- Failure to end the Iraq war
- Failure to conduct a no-holds-barred 911 investigation
- Inaction on impeachment hearings
- Elections that become less believable and meaningful with each cycle
- Inaction on health care for those in need
- The willful, deliberate dismantling of the Constitution
The list goes on. Citizens are barely acknowledged, rarely heard.
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The strike grew from grassroots activists in various peace and social justice groups seeking coordinated action and unity. Right now, the following actions are scheduled to take place on September 11, 2007. The goal is to get as many citizens as possible to recognize this highly symbolic day by joining the 911 General Strike and make the clear statement, “No more!”
The www.strike911.org, Global Day of Action, and other sites will be continuously updating activities.
Washington * DC, New York City * Los Angeles, CA * Oakland, CA * San Francisco, CA * San Louis Obispo * CA, Santa Barbara, CA ,Santa Cruz, CA * Bloomington, IN * Boston, MA * Minneapolis, MN * Raleigh, NC *Dover, NH * Columbus, OH * Seattle, WA * Baraboo, WI * Brussels, Belgium, Vancouver, BC * Rouen, France * Dublin, Ireland * Kristiansen, Norway
The Washington, DC 9/11/2007 action includes a rally in Lafayette Park at noon, another rally at the White House, a march to the Capitol, and the delivery of a petition to Congress. New York City will have a number of events that bring general strikers and others together to insist on change now.
Internet activity continues at the sites above, www.strike911.org, and other internet sites. Truth Movers at the strike911 site report that “buzz on the internet” is extensive and broad based. The web page serves as a central location for information, networking, and strike materials. Groups have started up at FaceBook and MySpace to encourage students and others to participate.
“How long do we have to wait?”
The words below came from citizens interviewed for this article.
How long do we have to wait? I don’t see a single thing being done that we asked for. What was the 2006 election about? Weren’t we clear enough?
These views are reflected in public opinion polls showing Bush approval consistently at or below 30% with disapproval above 60%. Only 27% of the public thinks the country is headed in the right direction, while 68% see the country headed in the wrong direction. PollingReport.Com 8/26/07. The wrong direction figure has been above 60% every month since September 11.2005. The debate is over. The bipartisan war party lost.
The General Strike of 9/11/2007 is the first of a series of events planned for September. It began in mid summer as a new, first time coalition effort by activists from different groups with a shared agenda, positive change. Reliance on the Internet and the unknowns between now and 9/11 make it difficult to say how widespread participation will be. But the pattern is set. Like the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, this peaceful general strike will show what rank and file movement members and committed citizens can do when they demand action
