A coalition of Austin activist groups called Stop The War Coalition – Austin has planned a statewide anti-war march in solidarity with national gatherings in major cities. The nonviolent action will be calling for the end of war and the immediate withdraw of United States military from Iraq.
The march will convene at Austin City Hall at 3:00 pm on January 27, 2007 and the march to the Texas Capitol will commence at 3:30 pm.
Music and speakers will greet the marchers at the Capitol grounds and City Hall. Speakers will include Hart Viges of Veterans for Peace, Texas Green Party Co-Chair Dr. Douglas Reber and representatives from Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupation, Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee and Palestine Solidarity Committee. All pro-peace Texans are invited to attend.
Other endorsers and participants of the march include: Texans for Peace, International Socialist Organization, World Can’t Wait-Austin, CodePink- Austin, MEChA, Libertarian Longhorns, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Society for Islamic Awareness, Pakistani Student Association, Tejanos for Truth, Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights, Resistencia Books, ThirdCoast.com, Instruments for Peace and Food Not Bombs, PODER and Austin Peace and Justice Center.
For more information contact: antiwarcampus@yahoo.com
Or . . . for rideshare to DC: http://www.codepink4peace.org/ride