Austin Spokescouncil
Protest the 18 May 2005 Halliburton Shareholder's meeting in downtown Houston
The Austin Spokescouncil will be working to coordinate rides to
Houston. For more info, please contact txinsurrection@riseup.net.
WHEN: Wednesday, 18 May 2005; 8:00 AM
WHERE: Gather at the green space located at 1000
Crawford (Crawford and Lamar), in front of the
statue of George R. Brown. March to the Four
Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas
WHAT: Hundreds of peace, labor and consumer
rights activists will gather outside the annual
Halliburton shareholders meeting in Houston,
Texas on May 18 to protest war profiteering and
corporate cronyism as exemplified by Halliburton.
Come to Houston on May 18th, participate in the
protest at Halliburton’s annual shareholder
meeting, and make a bold statement supporting
Iraqi self-determination and justice for
all—"Stop Halliburton’s Corporate Occupation of
Iraq!"
Halliburton is essential to continuing the war
and occupation in Iraq and forcing them to
withdraw their participation would shut down
essential parts and motives for the war and
occupation. Not only are their operations in
Iraq depriving the children and people of Iraq
of any sort of future, but also the billions
upon billions in no-bid contracts heaped upon
them by George Bush and Dick Cheney results in
the further weakening of social services here at
home.
Join us in Houston on May 18 for a lively
protest against war profiteering and corporate
cronyism outside Halliburton�s shareholder
meeting in Houston. Halliburton needs to be held
accountable, not made more profitable! Creative
autonomous action encouraged!!!
Sponsors and Endorsers include:
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Global Exchange Code Pink Democracy Rising
The Maryknoll House
Peace Action-Houston Austin Spokescouncil Witness for Peace |
Anti-Racist Action
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Our Goals-- These
goals were agreed to at the February 26, 2005
Houston Global Awareness/Halliburton Campaign Meeting.
1. Halliburton out of Iraq.
Halliburton’s
operations are essential to the continuing US
presence in Iraq and forcing their withdrawal
would shut down parts and motives of the U.S.
occupation. Begin an aggressive, relentless and
innovative campaign will create an economic,
political and social climate that will ultimately force Halliburton from Iraq.
2.End the US wars for empire, end the US
occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Prevent future US attacks on other countries.
3. De-Centralized community-based mobilization.
We work to create open, welcoming, inspiring
spaces where the voices of the social and
economic justice majority can be heard through
real, direct democracy. We will help catalyze
racially just, non-patriarchal, mass movements
to challenge corporate and government power and
create socially just, directly democratic,
ecological, equitable, and peaceful alternatives.
4. Normalize the use of Direct Action and Popular
Education as tools and tactics for social
change. We will act in accordance with the rich
traditions of social movements before us, which
have succeeded using nonviolent resistance to
challenge injustice. Furthermore, we will work
to use a horizontal form of educating one another and creating a progressive community.
