[mgj-announce] June 1st - Protest Wolfowitz's first day at the World Bank

[Hope Chu]

--Please forward widely--

Wednesday, 1 June 2005
9.30 am to 10.30 am
1818 H St, NW (AT PENNSYLVANIA AVE.), Washington DC (World 
Bank Headquarters)

Wednesday, June 1st, is Paul Wolfowitz's first day as the 
President of the World Bank.

The unilateral appointment of Wolfowitz - better known as 
one of the principal architects of the US invasion and 
occupation of Iraq - by the Bush administration highlights 
the undemocratic governing structure of the World Bank, 
and the growing arrogance of a Bush regime bent on global 
domination.

Join us in front of the World Bank headquarters to deliver 
a letter to Paul Wolfowitz, signed by over 300 
organizations in 54 countries. The letter addresses the 
concerns of social movements and NGOs regarding 
Wolfowitz's appointment; past failures in "consultative" 
processes; future politicization of the bank; and debt 
cancellation. The full text of the sign-on letter is 
available here: 
http://50years.org/cms/action/may2005/signup.

NOTE: Two local TV stations that we know of will be 
covering the event, as well as several print and radio 
outlets.  Please help us with turnout, as this is looking 
like a pretty big media event!

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