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Baltimore: Fund schools, not war
March 12, 2004BALTIMORE – Hundreds of public school students rallied at City Hall here March 9 and marched to the nearby Maryland State Department of Education chanting “Books not bombs” and “Education not incarceration.” The protest was part...
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Campuses ring out: Books not Bombs
March 12, 2004“Youth and students are going on the offensive,” said Jason Fults, a student organizer for the March 4 nationwide “Books Not Bombs” Day of Action. “We are going to fight back against the rollbacks, fight back...
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Rally denounces White House role in Haiti coup
March 12, 2004WASHINGTON – Protesters rallied in front of the White House, March 6, chanting “U.S. out of Haiti, Aristide in” and holding placards proclaiming, “End the U.S. coup in Haiti!” Haitian American Marx Aristide, a leader of...
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One year after U.S. attack on Iraq: March 20 peace actions set
March 12, 2004Beginning March 19 with nationwide lobbying of members of Congress, moving to vigils, marches and demonstrations on March 20, and culminating in a national call-in to Congress on March 24, Americans across the nation are mobilizing...
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AFL-CIO president: Bush AWOL on jobs crisis
March 12, 2004BAL HARBOR, Fla. – “The jobs crisis has become a national disaster,” said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. And during this crisis, “George Bush has been AWOL,” he added. Sweeney spoke at the federation’s annual winter conference...
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