[Peace] Urbana Town Hall Meeting

[Durl Kruse]

Please spread the word and show your support for this city council  
resolution by attending:

HEAR YE!  HEAR YE!

URBANA TOWN HALL MEETING
Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 P.M.

Urbana City Council Chambers
	
    400 South Vine Street

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The citizens of Urbana are invited to hear and discuss the merits of a  
City Council Resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from  
Iraq.

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Panelists:
Danielle Chynoweth – Cities of Progress: A National Initiative
Mort Brussel – Economic and Social Impact on Urbana
- Impact of War on the U of I
Heidi Weatherford – Moral/Religious Aspects of War & Occupation
Charlie Smyth – Why the City Should Address this Issue
Bushra Radeef – A Local Muslim Perspective

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Comments and questions from the public are welcome.

(Hosted and Sponsored by A.W.A.R.E)

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Community Resolution to End the U.S. Occupation of Iraq
		   (Drafted by AWARE for Adoption by the Urbana City Council)


WHEREAS this City Council passed a resolution opposing war in Iraq  
prior to the U.S invasion in 2003;

WHEREAS the United States government misled its citizens and the world  
at large with false and distorted intelligence on the existence of  
weapons of mass destruction, on connections between Saddam Hussein and  
Al Qaeda, and on levels of support among the Iraqi people for a U.S.  
invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein;

WHEREAS the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq have killed and maimed  
untold thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens as well as American, Iraqi,  
and other coalition troops and have extensively destroyed  
infrastructure upon which daily life in Iraq depends (especially power,  
water, sewer, and transportation systems, but also homes, hospitals,  
police stations, schools, and religious buildings);

WHEREAS the U.S. occupation of Iraq has failed to establish basic civil  
order and security for the citizens of Iraq and has failed to  
reconstruct critically damaged infrastructure;

WHEREAS the U.S. occupation has incited violent responses by national  
insurgents and foreign terrorists and created a situation in which  
innocent Iraqi citizens are being killed, incarcerated, and maimed in  
escalating numbers by all parties involved in the conflict;

WHEREAS continued occupation has been seen to further increase levels  
of destruction, disorder, and resistance;

WHEREAS many families living in Urbana have relatives, friends and/or  
colleagues in Iraq who are being subjected to the above conditions  
daily, whether as Iraqi citizens, members of the U.S. military,  
business people contracting to provide needed goods and services, or  
volunteers seeking to provide humane relief;

WHEREAS the billions of dollars being spent on the war could be put to  
constructive social and economic
uses in both this country and abroad;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT United States troops shall be withdrawn from Iraq  
starting immediately and proceeding as fast as practically feasible,  
with responsibility for maintaining civil order and security being  
assumed by a freely determined government of the Iraqi people  
uninhibited by U.S. interference and aided with whatever international  
support such a government can obtain;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT after withdrawal, the United States  
government shall provide extensive financial aid to Iraq to support  
both peacekeeping efforts and the reconstruction of its war ravaged  
infrastructure; and finally

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a copy of this resolution shall be sent to  
Illinois Senators Richard Durbin and Barack Obama, and United States  
Representative Timothy Johnson.
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