Coalitions agree on united protest Sept. 24

The Sept. 24 National Coalition and United for Peace and Justice made the following announcement on Aug. 19.

“The two major antiwar coalitions that have initiated and organized for a massive antiwar March on Washington for Sept. 24 have agreed to organize a joint rally followed by a joint march. Both coalitions will organize under their own banners, slogans and with their own literature for the Sept. 24 demonstration.

“The joint rally will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Ellipse in the front of the White House. We urge everyone around the country to unite and come out for the largest possible antiwar demonstration on Sept. 24.”

The Troops Out Now Coalition (TONC), which is part of the Sept. 24 National Coalition, wrote that it “applauds the agreement” and that now “all attention and energy can be turned to building the biggest strongest protest possible to shut down the war and bring the troops home now!” TONC had been publicly promoting a unified demonstration since the Sept. 24 protest was called.

On Sept. 10, from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., TONC is planning what it describes as “a vitally important strategy meeting” at the New School Lang Center, 55 West 13th St. in New York.

—John Catalinotto