[Peace-discuss] Please join the Virtual March

[John Wason]

Here's something we could all take part in with relative ease.  This MoveOn
group seems to be accomplishing significant things, and thinking creatively.

John W.


>Date: 21 Feb 2003 05:39:50 -0000
>From: "Wes Boyd, MoveOn.org" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
>Subject: Please join the Virtual March
>
>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>The New York Times reported yesterday that "global anti-war
>protests have put the White House on the defensive."  Between
>the strong case for tough inspections and the growing domestic
>and international opposition to war, the hawks in the Bush
>Administration are on the run.  We need to keep them there.
>
>We've marched in the streets of New York.  We've marched in
>over 600 cities around the world.  Now it's time to bring that
>noise to Washington, where the President and Congress can't
>escape it.  On February 26th, you can join a massive march on
>Washington without leaving your living room.  Just go to:
>
>   http://www.moveon.org/winwithoutwar/
>
>The Virtual March on Washington is a first-of-its-kind group
>effort from the Win Without War coalition.  Working together,
>we'll direct a steady stream of phone calls -- about one per
>minute, all day -- to every Senate office in the country,
>while at the same time delivering a constant stream of emails
>and faxes.  Think of it as a march -- one by one, we'll be
>passing through our Senators' offices and the offices of the
>White House to let them know how we feel about this war.
>
>Like a normal march, the success of this campaign depends on
>how many people participate. All you need to do is make three
>phone calls -- it won't take more than 15 minutes of your
>time.  But together with tens of thousands of others, it'll
>make a huge impression: on February 26th, in every Senate
>office and in the White House, the phones will be ringing off
>their hooks.
>
>You can sign up for your time to call or place a free fax
>right now at:
>
>   http://www.moveon.org/winwithoutwar/
>
>Here's what Tom Andrews, a former Member of Congress and the
>National Director of the Win Without War Coalition has to say
>about the February 26th Virtual March: "Believe me, political
>leaders in Washington will get the message when their phones
>and fax machines light up -- and stay lit up -- from morning
>until night. They will know that there are a lot of us, that
>we care deeply about this unnecessary march to war, and that
>we are organized. Our message will be heard. But, we
>absolutely need you to make this work."
>
>Last Saturday, millions of us in hundreds of cities around the
>world voiced our opposition to a war on Iraq.  Please help us
>bring this dissent to Washington on February 26th, by taking
>part in the Virtual March.
>
>Sincerely,
>--Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser
>  MoveOn.org
>  February 19th, 2003
>
>P.S. If you'd like to help get the word out about the Virtual
>March, we need volunteers to assist with the distribution of
>leaflets country-wide.  You can join a leafleting team in your
>neck of the woods at:
>
>   http://www.moveon.org/leaflets/
>
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