[Laborgreens] Vote for Racial Justice Week, 10/18-24!

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A Call to Action: Vote for Racial Justice Week October 18-24!

During the week of October 18-24, 2004, we call for groups and =
coalitions around the country to organize local actions and campaigns in =
support of racial justice. Once again, just like other elections, we're =
hearing almost nothing about these issues from the major Presidential =
candidates and many other candidates seeking office, so we need to make =
our presence felt! As Frederick Douglas said, "Power concedes nothing =
without a demand. It never did, and it never will."=20

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Let's speak truth to power!

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-Let's talk about the race and class bias in our legal system and the =
unequal resources for our public schools.=20

-Let's call for a strong jobs and human needs programs and a moratorium =
on the use of the death penalty.=20

-Let's demand a truly fair and democratic voting system and repeal of =
the USA Patriot Act.

-Let's speak out against the racist "war on drugs," the scapegoating of =
immigrants and for immigrant rights like the right to a drivers license =
and the right to organize without retribution.

-Let's support stronger environmental justice policies for communities =
of color and poor communities.

-Let's stand tall for affirmative action and a national reparations =
commission to address historic oppression and crimes against humanity.

-Let's unite for Native American sovereignty and treaty rights and a =
foreign policy of peace with social and economic justice for all.

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These issues can be raised, and the cause of racial, economic and social =
justice advanced, in various ways: marches and rallies, workshops, =
trainings, candidates' forums, educational leafleting, widespread =
outreach and get-out-the-anti-racist-vote activity. Local groups and =
coalitions can determine what they want to do; the national coordinating =
body for Vote for Racial Justice Week will provide resources, =
communications mechanisms and support and will work to garner national =
press for this historic week.

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What will this week accomplish?

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-We will show each other and the country that there is a multi-cultural =
network of many thousands of activists in the USA who are committed to =
dealing with racism and integrating on-going work around it into our =
personal and organizational lives.

-We will agitate and organize among masses of people in the period right =
before the November 2 elections, urging them to come out and cast an =
informed and intelligent vote.

-We will lay the basis for an on-going, pro-justice movement that =
understands the interconnections among issues and will support strong =
anti-racist leadership as we build it.

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Let us hear from you! Let's rise to the challenge and make our voices =
heard this October!

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To join this campaign as a participating organizaton or for information, =
contact the Vote for Racial Justice Week coordinating committee at: =
racismwatch@earthlink.net, www.racismwatch.org, 973-338-5398.=20

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Initiated by: 2004 Racism Watch, Black Radical Congress, Black Voices =
for Peace, Green Party of the United States, Independent Progressive =
Politics Network, Institute for Southern Studies, League of Pissed Off =
Voters, National Coalition Building Institute, National Youth and =
Student Peace Coalition, Project South, Solidarity, Southern Anti-Racism =
Network, Student Environmental Action Coalition

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<DIV>A Call to Action: Vote for Racial =
Justice Week=20
October 18-24!</DIV>
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During=20
the week of October 18-24, 2004, we call for groups and coalitions =
around the=20
country to organize local actions and campaigns in support of racial =
justice.=20
Once again, just like other elections, we=92re hearing almost nothing =
about these=20
issues from the major Presidential candidates and many other candidates =
seeking=20
office, so&nbsp;we need to make our presence felt! As Frederick Douglas =
said,=20
=93Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never =
will.=94=20

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Let=92s=20
speak truth to power!
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face=3DArial>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
-Let=92s=20
talk about the race and class bias in our legal system and the unequal =
resources=20
for our public schools. 
-Let=92s=20
call for a strong jobs and human needs programs and a moratorium on the =
use of=20
the death penalty. 
-Let=92s=20
demand a truly fair and democratic voting system and repeal of the USA =
Patriot=20
Act.
-Let=92s=20
speak out against the racist =93war on drugs,=94&nbsp;the scapegoating =
of immigrants=20
and for immigrant rights like the right to a drivers license and the =
right to=20
organize without retribution.
-Let=92s=20
support stronger environmental justice policies for communities of color =
and=20
poor communities.
-Let=92s=20
stand tall for affirmative action and a national reparations commission =
to=20
address historic oppression and crimes against humanity.
-Let=92s=20
unite for Native American sovereignty and treaty rights and a foreign =
policy of=20
peace with social and economic justice for all.
<FONT=20
face=3DArial>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
These=20
issues can be raised, and the cause of racial, economic and social =
justice=20
advanced,&nbsp;in various ways: =
marches=20
and rallies, workshops, trainings, candidates=92 forums, educational =
leafleting,=20
widespread outreach and get-out-the-anti-racist-vote activity. Local =
groups and=20
coalitions can determine what they want to do; the national coordinating =
body=20
for Vote for Racial Justice Week will provide resources, communications=20
mechanisms and support and will work to garner national press for this =
historic=20
week.
<FONT=20
face=3DArial>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
What=20
will this week accomplish?
<FONT=20
face=3DArial>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
-We will=20
show each other and the country that there is a multi-cultural network =
of many=20
thousands of activists in the USA who are committed to dealing with =
racism and=20
integrating on-going work around it into our personal and organizational =

lives.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>-We will=20
agitate and organize among masses of people in the period right before =
the=20
November 2 elections, urging them to come out and cast an informed and=20
intelligent vote.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>-We will=20
lay the basis for an on-going, pro-justice movement that understands the =

interconnections among issues and will support strong anti-racist =
leadership as=20
we build it.</FONT></P>
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size=3D2>Let us=20
hear from you! Let=92s rise to the challenge and make our voices heard =
this=20
October!</FONT></P>
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face=3DArial>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3D2>To join=20
this campaign as a participating organizaton or for information, contact =
the=20
Vote for Racial Justice Week coordinating committee at: </FONT><A =
href=3D""><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>racismwatch@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>,=20
</FONT><A href=3D""><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>www.racismwatch.org</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>, 973-338-5398. </FONT></P>
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Black Voices=20
for Peace, Green Party of the United States, Independent Progressive =
Politics=20
Network, Institute for Southern Studies, League of Pissed Off Voters, =
National=20
Coalition Building Institute, National Youth and Student Peace =
Coalition,=20
Project South, Solidarity, Southern Anti-Racism Network, Student =
Environmental=20
Action Coalition</EM></FONT></P>
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