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Honor MLK Jr., Fight Racism & War (SF1/16 demo pics)

by B. Marsh (subbrian3 [at] yahoo.com)
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"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today - my own government"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 1967

San Francisco Protest in Commemoration of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the 11th anniversary of the Gulf war.
Wed. Jan. 16, 2001, Powell & Market Sts.

Close to 80 people gathered for a demonstration organized by
International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism).
“No New War Against Iraq, End the Sanctions Now.
Join this protest on the 11th anniversary of the Gulf war.
Stop the War Against Afghanistan!
Stop Racial Profiling & Racist Attacks!
Fight Back to Defend Civil Rights & Liberties & Immigrant Rights!
Money for Jobs, Housing, Healthcare - Not for War!”
http://www.internationalanswer.org/

Among many others who spoke, Iman Farajallah, of GOMAC
(Grassroots Organizers from the Arab and Muslim Communities)
and Executive Director of Iman Network (Iman=Faith), spoke to
the crowd about a 24-hour Hate Crime Hotline established by her
organization to assist victims of, and witnesses to, hate crimes or
any form of harassment as a result of 9/11.
Hotline info: http://www.imannetwork.org/gomac.htm

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