SP-NJ Announcements

SP-NJ Announcements

• SP USA Endorses April 10, 2006 Immigrant Rights Actions-

  Comrades,
  The National Action Committee passed the following resolution unanimously.
  Motion: To endorse the April 10, 2006 mobilizations for immigrant rights and to encourage affiliates to take part in local April 10th actions.
  A full listing of actions can be found at www.APRIL10.org
  The Socialist Party's April 10th Mobilization webpage can be found at: sp-usa.org/campaigns/ If your affiliate is attending one of these events (or another one not listed) drop me a note at natsec(at)sp-usa.org so I can list it on the website.
  We also remind you that there will be a major, national anti-war action in New York City on April 29, 2006.The Socialist Party will have a contingent at this event and will be taking part in organizing a post march/rally party with various Katrina victim solidarity organizations. Info will be posted at: http://sp-usa.org/campaigns/a29.html.

• 1/25 SP Forum- After Katrina: Solidarity Not Charity, Reclaiming the Gulf.-

  The Socialist Party National Office and the SP-NYC invite you to join us at a forum:
  After Katrina: Solidarity Not Charity, Reclaiming the Gulf
  Wednesday January 25, 2006
  6:30 - 9 PM

  A national dialogue on racism, poverty inequality and injustice began after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. While FEMA and the Red Cross failed at providing immediate support for Gulf "refugees", community-led projects like the Common Ground Collective have continued the work of rebuilding the Gulf offering mutual aid and support from volunteer medical and health providers, aid workers, community organizers, legal representatives and people from all over with broad skills from all walks of life.

• May Day & A29- Two massive marches in NYC saw SP-USA contingents taking part. A combined NY/NJ group marched in the UFPJ anti-war march on April 29th, along with allies from a number of groups. We distributed stacks of The Socialist [read the PDF Here], and flyers about upcoming NYC SP events. On May 1st, SP Members took part in a march and Civil Disobedience action against US government torture in Guantanamo, while others marched with the immigrant rights rally to Union Square, the traditional May Day meeting place for more than a century. Photos will be up shortly.
• Alliance for Fair Food: Friday May 5th- The SP locals in Northern NJ and NYC are joining with other groups and individuals to organize an area Alliance for Fair Food group. AFF started from the Immokalee Workers campaign against McDonalds, the same organization which organized (and won a contract) a boycott against Taco Bell. Committed to building links between farm workers, food-service workers, and consumers, AFF chapters around the nation have been fighting for better food, better work, and better wages. Join us for a short film about the Immokalee Workers campaign and an open discussion about what we can do together for Fair Food in our area. The event is free (of course) so bring your ideas.
• North Jersey SP IWD Food & Clothing Distribution Day (3/4)- Join the Northern New Jersey Socialist Party on Sunday March 4th for our International Women’s Day Food and Clothing Sharing at Journal Sq. in Jersey City Socialist Party of Northern New Jersey members will bring an International Women’s Day Food & Clothing Sharing to the regular Jersey City Peace Movement anti-war vigil at Journal Sq. Date: Sunday March 4, 2007 When: 12 noon- 1:30 pm Where: Journal Sq. – Jersey City NJ Info/RSVP: Call Greg at 201-803-7574 or e-mail info@njsocialistparty.org The plan: Local members will join other volunteers at the home of Greg & Andrea Pason 92 E Hunter Ave. Maywood NJ at 11 am to make sandwiches and cook vegan food. We’ll then carpool to Journal Sq. to join the on-going Jersey City Peace Movement at their weekly 12 noon vigil. The local will also distribute International Women’s Day leaflets and Fair Food fliers, coats, blankets and food. Greg Pason Northern NJ Socialist Party www.njsocialistparty.org
• Join the SPUSA on March 17th & 18th and call for an end to the war Now!- On the weekend of March 17th, the Socialist Party will join hundreds of thousands of anti-war activists in marking the 4th anniversary of the most recent criminal invasion of Iraq by calling for Troops Home Now! And End the War and Occupation! March 17th: Join the Socialist Party in Washington DC at the national march on the Pentagon ( http://www.marchonpentagon.org ). The Socialist Party contingent will meet between 11:30 and 12 noon on 22nd & Constitution. We will then move to Constitution Gardens near the Vietnam Memorial at 12 noon and then join the march to the Pentagon. We will need volunteers to staff the SP lit. table and help distribute literature and our most recent issue of The Socialist. If you are coming to DC drop us a note at natsec(at)sp-usa.org and join the M17 announcement list at: http://sp-usa.org/mailman/listinfo/m172007_sp-usa.org On March 18th, the National Office will work with the NYC and Northern NJ Locals in organizing a SPUSA contingent at the New York City United for Peace & Justice anti-war march and rally. The SPNYC & SP Northern NJ will gather on 38th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues at 1PM. We will then march together through the march route. The National Office will host a post-march reception at the AJ Muste Institute (339 Lafayette St. buzzer #11) starting approx. 30 minutes after the end of the march. The Northern NJ Local will join the Bergen County Peace & Justice feeder starting at 11 am at the Teaneck Armory. For more info. on that event e-mail Greg at natsec AT sp-usa.org For info. on the any pre-march NYC Local actions, e-mail Tommy at spnyc AT spnyc.org There will also be anti-war actions across the US. Check out http://www.unitedforpeace.org for events in your area. We hope to see you at these actions. If you cannot attend but want to support out work you can make a contribution on-line at http://www.sp-usa.org/contribute.html In Unity, Greg Pason National Secretary, SPUSA

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  For other March 18th, 19th and 20th actions in the NYC area, see These contacts:

  www.march19peaceactions.org MARCH 19 - DIRECT ACTION IN NYC AT WALL ST! Stop the opening bell! Mass convergence to SHUT THEM DOWN! We Interrupt This Empire: The March 19 Peace Actions Coalition presents a screening of "We Interrupt This Empire..." a film about the Antiwar Takeover of SF Sunday, March 11, 6:00pm, St. Mark's Church, northwest corner of 10th St. & 2nd Ave., Manhattan A Ride to End All Wars: A Ride to End All Wars is an inter-borough bike ride for peace in conjunction with the March 19 Peace Actions Coalition, taking place on Sunday, March 18th, 2007. Root Force!: Sunday, March 18 - 6pm, Time's Up! Collective Space - 49 East Houston St. (between Mott & Mulberry); Are you tired of talking about "the system" and ready to do something about it? Are you looking for a way to fight the onslaught of corporate globalization beyond summit hopping and buying fair trade?
• NEWARK-Noon-People's Peace Rally!- SAT. March 24th--NEWARK--12 noon-- People's Peace Rally! Dear Activist, Please JOIN US at this IMPORTANT, UPCOMING EVENT IN NEWARK: THE PEOPLE'S RALLY FOR PEACE & JUSTICE SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 12:00 NOON ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE GYMNASIUM 303 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ FREE ADMISSION! (USE WEST MARKET STREET ENTRANCE) SPONSORED BY THE PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION: People's Organization For Progress, New Jersey State Conference NAACP New Jersey Black Issues Convention, A. Philip Randolph Institute-Essex/Union Counties Mayor Wayne Smith of Irvington NJ, Assemblyman Craig Stanley The Black Ministers Council of New Jersey, Africana Islamic Institute of Camden-NJ Uhuru, Martin Luther King Association-Columbia HS, CWA Local 1037 Newark Teachers Association, Black Telephone Workers For Justice Nubian Queendom, Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress Women In Support of the Million Man March (WISOMMM) National Council of Negro Women, Inc.-Newark Section, City Belt South Jersey Movement For Justice & Peace, DA Youth Organization National Organization For Women of New Jersey (NOW NJ), NJ Peace Action NJ Labor Against War, NJ State Industrial Union Council (IUC), WBAI Radio National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO), Coalition For Peace Action Service, Education, Economic Development & Science (SEEDS, Inc.) Pan African Communities Empowerment Network (PACE), Afrikan Poetry Theatre Africa Newark International, Inc., Street Warriors, Inc., Stop Shootin', Inc. Striving Together Equals Progress (S.T.E.P.), National Action Network-NJ Chapter Clinton Hill-South Ward Improvement Association, Boycott Crime Committee Association of Black Law Students at Rutgers-Newark School of Law (ABLS) Black New Yorkers For Educational Excellence (BYNEE), Anti-Lynching Campaign Jersey City Peace Movement, Peace Train Coalition, United Ossining.Com Teaneck Peace & Justice Coalition, Northwest New Jersey Peace Fellowship Social Responsibilities Council-Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ, UP FRONT News Anti-Racism Committee-Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ, The Afrikan Brotherhood The Montclair Campaign for Peace & Justice, Councilman Ronald C. Rice Interreligious Foundation For Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors For Peace International Action Center, NJ Solidarity-Activists for the Liberation of Palestine Cuba Solidarity New York, Socialist Party of New Jersey, The Essex Green Party American Students of African Descent Association (ASADA), December 12th Movement Positive Education Always Corrects Errors (PEACE) Health Center, Tent State University Bergen Coalition for Peace & Justice, Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War FOR INFORMATION CALL (973) 801-0001 STOP THE WAR! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! FUND PEOPLE'S NEEDS NOT WAR! HONOR DR. KING, STAND UP FOR PEACE & JUSTICE! STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ, STOP THE WAR IN OUR STREETS! In SOLIDARITY, JERSEY CITY PEACE MOVEMENT
• Mass March & Rally on Aug. 25th- Newark NJ- Mass March & Rally on Aug. 25th- Newark NJ The Socialist Party of New Jersey is a member organization of the Peace & Justice Coalition, a coalition of over 125 organization in New Jersey. It is also a diverse, POC led coalition which has brought over 400 people to the last two mass- meetings. The SP New Jersey hopes that folks in the NJ can join us at this rally in August. In Unity, Greg Pason - SPNJ THE PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION CALL TO THE PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR PEACE, EQUALITY, JOBS & JUSTICE (draft call) Unjust War & Profound Social Crisis The immoral and illegal U.S. war in Iraq must be brought to an end and the U.S. government must begin to concentrate on solving the dire economic and social problems in the United States. In Iraq, since the beginning of the unjust and unnecessary U.S. invasion and occupation, more than 3,300 U.S. troops have been killed, 30,000 wounded and amputeed and one third suffer from post-traumatic stress. More than half a million Iraqis have died, and more than a half trillion dollars has been spent on this war with no end in sight. In fact, the world is in imminent danger of the war spreading and becoming a general Middle East conflict. In the U.S., another type of war is going on, a war on our communities. The Bush administration has decreased domestic spending for education, health care, housing, employment, veterans' care and other social programs. Our civil liberties, civil rights, human rights and voting rights are being violated and taken away. The ranks of the poor and working poor continue to swell, millions remain unemployed and millions more are without health insurance. Racism, racial inequality and police brutality are on the rise. Working people are struggling paycheck to paycheck, many in the so-called middle class are losing ground and the gap between the rich and the rest of us is wider than it has ever been. Immigrants are being harassed and deported without due process and used as scapegoats to distract us from the real issue of the struggle for a just economic system. The numbers of people imprisoned and detained are exploding. Environmental pollution and global warming threaten our very existence. A Time to March It is time for a revolution of priorities. We must end this unjust war now and focus the energy and resources of our nation on solving our problems at home! Towards that end, this urgent call goes out to people across the nation to rise up and participate in The People's March for Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice, which will take place Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey. The purpose of the march is to demand an immediate end to the U.S. war in Iraq, and the realization of racial equality, social and economic justice in the United States. The goals of The People's March are to demonstrate the profound grassroots opposition to the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq that exists at the grassroots level, bring pressure to bear upon the government to end the war now, educate people about the war and its impact upon our communities in the U.S. and organize and mobilize people around a peace and justice agenda that will link the struggle against the war in Iraq to the struggles against injustice at home. March for Peace Now is the time to put the nation on a new course. If this war is to end and our social problems are to be seriously addressed then all of us who want peace and justice must act now. On August 25th, let us march together for peace. We will march for an end to war abroad and an end to the war on our communities. We will demand an immediate end to the U.S. war in Iraq and the closing of U. S. military bases there, the return home of all U.S. troops now, adequate care for the troops upon their return, the cutoff of funding for the war in Iraq and the redirection of those funds towards domestic and social programs. We will also demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and that no future wars be initiated against Iran or other countries. March for Human Rights We will demand the restoration and preservation of human rights, constitutional rights and civil liberties, which continue to be steadily eroded. We will demand an end to the use of torture, extraordinary renditions (secret abductions), secret trials and prisons, indefinite detentions, denial of the right of habeas corpus, racial profiling, use of banned weapons, and further violations of the Geneva Conventions and international law against individuals whether they are U. S. citizens or residents, or citizens of other countries. We will demand that the detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay be closed, and that the PATRIOT, Homeland Security and Military Commissions acts and the unlawful expansion of presidential power be repealed. We will call for justice and freedom for all political prisoners. March for an End to Violence We cannot call for an end to the war in Iraq while ignoring the war that is going on in the streets of the United States. Violence is engulfing communities throughout the nation. There is a state of emergency in many cities and towns. Every year thousands die from gun-related and other forms of violence in our country. When we march on August 25th, we will call for unity in the community, peace in our streets and an end to the violence that pervades U.S. society. We will demand and end to the flow of illegal drugs and guns into our communities. And we will demand and end to the grinding poverty and other economic and social conditions that drive so many towards drugs, crime, violence and death. March for Equality On that day, let us march for equality. We will demand an end to all forms of discrimination, oppression and violence. We will once again demand an end to police brutality and the establishment of truly empowered police review boards. We will call for the protection and expansion of civil liberties, human rights, civil rights, voting rights, democratic rights, women's rights, affirmative action, and immigrant rights. We will demand equal voting rights and representation for District of Columbia residents. We will demand reparations for the descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States and the passage of H.R. 40, the Conyers reparations bill. March for Jobs and Justice On that day, let us march for jobs and economic justice. We will demand the redirection of funds for the war towards education, healthcare, housing, employment, Medicaid, Medicare, social security and other domestic programs. We will demand the creation of jobs program that pays a living wage, an increase in the minimum wage and health care for all. We will demand an end to the exploitation of undocumented immigrants by workers who want to undercut the ability of all workers to earn a living wage and an end to raids on immigrant communities and to the stealth deportations that separate and destroy families. Let us march for the right of all workers to be organized and represented by unions, without fear of retribution by their employers for participating in union activities. We will demand affordable housing, environmental justice and an end to poverty, unemployment and homelessness. We will demand the environmental clean-up and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast and its communities and justice, housing, jobs, and the right of return for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. March for Accountability On that day, let us march to demand accountability. Those responsible for the disaster caused by the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe must be held accountable. We will call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney for their handling of the Iraq war and the mishandling of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. March of History The march is being held on August 25th to coincide with the 44th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and with the second anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, which killed many and left hundreds of thousands displaced and devastated due to of the failure of the federal government to adequately respond to their needs. Marching in Newark also enables us to connect this event to the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1967 Newark Rebellion, a major event in the struggle for racial justice. March for A Just Society and Peaceful World The People's March is sponsored by The Peace & Justice Coalition, which is comprised of more than 100 diverse grassroots organizations. The coalition calls upon everyone who wants peace, equality, social, economic and environmental justice to join the march and fill the streets of Newark on August 25th. We call upon all people of good will across the country, from all walks of life to join us on that day. We especially call upon historically oppressed communities, including African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Indigenous and other peoples of color who have been among those most opposed to this war to join us and make their opposition visible. On August 25th, let us march in the spirit of unity, determined to keep the pressure on until the war in Iraq is ended and the ideal of a more just society and a better world for all is finally realized.
• 2007 National Convention- St. Louis Missouri- October 19-21, 2007: Socialist Party USA National Convention- St. Louis Missouri more info
• United States Social Forum- United States Social Forum 2007 June 27 - July 1, 2007 Atlanta, GA more info at http://www.ussf2007.org/ SP-USA Delegation Updates
• Newark Anti-War March THIS Saturday- NOON on SATURDAY AUGUST 25TH at LINCOLN PARK in NEWARK.
  Looking for the SP Contingent? Call Greg at 201.803.7574 or look for the SP banner and table. Transportation information is available here: http://www.peaceandjusticecoalition.org/transportation.html A PDF with the March Route: http://www.peaceandjusticecoalition.org/marchroute.pdf
  View Larger Map The organizers sugest train/PATH to Newark Broad Street (NJT) or Newark Penn Station (PATH), then busses to Lincon Park.

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  BUSES FROM BROAD STREET STATION:
• March Against War and Occupation Saturday 27 October-
  
  All Out for Oct. 27th.

  UPDATE (Thursday)

  Three Meet-Up’s for the March

  • 11:00a – Feeder march with Bergen County Peace and Justice Coalition and Washington Heights Anti-War
  • Organizers - 179th Street and Fort Washington – Tommy (646) 320-8414
  • 11:30a – North Bronx Anti-war
  • Organizers - Pelham Bay Stop of 6 train – Billy (718) 869-2279
  • 12:30p-1:00p - Union Square South West Corner–
  • Michael (917) 804-9442

  The March

  • 1:00pm – March leaves Union Square - Help the Socialist Party hand out flyers for the film screening on October 30th
  • 3:00pm (??) – Arrive in Foley Square – Rub swollen feet, drink water, visit the SP table

  After the March

  Screening of Activist Documentaries from Mental Rev Productions & Reception http://www.mentalrev.com/

  Saturday, October 27, 2007, After the March

  339 Lafayette Street between Bleecker & Bond, NYC
  Buzzer 11 / no elevator / 3rd floor
  6 train to Bleecker Street OR F/V train to
  Broadway/Lafayette
  For more info on the event:
  http://spnyc.org
  Tel. 718.869.2279
  
  Useful Sites for the March
  • http://www.oct27.org/new_york/
  • http://spnyc.org
  • http://www.mentalrev.com/
  • http://www.njsocialistparty.org/
  • http://www.bergenjustice.net/

  It is time, once again, to put on your marching shoes, make your pro-peace signs and call a friend who also supports an end to war and occupation.

  On Saturday October 27th major anti-war demonstrations will take place in 11 cities in the US. New Yorkers will be doing our share during a 1:00pm march from 14th Street Union Square to Foley Square. The march will be followed by an information session at Foley Square where demonstrators can network with other peace organizations.

  One of the great smaller actions connected to this big march will feature a march by the Bergen Peace and Justice Coalition (the major peace group in Northern New Jersey) over the George Washington Bridge to link up with the Washington Heights Anti-war Network. I think it would be great if people from the North and South Bronx could join these groups and head down to the march together.

  So, if you are interested in participating in this demonstration drop me an email or give me a call at (718) 869-2279. This demo will be a great step forward for the peace movement nationally. Hopefully we can do our part locally.

  Oh, the march is fully permitted and the organizers, United for Peace and Justice, have a long history of safe and peaceful marches so it should be child friendly.

  Peace, Billy wawharton(at)yahoo.com

  Download Flyers:
  • NYC O27 flyer (Eng)
  • NYC O27 flyer (Esp)
  • NJ to NY GWB March Flyer

  For more info see these sites:

  United for Peace and Justice UFPJ – New York City Demo Bergen Peace & Justice Coalition

  UPDATE:

  There are TWO Meetup points for the SP-NYC:
  
  1. 11:30am - noon in Washington Heights. We'll meet the NJ Marchers at the Manhattan side of the GWB and then take the train to Union Square. Call Tommy at 646-320-8414 on the day for details or email akitazine AT yahoo.com
  2. 12:30 - 1pm at Union Square. Meet upstairs just outside the subway entrance that is near the southwest corner inside Union Square. Call Micheal on the day at 917-804-9442.

  Contact spnyc AT spnyc.org to attend the march pre-meeting on the evening of the 26th.

• PUNK AGAINST RACISM / Montclair, NJ- PUNK AGAINST RACISM II Sunday November 25th Doors open at 4 pm 8 bux (7 bands!) M.A.D. ANTI-ARMADA PUBLIC DISTURBANCE JODA! BLACK HANDS DEVIANTZ BONES @ The Meat Locker 8 Park St. Montclair, NJ ALL AGES, NO ALCOHOL in the club, no jerks
• Punk Against Racism III Montclair NJ- Punk Against Racism 3!!! Punk Against Racism III
  SATURDAY DECEMBER 22ND
  AT THE MEATLOCKER
  8 PARK ST. MONTCLAIR, NJ DOORS OPEN @ 7 $8 AT THE DOOR All profits go to programs sponsored and supported by North Jersey Metro Anti-Racist Action.
  Sponsored by: North Jersey Metro Anti-Racist Action Supported by: Residents against Racism, Northern NJ Socialist Party and One Peoples Project ALL AGES-NO BOOZE-NO JERKS-NO BULLSHIT
  There will be a REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET! Bring some of your old stuff and give it away here, while you can take whatever other people brought to give away - ALL FREE!
  We'll also be collecting warm women's coats for women being releases from prison (for the "Real House") and collecting canned vegetarian food for Food Not Bombs.

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