STOP THE WARMAKERS! Mass Demonstration and Non-Violent Direct Action at LOCKHEED MARTIN: Sunnyvale Tuesday April 22nd

Lockheed Martin is the World's Largest Weapons Manufacturer. They use OUR tax dollars to create the weapons of mass violence that killed nearly two thousand Iraqi Civilians earlier this month.


LOCATION

Come to the orientation the night before and stay in the Southbay (accommodations will be provided), or arrive the morning of the action, From San Francisco, take Caltrain to Mountain View, transfer to the VTA Lightrail system, and get off at the "Lockheed" station. Bikes are allowed, it's a 75 minute trip, and orienters will be waiting for you. Please plan to arrive by 6am, though actions will continue throughout the day.


OUR GOALS:

DISRUPT THE BUSINESS OF WAR PROFITEERING!!!
If the government will not halt its dangerous & irresponsible policy of pre-emptive invasions, we will stop the businesses that profit from warmaking. We will use NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION to shut down corporations whose executives line their pockets by exporting death & destruction worldwide.

EDUCATE
We will apply strong political pressure on government officials to STOP UNPROVOKED INVASIONS.

CONTRIBUTE TO A VIBRANT AND GROWING ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT
Make plans to get to the orientation locations listed below
either the night before or the day of the action.


WHAT YOU CAN DO

FORM AN AFFINITY GROUP NOW Get a group of 5 to 25 people together now to plan for the action. Make plans to get to the orientation location on the day of. Send someone from your group to the spokes-council meetings.

CHOOSE FROM THE ACTION MENU Three separate actions are recommended for that day. Decide which one you want to be a part of and prepare for that.

1. Mass Die-in: Represent those killed in Iraq by laying in the street dressed as a victim of war

2. Civilian Weapons Inspectors are needed to "inspect" at one of the entrance to Lockheed Martin Facilities. Come prepared to investigate!

3. Form a human blockade to shut down the war profiteers and disrupt business. Bring music and be ready to celebrate life.


COME TO A SPOKES COUNCIL MEETING

This action is being planned by a de-centralized spokes council. No one person is in charge of planning the action, so everyone can speak up. Come have your group's voice heard by being a spokesperson for your affinity group. The next spokescouncil meeting will be Sunday April 20th at 4 p.m. in San Francisco. (The location has not yet been confirmed.) For more information contact thinking_peace (at) yahoo.com. Also check the SouthBay Mobilization website. If you would like to receive email update on this action from the SouthBay or on major changes to this webpage, please fill out this form.