[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Stop the war before it starts

[Jay Mittenthal]

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>To: "Jay Mittenthal" <mitten at life.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Stop the war before it starts
>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:15:31 -0500
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>Dear Jay Mittenthal,
>
>We may be less than two weeks away from an unjust and murderous war. What 
>you do now can change history.
>
>On Friday, February 28, the Not In Our Name statement of conscience 
>appears as a full-page ad in Le Monde, the major newspaper of France. The 
>ad carries an equal number of French and American signers, in a show of 
>solidarity at a time when France is being viciously attacked in the U.S. 
>media. Future ads are planned to reach members of the U.S. armed forces. 
>Your continuing support makes this possible. Visit our web site at 
>www.nion.us, and send your contributions to Not In Our Name, 158 Church 
>St, PMB9, New York, NY 10007.
>
>On Wednesday, March 5, there will be a NATIONWIDE MORATORIUM against any 
>war on Iraq. This Moratorium and national student strike have been 
>endorsed by all the major antiwar organizations. As the call for the 
>moratorium asks, "what's that line you haven't crossed yet to show your 
>determination to stop this war?" For more information on how to get 
>involved go to www.moratoriumtostopwar.org.
>
>To build for this momentous action, two-time Academy award winning 
>filmmaker Barbara Kopple has produced a series of TV spots to appear on 
>MTV and BET. This costs big bucks. Send your tax-deductible contribution 
>to Cabin Creek Center for Work and Environmental Studies, 155 Sixth 
>Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY 10013.
>
>On February 17, some of the nation's greatest poets gathered at the 
>Lincoln Center in New York to read at an event called "Poems Not Fit for 
>the White House." This evening of antiwar poetry is available for 
>broadcast by noncommercial campus and community radio. For information, 
>visit our web site at www.nion.us.
>
>Let's stop this war before it starts!