Protests against President Bush's visit to Belgium!
Monday 21/02/05 at 5:30pm Protest opposite the US Embassy, Regentlaan 27, 1000 Brussels (Metro Kunst-Wet)
5:30pm: gather on the corner of Guimardstraat and Kunstlaan
6:00pm: sit-in and 5 minutes silence
6:05pm: short speeches from some members of the platform "Stop Bush!"
from 6:30pm: protest and music continues
Tuesday 22/02/05 at 3:00pm Protest demonstration in the 'Kleine Wetstraat' (between Jubelpark and Schumanplein).
The Metro at the Schumanplein is closed. It is better to use Metro station Mérode. President Bush is expected around 5:15pm.
Platform Text Organisations are invited to sign the platform text. Send a mail to vrede@vrede.be We ask you to make a donation, to cover the costs of this campaign: 50 Euro for large organisations, and 10 Euro for small organisations account number 001-0365592-75
Signatories
Press Contact (English and Dutch) Ludo de Brabander (Vrede)
ludo@vrede.be +32 (0)9/233 46 88
+32 (0)473/516 462
Sunday 20/02/05 from 3:30pm Protest and concerts on the steps of the Beurs/Bourse, central Brussels
More info: BRussells Tribunal
Boycott protest against U.S. foreign policy during Bush visit
During the demonstration called by the Brussels Tribunal, the Belgian Boycott Bush network is planning a colorful protest outside the McDonalds at the Bourse/Beurs in the centre of Brussels. A recent market research which questioned 8 000 consumers in 8 different countries shows that the current U.S. foreign policies have a negative impact on American businesses. Twenty percent of the respondants from Europe and Canada said that they consciously avoid buying U.S. products as a way to protest. These findings are consistent with similar surveys conducted by GMI three weeks after Bush's re-election in November 2004, as well as with research by the British firm NOP World in July of the same year.
More info: www.boycottbush.org
More concrete information about George W. Bush's visit to Belgium
(source: De Standaard)
Bush is not coming alone, he will be joined by his brand new Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice
he is staying for 3 days
arrival on 20/02
21/02 discussion with Belgian Prime Minister and King
22/02 NATO summit during the day, with a EU summit in the evening (place and time of our second protest demonstration!)
23/02 departure to Germany
Other Actions
Saturday 12/02/05 Street theatre in Kortrijk: Bush visits Kortrijk
More info: Indymedia West-Vlaanderen
Bush also visits Germany
After visiting Belgium, President Bush travels to Germany. There will also be protests there:
The United States represents the major obstacle to a world order based on international law.
The European Union must not be hindered by the negative policies of the US, and must tackle the world's most important problems of the world in cooperation with the other countries of the North and South.
Global warming: by positioning itself outside of the international community and unilaterally rejecting significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the US is undermining the efforts of other nations.
The US is the world's number one emitter of greenhouse gases per capita, and the most responsible for climate change and the growing number of victims of this global disaster.
Human rights organisations condemn a policy of human rights violations at home and abroad in the name of national security.
The aggressive stance of the US against the International Criminal Court.
The invasion and occupation of Iraq by US troops is in violation of international law, and have led the country into a spiral of violence.
A disturbing rise in the US defense budget leaves little room for urgently needed domestic programmes to help the poor, nor for aid to developing countries.
Peace and development aid organisations demand that the US respect humanitarian laws, including those against nuclear proliferation, against weapons using depleted uranium, and banning antipersonnel mines.
The US must stop the use of cluster bombs, and oppose the proliferation of light arms.
US authorities must cease all forms of torture and mistreatment, firmly condemn its practice, and allow independent investigation of all cases in which the US may be involved.
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