Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones for Surveillance & Killing
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Protest & Signholding at the Corner of Kapahulu & Kapiolani
(in front of the Honolulu Zoo)
9:30am - 11am
Co-sponsored by World Can't Wait-Hawai`i & The Coalition for Justice in Palestine
The U.S. is using weaponized drones to drop bombs and conduct surveillance in Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan Syria, and Somalia;
Police Departments in the US are acquiring drones for surveillance within the U.S.;
The U.S. is using the "immigrant border crisis" to acquire even more drones;
Israel is using drones for killing and surveillance in Palestine;
Germany is planning to install 100 drone air bases
and drones are proliferating globally.
If you're outraged by use of drones for killing and surveillance join us on Saturday!
The No Drones Network (www.nodronesnetwork.blogspot.com) and KnowDrones (www.knowdrones.com) have issued a call for a global day of action against drone killing and surveillance on Saturday, October 4th.
For an excellent article on the Obama's drone plan in Iraq and Syria see: http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php/obama/8575-obama-war-model-widespread-systematic-use-of-drones-in-iraq-Syria
Our Saturday protest (with our big drone replica) will be seen by tourists, as well as local residents headed for the beach and Zoo. We'll have signs - or bring your own!
