What if we declared peace?
If another world is possible, this is the one I want to work for.
Global Exchange, is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice. Under their “war, peace & democracy” section is a wide choice of ways to get active. I just signed the Declaration of Peace
Friday, September 21 is the International Day of Peace. Declare peace through public signings of the Declaration of Peace and other nonviolent actions from Friday, September 14 through Friday, September 21. October 21-23 will be the No War, No Warming campaign and on October 27 the National Antiwar Mobilizations, ten mass demonstrations around the country. For the latest news on these actions you can go to http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
In September, Congress will vote on a request from the Bush administration for an additional $142 billion for the war, giving him enough money to continue the war at least another year costing (at current casualty rates) another 1,084 American lives and who knows how many thousands Iraqis. 70 members of Congress have already pledged to stop funding the war by signing on to a letter sent to the president on July 19th by Representatives Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, and Maxine Waters. Go here to find out if your representative has signed and, if not, to send an email demanding that Congress fund only the safe, orderly and immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops and military contractors from Iraq. If your representative has signed send a thank-you letter here.
The lively , Code Pink, Women for Peace, have a pre-emptive strike for peace on their website. You can sign on to the Promote Peace with Iran - Stop the Next War Now! petition and then check out their colorful and efficient site for other ways to promote peace.
Military Families Speak Out is an organization of people opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones currently in the military or who have served in the military since the buildup to the Iraq war. I have been a member of this organization and these are some of the most kind, caring, dedicated people I have ever met. If you have family members or loved ones in the military and you are opposed to this war, you may join us by sending an e-mail to mfso@mfso.org and go to their website at http://mfso.org for activist opportunities.
Peace.