[Peace-discuss] FW: Join Glover, Sarandon, Zinn, & Cagan to Demand End to Occupation of Iraq

[Marianne Br ü n]

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Iraq

Join Glover, Sarandon, Zinn, & Cagan to Demand End to
Occupation of Iraq
 
June 1, 2004
 
Dear friend,
 
The occupation of Iraq is sliding into war crimes and
deepening violence against civilians.  We need to reach
both John Kerry and George W. Bush with a simple
message: bring our troops home, now.
 
Do you agree?  Join our Unsilent Majority and send a
letter to each of the major presidential candidates. To
sign the "Two Letters from the Unsilent Majority," go
to http://www.unitedforpeace.org/UnsilentMajority.
 
For too long, pro-war voices have dominated the debate
over the occupation of Iraq.  Now it's our turn. United
for Peace and Justice, the nation's largest antiwar
coalition, is mobilizing 100,000 people between today
and June 25 to tell John Kerry: Speak out! We remember
your leadership against the war in Vietnam, and we
demand the same courage today.  June 25 is the first
day of a weekend of protests organized jointly with Win
Without War.
 
We have to remind John Kerry of his famous plea from
1971, "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die
for a mistake?" We cannot afford a presidential
campaign where there is no debate on the occupation,
while a majority of voters support ending it as soon as
possible.  He must take a stand. Write Senator Kerry at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/UnsilentMajority, and
please pass this letter on to everyone you know who
wants a real choice in 2004.
 
To President Bush, our message is simpler:  Repent,
admit your imperial folly, and end the occupation.
 
As evidence mounts of systematic war crimes in Iraq, we
have a unique opportunity to indict the Bush/Cheney
administration for its arrogance and corruption.  If
you want to speak truth to power, here is a special
opportunity to speak directly to the President.  Write
George W. Bush at
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/UnsilentMajority .
 
We cannot reach 100,000 people by June 25 without your
help. We need everyone who receives this appeal to send
it on to their friends, family and co-workers.
Together, we can tell both of these political leaders
that we are not--and will never be--silent.
 
Are you part of the Unsilent Majority?  Then join us.
 
Sincerely,
 
Danny Glover Susan Sarandon Howard Zinn Leslie Cagan,
National Coordinator, United for Peace and Justice
 
*******************************************************
********** Initial Signers of the Unsilent Majority
Petition (organizations listed for identification
purposes only)
 
Larry Adams NYC Labor Against the War
 
Carolyn Boyd Black Voices for Peace
 
Andrea Buffa Global Exchange
 
Leslie Cagan United for Peace and Justice
 
Kelly Campbell September 11 Families for Peaceful
Tomorrows
 
Patricia Clark Fellowship of Reconciliation
 
Terry Davis U.S. Labor Against War
 
Lisa Fithian Root Activist Network of Trainers
 
Bill Fletcher, Jr. TransAfrica Forum
 
George Friday Independent Progressive Politics Network
 
Yoshie Furuhashi Columbus Campaign for Arms Control
 
Jen Geiger Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom
 
Van Gosse Historians Against the War
 
Mary Lou Greenberg Not in Our Name
 
Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler Plymouth Congregational
United Church of Christ, Washington, D.C. and Ministers
for Racial, Social and Economic Justice
 
Rebecca Kaiser Nebraskans for Peace
 
Heesook Kim Young Koreans United
 
Judith LeBlanc Communist Party USA
 
Wol-san Liem Nodutdol for Korean Community Development
 
Kiyoko McCrae PeaceWilliamsburg/El Puente Coalition for
Peace and Justice
 
Rahul Mahajan Empire Notes
 
Jessie Marshall National Youth and Student Peace
Coalition
 
George Martin Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace
 
Kevin Martin Peace Action
 
Rania Masri Institute for Southern Studies
 
Ignacio Meneses National Network on Cuba
 
Gael Murphy CODEPINK
 
Lenore Palladino United Students Against Sweatshops
 
Bal Pinguel American Friends Service Committee
 
Bryan Proffitt Hip Hop Against Racist War
 
Amy Quinn Institute for Policy Studies
 
Carlito Rovira Vieques Support Campaign
 
Josh Ruebner US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
 
Sean Sellers Campus Greens
 
Stewart Stout Reno Anti-War Coalition
 
Bob Wing War Times
 
Marvin Wingfield Tikkun Community
 
Shirley Young Military Families Speak Out

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