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| − | '''Not In Our Name''' is a project focused on anti-war activities as well as ending domestic repression in the US.
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| − | On [[March 7]], [[2002]] a letter was sent out about a meeting coming up that would launch the Not in Our Name (NION) project. The meeting took place on [[March 23]], [[2002]] in St. Marys Church in Harlem, in New York City. The meeting adopted proposals from the letter. One of these proposals was for a ''Pledge of Resistance'' which was written in April 2002, and distributed at the [[ANSWER]]-organized [[April 20]], [[2002]] protest in Washington D.C.
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| − | On [[May 12]], [[2002]], the first national anti-war concert since [[9/11]] took place with "Not In Our Name" as it's theme. The show was a benefit for the Artists Network of [[Refuse and Resist]]. Refuse and Resist was one of the initiators of NION.
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| − | On [[October 6]], [[2002]], tens of thousands of people from all over the country attended NION's "Days of Resistance" rallies across the country to protest the upcoming war in Iraq.
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| − | On [[January 27]], [[2003]], NION published an ad in the ''New York Times'' protesting the upcoming war in Iraq that was signed by many famous people and well-known leftists like [[Spike Lee]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Susan Sarandon]] and [[Gore Vidal]]. NION also held events that day as well across the country.
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| − | On [[March 20]], [[2003]], the US invaded Iraq. NION has continued to work on anti-war and domestic repression issues.
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| − | [[Category:Anti-war activism]]
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