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Chicago mass rally opposes Afghan war
Published Oct 20, 2010 7:58 PM
By Workers World Chicago Bureau
More than 1,000 people marched Oct. 16 through downtown Chicago in a Midwest
anti-war action marking the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of
Afghanistan. Some 50 international solidarity and social justice organizations
staged the demonstration under the slogans, “End the wars and occupations
now!” and “Money for human needs, not corporate greed!”
Participants came from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota,
as well as the Chicago area.
Oct. 16 anti-war march in Chicago.
Photo: Chicago Indymedia
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Protestors assailed the Obama administration for escalating the war in
Afghanistan and killing civilians in Pakistan; for the continuing occupation of
Iraq with troops and “contractors;” for the continued U.S.-Israeli
occupation of Palestine and siege of Gaza; for the U.S.-backed 2009 coup
against the elected president of Honduras; and for heightened attacks on civil
liberties and free speech in the U.S.
The march bristled with signs in support of the 14 activists in Chicago,
Minnesota and Michigan who were hit on Sept. 24 by grand jury subpoenas and
FBI-led raids on their homes. March organizers declared their defense to be a
focus of the action, welcomed three of them as speakers at the opening rally
including Mick Kelly and Stephanie Weiner, and raised funds for their legal
defense.
Participants also demanded that the war budget be redirected to meet the crises
of unemployment, foreclosures, evictions and public education.
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