This January 20th, Inauguration Day:
- Call in sick to work
- Don't buy anything
...and write to your newspaper, your senator and your representative
to tell them why.

http://www.black-thursday.com/home.html

While one person deciding not to work or spend for a single day won't
make a noticeable difference, there is strength in numbers. 49% of this
country - at least - voted against George W. Bush, his wars, his
neglect of the lower and middle classes, his assault on the
environment, and his disregard for the rights and liberties enshrined
in the U.S. Constitution. That's 49% of the population who could - if
they wanted - take the day of George Bush's second inauguration to let
him know in no uncertain terms that they're sick and tired of being
exploited, sick and tired of unjust wars waged in their name, sick and
tired of having their grandchildren's legacy squandered through
ballooning deficits, sick and tired of seeing their country's natural
resources plundered by his corporate pals.

   On January 20th, people across the country will join together to
speak in one voice. By staying home from work, by not buying products
from chain stores, by turning off their cable TV, by not buying (or
using) gasoline or other oil-based products, by not making
long-distance phone calls - in an infinite number of ways, Americans
will send George Bush a message he sorely needs to hear. America
expects accountability, transparency, humanity and justice from an
administration which has, up to now, provided little in any of these
areas.

   For one day, why not keep your power where it belongs: In your
hands. Pass this message along to your family, friends, and co-workers,
and let them know that they can make their voices heard too. On January
20th, let your voice join with thousands of others in rising from a
whisper to a shout - a shout that the Bush Administration can't ignore.
For more info, go to http://www.black-thursday.com/home.html

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"We must address the root causes of terrorism -- poverty, ignorance and injustice -- rather than responding to violence with violence." - from the Statement of the 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, 11/12/2004