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ICUJP Announcements Monday December 15, 2003 Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace http://icujp.org see the icujp.org calendar for meeting times, local events and other Peacemaking opportunities |
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"In March of 1984, with the Iran-Iraq war growing more brutal by the day, Rumsfeld was back in Baghdad for meetings with then-Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz. On the day of his visit, March 24th, UPI reported from the United Nations: "Mustard gas laced with a nerve agent has been used on Iranian soldiers in the 43-month Persian Gulf War between Iran and Iraq, a team of U.N. experts has concluded... Meanwhile, in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, U.S. presidential envoy Donald Rumsfeld held talks with Foreign Minister Tarek Aziz (sic) on the Gulf war before leaving for an unspecified destination."" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "American diplomats pronounce themselves satisfied with relations between Iraq and the United States and suggest that normal diplomatic ties have been restored in all but name." The New York Times ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(above quotes are from: The Saddam in Rumsfeld's Closet The Southern California Grocery Strike Continues into Holiday Season: Action! from Free the FTAA Protesters Brutalized in Miami Send a free fax to Florida State Attorney Last month thousands of protesters came to Miami to oppose the FTAA. The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas is an international trade agreement that aims to extend corporate control throughout the Western Hemisphere. It endangers jobs and the environment and protests were led by the AFL-CIO in alliance with environmental organizations. Protesters were attacked by police wielding batons, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber, wooden, and plastic bullets and other chemical agents. Over 100 protesters were treated for injuries; 12 were hospitalized. Police dispersed large groups of peaceful protesters with tear gas, pepper spray and open fire. Small groups leaving the protests were harassed, arrested and beaten. This campaign of fear and intimidation culminated in the closure and militarization of downtown Miami. There were confirmed reports of military tanks patrolling the streets after dark on Thursday night. Our legal team estimates more than 250 arrests. People have become political prisoners and are being held in jail. More than 50 of them were arrested while holding a peaceful vigil outside the jail in solidarity with those inside. They were surrounded by riot police and ordered to disperse. As they did, police opened fire and blocked the streets preventing many from leaving. We are now receiving reports from people being released or calling from jail that there is excessive brutality, sexual assault and torture going on inside. People of color, Queer and transgender prisoners are particularly being targeted. There are two confirmed reports of released prisoners being hospitalized for injuries sustained while in custody, including one Latino man arrested along with 62 others outside Miami-Dade County Jail Friday, who was just recently upgraded from the Intensive Care Unit for injuries from blows to the head. Take Action! Send a free fax to Florida State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle Thursday December 18, 2003 Room 1726 of the Ronald Reagan State Building approx 1:00 pm The California Gambling Control Commission has scheduled its public hearing on Irving Moskowitz's application for a license to operate his casino in Hawaiian Gardens for Thursday, December 18th, in downtown Los Angeles. We encourage our supporters in the area to attend. Testifying for the Coalition will be honorary chairpersons: Moskowitz already operates a bingo in Hawaiian Gardens that provides millions of dollars to extremist Israeli settlers. We plan to present our compelling case against granting Moskowitz a second source of gambling income, pointing to his actions in the Middle East and, even more, in Hawaiian Gardens. We've already filed a submission detailing our case with the Gambling Control Commission. In one section, we tell how, to win an initiative authorizing his casino, Moskowitz spent over $500 a vote. Most of that money was doled out as direct cash payments to local figures, including city employees and commissioners as well as criminal street gang members, who harassed and intimidated residents into voting for the casino. The Thursday, December 18th, hearing will be in Room 1726 of the Ronald Reagan State Building, 300 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, 90013. Although the Commission begins its meeting at 10:30 am, the Coalition expects Moskowitz's testimony to begin at one (1:00 pm) and our own representatives to begin testifying at around 2:00 pm. As that may change, please check our home page, www.stopmoskowitz.org We will be hosting a gathering after the hearing. You can phone 310-553-1146 or email us at news@stopmoskowitz.org for details.
Monday December 22, 2003 assemble at the corner of 5:00 pm a presentation and discussion. The "Latino Paradox" Revisited, published in the November 4, 2003 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, reveals the cruel reality that the Latino homeless in the Los Angeles area are systematically undercounted. They are driven to exist on the fringes of homeless society. This is unaccptable and we must take serious actions to deal with this problem. more information: 213 798-7070 Sunday January 18, 2004 St. John's Episcopal Church 3:00 pm Keynote Speaker:
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