[Peace-discuss] antiwar groups: "Mandate for Peace"

[Barbara kessel]

How about a weekend afternoon get-together where people write three
letters apiece to the local, the state and the federal level of
legislators? When letters have the same language, they don't count for
as much as individual letters, but when people stay home and think
they will write them, it often does not happen. I know a number of
people I could organize to come to such a write-in. If they could not
come but promised that they wold write them at home, then I would call
them to see that they did.
     BYO stamps! Barbara Kessel

On 11/9/06, Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >From the Nation online:
>
> ... national peace groups have launched a "Mandate for
> Peace" campaign to immediately follow the election.
> Organized by United for Peace and Justice, Iraq
> Veterans Against War, True Majority, Progressive
> Democrats of America, Peace Action, Goldstar Families
> for Peace, Network of Spiritual Progressives,
> CODEPINK, Iraqi Voices for Peace, Global Exchange, Pax
> Christi USA and others, the coalition intends to ramp
> up grassroots pressure on the new Congress to enact a
> speedy end to the occupation of Iraq.
>
> The Mandate reads in part: "We urge you to represent
> the will of the peace-loving people of the United
> States by immediately passing legislation requiring
> the prompt removal of all US troops from Iraq and
> discontinuing funding for military purposes in Iraq
> except the safe withdrawal of all US forces."
>
> I like this language for our flood of letters!
>
> What do you think?
> Ricky
>
>
>
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