[Peace] Iraq & WMD: Take Action Aug 6-10

Tue Aug 5 12:52:05 CDT 2003

[Below is a forward from the United for P&J folks. 
AWARE is planning something for Sat. Aug. 9.  If you'd
like to help out, call Carol 344-9155.]

--- list at unitedforpeace.org wrote:
> From: <list at unitedforpeace.org>
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:45:09 -0700
> Subject: Iraq & WMD: Take Action Aug 6-10 
> To: <aware at grex.org>
> 
> UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
> IRAQ CAMPAIGN ACTION ALERT
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> END THE OCCUPATION * INVESTIGATE THE LIES *
> BRING THE TROOPS HOME * NOW!
> 
> TAKE ACTION ON AUG. 6-10, 2003, 100 DAYS AFTER BUSH
> DECLARED THE WAR ON IRAQ OFFICIALLY OVER
> 
> COMING UP: AUG. 27 GRASSROOTS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
> DAY
> 
> On May 1, 2003 President Bush, in a televised speech
> from an aircraft carrier, announced the end of major
> combat operations in Iraq. More than two months
> later, Iraqi civilians and U.S. G.I.'s are being
> killed every single day as our military tries to
> force an unpopular occupation on the Iraqi people -
> most likely, 6,000 to 8,000 Iraqi civilians have
> been killed, as well as over 230 American soldiers.
> 
> The occupation's cost has skyrocketed to $3.9
> billion per month -- $46.8 billion per year -- while
> total funds for reconstructing Iraq are barely cover
> 10% of that (most of which is Iraq's money). At
> home, budgets for schools and important social
> services are being slashed.
> 
> Meanwhile, a flood of government leaks and media
> reports confirm that the anti-war movement was right
> all along: The Bush administration lied about the
> alleged Iraqi threat to scare us into backing their
> war.
> 
> TAKE ACTION:
> ORGANIZE A PROTEST AUGUST 6-10!
> 
> On August 6 - 10, people throughout the world are
> already planning peace events to commemorate the
> bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
> http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php?caltype=9
> 
> On those days, the United States became the only
> country in world history to use nuclear weapons,
> killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people in
> Japan. Let's join those events and their calls for
> nuclear disarmament, and create additional events to
> hold the Bush Administration accountable for the
> lies told before the war and the chaos that grips
> Iraq right now. That chaos includes the long-term
> effects of radioactive uranium, which plagued
> Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the 1945 bombings and
> may be associated with dramatic rises in cancer and
> severe birth defects in Iraq.
> 
> Please organize an August 6-10 anti-occupation event
> in your city. Tell us about it, so that we can
> publicize your event as part of the national days
> of protest. The event doesn't have to be big: It
> could be a rally, a town hall meeting, a vigil, a
> documentary screening, a religious gathering, a
> letter-writing campaign to your local press or
> representative, or even a few people holding up
> signs at a busy street corner. Or join an already
> planned
> anti-nuclear event and work with event organizers to
> incorporate the anti-occupation message.
> 
> To tell us about your planned protest, please email
> andrea at globalexchange.org and list your event at
> http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar_gxinput.php
> 
> STICKERS AVAILABLE
> We have stickers available that you can use as tools
> for your anti-occupation organizing. They are bright
> yellow with a bold message: "BUSH LIES - WHO DIES?
> End the Occupation of Iraq, Bring the Troops Home
> NOW!" (See http://www.unitedforpeace.org for image.)
> 
> We are charging only printing and shipping costs --
> $20 per 500 stickers (the minimum order). To order
> these stickers, send us your shipping address along
> with a check made payable to "United for Peace and
> Justice" to UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square
> Station, NY 10108.
> 
> COMING UP: 
> AUGUST 27 GRASSROOTS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION DAY 
> HOLD THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
> LIES LEADING UP TO THE WAR
> 
> The Bush Administration is desperately trying to
> contain the brewing controversy about its false
> statements regarding Iraqi weapons of mass
> destruction. On August 27, while members of Congress
> are in their home districts, United for Peace and
> Justice in collaboration with other peace groups
> will coordinate a massive grassroots
> advocacy/pressure day to urge our Senators and
> Representatives to support a genuine investigation
> into whether the Bush Administration misled the
> public with claims that Iraq was an imminent threat
> to the U.S. and its neighbors. We want open,
> thorough, timely, televised public hearings and an
> investigation with a broad mandate.
> We need the truth.
> 
> Both Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA.) and Rep. Ellen
> Tauscher (D-CA.) have introduced legislation (H.R.
> 2625 and H. Res. 307, respectively) that addresses
> some of these concerns (details can be found at
> http://thomas.loc.gov). Each has supported the
> other's bill, although Tauscher's is stronger in
> several regards - it calls for a House Select
> Committee rather than an independent commission, and
> it calls for reporting before the 2004 Presidential
> election. The number of co-sponsors of these bills
> has shot up over the last few weeks as UFPJ and
> other anti-war
> coalitions turned up the heat on Congress.
> 
> If your group wants to join in efforts to influence
> your local Congressperson on Aug. 27, send an email
> to
> congressaction at unitedforpeace.org with your name,
> organization, phone number, whether you want to
> organize or just participate in the meetings,
> and your actual capacity to set up and coordinate
> them.
> 
> UFPJ is developing a grassroots advocacy toolkit for
> grassroots activists, including a briefing packet
> and advocacy tips.
> 
> MORE INFORMATION
> 
> About the Occupation of Iraq:
> http://www.occupationwatch.org
> About Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration events:
> http://www.unitedforpeace.org and
> http://www.ananuclear.org/HiroshimaDays2003.html
> About Military Families who oppose the war:
> http://www.mfso.org
> 
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> 
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