[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [uslawaffiliates] U.S. Labor Against the War - May News

[Al Kagan]

A sign of the times?

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> From: rnicosia at starpower.net
> Date: May 6, 2005 6:56:05 AM CDT
> To: uslawaffiliates at lists.riseup.net
> Subject: [uslawaffiliates] U.S. Labor Against the War - May News
>
> U.S. Labor Against War (USLAW)
> www.uslaboragainstwar.org
> Email: <info at uslaboragainstwar.org>
> 1718 "M" Street, NW, PMB 153
> Washington, D.C. 20036
>
>
> 4. CA and NM First Two State Democratic Parties to Demand Troop 
> Withdrawal
>
> In the past two weeks, the California and New Mexico Democratic 
> parties have passed resolutions demanding an end to the US occupation 
> of Iraq.
>
> Leading up to the California State Democratic Convention, Progressive 
> Democrats of America (PDA) and dozens of partners and allied 
> organizations worked in their assembly districts to pass resolutions 
> advocating withdrawal. At the April 15-17 convention, PDA activists 
> and allies drafted a resolution sythesizing the demands of the varied 
> district-level statements. An ad hoc group emerged out of the 
> resolutions committee, led by PDA activists and called the Progressive 
> Issues Caucus. This group successfully and democratically appointed a 
> spokesperson to address the convention.  The resolution, as passed, is 
> here:
>   
> http://www.pdamerica.org/tools/issues/2005-CA-conv-Iraq-resolution.pdf
>
> California provided momentum for New Mexico, where the state 
> Democratic Party passed a similar resolution the next week.  This 
> effort, too, was led by PDA members.  Here's the resolution:
> http://www.pdamerica.org/tools/issues/NM-Resolution.pdf
>
> PDA intends to push for passage of similar resolutions by additional 
> states in the coming weeks and months.  To get involved, go to
> http://www.pdamerica.org
>
> PDA also urges you to contact your congress member and ask for their 
> support for House Resolution 35, calling for an end to the occupation: 
> 1-877-SOB-USOB.
>
>

Al Kagan
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61820
USA

tel. 217-333-6519
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akagan at uiuc.edu
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