Fw: [Peace] URGENT: Go on Record Supporting Urbana Anti-War Resolution Now!!

[Rachel Schurman]

At 09:00 AM 1/27/03 -0600, you wrote:
>please send your name to add to this list  -- today, Monday Jan. 27, before
>5 pm. You don't have to live in Urbana or be a voter. Of course, also come
>to the City Council meeting tonight if you can, but at the very least do
>please ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST and forward to others who you think
>might...
>
>thanks, Lisa
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Meridith Kruse" <bmmk at soltec.net>
>To: <peace at lists.groogroo.com>
>Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:25 PM
>Subject: [Peace] URGENT: Go on Record Supporting Urbana Anti-War Resolution
>Now!!
>
>
> > PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO FRIENDLY LISTS!
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As many of you know the Urbana City Council will be
> > considering a Resolution Opposing War in Iraq
> > tomorrow at 7:30pm at City Hall: 400 S. Vine St at
> > Illinois St in Urbana.
> >
> > It is very important that we have warm bodies
> > there to show support!  Please come!
> >
> > Also, many will be speaking and I will be reading a list
> > of names of people who want to go on record supporting
> > this resolution - (see resolution at end of this email)
> >
> > So let's make this a LONG list!
> >
> > (You don't have to be at the meeting or live in
> > Urbana to still go on record supporting this resolution!)
> >
> > Please email me your NAME, PHONE, and ADDRESS by 5pm
> > tomorrow (Mon. Jan. 27th)...so I can type up the list
> > before the meeting - - - REMEMBER - name, address, and phone!
> >
> > Names already on the list include:
> >
> > 1. Patrick Bahls
> > 2. Elliott Klug
> > 3. Jeff Sowers
> > 4. Clint Popetz
> > 5. Paul Patton
> > 6. Adrienne Bauer
> > 7. Brooke Anderson
> > 8. Lisa Chason
> > 9. Sascha Meinrath
> > 10. Paul King
> > 11. Cassie Conner
> > 12. Kim Kranich
> > 13. Charlotte Green
> > 14. Gabriel Stanton
> > 15. Robert Dunn
> > 16. Lori Serb
> > 17. Meridith Kruse

18. Rachel Schurman

> >
> >
> > Here is a copy of the resolution:
> >
> > **********************************************
> > Resolution Opposing War Against Iraq
> > **********************************************
> >
> > WHEREAS, the issues between Iraq and the world community have not proven
> > to be irresoluble by traditional diplomatic efforts;
> >
> > WHEREAS, the United States is obliged, legally and ethically, to solve
> > international problems in accordance with international law and the
> > Charter of the United Nations;
> >
> > WHEREAS, a war with Iraq will jeopardize the lives of American soldiers
> > and will kill many innocent Iraqi civilians, without guaranteeing the
> > safety and security of U.S. citizens;
> >
> > WHEREAS, past military conflict in the region resulted in widespread
> > environmental destruction and long term health problems for Iraqis and
> > U.S. soldiers, the effects of which have not yet been mitigated or
> > understood;
> >
> > WHEREAS, the ultimate security of the residents of Urbana and the United
> > States at large is dependent upon working cooperatively with all nations
> > to eliminate poverty, injustice, inequality, environmental degradation and
> > other factors that breed war and terrorism;
> >
> > WHEREAS, the Congressional Budget Office estimates a military action
> > against Iraq will cost our nation between $9 and $13 billion a month,
> > resulting in further cuts in federally funded projects and programs that
> > benefit our city and its residents;
> >
> > WHEREAS, the costs of war and the accompanying ballooning deficits could
> > have significant impact on the residents of the State of Illinois, which
> > is facing the 4th worst budget crisis in the country, the school districts
> > of the state, 80% of which face budget crises this year, and the city of
> > Urbana which predicts revenue loss this year;
> >
> > WHEREAS, The billions of dollars to be spent on this war could much better
> > be spent on schools, nutrition, health care, housing, infrastructure
> > improvements, and generally eliminating poverty;
> >
> > WHEREAS, There is growing opposition to war against Iraq given that:
> > forty-two cities to date have enacted anti-war resolutions; an estimated
> > 250,000 rallied in Washington recently to prevent war; the United States
> > Conference of Catholic Bishops, World Council of Churches, NAACP and
> > numerous unions oppose the war; and local peace demonstrations have
> > averaged once a week for over a year;
> >
> > WHEREAS, the citizens of Urbana and its local elected officials have the
> > constitutional right to petition the national government on this matter of
> > grave concern to our community as part of the national and international
> > debate now underway;
> >
> > NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members of the City Council of
> > the City of Urbana, oppose a U.S. invasion of Iraq; and
> >
> > BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the U.S. to work through the U.N.
> > Security Council and reaffirm our nation's commitment to the rule of law
> > in all international relationships; and
> >
> > BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we urge the U.S. to help alleviate the budget
> > crises faced by the majority of the states, and increase federal social
> > service funding to municipalities; and
> >
> > BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, duly adopted, shall
> > be sent to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney,
> > Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Senators Peter Fitzgerald and
> > Richard Durbin, U.S. Representative Tim Johnson, and local members of the
> > Illinois House and Senate.
> >
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> >
> >

Dr. Rachel A. Schurman
Dept. of Sociology
University of Illinois
326 Lincoln Hall, MC-454
702 So. Wright St.
Urbana, Il  61801

Phone: 217-333-2981 (or 333-1950)
Fax: 217-333-5225
E-mail: ras2 at uiuc.edu