NO
IRAQI OIL LAW! International Days of
Action, Feb.22-23
Stop the Theft of Iraq’s Future — Iraqi Oil for the
Iraqi People
Demonstrate Feb. 22, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
WHAT: Media event and
theatrical linking of the Oil Industry and the White House, commemorating one
year of opposition to the Iraq Oil Law on the International Day of Solidarity
with the Iraqi People.
WHERE: Outside the Exxon
Mobil Office, 2000 K St NW
12:00pm: Press event and rally at Exxon office
12:30pm: March with us — as we mark the oily trail leading
to the White House!
(Photo opportunities: Oil Barrels, Placards, Oily
Footprints)
WHO: speakers include:
Gene Bruskin, Co-convenor, U.S. Labor Against
the War
Adam Kokesh,
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Trina Zahller, Oil Change International
WHY:
In Iraq, the ongoing war and
occupation has led to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths, widespread
devastation, relentless insecurity, and crippling poverty. Foreign oil companies are scrambling to use
this opportunity to secure access to massive profits from Iraq’s large
untapped oil reserves at the expense of the Iraqi people.
The occupation of Iraq serves to protect these interests while U.S. military
bases are built nearby to guard the oil fields.
As well, the Bush administration has tried to push the Iraqi Parliament
to pass a law that would give foreign oil companies unprecedented control over Iraq’s oil
resources. The Iraqi cabinet, under
pressure from the U.S.,
approved this law one year ago on February 23, 2007. The Iraqi Parliament has so far resisted
pressure to pass this oil law, but the pressure is by no means over.
In response to this pressure,
the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions is mobilizing an international day of action
and will be holding protests in Basra
and elsewhere against the ongoing occupation, oil law, and privatization
contracts. Solidarity actions will be
held internationally in the UK,
Italy, and the U.S., including in Washington,
DC, Texas, New York, and Indiana.
The message of the solidarity
actions is this:
The U.S. government and corporations
should have no role in pressuring Iraqis to privatize control of their oil
while occupying their country. The Iraqi
people are held in a military occupation by over 160,000 foreign troops. Iraqi workers are denied basic
internationally recognized labor rights.
We support the Iraqis in their call for resisting the oil law and
foreign contracts while under occupation.
We also support worker demands for the rights to organize and bargain.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Join us in solidarity with the people of Iraq by
demanding an end to the military and economic occupation. Make the connection
between oil and state — and between profit and war.
Also, on Saturday, Feb. 23 — local actions
If you live outside of DC, plan a day of action to mark one
year of Iraq’s
resistance to the oil law. Hold a protest or plan a march from a gas station to
your Congressperson’s local office, or host a speakers’ roundtable on the oil
law.
US Labor Against the War
1718 M St, NW #153
Washington
DC 20036
202-521-5265
Contact Persons:
Denice Lombard,
US Labor Against the War: 202.320.5588
Trina Zahller, Oil Change International: 202.744.8578
Check out the USLAW web site for news, information and
resources for labor’s antiwar movement. See the latest news about Iraq’s labor movement, the U.S. military
occupation, and the movement that seeks to end it. Learn more about USLAW and
what you can do to bring all U.S.
troops and contractors home immediately.
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Endorsing Organizations as of
02/14/08:
*
Oil Change
International
*
U.S.Labor Against the War
*
No War No
Warming
* Code Pink
* DC Chapter of
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)
*
United for Peace
and Justice
*
VotersForPeace
*
After Downing Street
*
Grassroots America
*
Hands Off Iraqi Oil
* Platform UK
* War on Want
*
Consumers For Peace
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