All set for huge anti-war march this Saturday : IMC-SA

The Anti-War Coalition expects a huge number of people to converge on Johannesburg this Saturday, 15 February, for an anti-war march. The march will begin at the Library Gardens (between Market and President streets) at 11:00. Short speeches by prominent religious people from all denominations as well as speakers from various social movements, political parties, women's organisations and environmental groups will be delivered.

We will then march a short distance to the American Consulate, Public Affairs Section, at 34 Pritchard St. where we will stop for a short protest before continuing on to Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown's Market Theatre Precinct. The march will culminate at Mary Fitzgerald Square with a rally featuring prominent cultural figures, including musicians, singers, poets and television actors.

The Anti-War Coalition has the full support of the Johannesburg Metropolitan police who together with 350 Anti-Coalition marshalls will ensure a peaceful protest. We will also provide water at a number of points along the route as well as at Mary Fitzgerald Square. First Aid crews and other emergency services will be on stand by. The march itself is relatively short -approximately 2 (two)kms.

We will march along the following route: From the Library Gardens on President Street via Rissik to Pritchard Street. After a short pause on Pritchard Street we will proceed to Jeppe via Sauer Street. The walk from Jeppe Street to the Market Theatre Precinct is downhill and not very long.

The Anti-War Coalition suggests that people park at the south side of Mary Fitzgerald Square and we will organize transportation to the Library Gardens.

The Anti-War Coalition includes: Anti-Eviction Campaign, Anti-Privatisation Forum, Athlone Concerned Civic Residents Association, Azanian Peoples' Organization, Black Consciousness Forum, Bophelong Community Service Forum, Botshabelo Palestine Solidarity Committee, Ceasefire Campaign, Concerned Citizens Forum, Delft Concerned Residents Movement, Democratic Socialist Movement, Environmental Justice Networking Forum, Free Burma Campaign, Freedom of Expression Institute, the Grail, Green Party of South Africa, Guguletu Anti- Privatisation Forum, Human Rights Foundation, Ikageng Crisis Committee, Indymedia, Inner City Anti-Eviction Campaign, Ironside, Islamic Action, Jubilee South Africa, Kanana Community Development Forum, Kathorus Concerned Residents, Keep Left, Khanya College, KTC Concerned Residents Movement, Lakeside, Landless Access Movement of South Africa, Landless Peoples Movement, Lavender Hill Anti- Eviction Campaign, Lekoa-Vaal Community Forum, Mabuluka Vukuzenzele - Pretoria, Marlboro/Alex, Mandela Park Action Youth Housing Committee, Mandela Village Durban Deep, Media Review Network, METSA, Mfuleni Anti-Eviction Campaign, Mohadien Civic Association - Potchestroom, Mothers for Services, Muslim Students Association, Muslim Youth Movement, Orange Farm Water Crisis Committee, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Pan-African Congress, Riverpark Residents Committee Rural Development Services Network, Smallfarm Community Forum, South African NGO Coalition, Social Movements Indaba, Socialist Party of Azania, Socialist Students Movement, Soldiers Forum, Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, Squatter Families of Faure Road, Strand Concerned Group, Tafelsig Anti-Eviction Campaign, Tafelsig Concerned Parents, Tambo Square Concerned Residents Movement, Thembelihle Crisis Committee, Trust for Community Outreach and Education, Tshakane Residents Committee, United Civics of South Africa, Valhalla Park United Civic Front, Vukuzenzele Residents Committee - Alex, Waterless Community of Fisantekraal, Workers' Organisation for Socialist
Action, Workers' Party, Working Class Coordinating Committee - Vaal, Youth for Work, Zamdela Palestine Solidarity Committee

For more information, contact:
Andy: 0731304966
Trevor Ngwane 0832937691
Salim Vally 0828025936
Makoma 0826829177
Naeem 0845742674