The World Can't Wait
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The World Can't Wait (WCW) is a left-wing group in the United States. According to its mission statement, by organizing people living in the United States, WCW seeks "to create a political situation where the Bush administration's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking U.S. society is reversed."[1]
WCW levies many accusations against the Bush administration, including: the Iraq war, prisoner abuse, torture in the interrogation of military detainees, the abrogation of their rights to habeas corpus, domestic wire-tapping and surveillance activities ordered personally by the President, what it sees as the administration's incompetence in response to Hurricane Katrina, and the administration's support for anti-abortion legislation which they claim has a basis in the goals of the Christian Right.
World Can't Wait was formed in January 2005. Its headquarters is in New York City. It was initiated by supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Party, including Sunsara Taylor and Travis Morales. World Can't Wait's steering committee includes a broader array of political affiliations.
WCW call for Bush's removal attracted a diverse range of endorsers, including members of the Green and Democratic party.[who?]
WCW's campaign to impeach Bush and Cheney was selected "Most Valuable Crusade" by The Nation magazine. [2]
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[edit] Events organized
- November 2, 2005: Demonstrations attended in protest of the anniversary of the 2004 presidential elections.
- January 31, 2006: Demonstrations attended in protest of President George W. Bush's State of the Union address.
- February 4, 2006: Demonstration in Washington, D.C. outside the White House.
- May 12, 2006: Demonstration at Wachovia Stadium to protest Battle Cry.
- October 5, 2006: A mass walkout from school and work and demonstrations in over 200[citation needed] towns and cities; some 2,000 participate in New York City[3].
- January 4, 2007: Rally in Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C. at noon on the opening day of the 110th United States Congress.
- January 23, 2007: Demonstrations attended in protest of Bush's State of the Union address, in conjunction with DC Anti-War Network.
- February 17, 2007: "Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush for War Crimes" was held in New York City, with speakers including Cindy Sheehan and Rebecca Rotzler.
- March 19, 2009: First national day of protest against the wars under President Barack Obama. New York City event including a rally at Union Square with musical performances from Outernational, Marcel Cartier, and Rebel Diaz, and a march to the US Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Times Square.
- December 1 & 2, 2009: World Can’t Wait participated, with other groups, in the demonstrations outside Obama’s West Point announcement of the increase in troops to Afghanistan an, and the protests in New York City the day after.
[edit] Criticism
Some leftists have claimed that World Can't Wait slogans such as "Drive Out the Bush Regime" "have effectively served as a 'radical' coat of paint on the more mainstream liberal call to impeach Bush." [4]. Other anti-war Liberals have seen them as another front group for a far left organization, and said they would be more effective as part of a larger united anti-war movement.
[edit] References
- ^ WCW Mission Statement (This statement was dated 18 May 2009, and remained, with other references to the "Bush regime" on their website one year into the Obama administration.)
- ^ Nichols, John, The Most Valuable Progressives
- ^ "World Can't Wait, NYC: Hundreds Walk-Out, Thousands March". The New York City Independent Media Center. 2005-11-02. http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2005/11/59622.html. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ Seattle Anti-Imperalist Committee: Statement on World Can't Wait, (January, 2006)
[edit] Further reading
- "10 arrested during World Can't Wait's anti-Bush march". San Francisco Chronicle. 2005-11-03. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/03/BAGNLFIAEH1.DTL. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- "Angelenos Join in Anti-Bush Protest; Many in L.A. and across the nation walk out of school and work to rally against the president.". The Los Angeles Times. 2005-11-03. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/920699141.html?dids=920699141:920699141&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+03%2C+2005&author=Martha+Groves+and+J.+Michael+Kennedy&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Angelenos+Join+in+Anti-Bush+Protest%3B+Many+in+L.A.+and+across+the+nation+walk+out+of+school+and+work+to+rally+against+the+president.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- Conroy, Scott (2005-11-02). "Anti-Bush Protests In NYC". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/02/national/main1005030.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
[edit] External links
- The World Can't Wait
- "Fire John Yoo!". The blog of the World Can't Wait! campaign against John Yoo.
