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This report was originally posted on the website of the Los Angeles ANSWER Coallition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) of which Party for Socialism and Liberation is a member.
On Saturday, June 18, a vibrant, multinational crowd of over 200 people packed into the Los Angeles meeting of the “Eyewitness Libya” national speaking tour, featuring former congresswoman and presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney. McKinney returned to the United States from Libya only hours before the event began.
The successful meeting, organized by the ANSWER Coalition in Los Angeles and held at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, also featured speeches by Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam; Mike Prysner, Iraq war veteran, co-founder of March Forward! and ANSWER organizer, and Dedon Kamathi, KPFK Pacifica radio host of “Freedom Now.”
ANSWER Coalition organizer Peta Lindsay emceed and opened the event: “ANSWER is proud to be hosting this speaking tour in many cities around the country. We are committed to organizing, spreading the word and taking to the streets to fight back against U.S./NATO intervention in Libya, as long as the bombing continues and until the right to self-determination for the people of Libya is upheld.”
In a rousing speech, Akbar Muhammad of the Nation of Islam highlighted the destructive nature of the U.S./NATO mission targeting Libya. He spoke of the need to unite the African continent and pointed out that the war on Libya is doing the opposite. Muhammad said: “The dollars going to this war come directly out of our communities. And, as the polls now show, the reality is that most people in the United States do not want war with Libya.”
On Saturday, June 18, a vibrant, multinational crowd of over 200 people packed into the Los Angeles meeting of the “Eyewitness Libya” national speaking tour, featuring former congresswoman and presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney. McKinney returned to the United States from Libya only hours before the event began.
The successful meeting, organized by the ANSWER Coalition in Los Angeles and held at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, also featured speeches by Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam; Mike Prysner, Iraq war veteran, co-founder of March Forward! and ANSWER organizer, and Dedon Kamathi, KPFK Pacifica radio host of “Freedom Now.”
ANSWER Coalition organizer Peta Lindsay emceed and opened the event: “ANSWER is proud to be hosting this speaking tour in many cities around the country. We are committed to organizing, spreading the word and taking to the streets to fight back against U.S./NATO intervention in Libya, as long as the bombing continues and until the right to self-determination for the people of Libya is upheld.”
In a rousing speech, Akbar Muhammad of the Nation of Islam highlighted the destructive nature of the U.S./NATO mission targeting Libya. He spoke of the need to unite the African continent and pointed out that the war on Libya is doing the opposite. Muhammad said: “The dollars going to this war come directly out of our communities. And, as the polls now show, the reality is that most people in the United States do not want war with Libya.”
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