[Imc-newsroom] taxes for peace not war

[Chernin/Knappman]

We are an peace activist group that is attempting to create a grassroots campaign
where people can voice their opposition to the war agenda that is being promoted out of Washington.

 We recently went online with: www.onemilliontaxpayersforpeace.org

Please have a look at it.

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CONTACT: Sara Sunstein, 1mt at monitor.net    or 707.578.8236



One Million Taxpayers for Peace
(http://www.onemilliontaxpayersforpeace.org) was recently launched to
unite into one thunderous voice the millions of Americans opposing this
country¹s escalating militarism, to proclaim "NO MORE!"  Drawing upon
the rich and powerful heritage of non-violent protest, the grassroots
nationwide campaign invites people to "vote their dissent" April 15, by
carrying out a very-low risk civil disobedient act: to reduce their IRS
payment a symbolic $10.40 (or pay in full, because of overpayment or
other reasons), and send their "peace tax" to One Million Taxpayers for
Peace. The collected "peace tax" funds will finance conflict resolution
programs in schools and communities nationwide.  An accompanying
letter-writing campaign clearly tells decision-makers and the public
there is indeed widespread opposition to the government's agenda.

Because dissenting opinions have been ignored, or worse, considered
unpatriotic, by mainstream media and the government, there is a need to
speak collectively in such a way that dissent can no longer be
dismissed.  One Million Taxpayers for Peace aims to create that
collective voice. It was born out of grief and horror at the thousands
of lives senselessly lost September 11, 2001, in the U.S., and since
October 7, 2001 in Afghanistan, from the need for healing and
reconciliation, the necessity that not one more life be wasted, and
acknowledgment that tax dollars fund US bombing.  While saying "no" to
paying for war, there was simultaneously a need to say "yes" to
supporting an alternative. By teaching the next generation nonviolent
solutions to aggression and conflict, a way out of war and the culture
of violence it engenders becomes possible.

Although started by "peace taxpayers" in Sonoma County, CA, One Million
Taxpayers for Peace reflects nationwide discussions of recent years by
hundreds of taxpayers addressing their complicity with war through
paying taxes for it.  Knowing that close to 50% of their tax dollars
fund military programs that conflict with their ethics, they feel
morally obligated to resist, redirect and speak up.


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