Students for peace vigils and listserve / National Day of Action

Below are two e-mails from American students. Sabri

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Subj:    students for peace vigils and listserve
Date:   01-09-16 14:37:20 EDT

Hey All,
     Peace rallies and vigils are being planned on campuses across the
country on Thursday, Sept. 20. Dozens of campuses have already signed
on. there will be a vigil for peace at Hunter on the 20th at 4:30 in
front of the West Building.
     A student anti-war listserve has been set up. Students can subscribe
by sending an e-mail message to: studentsnowar-subscribe@egroups.yahoo.com.
Spread the word.

Christopher Day

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Subject:  National Day of Action Against Scapegoating Arab Americans and to 
STOP THE WAR

 
*** NATIONAL EMAIL -- FORWARD WIDELY!! *** 

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National Day of Action Against Scapegoating 
Arab Americans and to STOP THE WAR 

Thursday, September 20 

   1. Stop the War! 
   2. No racist scapegoating! Defend the Arab American, 
       Middle Eastern, and Muslim communities! 
   3. Defend civil liberties! 

** OVER 200 ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS MEET AT UC BERKELEY, CALL FOR A 
MARCH AND RALLY AT NOON AT UC-BERKELEY ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 
** VOTE TO AGREE ON 3 POINTS OF UNITY 
** WEAR GREEN ARM BANDS TO SHOW UNITY 

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Exploiting the widespread grief and horror at the tremendous loss of innocent 
life in the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, the U.S. 
government is preparing to embark on what they are saying will be a massive, 
protracted military campaign. They are now saying that this war effort will 
last at least a year and involve probably more than one poor Middle Eastern 
country. We must do everything possible to stop this bloody U.S. military 
retaliation and escalation. Many more innocent people -- citizens and 
soldiers -- stand to die if we do not stop this war drive. 

A truth that is being hidden in the media coverage and the political speeches 
is that these attacks are the result of a situation created by the U.S. 
government and its wealthiest, most powerful allies. U.S. military and 
foreign policy has reaped hatred -- any U.S. retaliation will escalate the 
hate of the U.S. and worsen an already bad situation. The U.S. government is 
using last week's tragedy to cause an even more devastating human tragedy 
across the globe. 

The military offensive being prepared abroad has been accompanied by a wave 
of racism, xenophobia and threats to basic civil liberties at home. Already, 
some of the ugly face of American chauvinism and racism has come out: a 
violent, racist, xenophobic, backlash has begun against Arab Americans, 
Muslims and South Asians across the country. 

A September 14 mass meeting (organized in less than 24 hours) of over 200 
students and activists at the University of California Berkeley, voted for 
the 3 Points of Unity and called for a mass rally and march as part of a 
September 20 National Day of Action Against Scapegoating Arab Americans and 
to STOP THE WAR. On campuses throughout the nation, we call for rallies, 
teach-ins, marches, and other events to show solidarity and opposition to the 
war drive on this day. 

Within months of the attack on Pearl Harbor, racist hysteria against Japanese 
Americans led to the internment of nearly one hundred twenty thousands people 
solely on the basis of race -- we must never allow anything like that to 
happen again. 

Now is the time to act. Join many thousands across the country Thursday, 
September 20 for the National Day of Action Against Scapegoating Arab 
Americans and to STOP THE WAR. 

Contact us at: StopTheWarNow@aol.com 

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At UC-Berkeley, we call on everyone to join us: 

UC-BERKELEY RALLY TO STOP THE WAR 
In solidarity with the National Day of Action Against Scapegoating 
Arab Americans and to STOP THE WAR 
Thursday, Sept. 20 
12 noon rally + march 
Sproul Plaza 

Contact us at: StopTheWarNow@aol.com 

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*NATIONAL GREEN ARM BAND CAMPAIGN* 

Cut out green arm bands with this Green Arm Band Pledge attached to them to 
pass out and wear across the country! (Green is a traditional Muslim color 
for peace and unity.) 

THE GREEN ARM BAND PLEDGE: 

- I oppose scapegoating -- I stand in solidarity with Arab, Muslim and Middle 
Eastern people. 

- I will speak out against scapegoating and offer to escort and come to the 
aid of any Arab, Muslim or Middle Eastern person facing racist harassment or 
attacks.