From: "IAC Buffalo" To: "WNY Activists" Subject: [BAN-Announce] Tues May 27 7pm Reportback from ANSWER Conference Date: Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:34 AM ON TUESDAY MAY 27 AT 7 PM at the ANSWER office, upstairs at 367 Delaware Ave, near Tupper (above the insurance company) We will have a report back on the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition National Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation & Imperialism in NYC last weekend. Over 850 activists and organizers who have helped forge the U.S. arm of the global peace movement joined representatives from anti-imperialist struggles in several other countries. There were presentations on where the Bush administration is going, and participants reflected on their experiences of organizing over the last year. They discussed building on the momentum of the peace movement and strategies and plans for mobilizing against the administration's drive for empire and war at home. We will discuss the ANSWER Action Plan for the upcoming months and how we in Buffalo and Western New York can participate in both local and national efforts to stop the assault against not only those abroad but also here at home. The National Action Plan includes a demonstration on July 4 in Philadelphia where Bush will be speaking; a September 27 International Day of Protest Against War and Occupation from Iraq and Palestine, to Korea and the Philippines; and a Summer public education campaign to spread the word about the need to fight war and militarism and in defense of social and economic rights. Bring your ideas and suggestions.