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"Only Congress can end this war. Only we, the American people, can make them do it."
San Francisco -- October 11, 2005 - ProtestWorks.com has joined other anti-war activists in a newspaper ad campaign in support of House Joint Resolution 55, which would require the President to implement a plan for withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq no later than October 2006. The bill is co-sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay Representatives Barbara Lee, George Miller, and Pete Stark. The newspaper ads, purchased under the auspices of the Congressional Peace Action Project, appear mid-October in the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, Tri Valley Herald, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus, and a number of other East Bay newspapers.
The ad calls "on every American, every civic organization, every public body and elected official to rally behind HJR 55," and pointedly challenges "the rest of the Bay Area Congressional Delegation and both California Senators" to do so. The ad concludes: "Only Congress can end this war. Only we, the American people, can make them do it."
ProtestWorks.com also recently sent donations of anti-war t-shirts and cash to the Crawford Peace House www.crawfordpeacehouse.nfshost.com/about which, since 2002, has been serving as a base camp for the peace activists, including anti-war mother Cindy Sheehan, who come to the President's small hometown during his many vacations, and to Veterans for Peace www.veteransforpeace.org, which sponsored the recent "Bring Them Home Now Tour" that included Sheehan.
After only four months in business -and thanks to the purchases of customers from around the country - ProtestWorks.com has made the first two donations from the company's philanthropic arm, The Rosette and Robert W. White Sr. Fund for Peace & Justice ("The Rosey Fund").
United for Peace and Justice, a leading organizer of protests against Bush Administration war policies, and the International Indian Treaty Council, the foremost activist organization fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples across the Americas, have each received gifts of $500.
"Obviously, these are modest donations," said company founder Robert Anbian, "but we're proud that the response to our efforts has enabled us to make them so soon. Consider them a down payment on a long roster of peace and justice donations.
"We chose these two organizations," continued Anbian, "because the struggle for peace is the most immediate challenge we face, and because defending the rights and cultures of indigenous peoples cuts to the heart of nearly every global conflict - over human rights, the environment, and economic justice."
United for Peace and Justice (www.unitedforpeace.org) is a coalition of more than 800 local and national groups throughout the United States, which "have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building." Since the coalition's founding in October 2002, UFPJ has helped organize hundreds of protests and rallies. UFPJ is deeply involved in organizing non-violent protests at the Republican National Convention in New York City.
The International Indian Treaty Council (www.treatycouncil.org) was founded in 1974 at a gathering sponsored by the American Indian Movement at Standing Rock, South Dakota. Over 5000 representatives of 98 Indigenous Nations attended this first meeting. The IITC supports the grassroots struggles of indigenous peoples through education, networking, coalition building, technical assistance, and organizing. In 1977, the IITC became the first organization of indigenous peoples to be reorganized as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Among many on-going projects, the IITC continues to fight for the release of Leonard Peltier.
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"Percussionist Peter van Gorder and singer Michael Litwin, wearing ProtestWork's.com's
anti-globalization t-shirt."
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"Sol Horizon rocks!", proclaimed Craig Litwin, Sebastopol City Supervisor, and former Mayor. "I love this band, and my younger brother!" His brother is of course, Michael Litwin, the lead singer of Sebastopol's homegrown Sol Horizon. At a recent benefit with activist and organizer Erik Ohlsen to raise money for "Reclaiming the Commons", and other organizations protesting against the Biotech conference, here in San Francisco this week, Litwin and his popular group performed in Sebastopol with their now trademark "roots-rock" reggae. Sol Horizon is comprised of a 7 piece combo, ably driven by lead guitarist Clayton Hunt, and percussionist Peter van Gorder, and rounded out with bassist Frank Preuss, drummer Colin Menzies, rhythm guitarist Alexei Brown and keyboardist Jeremy Cooper. To read the full article, go to beyondchron.org
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San Francisco, CA - Distractions, a store in the city's Haight-Ashbury district, recently turned its front window into a powerful statement on President Bush and the Iraq War with a display of protest
t-shirts and other political paraphernalia. Included were two of ProtestWorks.com's most requested Ts "Liar, Liar World on Fire" and "US?" w/B-52 bomber. The "Good Bush, Bad Bush" t-shirt on the left
recently got a passenger ejected from a Southwest
flight at Oakland International. Turns out the
passenger, Scott Zacky, who purchased the shirt at
Distractions, is a Republican who appreciates a good
laugh.
Distractions, a self-described emporium of "pyschedelic goodies," is owned and operated by Jim Siegel, a long-time neighborhood resident and activist. Siegel, a man of many parts and strong convictions, is also running for the seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 5, which includes the Haight-Ashbury. |  |
For Immediate Release
Press Contact:
Robert Anbian
(415) 440-2442
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ProtestWorks.com Debuts
Antiwar, Anti-Bush Icons
New Internet Retailer Donates Profits To Peace and Justice Advocates |  |
March 14, 2004 - San Francisco. A new Internet retailer with a political mission has debuted five original designs on t-shirts and buttons attacking President Bush, war, and globalization.
ProtestWorks.com opens its virtual doors this month with a 30% off special on full color "Ts" featuring the President looking over his shoulder amid flames and the words, "Liar, liar...World on Fire." Other designs, which also appear on buttons, carry images of war with the legend "US?" Slogans include: "GLOBALIZATION: I.M.F'D" and "One World One Peace."
"We are donating the majority portion of our profits to peace and justice advocates and anti-war activists," says company founder Robert Anbian. The idea is to contribute to the public debate on issues of peace and justice while generating funds for the people and groups fighting to turn this country around."
ProtestWorks.com expects to handle 90% of its business through the Internet. "It's the Internet that makes ProtestWorks.com possible," states Anbian. "We can position products as political and social messages in a way conventional retail would never allow. The Internet also gives us the margin to put money toward donations to peace and justice groups from day one."
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