[Newspoetry] [Peace] URGENT: Go on Record Supporting Urbana Anti-War Resolution Now!! (fwd)

[Anne Bargar]

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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:25:06 -0600
From: Meridith Kruse <bmmk at soltec.net>
To: peace at lists.groogroo.com
Subject: [Peace] URGENT: Go on Record Supporting Urbana Anti-War Resolution
    Now!!

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO FRIENDLY LISTS!

Hi all,

As many of you know the Urbana City Council will be
considering a Resolution Opposing War in Iraq
tomorrow at 7:30pm at City Hall: 400 S. Vine St at 
Illinois St in Urbana.

It is very important that we have warm bodies
there to show support!  Please come!

Also, many will be speaking and I will be reading a list
of names of people who want to go on record supporting
this resolution - (see resolution at end of this email)

So let's make this a LONG list!

(You don't have to be at the meeting or live in
Urbana to still go on record supporting this resolution!)

Please email me your NAME, PHONE, and ADDRESS by 5pm 
tomorrow (Mon. Jan. 27th)...so I can type up the list
before the meeting - - - REMEMBER - name, address, and phone!

Names already on the list include:

1. Patrick Bahls
2. Elliott Klug
3. Jeff Sowers
4. Clint Popetz
5. Paul Patton
6. Adrienne Bauer
7. Brooke Anderson
8. Lisa Chason
9. Sascha Meinrath
10. Paul King
11. Cassie Conner
12. Kim Kranich
13. Charlotte Green
14. Gabriel Stanton
15. Robert Dunn
16. Lori Serb
17. Meridith Kruse


Here is a copy of the resolution:

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Resolution Opposing War Against Iraq
**********************************************

WHEREAS, the issues between Iraq and the world community have not proven 
to be irresoluble by traditional diplomatic efforts;

WHEREAS, the United States is obliged, legally and ethically, to solve 
international problems in accordance with international law and the 
Charter of the United Nations; 

WHEREAS, a war with Iraq will jeopardize the lives of American soldiers 
and will kill many innocent Iraqi civilians, without guaranteeing the 
safety and security of U.S. citizens;

WHEREAS, past military conflict in the region resulted in widespread 
environmental destruction and long term health problems for Iraqis and 
U.S. soldiers, the effects of which have not yet been mitigated or 
understood;

WHEREAS, the ultimate security of the residents of Urbana and the United 
States at large is dependent upon working cooperatively with all nations 
to eliminate poverty, injustice, inequality, environmental degradation and 
other factors that breed war and terrorism;

WHEREAS, the Congressional Budget Office estimates a military action 
against Iraq will cost our nation between $9 and $13 billion a month, 
resulting in further cuts in federally funded projects and programs that 
benefit our city and its residents;

WHEREAS, the costs of war and the accompanying ballooning deficits could 
have significant impact on the residents of the State of Illinois, which 
is facing the 4th worst budget crisis in the country, the school districts 
of the state, 80% of which face budget crises this year, and the city of 
Urbana which predicts revenue loss this year;

WHEREAS, The billions of dollars to be spent on this war could much better 
be spent on schools, nutrition, health care, housing, infrastructure 
improvements, and generally eliminating poverty;

WHEREAS, There is growing opposition to war against Iraq given that: 
forty-two cities to date have enacted anti-war resolutions; an estimated 
250,000 rallied in Washington recently to prevent war; the United States 
Conference of Catholic Bishops, World Council of Churches, NAACP and 
numerous unions oppose the war; and local peace demonstrations have 
averaged once a week for over a year;

WHEREAS, the citizens of Urbana and its local elected officials have the 
constitutional right to petition the national government on this matter of 
grave concern to our community as part of the national and international 
debate now underway;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members of the City Council of 
the City of Urbana, oppose a U.S. invasion of Iraq; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the U.S. to work through the U.N. 
Security Council and reaffirm our nation's commitment to the rule of law 
in all international relationships; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we urge the U.S. to help alleviate the budget 
crises faced by the majority of the states, and increase federal social 
service funding to municipalities; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, duly adopted, shall 
be sent to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, 
Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Senators Peter Fitzgerald and 
Richard Durbin, U.S. Representative Tim Johnson, and local members of the 
Illinois House and Senate.

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