Posted by Jimbo Hicks at 204.165.139.200 on January 15, 2003 at 12:41:38:
Want to do something to stop a senseless war?
Add your name to the Iraq Peace Pledge and send this plea to at least
five others. Pledge signers "grant permission to use their names and
cities publicly as an opponent of the ongoing economic and bombing war
on Iraq." In other words, you make a public statement, and on January
21st, that statement will be hand-delivered to Congress.
www.peacepledge.org
Your names make a difference. Each Member of Congress will receive a
list of Pledge signatories from their state. Your names will show the
breadth of opposition to war with Iraq and swell the ranks of the
organized movement to stop it.
On Tuesday, January 21, volunteers from across the U.S. will "Drop and
Stop-In on Congress" to deliver these names with the simple message "THE
PEOPLE DEMAND PEACE."
In October, Congress passed the Iraq war resolution in a heated
controversy that gave the President a green light for military action.
But it also implored President to fully support the United Nations
weapons inspection process. Now Congress must ensure that President
Bush does adhere to the UN peace process and not drag the country into a
costly, deadly and unethical war. NOW is the time to pressure Congress
and the White House.
www.peacepledge.org
Already signed your name? Already sent this to everyone you know? Want
to come to Washington, DC on MLK weekend to personally deliver them?
Consider joining the "Drop and Stop-In Day," drop the Pledge packet
yourself and stop-in on your own Member's offices to personally share
your concerns on behalf of over 40,000 other signers. To join the
Jan.21 Peace Pledge Congressional Drop and Stop-In, email:
epic-peacepledge@igc.org with your contact information and availability.
Some states have only a few dozen signatures. Help make the Peace
Pledge more forceful by sending this note to others in: Alabama,
Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine,
Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming. More
signers from these states allow us to speak with a truly national voice!
Peace Pledge packets will be compiled on Monday, January 20th, 10 AM at
American University's Kay Chapel, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington, DC (Tenleytown Metro). Packets will be distributed for the
Drop and Stop-In following a briefing on Tuesday, January 19th, 9 AM at
the Washington City Church of the Brethren, 337 N. Carolina Ave. SE
(Capitol South Metro). Volunteers needed!
SPONSORS: American Friends Service Committee, Brethren Peace
Fellowship, Education for Peace in Iraq Center, Fellowship of
Reconciliation, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, National Network to End the
War Against Iraq, Pax Christi USA, Peace Action, Quixote Center,
Resource Center for Nonviolence, Voices in the Wilderness, War Resisters
League, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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epic: Education for Peace in Iraq Center
1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003 USA
202.543.6176 (tel.)