Washington, DC: Anarchists Call for Protest Against War and Capitalism

[Dirty Hands]

On March 19th and the 21st join the Self Described Anarchists
Collective to manifest our opposition in a Black Bloc style
demonstration against war, capitalism and the state.

The Self Described Anarchist Collective Calls for an AntiCapitalist
Bloc in DC March 19th & 21st

Six years of war and occupation of Iraq have come and gone. Lives left
tattered amongst the ruins. The US armed forces and their co-
conspirators in the military-industrial complex, along with their
friends on Wall Street and K Street, continue to occupy Iraq and
fghanistan with impunity. Meanwhile, Obama mania has rendered much of
the left fixated on electoral politics.

Clearly, we are at a crossroads in the US anti-war movement: we can
put our faith in the newly selected President and hope for change, or
take direct action to stop the war machine and send the message that
we will not tolerate mass murder and occupation.

The Self Described Anarchist Collective (SDAC), a newly formed
collective of anarchists and anti-authoritarians from across the
eastern seaboard, is calling for two days of action against the war on
March 19th and March 21st. On March 19th, the DC SDS will hold a Funk
the War protest in the streets of Washington, DC. On March 21st the
ANSWER Coalition, the authoritarian front group for the Party for
Socialism and Liberation, is holding its semi-annual national march to
end the war in Iraq. But ANSWERS’s dog and pony show will do little,
save a 30 second sound bite on the evening news, to send a message to
the men and women who continue to bring us death and deception in the
name of US imperialism.

War and occupation and capitalism and imperialism are inextricably
linked in the global race for the accumulation of wealth and power.
The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and their sister
institutions have played a vital role in ensuring the preservation of
that relationship. Shortly after the war in Iraq began, the IMF
inserted itself into the war-torn land by imposing a series of Stand
By Agreements to restructure the Iraqi economy. In predictable IMF
neoliberal style, these agreements removed public subsidies on fuel
and oil, causing the price of food and basic necessities to skyrocket.
They also cut pensions for retirees, capped public sector worker wages
while simultaneously firing hundreds of thousands of government
employees, and privatized most state-owned enterprises. It wasn’t
enough for the US to physically destroy and occupy Iraq; they had to
bring in the banks and financiers to ensure that even after the
physical violence has ended, economic violence and occupation will
reign supreme.

Please join us in anti-capitalist blocs on March 19th and March 21st
in Washington, DC. Together we will throw a wrench in the cogs of the
war machine.

The SDAC hopes to strengthen the link between the anti-war and global
justice movements. We strive to be not only a presence but a place for
dialog between the two overlapping movements, as well as to foster a
more militant force against the institutions of capitalism and for the
creation of a more just world.

March 19th – please meet at 3:00 PM at McPherson Square. Look for the
black flags.

March 21st – please meet at 10:00 AM at Farragut Square. Look for the
black flags.

Spokescouncils to be announced.

The SDAC is a regional organization with members from across the
eastern sea board. We embrace a diversity of tactics and have signed
on to the Peoples Global Action hallmarks.

To contact the SDAC or endorse this call please e-mail
Selfdescribedanarchist [at] riseup.net

www.selfdescribed.org

[Kosta]

For a collective (?) that self-describes its "hopes to strengthen the
link between the anti-war and global justice movements" and "to be not

only a presence but a place for dialog between the two overlapping

movements", one hopes they could rise above childish attacks on the
ANSWER coalition.

Some people can "throw wrenches" and others can organize mass marches.
There's really no need to counterpose the two or place one group in
the enemy camp just because you don't agree with them.

I hope SDS'ers will not subscribe to this kind of sectarianism in the
6th anniversary protests, or any other organizing work for that
matter. There is just to much to be done.

peace,

Kosta
UNC SDS

[Dirty Hands]

I'm not saying we should condemn ANSWER's actions or refuse to
participate in them or organize with them, but rather than their
symbolic actions should be balanced with some true direct action. I
agree that we should not fall victim to sectarianism, but I would
argue that we should also not loose sight of what State communists and
socialists tend to do to anarchists after we fight with them against
our common capitalist enemy: systematic mass assassination.

What you should know about the WWP, IAC and ANSWER
http://infoshop.org/page/WWP-FAQ

Activists Speak Out About ANSWER
http://www.infoshop.org/texts/answer_comments.php

Plain and simple: we are anti-authoritarians, and ANSWER are
authoritarian.

[Dirty Hands]

Break the Bank! Check out what's below, and for more info visit:
www.globaljusticeaction.org
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DC Consulta - April Uprising!
*If you're in town or can get to town, meet with folks to plug in and
discuss the weekend of actions surrounding the World Bank/IMF
meetings*
March 22, 12pm-3pm
Butler Boardroom, 6th floor Mary Graydon Center, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

*if you have trouble finding the room, look for someone at the main
entrance of Mary Graydon Center to direct you.
*Metro: Tenleytown/American University stop - take the shuttle from
the metro and get off at the main campus stop.
*Parking: free parking on the weekend in the lot off of Nebraska Ave
by the main campus
main campus map: http://www.american.edu/maps/campus.htm
google map: http://tinyurl.com/amwywh
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Break the Bank! * Schedule of Events
-Wednesday, April 22- Friday, April 24: Trainings & Spokescouncils
-Friday Night: *April Uprising: Disruptive Night Actions
-Saturday: *April Uprising: Early Morning Blockades & Unpermitted
Marches
*Afternoon Educational Forum on Alternatives to
Capitalism
*April Uprising: Disruptive Night Actions
-Sunday: *Permitted March & Rally
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Other Updates:

Convergence Space: We currently have a convergence space secured at St
Stephens Church, which has historically been supportive of various
social justice groups and mobilizations in DC. The convergence space
will be open Thursday April 23-Saturday April 26th. Trainings and
spokescouncils will take place at the convergence space on Thursday
and Friday and the exact times and schedule of events are still being
determined. Further updates will be coming.
Housing: Mass housing will be available, we're just waiting on a final
confirmation, so stay tuned!
A housing board is now up on the website, www.globaljusticeaction.org.

Transportation: A ride board is now set up on the website, so you can
start posting and looking on there to coordinate rides from your city.
Medic: Medics from Boston have agreed to bottomline organizing medics
on the ground weekend of! We have a large amount of supplies already
in DC, as well as medic-specific housing available.
As with any action, we definitely need trained medics to come down
from different cities to ensure we have enough medics to cover the
weekend's actions. If you are a medic or have medics coming from your
city, please email me...@globaljusticeaction.org so we can best
evaluate our capacity.

Legal: There are many folks, including National Lawyers Guild members,
who have agreed to coordinate trainings leading up to actions (Know
Your Rights, Legal Observer trainings, etc) as well as set up a legal
hotline for the weekend.

For legal-specific questions, email: logi...@globaljusticeaction.org

[dylanpe...@riseup.net]

for those of you in town please and want to do some sweet actions
wwww.selfdescribed.org
and www.dc-sds.org

xoxox,

dylan