[Peace] Fwd: [UFPJ] 3rd Anniversary Local Ad Campaign

Thu Feb 16 17:11:37 CST 2006

We should consider joining in this effort of United for Peace and  
Justice, so I suggest we take it up at our next meeting. It goes well  
with our request to the Urbana City Council to take up the resolution  
on ending the occupation.  --mkb

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Leslie Cagan <lesliecagan at igc.org>
> Date: February 16, 2006 3:57:50 PM CST
> To: ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org
> Subject: [UFPJ] 3rd Anniversary Local Ad Campaign
> Reply-To: lesliecagan at igc.org
>
> Third Anniversary Local Ad Campaign
>
> Place an anti-war advertisement in your local newspaper for the  
> week of March 15-22 and
> * Spread our movement's "bring all the troops home now" message
> * Gain new participants for your local peace group
> * Promote your third anniversary events and/or the April 29 NYC  
> March for Peace, Justice and Democracy
>
> For the third anniversary of the Iraq War, United for Peace and  
> Justice is encouraging our member groups to place advertisements in  
> local newspapers in your communities. It's a great way to bring our  
> message -- end the war in Iraq and bring all the troops home now --  
> to a wide audience, and to build the base of your local anti-war  
> group.
>
> While advertisements in national dailies like The New York Times or  
> The Washington Post can cost tens of thousands of dollars, ads in  
> local papers -- especially weekly papers -- can be surprisingly  
> affordable. Other options include campus or school newspapers and  
> newspapers targeting particular constituencies (e.g., African  
> American, labor, GLBT). You may find that, with a modest  
> fundraising effort, your group can run ads in more than one  
> publication.
>
> 1) Research ad prices
> Call the advertising department of your local paper(s) to find out  
> what ads of different sizes will cost. If you're contacting a daily  
> newspaper in your area, be sure to ask about special prices for any  
> more localized weekly sections. Find out the deadlines for  
> reserving advertising space and for submitting final copy.
>
> 2) Determine the text of your ad
> UFPJ has drafted a text for the ads, which you will find below. You  
> may wish to modify this text to meet your local needs, but there is  
> one strong advantage to using our text. We are currently  
> circulating it to a number of nationally prominent people and  
> asking them to sign on; if you use this text, you may include these  
> names in your final printed ad. If you use different text you will  
> not be able to use these names.
>
> 3) Gather local signers for your ad
> Circulate this text to members of your local group, as well as  
> other community leeaders, and ask them to sign on. An easy way to  
> raise the money to pay for the ad is to ask for a small  
> contribution -- $5, $10, or $25 -- to be listed as a signer.
>
> 4) Submit final copy with signers to the newspaper
> Our template below includes spaces for you to include contact  
> information for your local group, as well as a coupon so that  
> sympathetic readers can contact you, get on your mailing list, and/ 
> or make donations to your group.
>
> 5) Contact UFPJ about your advertisement
> Let us know by email (info at unitedforpeace.org) where you are  
> running ad(s), so we can tally how many ads are being run  
> nationwide. Also, please mail us a copy of your printed  
> advertisement: UFPJ, P.O. Box 607, Times Square Station, New York,  
> NY 10108
>
>
> TEXT OF 3RD ANNIVERSARY AD -
>
> MARCH 19th, 2006.
> Three Years Too Many.
>
> The third anniversary of a war based on lies.
>
> It is time to come to our senses, rebuild the respect of the  
> international community, rebuild our communities.
>
> It is time to end the war against Iraq.
>
> It is time to bring all the troops home!
>
> The great majority of people in the United States, and around the  
> world agree: THIS WAR NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
>
> There were no weapons of mass destruction, there was no imminent  
> threat to the United States, there was no link between Saddam  
> Hussein and the 9/11 attacks.
>
> Members of Congress, retired generals and state department  
> officials, newspaper editorial boards, families of soldiers,  
> teachers, doctors, lawyers, Republicans and Democrats alike ---  
> people from all walks of life want the truth and an end to the  
> nightmare of a senseless war without winners.
>
> But the nightmare continues.
>
> The Iraq war has cost well over $200 billion in U.S. taxpayer  
> money, and the Bush administration will soon be asking for tens of  
> billions more.
>
> Yet the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama still haven’t  
> received the money and resources they need to begin to recover from  
> Hurricane Katrina.
>
> Three years of war have resulted in the deaths of more than 2,200  
> U.S. service people and thousands who have come home with ghastly  
> wounds to their bodies and their souls -- wounds they will carry  
> for the rest of their lives.
>
> The number of Iraqis killed are estimated to be in the tens of  
> thousands; more people dying every day. The schools, hospitals and  
> homes hard hit by the U.S. military have not been rebuilt.
>
> Yet the Bush Administration still can't give us a straight answer  
> about why it invaded Iraq and continues the war and occupation.
>
> Let us work to make this the last anniversary of this senseless  
> war. Let this travesty, the bleeding and the havoc, not define our  
> time in history.
>
> LIST OF SIGNERS
>
>
> I WANT TO HELP BRING ALL OUR TROOPS HOME NOW
> Name __________________________________________
> Address _______________________________________
> City __________________ State & Zip _______________
> Phone # _______________________________________
> Email address ___________________________________
> [  ] Add me to your email list to receive notice about future anti- 
> war activities
> [  ] Enclosed is a donation to support your work:
> ___$5    ___$10   ___$25   ___$50
>
> Mail to: YOUR LOCAL GROUP'S MAILING ADDRESS
>
> LOCAL GROUP'S NAME
> local group's phone number (if applicable)
> local group's website and/or email contact
>
> a member group of United for Peace and Justice
> www.unitedforpeace.org
>
> * Saturday, April 29: March for Peace, Justice, & Democracy in New  
> York City*
> visit www.unitedforpeace.org for details
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