[News-releases] NOW President Kim Gandy to Speak at New York United For Peace Rally

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NOW President Kim Gandy to Speak at New York United For Peace Rally

February 14, 2003

"George Bush would like you to believe that the country is united for war, but
in reality the majority of the world is united for peace," said National
Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy. On February 15, hundreds of
thousands of people will converge on New York City to stand with millions
around the globe rallying against the White House's plan for war on Iraq.
Gandy
will speak at the event, joining other notable peace advocates including
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Angela Davis, Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte and Susan
Sarandon. Organizers expect that this global day of action with events around
the world will be one of the largest in history. 

"NOW opposes the opportunistic use of the 'war on terrorism' as an excuse for
attacking Iraq," Gandy said. "The real terrorism is the Bush administration's
disregard for international law and destruction of civil liberties at home.
This has become an issue of one dictator versus another."

"The Bush administration would do well to heed the demands of millions of
peace
advocates," Gandy said. "If Bush thinks that the Gulf War Part Two will boost
his poll numbers and ensure him a win in the 2004 elections, he is sorely
mistaken." 

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