[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] Support Cindy Sheehan

[Morton K. Brussel]

FYI

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> From: Leslie Cagan <lesliecagan at igc.org>
> Date: August 8, 2005 1:12:32 PM CDT
> To: UFPJ-Member Groups <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> Subject: [UFPJ] Support Cindy Sheehan
> Reply-To: lesliecagan at igc.org
>
>
> SUPPORT CINDY SHEEHAN'S COURAGEOUS VIGIL
>
> By now you probably already know about Cindy Sheehan's vigil  
> outside George Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Cindy's son Army  
> Spc. Casey Sheehan was killed in Iraq in April 2004. Since then  
> Cindy has been working to end the war and bring the troops home,  
> telling her story and speaking out at every opportunity. This past  
> Saturday she went to Crawford, marched as close to the president's  
> ranch as the police would allow, and has not moved since. She is  
> demanding that Bush meet with her and that be bring the troops home  
> from Iraq now. Cindy is prepared to stay in Crawford until the  
> president meets with her, or until he ends his vacation and returns  
> to Washington, DC.
>
> Cindy's action has already generated tremendous media interest. And  
> there are signs that what she has done is inspiring other Gold Star  
> families - people who have lost loved ones in Iraq - and other  
> military families to also go to Crawford. This effort could easily  
> grow in the coming days and weeks.
>
> United for Peace and Justice strongly encourages you to support the  
> work that Cindy and the Gold Star Parents for Peace, along with  
> Military Families Speak Out, are doing. This action comes at a  
> critical moment and we need to make sure their voices are heard.
>
> We urge you, even though it is the middle of the summer, to take  
> action locally. Here's what you can do:
>
> 1) Organize a vigil, picket, rally or other public protest in front  
> of your local Federal Building, or any central location in your  
> town. Demand that the president talk with Cindy and the other Gold  
> Star parents. Be sure to list any activity you are organizing on  
> the UFPJ web site at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/modinput4.php? 
> modin=50
>
> 2) Make sure your local news outlets are covering this story. Call  
> the editor of your paper and contact producers of radio shows to  
> encourage their ongoing coverage of this important news.
>
> 3) Flood the White House with phone calls. Let them know that  
> people in every corner of this country support Cindy and that we  
> want George W. Bush to go out and meet with Cindy! The number for  
> the White House comment line is 202-456-1111
>
> And finally, we hope you will build on the attention Cindy is  
> getting to expand your ongoing local antiwar work, and to help  
> build for the largest mobilization ever against this war on Sept.  
> 24th in Washington, DC. Be sure to get the most up-to-date  
> information about the three days of action that United for Peace  
> and Justice is organizing by visiting the fall mobilization section  
> of our website at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/fallmobe
>
> Please be sure to contact the UFPJ national office if you need  
> assistance or if you have other ideas for our collective efforts:  
> 212-868-5545.
>
> Leslie Cagan
> National Coordinator
> UFPJ
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