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🚨UPDATED LIST — GET ON A BUS TO DC! SURROUND THE WHITE HOUSE FOR PALESTINE!

June 8 marks 8 months of US-Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people, and marks the 54th anniversary of the occupation of Gaza. A month ago, Biden said that the invasion of Rafah was a red line. But now, the invasion of Rafah has continued for weeks, has expanded to the entire Gaza Strip, Biden’s red line is nowhere to be seen. Instead of following through and stopping military aid to Israel, Biden has authorized billions more in weapons shipments to be used to kill and massacre Palestinians.

Biden can’t draw the line, but we can. On June 8, we will come together from across the country and surround the White House. Wearing red, and raising our demands high, we will show the world that we are the red line. We demand an immediate ceasefire, an immediate end to the siege on Gaza, the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners, and an end to the occupation of Palestine.

Stop the Genocide! We are the red line! Free Palestine!

*** Additional cities and buses to be announced soon.***

🔗Visit answercoalition.org/gazajune8 to buy bus tickets, stay up to date on new buses and register new cities.

‘Washington is Playing With Fire’ and Could Ignite Whole Region w/ Mike Prysner

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🚌GET ON THE BUS!

🇵🇸Tens of thousands of people are converging for a truly massive National March on Washington D.C. on Sat, Nov. 4 at 2pm at Freedom Plaza!

🎟️Buses to D.C. are being organized across the country! Reserve your seat today at answercoaltion.org/nov4_bus

🇵🇸NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE: Sat. Nov. 4 @ 2pm @ Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC! End U.S aid to Israel, the siege of Gaza & the occupation!

✊🏽The US is a partner in Israel’s genocide, but the people stand with Palestine!

🚌Transportation updates to come at: answercoalition.org/national_march_for_palestine_saturday_nov_4

UPDATE: Permits have been granted for the Nov. 4 national march on Washington! , , American Muslim Alliance, , and many other organizations are happy to announce that permits have been granted for the national march on Washington for Palestine — the demonstration will begin at 2pm on Nov. 4 at Freedom Plaza (Pennsylvania Ave between 13th and 14th streets)

Now is the time to stand with the besieged people of Palestine! Gaza is being bombed by the hour. Its people are denied food, water and electricity by Israel. Tens of thousands more people are likely to die. We must ACT! People are in the streets everyday in their local cities and towns. Now we must UNITE! Join the tens of thousands people, from every corner of the United States, who are converging for a truly massive National March on Washington D.C. on Saturday, November 4.

Israel, with the full backing of the U.S. government, is carrying out an unprecedented massacre in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians are being killed with bombs, bullets and missiles paid for by U.S. tax dollars. This is the latest bloody chapter in the colonial project of Israel, founded with the objective of dispossessing Palestinians from their land.

Join us in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November 4 at 2pm @ Freedom Plaza to demand: End the Siege of Gaza! End all U.S. aid to Israel! Free Palestine!

Initial co-sponsoring organizations:

Palestinian Youth Movement
ANSWER Coalition
American Muslim Association
The People’s Forum
National Students for Justice in Palestine
Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
Maryland2Palestine

Endorse the march here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIoioEdHTwb1d8Qx9ZbH2a-gsh3aDa3hWSiSMPsAR0scgIfw/viewform

https://www.answercoalition.org/national_march_for_palestine_saturday_nov_4_at_the_white_house

National March for Palestine: Saturday, Nov. 4 at the White House Now is the time to stand with the besieged people of Palestine!

Mobilizations are continuing to stand with the Palestinian people's struggle! The ANSWER coalition is joining with many other organizations to support demonstrations across the country.

This page is updated on a daily basis with new actions:

JOIN A PROTEST NEAR YOU: Free Palestine! Free Palestine! Find a protest in your area

People all around the world are mobilizing to stand with the Palestinian people's struggle! The ANSWER coalition and other organizations are initiating or supporting demonstrations in these cities. Check back to this page for frequent updates and add your local protest to our national listing!

JOIN A PROTEST NEAR YOU: Free Palestine! Free Palestine! Find a protest in your area

Progressive organizations and prominent individuals recently released an important sign-on letter to reject the new McCarthyism that is accompanying the U.S. government’s Cold War agenda against China.

Read about these attacks and add your name to the letter in defense of the targeted groups here!

McCarthyism is back: Together we can stop it Act Now to Stop War & End Racism

Breaking through U.S. propaganda on North Korea Listen to local ANSWER organizer break down U.S. propaganda on this recent CovertAction Bulletin podcast!

*Sat. March 18 -- National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine – Stop NATO*

Peace in Ukraine – Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars!

Saturday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
The White House

Other actions being organized nationwide March 18-19

Initiated by ANSWER Coalition, The People's Forum and CodePink

Endorse the march here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-F9E-jwUOV5BlQu-dP6YwHPTLG5GKiRwv_Yhpolt4nsvG9g/viewform

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the U.S.-invasion of Iraq, the ANSWER Coalition is initiating a major set of actions including a major demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine – Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars” and “Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine.”

The Biden administration seems determined to escalate the Ukraine war. The danger of a catastrophic global war – including nuclear war – is real. A U.S. General commanding 50,000 troops in the Pacific also issued a letter to his sub-commanders in recent days informing them that he believes that the United States will be at war with China within two years. The danger of global war is growing! The people must act!

The demonstrations will make connections between the human and financial toll of U.S. militarism at home and abroad. Key demands include:

--End the $100 Billion in arms shipments to Ukraine
--End NATO
--Stop the permanent war economy that funnels trillions of dollars away from jobs, education and health care
--Negotiations now! The people of the U.S. are not interested in the possibility of nuclear war nor the Pentagon’s policy of “weakening Russia.”
--No to war with China!

https://www.answercoalition.org/protest_march_18_19_peace_in_ukraine_say_no_to_endless_u_s_wars

It is crucial that opponents of the U.S. war machine stand up for peace as the Biden administration and Congress deepen their proxy battle in Ukraine! Join us in NYC on Sat. Jan. 14 at 12pm at Times Square!

In the federal budget that was just passed and signed into law, the U.S. government has committed an additional $45 billion to this effort. In another provocative escalation, the Biden administration announced that it was sending the advanced Patriot missile system to Ukraine -- bringing a catastrophic direct conflict with Russia ever closer.

Join us to make your voice heard on January 14! This action was initiated by the ANSWER Coalition and The People's Forum, and is endorsed by Veterans for Peace, CodePink, Party for Socialism and Liberation, United National Anti-War Coalition, WBAI Radio, Peace in Ukraine Coalition, NYC-DSA Anti-War Working Group, and others.

https://www.answercoalition.org/take_to_the_streets_sat_jan_14_in_nyc_peace_in_ukraine_yes_nato_expansion_no

To support the struggle of Koreans in Japan to defend their community and schools from discrimination, ANSWER Coalition organizers participated in the 1st Academic Peace Delegation to Chongryon (The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) from November 20 to 26. The delegation, consisting of U.S. students, organizers, and professors, spent the week visiting Chongryon-affiliated primary, secondary, and university schools along with various historical sites and cultural spaces, meeting with a variety of community members each day.

U.S. peace delegation calls on Japanese government to end racist discrimination against Koreans in Japan To support the struggle of Koreans in Japan to defend their community and schools from discrimination, ANSWER Coalition organizers participated in the 1st Academic Peace Delegation to Chongryon (The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) from November 20 to 26.

On Saturday, January 14, in conjunction with the MLK holiday weekend, we are building another major event in New York City that will begin with a noontime rally at Times Square followed by a march and an indoor rally/teach-in

https://www.answercoalition.org/take_to_the_streets_sat_jan_14_in_nyc_peace_in_ukraine_yes_nato_expansion_no

⏰The moment is now to inaugurate a new, multi-national, grassroots movement to advocate for the end to the current war in Ukraine.

📣NATO expansion must end. Money must be spent on education, healthcare, and housing, not the war machine. We demand peace, not war.

🚩We invite you to a special conference on Saturday, November 19th, 11 AM - 4 PM at The People’s Forum (320 w 37th St, NYC) to advocate for peace rather than the escalation of war.

⭐️Speakers include , , , Brian Becker, Eugene Puryear, , .benjamin, and more!

⏩Spots limited! RSVP at the link in our bio!

The ANSWER Coalition is one of the core convenors of the People's Summit for Democracy. The following is a message from the People's Summit about an important event that we are supporting:

Join the conversation on Saturday 9/24 at 7 PM ET with the foreign ministers of Cuba and Venezuela and movement leaders from the U.S. who will speak about the state of democracy in their countries, the development of popular participation, and the current threats posed by U.S. foreign policy to Latin America & the Caribbean.

The event—which will take place at Riverside Church in NYC—is sold-out, but join us on the livestream.

Register for livestream link here: https://peoplessummit.info/watch-the-livestream

Join at Duffy's Irish Pub on Thursday, September 15th between 5-9 PM for an evening of fun benefitting the organization. Every person who RSVPs using the link below and mentions Answer Coalition to their server will have 25% of their bill donated back to the organization.

Where: Duffy's Irish Pub
2153 P St NW, Washington, DC 20037
When: Thursday, September 15th from 5 - 9 PM
RSVP: bit.ly/ANSWERDUFFYS

We hope to see you then!

BREAKING: Activists with the Hatuey Project and ANSWER Coalition successfully delivered a shipment of medicines and equipment to Cuba Friday.

Read the full statement on answercoalition.org

The people of the Americas will have the last word!

The ANSWER Coalition is proud to have been a core convener of the 2022 People's Summit for Democracy that gathered thousands in Los Angeles this past week to say NO to Biden’s Summit of the Americas that excluded Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

The voice of the excluded was present at the real summit—the one that represented the hundreds of millions of people of this hemisphere—the People's Summit! The People’s Summit brought together so many people and leaders of social movements and organizations from across the region and sectors of struggle that are building resistance to the global capitalist system led by U.S. imperialism.

The People's Summit of Democracy has concluded but our search for building unity in struggle has not. We will be on the streets, in our neighborhoods, in our workplaces and homes, constantly building and organizing, carrying out the thousands of small tasks and big struggles that together bring us closer to victory.

For democracy to prevail, U.S. imperialism just end!

Our planet needs us, our people need us, and we will win!

🎉You are invited to The People’s Summit this June 8-10 in ☀️ Los Angeles!

Over 150 endorsing organizations, countless activists, and community leaders from around the world are coming together to uplift the voices of the people and imagine a new world; one that puts people’s democracy first.

The People’s Summit will host three days of art, music, speakers, debates, workshops, pannel discussions, performances, and so much more.

To register, go to peoplessummit2022.org/register

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See you in June!

Let Them In! Stop the Exclusion of Cuban Artists & Academics

🌎The People’s Summit for Democracy is outraged by the decision of the United States government to deny visas to a 23 person delegation from Cuban civil society. The denial of their visas is an affront to the same democratic values that the US government and its “Summit of the Americas” pretends to uphold.

🇨🇺Among the 23 excluded were renowned Cuban scientist and medical doctor Tania Crombet Ramos, Olympic-medal-winner Reineris Salas Pérez, q***r Christian student leader Jorge González Nuñez, and many others including journalists, artists, trade unionists, and community leaders.

🚨We call on the US government and its Embassy in Havana, to reverse the decision to deny their visas.

To read the full press release & sign our petition calling on the US to reverse their decision, use the ⭐️link in bio⭐️

We are thrilled to announce that REGISTRATION is now open for The People's Summit for Democracy!

⭐️⭐️Link to register in bio⭐️⭐️

The ANSWER coalition is proud to be a convening organization of the People's Summit for Democracy 2022 in Los Angeles! Join us in June (8,9,10) for three days of panels, workshops, music, dance, protest, and so much more.

⭐️⭐️Link to register in bio⭐️⭐️

Register at Peoplessummit2022.org/register

Follow The People’s Summit on Twitter and Instagram.

WASHINGTON, DC: Join progressive and anti-imperialist voices locally and nationally in standing with Palestine, and calling for the U.S. to end all aid to apartheid Israel.

ANSWER coalition, alongside many other organizations is helping to convene in Los Angeles!

In June, the Biden Administration, alongside LA Mayor Garcetti and CA Governor Gavin Newson will use the 9th Summit of the Americas to showcase Los Angeles as the example of “economic prosperity, security, human rights, and dignity.”

Prosperity for who?

LA has some of the starkest income inequality in the nation with billionaires living just within blocks from homeless encampments amidst the rising housing crisis. Working people in LA and across the country know that the U.S. gov’t has absolutely failed us, especially during a pandemic where we saw workers' lives sacrificed for the sake of profits.

But it doesn’t need to be that way.

We, unionists, activists, grassroots organizations and progressive people of Los Angeles and of the Americas are calling for a People’s Summit. We call on the people of the U.S. to be bold in our belief that another future is possible, and to fight for it together.

On June 8th, 9th and 10th we will gather to demand solutions to the problems plaguing our communities as we gather to counter the 9th Summit of the Americas. We will be hosting three days of mobilizations, workshops, panels, and cultural performances concurrent with the Summit of the Americas to create a space and opportunity to discuss these dire needs of our communities.

Join us.

👉 👉 SIGN UP LINK IN BIO 👈👈

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Horrified by the war in Ukraine, there are people demanding that the U.S. and NATO enforce a No-Fly Zone—but this will only deepen the war. 

Imposing a No-Fly Zone would be the quickest possible way to nuclear war between the U.S./NATO and Russia, leading to the deaths of hundreds of millions of people.

The people of the world want peace. We, the people of the United States want peace, too! The U.S. is driving NATO's continued expansion eastward. It is up to us to oppose and stop it.



(via Liberation News)

1 Year Anniversary: Atlanta Spa Shooting
Stop Anti-Asian Racism, Stop China-Bashing!

Featuring guest speaker Sheila Xiao, Los Angeles based anti-racist organizer and an co-founder of Pivot to Peace

7pm
Wed., Mar., 16
At the Atlanta Liberation Center
862 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

Join the ANSWER Coalition on the first year anniversary of the Atlanta spa massacre for an event dedicated to continuing the movement against racism at home and imperialism abroad.

On March 16, 2021 a horrific, racist and misogynist massacre took place in Atlanta. Following the shooting, protests spread across the country in solidarity with the Asian community. On March 27, 2021, over 60 cities and towns across the United States held rallies and marches on a National Day of Action called by the ANSWER Coalition.

The actions took place across the country, from big cities like New York City to small towns like Sequim, Washington. Our featured speaker, Sheila Xiao, played a key role in organizing nationwide actions. The demonstrations drew significant coverage from mainstream media both nationally and locally.

The protests called attention to the alarming rise in anti-Asian hate crimes over the past year, which correlates to an increasingly hostile U.S. foreign policy toward China. The scapegoating of China for the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensifying preparations by the U.S. government for war with the country — in the context of centuries of discrimination against Asian people — had driven this crisis.

On this one year anniversary, as we send our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of the racist massacre and to the Asian American community, we invite everyone to gather to discuss the imperative need for us all to continue to organize against racism, sexism, and war!

WASHINGTON, DC: Join progressive and anti-imperialist voices locally in speaking out against NATO aggression towards Russia, and calling for the cold war relic to be disbanded. The U.S. war machine is the real threat to peace!

We are excited to be partnering with on a t-shirt and poster series opposing U.S. intervention in Africa. Check it out at liberationstore.org!

This series was hand-designed by ANSWER organizers and benefits anti-imperialist organizing work across the U.S.

We demand the U.S. get out of Africa! Shut down Africom and all U.S. military bases in Africa! No more coups, sanctions, interventions, or wars!