the Bush
    budget cuts. If Bush is coming to your city, contact our National
    Office in Washington DC at 202-544-3389.

    4) Contact us to find a Speak-Out near you or for assistance
    and resources to organize your own action. Fact sheets and
    other materials can be downloaded from our website at
    www.ANSWERcoalition.org .
    Fill out the Event Listing form to help spread the word
    about your action:
    http://www.pephost.org/A30M6SpeakOut

    5) Come to the National People's Speak-Out in San Francisco
    on Saturday April 30 at Mission High School at 3750 18th St.
    at 7:00 pm. On May 7 in Washington, DC we will stand together
    at Bush's doorstep to say "Hands Off Our Social Security! Fund
    People's Needs, Not War in Iraq!" Join us! Call us at 415-821-6545
    or email answer@actionsf.org
    if you are organizing a bus, car pool, or transportation to
    San Francisco on April 30 from your area.

    HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
    Downloadable PDF flyers and fact sheets:
    http://www.pephost.org/downloads

    Downloadable PDF flyer for San Francisco April 30 National
    People's Speak out:
    http://www.actionsf.org/images/pdf-files/ssflyer.pdf


    MARCH 19/20 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION:
    Nearly 600 actions in every U.S. state!

    On March 19/20, actions will take place in hundreds of cities
    across the U.S. and around the world as part of the Global
    Day of Action on the second anniversary of the "shock and
    awe" invasion of Iraq.

    * View the list of actions (updated daily):
    http://www.pephost.org/m19actions

    * Fill out the Event Listing form for your event:
    http://www.pephost.org/M19event

    * Show your support for the March 19/20 Global Day of Action:
    http://www.pephost.org/M1920endorse

    If you are organizing or attending a March 19/20 Event, help
    spread the word about the campaign to defend social security,
    stop the budget cuts, and fund people's needs - not war.
    For downloadable flyers and fact sheets, click here:
    http://www.pephost.org/downloads

    This week:
    STUDENTS YOUTH MOBILIZE AGAINST WAR RACISM

    The Students Youth Week of Resistance initiated by The
    Global Resistance Network and Youth Student A.N.S.W.E.R.
    is taking place this week!

    * View a list of events taking place across the country:
    http://www.pephost.org/youthm1418events

    FUNDS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED

    Funds are urgently needed to help the antiwar movement
    continue to get stronger. We can't do it without your help.
    You can make a contribution through a secure server, where
    you can also find information on how to contribute by check,
    by clicking here:
    http://www.pephost.org/ANSWERcontribute
    A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
    Act Now to Stop War End Racism
    www.ANSWERcoalition.org
    answer@actionsf.org
    National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389
    New York City: 212-533-0417
    Los Angeles: 323-464-1636
    San Francisco: 415-821-6545
    For media inquiries, call 415-821-6545

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    6) On March 31, the Selective Service (LINK ONLY)
    System will report to President
    Bush that it is ready to implement
    a draft within 75 days. We have to
    organize now to stop the draft
    before it starts.
    http://www.NoDraftNoWay.org

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    7) US Army seeks longer enlistments (LINK ONLY)
    as recruitment falters
    Posted 10:24pm (Mla time) Mar 17, 2005
    By Maxim Kniazkov
    Agence France-Presse
    http://news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=30824


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    8) Military Recruiters Target Campus Activists
    Hadas Their and Katrina Yeaw

    On Wednesday, March 9, I and two other students from the City College of
    New York (CCNY), Justino Rodriguez and Nicholas Bergreen, were
    brutalized and arrested by campus security guards for peacefully
    protesting the presence of military recruiters at CCNY's "career fair."
    We were charged with misdemeanor counts of assaulting an officer,
    resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace, among other things. Hospital
    records from Mt. Sinai confirm that Bergreen and Rodriguez suffered
    multiple contusions and post-concussion syndrome. Our court date is set
    for April 5.

    What was the reaction of CCNY's administration to these events? Without
    so much as a phone call to see if we were alright, or to find out our
    side of the story, Gregory H. Williams, the president of our college,
    sent an email to the entire faculty and student body repeating the
    allegations against us as if they were facts.

    - (Read full)
    - http://www.lefthook.org/Ground/Their031705.html
    -
    A Report on an Iraq Vet Speaking Out, and Some Reasons to be Optimistic

    Derek Seidman

    Over eighty students showed up to hear Iraq war veteran Patrick Resta
    (Specialist E/4) speak at Brown University on Thursday, March 10th, and
    about thirty people heard him speak the following night at the Cathedral
    of St. John in Providence. Patrick returned from Iraq in November, 2004.
    He is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and has been
    speaking out against the war and occupation for a several months. As he
    said in a recent interview, "I will continue to speak out until the last
    soldier leaves Iraq."

    In his talks, Patrick tried to give the attendees an idea of what he
    experienced in Iraq, to present the reality of the war and occupation
    that the US media refuses to show. He had a slide show with pictures he
    took from Iraq- pictures he originally never intended to show to anyone
    other than friends and family.

    - (Read full)
    - http://www.lefthook.org/Ground/Seidman031705.html
    -
    Outsourcing Torture

    Igor Volsky

    Morality extends beyond the bedroom. Yet Americans are still focused on
    the mating habits of their fellow citizens. When we have sex, with whom
    we have sex and what results in the wake of that sex has preoccupied and
    often outraged the public. On the contrary, America's direct
    participation in humiliating, immoral and illegal prisoner abuse has
    garnered only modest indignation. Popular media and Congressional
    reactionaries have said relatively little of the moral implications of
    such behavior.

    - (Read full)
    - http://www.lefthook.org/Politics/Volsky031705.html
    -
    Restarting the Anti-War Movement

    Ralph Nader

    Political movements require momentum, they need to consistently build
    and aggregate. When they take a lengthy break from organizing and stop
    the momentum it is difficult to re-start.

    During the Vietnam War there was a consistent expansion of anti-war
    efforts. Every year the movement built and grew. Anti-war activists did
    not take breaks during election years. In fact, they targeted members of
    both political parties for their support for the war. Indeed, their work
    led to a sitting president, Lyndon Johnson; dropping out during the
    primaries as it became evident the Vietnam War would destroy his chances
    of re-election. This occurred even though Johnson was elected in what
    was the largest landslide ever in his previous 1964 campaign. And when
    that election year was over even Richard Nixon was pressured to announce
    a withdrawal plan.

    - (Read full)
    - http://www.lefthook.org/Politics/Nader031705.html
    -
    Iraq and the United States Worse Off After Two Years of Occupation

    Kevin B. Zeese

    Both the United States and Iraq have had thousands of casualties as a
    result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, both countries are poorer, less
    safe and less secure. The two year anniversary of the Iraq War should be
    a time for facing up to the mistakes made and re-evaluation U.S.
    occupation of Iraq.

    In the last week I had the pleasure of interviewing an outspoken and
    intelligent anti-war activist living in Baghdad, Ghazwan Al-Mukhtar.
    Democracy Rising will be publishing his interview in the next week. As
    we were exchanging emails one very basic point became evident: the
    people in Iraq are clearly worse off today than they were under Saddam
    Hussein. They are worse of economically, they are worse of politically
    and they are less safe and less secure.

    - (Read full)
    - http://www.lefthook.org/Politics/Zeese031705.html
    -
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    Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu
    http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism

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    posted 2:42 PM  1 comments

    Thursday, March 17, 2005
     

    BAUAW NEWSLETTER-THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005

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    THE NEXT BAUAW MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE:
    SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 11:30AM
    474 VALENCIA STREET, SF
    (FIRST FLOOR, TO THE LEFT AND ALL THE WAY BACK
    TO THE COMPANEROS DEL BARRIO CHILDREN'S CENTER)
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    SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TONIGHT, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Today, Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    At the March 8th meeting JROTC teachers lied about what the
    main purpose of JROTC was and about what they are teaching to the
    children of San Francisco at the district's expense.

    I received the following letter this morning from
    "Arson G.," one of those students.

    Arson G.'s words speak for themselves.

    "Out of the mouths of babes!"

    Peace,
    Bonnie Weinstein, Bay Area United Against War

    --- Nelly Gabuera
    I don't know where you guys get your ideas, but
    JROTC does NOT promote warfare or joining the army or
    any sort of that. It's my second year in the JROTC
    program and I love it, it teaches me leadership
    skills, educates me, it PROMOTES my moral standards.
    The mission of JROTC is to Promote Young Cadets To
    Become Better Citizens. You do not know what you are
    talking about, you are not IN the program, you have
    never been in the program because if you have you
    wouldve loved it, one paper does not mean im going to
    join the Army. Now that we have ROTC settled,
    let's focus on the war. If it wasn't for wars would
    you still enjoy the freedoms you have today? NO? if it
    wasn't for war half of the world would be run by
    dictators like Hitler or Stalin or Mussolini, Castro?
    SADAM? All we're doing in Iraq is bringing democracy.
    We fought BACK because of 9-11. You cannot JUDGE the
    JROTC in the last two years we have not even DISCUSSED
    THE WAR class wise maybe amongst friends BUT NOT IN
    THE JROTC CLASSROOM.

    The only thing we do, is march, learn
    how to tell right from wrong. We have fun in the JROTC
    program. Think of what effect it would have on kids
    that don't have as good opportunities. The kids that
    live in poverty that depend on JROTC to teach them
    better, I believe JROTC saved lot's of lives. I
    believe that if there isn't ONE person in the world
    that is unsuccessful in his life that passed the
    JROTC program with flying colors. I really hope you
    fail canceling the JROTC program, and for any grudge
    you have against Bush take it out on him not the kids.

    P.S. I AM joining the marine corps, it has been my
    DREAM to be in the army since i was 7 years old. My
    father served, my grandfather server and i will serve.

    One thing i do admit though, the JROTC did make me
    braver on my decision for joining the marines.

    -Sincerely Arson G.
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    MILITARY RECRUITERS WILL BE AT THE CAREER FAIR AT
    GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
    600 32nd Avenue between Geary and Balboa Sts.
    TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 9:50AM-12:20PM
    ALL ARE INVITED TO HELP WITH COUNTER-RECRUITMENT!
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    BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR PRESENTS
    A PREMIERE FILM SHOWING OF:

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
    One man, one camera. Two sides of a story
    FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 6 P.M.
    (There will be a short question and answer period
    at 7:30 P.M. immediately following the film.)
    FOUR STAR TWIN
    220 CLEMENT ST. NEAR 23RD AVENUE
    SAN FRANCISCO
    415-666-3488

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED is a gripping documentary by veteran
    British journalist Sean Langan. Langan gets up close and
    personal accounts of the war from U.S. and coalition soldiers,
    Iraqi resistance fighters, and captures Abu Ghraib prison abuses
    long before the torture reached the popular Press.

    The most powerful statement of the film is the depiction
    of the total devastation brought to Iraq by this war. It is the
    constant backdrop to the interviews in the film as is the almost
    universal hatred exhibited by the Iraqi people toward any U.S.
    presence in Iraq-both from those interviewed and from those
    included among the rubble in the background scenes. This film's
    a must for anyone thinking of joining the military or who is
    unsure of what our government is doing there in our name.

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    CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO -
    www.VOICESINWARTIME.org -
    LANDMARK THEATRES -
    GLOBAL EXCHANGE -
    THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN -
    CORPWATCH -
    BAY.AREA.UNITED.AGAINST.WAR

    Invite you to join us for a special sneak preview of the
    film "Voices in Wartime."

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
    Landmark Lumiere Theatre
    1572 California St (near Polk)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

    Please RSVP via e-mail to VIWSF@ebcoms.com by March 26, 2005.
    Include your name and number of guests in the subject line e.g.
    "Your Name + 1."

    Please note: Screening is FREE. Seating is limited, based
    on RSVPs received. If we are not able to accommodate you,
    we will let you know by return email. Please bring a copy
    of this invitation with you.

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    Volunteers are needed for March 19th!
    Show up March 19th at Dolores Park
    or Civic Center at 9:00 a.m.
    and sign up at the A.N.S.W.E.R. volunteer table.

    Or contact A.N.S.W.E.R. OFFICE AT:
    2489 Mission St. #24, 415-821-6545

    Hello to members of United for Peace and Justice Bay Area,

    On March 19 UPJ-Bay Area will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. on
    18th Street in front of Mission High School before marching down
    to Civic Center. We will be carrying panels of the faces of the
    victims of the war-American soldiers and Iraqi civilians-and need
    your help in carrying them to Civic Center where we will have
    a table. Please send out this request to your listserv.
    Also, we are updating our members' directory and need your
    updated contact information.

    Please send your email, phone number and website address to me
    as soon as possible. A donation of $25 is also requested to
    cover printing charges. Please send to:

    United for Peace and Justice-Bay Area
    c/o War Resisters League West
    POB 410744
    San Francisco, CA 94141

    Thanks.

    Jackie Barshak
    for UPJ-Bay Area
    415.308.9416
    jackie barshak jbarshak@hotmail.com

    Not in Our Name Bay Area

    Help Not in Our Name build for the March 19 mass
    mobilization in San Francisco to end war and occupation!

    Community postering for March 19 march and rally.
    Also, help prepare for the March 18 anti-war
    morning visiblity action.

    Planning Meeting & Work Party
    Wednesday, March 16 ~ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
    Not in Our Name office. 3945 Opal Street,
    Oakland CA 94609

    Morning Visibilty Action
    Friday, March 18 ~ 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
    Call us to hook up and help get the message out
    to tens of thousands of morning commuters --
    "Out of Iraq now!"

    U.S. Out of Iraq Now!
    March 19: International Day of Action

    On the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, let's
    show Bush and Co. that the people of the world say
    NO to war and occupation!

    On Saturday, March 19 join the Not in Our Name Earth
    Flag Contingent at the mass march and rally organized by
    ANSWER Coalition -- 11 am, Dolores Park, San Francisco.
    Join up with the Not in Our Name Earth Flag Contingent at
    the corner of 18th Street and Dolores (map). March to Civic
    Center for a 1 pm rally.

    Not In Our Name will also be organizing acts of creative
    resistance around this weekend. We encourage folks to
    strategize and brainstorm with us about how to broaden
    resistance and bring awareness to the millions in this country
    that our message must reach; and to join us as we unite with
    groups around the Bay to bring out all who oppose the deadly
    course of this government. Come to a general meeting,
    call our office, or check out the website.

    Against Military Recruitment in our Schools?
    On the second anniversary of the war, join the
    Counter-Recruitment Contingent!

    ***
    Saturday, March 19
    10AM at 16th and Mission St.
    (the 16th Street BART station)
    ***
    AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, military recruiters were
    forced to leave early without any recruits because of the hundreds
    of students that came out to protest their presence at the school!

    This is not an isolated incident. Seattle, Chicago, New York,
    Madison, Connecticut, Minnesota. In community colleges,
    high schools, and universities around the nation, students,
    faculty, and campus workers have come out to protest the
    BLACKMAILING of education. As billions are being diverted
    from schools to the war, our students are being told that they
    need to die before they see a dime of it.

    THIS IS DEAD WRONG.

    As recruiters are failing to meet quotas for the first time in
    a decade, despite more than tripling signing bonuses, we need
    to rebuild the anti-war movement by fighting against the war
    where it is weakest.

    Join students, parents, teachers, military families, veterans,
    community members, and activists on the second anniversary
    of the war at the 16th Street BART station at 10AM to march
    up to Dolores Park together.

    Sponsored by the Campus Anti-War Network and the College
    Not Combat Committee.

    Money for Jobs and Education! Not for War and Occupation!

    For more info please contact: ragina@mac.com / 415.412.4540

    sue sandlin design | srsndln@pacbell.net

    National Teach-in on Iraq: How Can We End this War?
    Thursday, March 24 ~ 7 PM to 10 PM
    Mission High School, 3750 18th Street (at Dolores), San Francisco

    On the 40th Anniversary of the first teach-ins on the Vietnam War.
    With presentations by Iraq veteran Rahul Mahajan, Cindy Sheehan,
    Fernando Suarez, Aimee Allison, Howard Wallace, Sean O'Neil,
    and Medea Benjamin. Sponsored by Global Exchange and
    CODEPINK. $5 donation requested. (more info)

    Resistance Cinema Presents "Hidden in Plain Sight"
    Sunday, April 10 ~ 3 PM to 5 PM
    Parkway Pizza/Pub Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland

    A short history, a spirited debate, a personal story, and a call
    for accountability, "Hidden in Plain Sight" is a bold, unflinching
    look at the nature and consequences of U.S. policy in Latin
    America. Brief presentation by Laura Slattery, Pace e Bene
    Nonviolence. A free event sponsored by Not in Our Name.

    The Not in Our Name Project needs your support!

    Donate online: donate.notinourname.net

    Or send your tax-deductible contribution today to:

    Not in Our Name
    3945 Opal Street, Oakland CA 94609
    www.notinourname.net

    phone: 510-601-8000
    email: bayarea@notinourname.net
    local: bayarea.notinourname.net
    Another World Is Possible!
    http://www.notinourname.net

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    Dear Friends Please read the following request from Families for
    Peaceful Tomorrows one of the many co-sponsors of the Eyes Wide
    Open exhibit. They have committed to trying to collecting the
    16,000 additional pairs of shoes. Please think about becoming
    a collection point. In my opinion donating a pair of shoes is a
    great way to challenge people to think about the human cost of
    war. It is a way to involve people before the exhibit arrives and
    encourage them to come. Some ideas for dealing with the collection
    include; put out a barrel or box asking for the donation in your
    school, church, neighborhood center or place of work. Put a flyer
    on the box explaining why we are collecting the shoes. Thanks.
    Sandra Schwartz

    Peace Education Coordinator, AFSC
    Dear Friends,

    Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
    exhibit that reminds us of the human cost of war is coming to San
    Francisco March 25-27. The exhibit features over 1,500 pairs of
    combat boots tagged with the names of U.S. soldiers who have
    died in the Iraq war. It also memorializes the Iraqi civilians killed
    in the war.

    In San Francisco, we are adding a new element to this powerful
    exhibit: instead of just 1,000 shoes to represent all the Iraqi civilian
    deaths, we have set a goal of collecting 16,000[1] pairs of shoes
    to more accurately demonstrate the scale of Iraqi deaths as a result
    of the war. The shoe memorial has been initiated by September
    11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and it will not happen
    without your support.

    We need your help to meet the goal of collecting 16,000 pairs
    of shoes!

    What you can do:

    1. Collect shoes for the exhibit

    * Please gather usable shoes from your family and friends
    or set up a shoe collection site in your community, school,
    workplace or place of worship.
    * Tie each pair together, or, if no laces, securely attach them
    together.
    * Count the pairs of shoes and place in heavy-duty garbage
    bags. Attach a tag with the count on it.
    * Shoes will be donated at the end of the exhibit. Children's
    and men's shoes are especially needed.
    * Call Nabil at 415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * Drop off shoes 9 am to 5 pm at AFSC, 65 Ninth St.
    (between Mission and Market) until Thursday, March 24.
    Last minute shoes may be brought to Civic Center Plaza
    Friday, March 25. No shoes accepted after Friday.

    2. Collect phone cards for military personnel
    We are also collecting telephone calling cards to donate to
    military personnel and to returning Iraq war veterans in
    a Bay Area hospital and the USOs at local airports. Please
    purchase phone cards to donate with your shoes or bring
    to the exhibit.

    3. Volunteer
    Volunteers are needed for the shoe project as well as the
    overall exhibit.

    * To volunteer with the shoe project, call Nabil at
    415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * To volunteer to help with the exhibit call AFSC at
    415-565-0201 ext. 15 or email sleeds@afsc.org

    4. Spread the word! Please forward this information to
    your networks.

    5. Come to the exhibit, encourage others to come, and
    bring last minute shoe donations and help us honor all
    those who have died in Iraq.

    [1] The number 16,000 is the approximate minimum number
    of Iraqi civilians reported killed by military intervention in
    Iraq by www.iraqbodycount.net.

    Eyes Wide Open

    "An exhibit that speaks directly to our hearts and reminds
    us of the human cost of war."
    Over 1,500 pairs of empty combat boots - tagged with the
    names of U.S. soldiers who died in the Iraq war - will be
    displayed, together with thousands of shoes and wall of
    names to memorialize the Iraqis killed.

    SAN FRANCISCO DATES:
    March 25 (Friday), 11:00 am with all night vigil
    Civic Center between Polk and Larkin
    March 26 (Saturday), 10:00 am to 5 pm
    Civic Center Voices and Requiem - 2 pm
    March 27 (Easter Sunday), 10:00 am to dusk
    Union Square (Powell and Geary)

    American Friends Service Committee
    We Need Good Shoes (Especially for Men and Children) and
    Telephone Cards!
    Call 415-565-0201 x14 or shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    See www.afsc.org/eyes
    Until Thursday March 24, drop off shoes at 65 Ninth St.
    (betw. Mission and Market) from 9-5 weekdays
    Donate phone cards for military families Donate shoes to
    memorialize the Iraqi casualties

    Co-Sponsors (partial list) Agape Fdn; American Muslim Voice;
    Archdiocese of SF: Comm. Of Public Policy and Social Concern;
    Bay Area Pax Christi; Bay Area United for Peace and Justice;
    Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists; Berkeley Friends
    Church; Buddhist Peace Fellowship; Grace Cathedral: Diocese
    of CA of the Episcopal Church; Los Altos Voices for Peace; Military
    Families Speak Out; Pacifica Peace People; Pacifica Women in
    Black; SFUSD School Board; Strawberry Creek Friends Meeting;
    Veterans for Peace; 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows,
    San Francisco Friends Meeting, Code Pink

    Our postal address is
    P.O. Box 1818
    Peter Stuyvesant Station
    New York, New York 10009
    United States

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    1) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TOMORROW, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Wednesday, March 16th from 8-4 p.m. and
    Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    2) WE ALL STAND WITH LYNNE STEWART!
    NO JAIL TIME FOR LYNNE!
    PLEASE WRITE LETTERS TODAY

    3) March 19, 2005 Global Day of Action
    No to War Occupation of Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People's Needs, Not War!
    San Francisco: March Assembles: 11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center

    4) COMING TO THE BAY AREA SOON-POWERFUL ANTIWAR MOVIES

    5) Iraqi War Veteran's Personal Journey of Conscience
    Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 PM
    Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
    55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
    Aidan Delgado, 23 year-old returned war veteran, relates the
    personal journey of his deployment in Iraq at Abu Grhraib Prison,
    and how he came to establish himself as a conscientious objector.
    For more information call the Peace & Justice Center 925/933-7850

    6) The US Student movement is surging, with campuses coast
    to coast staging non-violent actions to protest the war
    and military recruitment.
    See http://www.campusresistance.org
    for upcoming and recent actions during this Week of
    Campus Resistance.

    7) SECRET U.S. PLANS FOR IRAQ'S OIL (LINK ONLY)
    By Greg Palast
    Reporting for BBC Newsnight
    17 March 2005
    Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:41:19 -0500
    From: palast@gregpalast.com
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

    8) House Approves $81.4 Billion (LINK ONLY)
    War Spending Package
    by Liz Sidoti
    Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 by the Associated Press
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0316-11.htm

    9) Fate of the Union (LINK ONLY)
    By Frank Joyce, AlterNet
    Posted on February 22, 2005, Printed on March 17, 2005
    http://www.alternet.org/story/21312/

    10) Remember the Disappeared: An Appeal to the Anti-War
    Movement from Blue Triangles Network
    NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org
    mailto:NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org

    11) White House press conference (LINK ONLY)
    Bush defends rendition of detainees to torture regimes
    By Barry Grey
    World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org
    17 March 2005
    http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/bush-m17.shtml

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    1) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TONIGHT, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    At the March 8th meeting JROTC teachers lied about what the
    main purpose of JROTC was and about what they are teaching to the
    children of San Francisco at the district's expense.

    I received the following letter this morning from
    "Arson G.," one of those students.

    Arson G.'s words speak for themselves.

    "Out of the mouths of babes!"

    Peace,
    Bonnie Weinstein, Bay Area United Against War

    --- Nelly Gabuera
    I don't know where you guys get your ideas, but
    JROTC does NOT promote warfare or joining the army or
    any sort of that. It's my second year in the JROTC
    program and I love it, it teaches me leadership
    skills, educates me, it PROMOTES my moral standards.
    The mission of JROTC is to Promote Young Cadets To
    Become Better Citizens. You do not know what you are
    talking about, you are not IN the program, you have
    never been in the program because if you have you
    wouldve loved it, one paper does not mean im going to
    join the Army. Now that we have ROTC settled,
    let's focus on the war. If it wasn't for wars would
    you still enjoy the freedoms you have today? NO? if it
    wasn't for war half of the world would be run by
    dictators like Hitler or Stalin or Mussolini, Castro?
    SADAM? All we're doing in Iraq is bringing democracy.
    We fought BACK because of 9-11. You cannot JUDGE the
    JROTC in the last two years we have not even DISCUSSED
    THE WAR class wise maybe amongst friends BUT NOT IN
    THE JROTC CLASSROOM. The only thing we do, is march, learn
    how to tell right from wrong. We have fun in the JROTC
    program. Think of what effect it would have on kids
    that don't have as good opportunities. The kids that
    live in poverty that depend on JROTC to teach them
    better, I believe JROTC saved lot's of lives. I
    believe that if there isn't ONE person in the world
    that is unsuccessfull in his life that passed the
    JROTC program with flying colors. I really hope you
    fail canceling the JROTC program, and for any grudge
    you have against Bush take it out on him not the kids.

    P.S. I AM joining the marine corps, it has been my
    DREAM to be in the army since i was 7 years old. My
    father served, my grandfather server and i will serve.

    One thing i do admit though, the JROTC did make me
    braver on my decision for joining the marines.

    -Sincerely Arson G.

    BAUAW has submitted the following resolution to the board:

    Draft Resolution for San Francisco Board of Education
    Cut Ties with the Military:

    WHEREAS, the United States military is
    actively recruiting high school students into
    the military to fight in Iraq; and

    WHEREAS, many young San Francisco
    high school alumni are presently serving in
    military units fighting in Iraq; and

    WHEREAS, it is San Francisco City policy
    by virtue of Proposition N, to bring all U.S.
    troops home from Iraq now; and

    WHEREAS, over 1,448 U.S. soldiers and
    approximately 100,000 Iraqis have been
    killed in this war and over 10,000 U.S.
    soldiers and unknown thousands of
    Iraqis have been wounded; and

    WHEREAS, the hundreds of billions of dollars
    spent on the war have robbed our children of
    resources that should be spent on
    education and other human needs; and

    WHEREAS, military presence in our schools
    legitimizes the message that violence is
    acceptable;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
    It shall be the policy of the San Francisco
    Board of Education to cut all ties
    with the United States military,
    including, but not limited to: Ending military
    recruitment on campuses; ending the
    Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
    (JROTC); and guaranteeing that all students
    and parents are informed of their right to
    deny military recruiters access to their
    names, addresses and telephone numbers.

    MILITARY SPENDING IN THE SCHOOLS:
    To: CodePinkCounterRecruitGroup@yahoogroups.com
    From: "iampohet"

    Subject: Which schools have jrotc?

    I don't know specifically if military science is jrotc. I didn't find the
    right person to ask. But, if it isn't, then what the hell is it?
    Oh, heck, just for fun, here are the athletics funds listed in
    the profile:

    School: Amt: FTE's:Mil.Sci. FTE's:

    Balboa: $6,000 2.0
    Burton: $6,000 2.0
    Galileo: $6,000 2.0
    Lincoln: $7,000 3.0
    Mission: $6,000 2.0
    Lowell: $7,000 2.0
    Washington: $7,000 2.0

    The money, just over 2 mil, is all the funds... 1mil+
    from the Feds and 1mil + in matching funds from
    the sfusd.

    In CodePinkCounterRecruitGroup@yahoogroups.com,
    Ms sam joi wrote:
    question - mil sci is jrotc? and this $$ was
    alotted by the feds to the individual schools?

    iampohet wrote:

    School Money alotted to Mil Sci
    as per fiscal profile Apr. 2004

    Balboa: $261,335
    Burton: $258,177
    Galileo: $343,913
    Lincoln: $429,106
    Mission: $265,303
    Lowell: $276,877
    Wash: $344,093

    Total: $2,178,804


    I found this info by digging in the
    individual school's profiles on
    the sfusd website. Hope it's helpful.
    erin

    Bay Area United Against War (BAUAW)
    www.bauaw.org
    414-824-8730

    Donations are urgently needed to carry
    out this important work. We have no
    paid staff but need money for posters,
    buttons, flyers and informational material
    to hand out to students and parents.

    Make a tax-deductible donation to:

    Bay Area United Against War/NVM
    P.O. Box 318021
    San Francisco, CA 94131-8021

    Coming Up:

    Global Day of Action
    March 19, 2005
    No to War and Occupation in Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People's Needs, Not War!

    San Francisco March Assembles:
    11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center

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    2) WE ALL STAND WITH LYNNE STEWART!
    NO JAIL TIME FOR LYNNE!
    PLEASE WRITE LETTERS TODAY:

    SUGGESTION AS TO FORMAT OF LETTERS
    TO BE WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF LYNNE STEWART

    MARGIN: Please leave at least a one-inch left-hand
    margin to allow us to bind the letter into the
    appendix to the sentencing memorandum that
    is being filed on Lynne's behalf.

    INSIDE ADDRESS: Honorable John G. Koeltl
    United States District Judge
    Southern District of New York
    United States Courthouse
    500 Pearl Street
    New York, New York 10007

    GREETING: Honorable Sir or Dear Judge Koeltl:

    BODY: Briefly introduce yourself and set forth your
    relationship to Lynne.
    Briefly discuss yourself - your position in work
    and in society.
    State that you are aware that Lynne is to be
    sentenced following a jury verdict of guilty on
    serious charges: The remainder of your letter
    should discuss whatever you believe to weigh
    in favor of no jail time. If possible, you should
    tell of an incident where she helped you out or
    engaged in commendable community service.
    Do not try to argue that she is not guilty or was
    unfairly conviction. Focus on the unfairness of
    the government's actions in bringing the charges;
    the way in which the government portrayed her, etc.

    * Typewritten letters if possible are preferred.
    *
    WHEN LETTER IS COMPLETED: Please mail the
    final product to the following address:
    Jill R. Shellow-Lavine, Esq.
    2537 Post Road
    Southport, CT 06890

    Do not send your letters to the judge. We ask that you
    forward your letter me so that the lawyers can present
    it to Judge Koeltl with the other letters being written for
    this purpose. This is the manner in which letters will
    have the greatest impact. If they are sent directly to the
    Judge's chambers, they may have less of an impact and
    could cause the judge a substantial inconvenience
    (and annoyance).

    Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any
    questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
    defense committee at www.lynnestewart.org.

    Sincerely,
    Jill R. Shellow-Lavine
    Attorney for Lynne Stewart
    For more information go to:
    www.LynneStewart.org

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    3) March 19, 2005 Global Day of Action
    No to War Occupation ˆ Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People‚s Needs, Not War!
    San Francisco: March Assembles: 11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center
    [Volunteers are needed for March 19. Show up at Dolores Park
    at 9:00am-or at the Civic Center at 9:00am and sign up at the
    A.N.S.W.E.R. volunteer table or call the A.N.S.W.E.R. office
    at 415-821-6545.

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    4) BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR PRESENTS:
    "Mission Accomplished" a brutally vivid documentary
    filmed entirely on the ground in Iraq. The reality of this
    war for American troops is contrasted to the
    overwhelming reality of the devastation felt and experienced
    by the people of Iraq.
    "Mission Accomplished" will open March 18th, 6pm:
    The Four Star Twin
    2200 Clement St. (near 23rd Ave.)
    San Francisco, CA 94121
    415.666.3488

    CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO -
    www.VOICESINWARTIME.org -
    LANDMARK THEATRES -
    GLOBAL EXCHANGE -
    THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN -
    CORPWATCH -
    BAY.AREA.UNITED.AGAINST.WAR

    Invite you to join us for a special sneak
    preview of the film "Voices in Wartime."

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
    Landmark Lumiere Theatre
    1572 California St (near Polk)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

    Please RSVP via e-mail to VIWSF@ebcoms.com
    by March 26, 2005. Include your name and
    number of guests in the subject line e.g. "Your Name + 1."

    Please note: Screening is FREE. Seating is limited, based on
    RSVPs received. If we are not able to accommodate you, we
    will let you know by return email. Please bring a copy of this
    invitation with you.

    ABOUT THE FILM
    ==============
    "Voices in Wartime" gives the gut-wrenching experience
    of war a fresh perspective. It steps away to look at all wars
    - not just the conflicts currently in the news. The terrible
    beauty of poetry is its guide, distilling the grim realities and
    complex emotions of war. In addition soldiers, journalists,
    historians and experts on combat are interviewed, adding
    diverse perspectives on war's effects. History and literature
    have shown that in times of war, poets can lead us to greater
    truths and that the power of poetry can help us understand
    the trauma, violence and death caused by armed conflict.

    EARLY REVIEWS
    =============
    "'Voices' is a compelling look at poets caught up in the evils
    of war, with nowhere to hide but in the solace of words.
    But these are not words to be locked away. They are words
    to be shouted from the rooftop, or better yet, from the movie
    screens of every town in America.

    The film relates a history of war poetry with narratives
    that range from Sam Hamill 3-star general William Lennox Jr.,
    superintendant of West Point.

    This movie arrives just in time for the second anniversary
    of "shock and awe". It may not be as shocking, but actually,
    it's a lot more awesome." - Karl Weyrauch, EZAAPP, from the
    Association of American Physician Poets.


    "A history of verse is laid alongside that of warfare, and
    the ways in which they are braided together proves
    fascinating." - Variety Magazine"

    * * * * - Entertainment Insiders

    www.VoicesInWartime.org
    4509 Interlake Ave. N. #263 | Seattle, WA 98103-6782
    www.CinemaLibreStudio.com

    [This poem by fourth-grader Cameron Penny was read
    by Marie Howe in this very beautiful film
    directed by Rick King.

    "If you are lucky in this life
    A window will appear on a battlefield between two armies
    And when the soldiers look into the window
    They don't see their enemies
    They see themselves as children
    And they stop fighting
    And go home and go to sleep
    When they wake up, the land is well again."
    By Cameron Penny]

    Landmark
    Lumiere 3
    San Francisco
    1572 California Street
    50th St

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    5) Iraqi War Veteran's Personal Journey of Conscience
    Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 PM
    Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
    55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
    Aidan Delgado, 23 year-old returned war veteran, relates the
    personal journey of his deployment in Iraq at Abu Grhraib Prison,
    and how he came to establish himself as a conscientious objector.
    For more information call the Peace & Justice Center 925/933-7850

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    6) The US Student movement is surging, with campuses coast
    to coast staging non-violent actions to protest the war
    and military recruitment.
    See http://www.campusresistance.org
    for upcoming and recent actions during this Week of
    Campus Resistance.

    The Campus Antiwar Network (CAN), Lefthook.org and
    GlobalResistanceNetwork.com
    initiated the call for campuses to organize
    actions and protests this week leading
    up to the second anniversary of the
    invasion of Iraq. CAN's website is found at
    http://www.campusantiwar.net

    Counter-recruitment actions at
    CCNY and SFSU have had major media coverage
    due to arrests and police brutality
    claims. These arrests have spurred calls
    for free speech and protests. CCNY
    students have called for a picket of the
    City College of New York administration
    in defense of free speech on March
    17, 2005.
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/free_speech_ccny.htm
    In San Francisco, students have put out a call to
    defend free speech at SFSU
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/free_speech_sfsu.htm

    See "Counter-Recruitment is Gaining Strength -
    Military Recruiters Target
    Campus Activists" in CounterPunch, an article by
    CAN organizers Hadas Their
    (CCNY) and Katrina Yeaw (SFSU) -
    http://counterpunch.org/their03152005.html

    Updates on other counter-recruitment actions, organized
    by CAN members or in
    cooperation with other groups, may be found at
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/campus_antiwar.html

    The Week of Campus Resistance actions
    are leading up to student actions this
    weekend to protest the war. On
    March 1, CAN put out the call for a student
    contingent for the mass march in
    Fayetteville on March 19th, as reported in
    CommonDreams at the time. An updated
    notice - put out on the CAN listserv -
    is available at
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/can_fayetteville.html
    (The primary contact person for the
    CAN contingent in Fayetteville is
    Catherine Geary 336-202-5038 - catgeary@peoplepc.com )

    ENDORSEMENTS FOR WEEK OF CAMPUS RESISTANCE

    The Week of Campus Resistance has been
    endorsed internationally by

    • Noam Chomsky;
    • Ralph Nader;
    • Kathy Kelly, Co-coordinator of
    Voices in the Wilderness;
    • Michael Yates, Associate Editor at
    Monthly Review, and Professor Emeritus
    at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown;
    • Robert Jensen;
    • Lou Plummer, an organizer of the
    March 19 demonstration in Fayetteville,
    NC, a member of Military Families Speak
    Out, Veterans for Peace, and a
    member of the national steering committee
    of the Bring Them Home Now!
    campaign;
    • James Petras;
    • Mickey Z;
    • Anthony Arnove, member of the
    International Socialist Org. and
    co-editor, with Howard Zinn, of
    Voices of A People's History of the United
    States;
    • Mkhaimar Abusada, professor
    at Al-Azhar University, Gaza;
    • Howard Zinn;
    • Michael Letwin Co-Convener,
    New York City Labor Against the War, Former
    President, UAW Local 2325;
    • Norman Solomon, associate of FAIR;
    • Sunny Miller, Executive Director
    of Traprock Peace Center;
    • Students Stop the War Coalition (UK);
    • Father John Dear;
    • Phil Gasper, professor of
    Philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University;
    • Pol Devos, coordinator of
    StopUSA, anti-war movement in Belgium;
    • Norm Dixon, Socialist Alliance
    member and former editor of Green Left
    Weekly, Sydney, Australia;
    • Traprock Peace Center.

    MORE INFORMATION

    CAN is the national democratic and
    independent network of campus antiwar
    organizations. http://www.campusantiwar.net
    NYU students have produced an excellent CAN pamphlet.
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/withdrawal.pdf

    Traprock has published "Recruiters Off Our
    Campuses" by Desmond Gardfrey,
    CAN CC member, a primary CAN
    organizer of the Week of Campus Resistance and
    an organizer of CAN's student
    contingent in Fayetteville.
    http://www.traprockpeace.org/gardfrey_11mar05.html

    ####

    Charles Jenks, attorney at law
    President of the Core Group
    Traprock Peace Center
    103A Keets Road
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    413-773-5188; Fax 413-773-7507
    charles@mtdata.com
    http://traprockpeace.org


    <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ufpj-news/

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    7) SECRET U.S. PLANS FOR IRAQ'S OIL (LINK ONLY)
    By Greg Palast
    Reporting for BBC Newsnight
    17 March 2005
    Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:41:19 -0500
    From: palast@gregpalast.com
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

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    8) House Approves $81.4 Billion (LINK ONLY)
    War Spending Package
    by Liz Sidoti
    Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 by the Associated Press
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0316-11.htm

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    9) Fate of the Union (LINK ONLY)
    By Frank Joyce, AlterNet
    Posted on February 22, 2005, Printed on March 17, 2005
    http://www.alternet.org/story/21312/

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    10) Remember the Disappeared: An Appeal to the Anti-War
    Movement from Blue Triangles Network
    NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org
    mailto:NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org

    March 16, 2005
    "Remember the Disappeared: Wear Blue Triangles on March 18-20"

    During the anti-war activities on 18-20th March, the Blue Triangle
    Network (BTN) calls on all people to include opposition to repression
    against Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants as an important
    part of activities by wearing a Blue Triangle with the names of the
    detained and disappeared, and distributing this Appeal and the
    Blue Triangle Network Fact Sheet.

    March 20, 2005 marks two years since the invasion and occupation
    of Iraq by the U.S. The anti-war movement has called on people
    around the world to come out on this day to protest this unjust
    war and occupation. This global "war on terror" has two components:
    one, an ongoing war on the world with the occupation of Iraq
    and threats against other countries, and two, a domestic war
    on Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants, including the
    repression of dissent.

    The repression of Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants has
    intensified and escalated since 9-11. >From the registrations,
    raids, detentions and deportations of tens of thousands of
    immigrants and government-sanctioned racial profiling to the
    consolidation of a legal infrastructure that allows indefinite
    detention of immigrants and U.S. citizens, a climate of overall
    repression has descended and is spreading into far broader
    sections of society. The confirmations of Alberto Gonzales as
    U.S. Attorney General and Michael Chertoff as the head of the
    Dept of Homeland Security make it chillingly clear that this
    administration plans to continue on this course.

    The Blue Triangle Network calls on the people living in this
    country to come to the defense of Muslim, Arab and South
    Asian immigrants, the first targets of these attacks. However,
    these communities are not the only groups of people whose
    rights are being trampled. The initial attacks on these
    communities served as a window through which repressive
    policies like Homeland Security Act, SEVIS, Special Registration,
    the USA PATRIOT ACT, the "enemy combatant" status (in which
    the President can hold anyone indefinitely without charges and
    which the U.S. Supreme Court recently approved) have been
    launched. These policies have widened the net of repression
    and persecution. Activists and dissenters have also been targeted,
    as was clearly evident during the Republican National Convention
    and Bush's inauguration, in which protesters were categorized
    as "terrorists" and labeled as a "national security threat".

    The repression facing the Muslim, Arab and South Asian
    communities in the present time has taken a different face
    than immediately after 9-11. While there are no longer mass
    round-ups, detentions and registrations, racial profiling
    continues to occur and is likely to worsen. As the occupation
    of Iraq continues, and other countries in the Middle East
    are threatened with war, the view of Arabs and Muslims as
    the "ENEMY WITHIN" will continue to be propagated by the
    government and mainstream media. With the government
    apparatus of repression gaining more and more strength,
    the future of immigrants in this country is under serious
    threat.

    March 18-20, the Blue Triangle Network calls on the
    anti-war movement to take up the struggle to stop the
    repression against Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants
    as an integral part of what you are doing. WEAR A BLUE
    TRIANGLE WITH THE NAME OF ONE OF THE DISAPPEARED,
    one of those rounded up and secretly jailed immediately
    following 9-11, to demonstrate our solidarity with those
    being targeted today. Download blue triangles from the
    BTN website: www.bluetriangle.org
    .
    ORDER THE BTN 12 PAGE TABLOID SIZE FACT SHEET
    FOR ON-G0ING USE IN YOUR ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES. T
    his fact sheet analyzes this repression and tells stories
    of individuals attacked.

    1000 fact sheets--$100

    500 fact sheets--$ 50

    100 fact sheets--$15

    To order: email NationalOffice@bluetriangle.org

    or call 313-942-7187.
    BLUE TRIANGLE NETWORK
    P.O. BOX 7451, DEARBORN, MI 48121-7451

    313-942-7187

    www.bluetriangle.org

    Email: NationalOffice@bluetriangle.org


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    11) White House press conference (LINK ONLY)
    Bush defends rendition of detainees to torture regimes
    By Barry Grey
    World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org
    17 March 2005
    http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/bush-m17.shtml

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    BAUAW NEWSLETTER-THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005

    *******************************************************
    THE NEXT BAUAW MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE:
    SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 11:30AM
    474 VALENCIA STREET, SF
    (FIRST FLOOR, TO THE LEFT AND ALL THE WAY BACK
    TO THE COMPANEROS DEL BARRIO CHILDREN'S CENTER)
    *******************************************************

    SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TONIGHT, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Today, Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    At the March 8th meeting JROTC teachers lied about what the
    main purpose of JROTC was and about what they are teaching to the
    children of San Francisco at the district's expense.

    I received the following letter this morning from
    "Arson G.," one of those students.

    Arson G.'s words speak for themselves.

    "Out of the mouths of babes!"

    Peace,
    Bonnie Weinstein, Bay Area United Against War

    --- Nelly Gabuera
    I don't know where you guys get your ideas, but
    JROTC does NOT promote warfare or joining the army or
    any sort of that. It's my second year in the JROTC
    program and I love it, it teaches me leadership
    skills, educates me, it PROMOTES my moral standards.
    The mission of JROTC is to Promote Young Cadets To
    Become Better Citizens. You do not know what you are
    talking about, you are not IN the program, you have
    never been in the program because if you have you
    wouldve loved it, one paper does not mean im going to
    join the Army. Now that we have ROTC settled,
    let's focus on the war. If it wasn't for wars would
    you still enjoy the freedoms you have today? NO? if it
    wasn't for war half of the world would be run by
    dictators like Hitler or Stalin or Mussolini, Castro?
    SADAM? All we're doing in Iraq is bringing democracy.
    We fought BACK because of 9-11. You cannot JUDGE the
    JROTC in the last two years we have not even DISCUSSED
    THE WAR class wise maybe amongst friends BUT NOT IN
    THE JROTC CLASSROOM.

    The only thing we do, is march, learn
    how to tell right from wrong. We have fun in the JROTC
    program. Think of what effect it would have on kids
    that don't have as good opportunities. The kids that
    live in poverty that depend on JROTC to teach them
    better, I believe JROTC saved lot's of lives. I
    believe that if there isn't ONE person in the world
    that is unsuccessful in his life that passed the
    JROTC program with flying colors. I really hope you
    fail canceling the JROTC program, and for any grudge
    you have against Bush take it out on him not the kids.

    P.S. I AM joining the marine corps, it has been my
    DREAM to be in the army since i was 7 years old. My
    father served, my grandfather server and i will serve.

    One thing i do admit though, the JROTC did make me
    braver on my decision for joining the marines.

    -Sincerely Arson G.
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    MILITARY RECRUITERS WILL BE AT THE CAREER FAIR AT
    GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
    600 32nd Avenue between Geary and Balboa Sts.
    TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 9:50AM-12:20PM
    ALL ARE INVITED TO HELP WITH COUNTER-RECRUITMENT!
    ************************************************************

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    BAY AREA UNITED AGAINST WAR PRESENTS
    A PREMIERE FILM SHOWING OF:

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
    One man, one camera. Two sides of a story
    FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 6 P.M.
    (There will be a short question and answer period
    at 7:30 P.M. immediately following the film.)
    FOUR STAR TWIN
    220 CLEMENT ST. NEAR 23RD AVENUE
    SAN FRANCISCO
    415-666-3488

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED is a gripping documentary by veteran
    British journalist Sean Langan. Langan gets up close and
    personal accounts of the war from U.S. and coalition soldiers,
    Iraqi resistance fighters, and captures Abu Ghraib prison abuses
    long before the torture reached the popular Press.

    The most powerful statement of the film is the depiction
    of the total devastation brought to Iraq by this war. It is the
    constant backdrop to the interviews in the film as is the almost
    universal hatred exhibited by the Iraqi people toward any U.S.
    presence in Iraq-both from those interviewed and from those
    included among the rubble in the background scenes. This film's
    a must for anyone thinking of joining the military or who is
    unsure of what our government is doing there in our name.

    ************************************************************

    CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO -
    www.VOICESINWARTIME.org -
    LANDMARK THEATRES -
    GLOBAL EXCHANGE -
    THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN -
    CORPWATCH -
    BAY.AREA.UNITED.AGAINST.WAR

    Invite you to join us for a special sneak preview of the
    film "Voices in Wartime."

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
    Landmark Lumiere Theatre
    1572 California St (near Polk)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

    Please RSVP via e-mail to VIWSF@ebcoms.com by March 26, 2005.
    Include your name and number of guests in the subject line e.g.
    "Your Name + 1."

    Please note: Screening is FREE. Seating is limited, based
    on RSVPs received. If we are not able to accommodate you,
    we will let you know by return email. Please bring a copy
    of this invitation with you.

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    Volunteers are needed for March 19th!
    Show up March 19th at Dolores Park
    or Civic Center at 9:00 a.m.
    and sign up at the A.N.S.W.E.R. volunteer table.

    Or contact A.N.S.W.E.R. OFFICE AT:
    2489 Mission St. #24, 415-821-6545

    Hello to members of United for Peace and Justice Bay Area,

    On March 19 UPJ-Bay Area will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. on
    18th Street in front of Mission High School before marching down
    to Civic Center. We will be carrying panels of the faces of the
    victims of the war-American soldiers and Iraqi civilians-and need
    your help in carrying them to Civic Center where we will have
    a table. Please send out this request to your listserv.
    Also, we are updating our members' directory and need your
    updated contact information.

    Please send your email, phone number and website address to me
    as soon as possible. A donation of $25 is also requested to
    cover printing charges. Please send to:

    United for Peace and Justice-Bay Area
    c/o War Resisters League West
    POB 410744
    San Francisco, CA 94141

    Thanks.

    Jackie Barshak
    for UPJ-Bay Area
    415.308.9416
    jackie barshak jbarshak@hotmail.com

    Not in Our Name Bay Area

    Help Not in Our Name build for the March 19 mass
    mobilization in San Francisco to end war and occupation!

    Community postering for March 19 march and rally.
    Also, help prepare for the March 18 anti-war
    morning visiblity action.

    Planning Meeting & Work Party
    Wednesday, March 16 ~ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
    Not in Our Name office. 3945 Opal Street,
    Oakland CA 94609

    Morning Visibilty Action
    Friday, March 18 ~ 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
    Call us to hook up and help get the message out
    to tens of thousands of morning commuters --
    "Out of Iraq now!"

    U.S. Out of Iraq Now!
    March 19: International Day of Action

    On the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, let's
    show Bush and Co. that the people of the world say
    NO to war and occupation!

    On Saturday, March 19 join the Not in Our Name Earth
    Flag Contingent at the mass march and rally organized by
    ANSWER Coalition -- 11 am, Dolores Park, San Francisco.
    Join up with the Not in Our Name Earth Flag Contingent at
    the corner of 18th Street and Dolores (map). March to Civic
    Center for a 1 pm rally.

    Not In Our Name will also be organizing acts of creative
    resistance around this weekend. We encourage folks to
    strategize and brainstorm with us about how to broaden
    resistance and bring awareness to the millions in this country
    that our message must reach; and to join us as we unite with
    groups around the Bay to bring out all who oppose the deadly
    course of this government. Come to a general meeting,
    call our office, or check out the website.

    Against Military Recruitment in our Schools?
    On the second anniversary of the war, join the
    Counter-Recruitment Contingent!

    ***
    Saturday, March 19
    10AM at 16th and Mission St.
    (the 16th Street BART station)
    ***
    AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, military recruiters were
    forced to leave early without any recruits because of the hundreds
    of students that came out to protest their presence at the school!

    This is not an isolated incident. Seattle, Chicago, New York,
    Madison, Connecticut, Minnesota. In community colleges,
    high schools, and universities around the nation, students,
    faculty, and campus workers have come out to protest the
    BLACKMAILING of education. As billions are being diverted
    from schools to the war, our students are being told that they
    need to die before they see a dime of it.

    THIS IS DEAD WRONG.

    As recruiters are failing to meet quotas for the first time in
    a decade, despite more than tripling signing bonuses, we need
    to rebuild the anti-war movement by fighting against the war
    where it is weakest.

    Join students, parents, teachers, military families, veterans,
    community members, and activists on the second anniversary
    of the war at the 16th Street BART station at 10AM to march
    up to Dolores Park together.

    Sponsored by the Campus Anti-War Network and the College
    Not Combat Committee.

    Money for Jobs and Education! Not for War and Occupation!

    For more info please contact: ragina@mac.com / 415.412.4540

    sue sandlin design | srsndln@pacbell.net

    National Teach-in on Iraq: How Can We End this War?
    Thursday, March 24 ~ 7 PM to 10 PM
    Mission High School, 3750 18th Street (at Dolores), San Francisco

    On the 40th Anniversary of the first teach-ins on the Vietnam War.
    With presentations by Iraq veteran Rahul Mahajan, Cindy Sheehan,
    Fernando Suarez, Aimee Allison, Howard Wallace, Sean O'Neil,
    and Medea Benjamin. Sponsored by Global Exchange and
    CODEPINK. $5 donation requested. (more info)

    Resistance Cinema Presents "Hidden in Plain Sight"
    Sunday, April 10 ~ 3 PM to 5 PM
    Parkway Pizza/Pub Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland

    A short history, a spirited debate, a personal story, and a call
    for accountability, "Hidden in Plain Sight" is a bold, unflinching
    look at the nature and consequences of U.S. policy in Latin
    America. Brief presentation by Laura Slattery, Pace e Bene
    Nonviolence. A free event sponsored by Not in Our Name.

    The Not in Our Name Project needs your support!

    Donate online: donate.notinourname.net

    Or send your tax-deductible contribution today to:

    Not in Our Name
    3945 Opal Street, Oakland CA 94609
    www.notinourname.net

    phone: 510-601-8000
    email: bayarea@notinourname.net
    local: bayarea.notinourname.net
    Another World Is Possible!
    http://www.notinourname.net

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    Dear Friends Please read the following request from Families for
    Peaceful Tomorrows one of the many co-sponsors of the Eyes Wide
    Open exhibit. They have committed to trying to collecting the
    16,000 additional pairs of shoes. Please think about becoming
    a collection point. In my opinion donating a pair of shoes is a
    great way to challenge people to think about the human cost of
    war. It is a way to involve people before the exhibit arrives and
    encourage them to come. Some ideas for dealing with the collection
    include; put out a barrel or box asking for the donation in your
    school, church, neighborhood center or place of work. Put a flyer
    on the box explaining why we are collecting the shoes. Thanks.
    Sandra Schwartz

    Peace Education Coordinator, AFSC
    Dear Friends,

    Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
    exhibit that reminds us of the human cost of war is coming to San
    Francisco March 25-27. The exhibit features over 1,500 pairs of
    combat boots tagged with the names of U.S. soldiers who have
    died in the Iraq war. It also memorializes the Iraqi civilians killed
    in the war.

    In San Francisco, we are adding a new element to this powerful
    exhibit: instead of just 1,000 shoes to represent all the Iraqi civilian
    deaths, we have set a goal of collecting 16,000[1] pairs of shoes
    to more accurately demonstrate the scale of Iraqi deaths as a result
    of the war. The shoe memorial has been initiated by September
    11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and it will not happen
    without your support.

    We need your help to meet the goal of collecting 16,000 pairs
    of shoes!

    What you can do:

    1. Collect shoes for the exhibit

    * Please gather usable shoes from your family and friends
    or set up a shoe collection site in your community, school,
    workplace or place of worship.
    * Tie each pair together, or, if no laces, securely attach them
    together.
    * Count the pairs of shoes and place in heavy-duty garbage
    bags. Attach a tag with the count on it.
    * Shoes will be donated at the end of the exhibit. Children's
    and men's shoes are especially needed.
    * Call Nabil at 415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * Drop off shoes 9 am to 5 pm at AFSC, 65 Ninth St.
    (between Mission and Market) until Thursday, March 24.
    Last minute shoes may be brought to Civic Center Plaza
    Friday, March 25. No shoes accepted after Friday.

    2. Collect phone cards for military personnel
    We are also collecting telephone calling cards to donate to
    military personnel and to returning Iraq war veterans in
    a Bay Area hospital and the USOs at local airports. Please
    purchase phone cards to donate with your shoes or bring
    to the exhibit.

    3. Volunteer
    Volunteers are needed for the shoe project as well as the
    overall exhibit.

    * To volunteer with the shoe project, call Nabil at
    415-565-0201 ext. 14 or email
    shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    * To volunteer to help with the exhibit call AFSC at
    415-565-0201 ext. 15 or email sleeds@afsc.org

    4. Spread the word! Please forward this information to
    your networks.

    5. Come to the exhibit, encourage others to come, and
    bring last minute shoe donations and help us honor all
    those who have died in Iraq.

    [1] The number 16,000 is the approximate minimum number
    of Iraqi civilians reported killed by military intervention in
    Iraq by www.iraqbodycount.net.

    Eyes Wide Open

    "An exhibit that speaks directly to our hearts and reminds
    us of the human cost of war."
    Over 1,500 pairs of empty combat boots - tagged with the
    names of U.S. soldiers who died in the Iraq war - will be
    displayed, together with thousands of shoes and wall of
    names to memorialize the Iraqis killed.

    SAN FRANCISCO DATES:
    March 25 (Friday), 11:00 am with all night vigil
    Civic Center between Polk and Larkin
    March 26 (Saturday), 10:00 am to 5 pm
    Civic Center Voices and Requiem - 2 pm
    March 27 (Easter Sunday), 10:00 am to dusk
    Union Square (Powell and Geary)

    American Friends Service Committee
    We Need Good Shoes (Especially for Men and Children) and
    Telephone Cards!
    Call 415-565-0201 x14 or shoes@peacefultomorrows.org
    See www.afsc.org/eyes
    Until Thursday March 24, drop off shoes at 65 Ninth St.
    (betw. Mission and Market) from 9-5 weekdays
    Donate phone cards for military families Donate shoes to
    memorialize the Iraqi casualties

    Co-Sponsors (partial list) Agape Fdn; American Muslim Voice;
    Archdiocese of SF: Comm. Of Public Policy and Social Concern;
    Bay Area Pax Christi; Bay Area United for Peace and Justice;
    Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists; Berkeley Friends
    Church; Buddhist Peace Fellowship; Grace Cathedral: Diocese
    of CA of the Episcopal Church; Los Altos Voices for Peace; Military
    Families Speak Out; Pacifica Peace People; Pacifica Women in
    Black; SFUSD School Board; Strawberry Creek Friends Meeting;
    Veterans for Peace; 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows,
    San Francisco Friends Meeting, Code Pink

    Our postal address is
    P.O. Box 1818
    Peter Stuyvesant Station
    New York, New York 10009
    United States

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    1) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TOMORROW, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Wednesday, March 16th from 8-4 p.m. and
    Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    2) WE ALL STAND WITH LYNNE STEWART!
    NO JAIL TIME FOR LYNNE!
    PLEASE WRITE LETTERS TODAY

    3) March 19, 2005 Global Day of Action
    No to War Occupation of Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People's Needs, Not War!
    San Francisco: March Assembles: 11 a.m. Dolores Park
    Rally: 1 p.m. Civic Center

    4) COMING TO THE BAY AREA SOON-POWERFUL ANTIWAR MOVIES

    5) Iraqi War Veteran's Personal Journey of Conscience
    Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 PM
    Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
    55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
    Aidan Delgado, 23 year-old returned war veteran, relates the
    personal journey of his deployment in Iraq at Abu Grhraib Prison,
    and how he came to establish himself as a conscientious objector.
    For more information call the Peace & Justice Center 925/933-7850

    6) The US Student movement is surging, with campuses coast
    to coast staging non-violent actions to protest the war
    and military recruitment.
    See http://www.campusresistance.org
    for upcoming and recent actions during this Week of
    Campus Resistance.

    7) SECRET U.S. PLANS FOR IRAQ'S OIL (LINK ONLY)
    By Greg Palast
    Reporting for BBC Newsnight
    17 March 2005
    Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:41:19 -0500
    From: palast@gregpalast.com
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

    8) House Approves $81.4 Billion (LINK ONLY)
    War Spending Package
    by Liz Sidoti
    Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 by the Associated Press
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0316-11.htm

    9) Fate of the Union (LINK ONLY)
    By Frank Joyce, AlterNet
    Posted on February 22, 2005, Printed on March 17, 2005
    http://www.alternet.org/story/21312/

    10) Remember the Disappeared: An Appeal to the Anti-War
    Movement from Blue Triangles Network
    NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org
    mailto:NationalOffice@BlueTriangle.org

    11) White House press conference (LINK ONLY)
    Bush defends rendition of detainees to torture regimes
    By Barry Grey
    World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org
    17 March 2005
    http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/bush-m17.shtml

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    1) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
    TONIGHT, THURS. MARCH 17TH, 5:30 P.M.!
    PRECEEDING THE MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT 7 P.M.:
    555 Franklin St.
    To get on the speakers list of the 5:30 meeting call:
    415-241-6427, 241-6493 or 241-6000,
    Thursday, March 17th from 8-3 p.m.
    There is no speakers list for the seven o'clock
    "meeting of the whole." They will ask for speakers
    and you go up to the microphone. I am not sure how much
    time will be allowed per speaker (either one or two minutes
    each.) at either meeting.

    At the March 8th meeting JROTC teachers lied about what the
    main purpose of JROTC was and about what they are teaching to the
    children of San Francisco at the district's expense.

    I received the following letter this morning from
    "Arson G.," one of those students.

    Arson G.'s words speak for themselves.

    "Out of the mouths of babes!"

    Peace,
    Bonnie Weinstein, Bay Area United Against War

    --- Nelly Gabuera
    I don't know where you guys get your ideas, but
    JROTC does NOT promote warfare or joining the army or
    any sort of that. It's my second year in the JROTC
    program and I love it, it teaches me leadership
    skills, educates me, it PROMOTES my moral standards.
    The mission of JROTC is to Promote Young Cadets To
    Become Better Citizens. You do not know what you are
    talking about, you are not IN the program, you have
    never been in the program because if you have you
    wouldve loved it, one paper does not mean im going to
    join the Army. Now that we have ROTC settled,
    let's focus on the war. If it wasn't for wars would
    you still enjoy the freedoms you have today? NO? if it
    wasn't for war half of the world would be run by
    dictators like Hitler or Stalin or Mussolini, Castro?
    SADAM? All we're doing in Iraq is bringing democracy.
    We fought BACK because of 9-11. You cannot JUDGE the
    JROTC in the last two years we have not even DISCUSSED
    THE WAR class wise maybe amongst friends BUT NOT IN
    THE JROTC CLASSROOM. The only thing we do, is march, learn
    how to tell right from wrong. We have fun in the JROTC
    program. Think of what effect it would have on kids
    that don't have as good opportunities. The kids that
    live in poverty that depend on JROTC to teach them
    better, I believe JROTC saved lot's of lives. I
    believe that if there isn't ONE person in the world
    that is unsuccessfull in his life that passed the
    JROTC program with flying colors. I really hope you
    fail canceling the JROTC program, and for any grudge
    you have against Bush take it out on him not the kids.

    P.S. I AM joining the marine corps, it has been my
    DREAM to be in the army since i was 7 years old. My
    father served, my grandfather server and i will serve.

    One thing i do admit though, the JROTC did make me
    braver on my decision for joining the marines.

    -Sincerely Arson G.

    BAUAW has submitted the following resolution to the board:

    Draft Resolution for San Francisco Board of Education
    Cut Ties with the Military:

    WHEREAS, the United States military is
    actively recruiting high school students into
    the military to fight in Iraq; and

    WHEREAS, many young San Francisco
    high school alumni are presently serving in
    military units fighting in Iraq; and

    WHEREAS, it is San Francisco City policy
    by virtue of Proposition N, to bring all U.S.
    troops home from Iraq now; and

    WHEREAS, over 1,448 U.S. soldiers and
    approximately 100,000 Iraqis have been
    killed in this war and over 10,000 U.S.
    soldiers and unknown thousands of
    Iraqis have been wounded; and

    WHEREAS, the hundreds of billions of dollars
    spent on the war have robbed our children of
    resources that should be spent on
    education and other human needs; and

    WHEREAS, military presence in our schools
    legitimizes the message that violence is
    acceptable;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
    It shall be the policy of the San Francisco
    Board of Education to cut all ties
    with the United States military,
    including, but not limited to: Ending military
    recruitment on campuses; ending the
    Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
    (JROTC); and guaranteeing that all students
    and parents are informed of their right to
    deny military recruiters access to their
    names, addresses and telephone numbers.

    MILITARY SPENDING IN THE SCHOOLS:
    To: CodePinkCounterRecruitGroup@yahoogroups.com
    From: "iampohet"

    Subject: Which schools have jrotc?

    I don't know specifically if military science is jrotc. I didn't find the
    right person to ask. But, if it isn't, then what the hell is it?
    Oh, heck, just for fun, here are the athletics funds listed in
    the profile:

    School: Amt: FTE's:Mil.Sci. FTE's:

    Balboa: $6,000 2.0
    Burton: $6,000 2.0
    Galileo: $6,000 2.0
    Lincoln: $7,000 3.0
    Mission: $6,000 2.0
    Lowell: $7,000 2.0
    Washington: $7,000 2.0

    The money, just over 2 mil, is all the funds... 1mil+
    from the Feds and 1mil + in matching funds from
    the sfusd.

    In CodePinkCounterRecruitGroup@yahoogroups.com,
    Ms sam joi wrote:
    question - mil sci is jrotc? and this $$ was
    alotted by the feds to the individual schools?

    iampohet wrote:

    School Money alotted to Mil Sci
    as per fiscal profile Apr. 2004

    Balboa: $261,335
    Burton: $258,177
    Galileo: $343,913
    Lincoln: $429,106
    Mission: $265,303
    Lowell: $276,877
    Wash: $344,093

    Total: $2,178,804


    I found this info by digging in the
    individual school's profiles on
    the sfusd website. Hope it's helpful.
    erin

    Bay Area United Against War (BAUAW)
    www.bauaw.org
    414-824-8730

    Donations are urgently needed to carry
    out this important work. We have no
    paid staff but need money for posters,
    buttons, flyers and informational material
    to hand out to students and parents.

    Make a tax-deductible donation to:

    Bay Area United Against War/NVM
    P.O. Box 318021
    San Francisco, CA 94131-8021

    Coming Up:

    Global Day of Action
    March 19, 2005
    No to War and Occupation in Iraq, Palestine, Haiti,
    Afghanistan, Cuba Everywhere!
    Bring the Troops Home Now!
    Money for People's Needs, Not War!

    San Francisco March Assembles:
    11 a.m.