A Call to Demonstrate on January 20

On January 20, the day of George Bush's inauguration, activists from around
 the country will be converging on Washington, DC, to let him know that we
won't go back to the politics of the Reagan era and that he does not have a
mandate for his policies attacking poor and working people. We should all be
there.

 The organizers of i20, as the protest is being called, state: "We are
protesting the inauguration of a president elected through an
exclusionary political system that is more beholden to corporate interests
than the people.... This historic election exposes the fundamental problems
of the US electoral process. We call on all people to join the global
movement for political, social, and economic justice."

"If there was ever a time for a million people's march, the time is now,"
the civil rights leader Ron Daniels added. "Black civil rights/human rights,
political, civic, labor and religious organizations and grassroots groups
need to launch a unified effort to mobilize millions for democracy."

 In addition to raising concerns about the violation of civil and voting
rights in this election, protestors can let the incoming administration know
that we will not stand for any restrictions on women's access to abortion,
the further expansion of prisons and repressive crime laws, the use of the
death penalty, limits on the rights of workers to organize, attacks on gays
and lesbians, scapegoating of immigrants, or sanctions on Iraq.

Details on the protest can be found at:
 http://www.inaugurauction.org/.

"We are protesting the inauguration of a president elected through an exclusionary political system that is more beholden to
corporate interests than the people. The Justice Action Movement (JAM) is a unified multi-issue coalition advocating a political
system that gives each person full representation and justice. This historic election exposes the fundamental problems of
the US electoral process. We call on all people to join the global movement for political, social, and economic justice."

--The Justice Action Movement 

Buses are being organized from Philadelphia. They will leave from 29th & JFK(30th st.station) at
7:00 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 20. The cost of a round trip ticket is $20.00 payable in advance. 
Tickets can be purchased at the
International Action Center, 813 S 48th St, Philadelphia 19143.
ph No. 215 724 1618, fax 215 724 8513. E-mail: philnpc@op.net

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