[act-ma] [UJP Activist] National Call for Emergency Antiwar Actions on Ukraine

Thu May 15 17:30:04 PDT 2014

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======== NATIONAL CALL FOR EMERGENCY ANTIWAR ACTIONS ON UKRAINE ==============

 *When:* Friday, May 9, 2014, 10:00 am to Monday, May 26, 2014, 10:00 am

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*National Call for Emergency Antiwar Actions on Ukraine – May 9 to May  
26** (endorser list follows the call)*

US/NATO war moves in Eastern Europe, the Black Sea, and the Baltic Sea –  
the borders of Russia – are a danger to the whole world. Positioning  
destroyers and missiles, scheduling war games, and imposing sanctions (an act  
of war) risk wider war.

We are deeply disturbed by the expansion of the U.S.-commanded NATO military  
alliance and U.S. recognition and speedy grant of billions in loans to a  
right-wing coup government in Ukraine, which overthrew the elected  
government. This illegal government has used fascist violence against all  
forms of peoples’ resistance in Ukraine.

By more than 2 to 1, the population in the U.S. is against another war and  
opposed to US military moves or aid to the coup government in Ukraine  
(4-28-14 Pew/USA Today poll).

We must make our voices heard.

The time to act is now!

We need jobs, health care and social services, not another war.

We urge nationally coordinated antiwar actions across the U.S. and  
internationally - protests, vigils, teach-ins, antiwar resolutions and visits  
to offices of elected officials.

 From May 9 to May 26 let us act together, in unity, as a powerful voice  
against the threat of another war.

Ukraine National Actions May. 9-26 endorsements (list in formation):

*National and International groups:* 

United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
International Action Center
Code Pink
ANSWER Coalition
U.S. Peace Council
Veterans For Peace
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Alliance for Global Justice,
BAYAN, USA
Black Agenda Report
International League for Peoples Struggles,
Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamel
May 1 Worker & Immigrant Rights Coalition,
Lynne Stewart Defense Committee
Colectivo Honduras USA Resistencia,
Pakistan USA Freedom Forum,
Fight Imperialism Stand Together - FIST,
People's Power Assembly
People's Organization for Progress
WarIsACrime.org
The Move Organization
International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamel
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox
Swedish Peace Council
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Jeannette Rankin Peace Center
US Friends of the Soviet People
Coop Antiwar Café, Berlin, Germany
Contempoeranity & Objective thought, Karkov, Ukraine
Labor Art and Mural Project
Solidarity
AAW France (Americans Against the War)
Middle East Crisis Response
Emergency Labor Network
Granny Peace Brigade
Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO), Vancouver, Canada
Labor Fightback Network
Ukrainian National Committee for Freedom of the Cuban Five Heroes
German Freethinkers Association
American Iranian Friendship Committee
Ohio Labor Party
Folkebevægelsen mod Nazisme FMN (The Peoples Movement Aganst Nazism of  
Denmark)

*Individual signers:
*

Ramsey Clark
Medea Benjamin
David  Swanson
Ray McGovern
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report
Cindy Sheehan
Suren Moodliar, Massachusetts Global Action & Green shadow Cabinet
Bishop Filipe Teixeira – OFSJC – CCA
Steve Gillis – Vice Pres. USW local 8751 Boston school Bus Union
Leila Zand, Fellowship of Reconciliation
Joel Kovel
Bruce Gagnon
Kevin Zeese
Prof. Bertell Ollman
Phil Wilayto, Editor, The Virginia Defender
Sandy Fessler, Rochester Against War
Ohio State Labor Party

*Local Groups:
*

Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace (Albany)
Chicago Anti-War Committee
MN Anti-War Committee,
Women Against Military Madness - WAMM,
Minnesota Peace Action Coalition,
Jersey City Peace Movement,
Philly Against War
Peace Action – Manhattan
Michigan Emergency Coalition Against War & Injustice (MECAWI)
Chelsea Coalition on Housing
Women’s fightback Network – Boston
Rochester Against War
US Friends of The Soviet People (Minnesota Chapter)
Mayday Bookstore
Veterans for Peace (Twin Cities chapter 27)
Massachusetts Global Action
Northhampton committee to Stop Wars
Worcester Unemployment Action Group
Los Angeles Peace Council
union of Maine visual artists
8th Day Center for Justice, Chicago
Veterans For Peace Chapter, Chapter 72
Ann Arbor Coalition against the War
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 147, Saratoga, NY
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 87
Good Friday Coalition
Code Pink, Taos
Peace Action, Staten Island, NY
Neighbors 4 Peace
Columbus Campaign for Arms Control
Nicaragua Center for Community Action
Salem Peace Committee
Dutchess for Peace
Dutchess Greens
Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality – Virginia
Northeast Philly for Peace and Justice
Peace Action of San Mateo County
Defenders' Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project
Peace Action, Staten Island
Western New York Peace Center
Left Forum of Grand Rapids
United for Justice with Peace Coalition, Mass.

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