it will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need
From UnitedForPeace.org:
Nationwide Protests This Thursday
TIME FOR A SURGE OF OPPOSITION TO BUSH'S WAR ESCALATION
and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber
From UnitedForPeace.org:
Please forward widely!
Nationwide Protests This Thursday
TIME FOR A SURGE OF OPPOSITION TO BUSH'S WAR ESCALATION
Hard to believe, but in a primetime televised speech on Wednesday evening, President Bush will announce his plans to send more troops into Iraq. We don't know for sure, but he could be planning to send at least 20,000 more troops, and the numbers could be even higher.
Whatever the numbers are, the Bush administration is once again moving in the wrong direction. In November the voters elected a new Congress with a clear mandate: End this war! The people of this country want the war to end and we do NOT want more troops sent to Iraq.
We need to act quickly and in large numbers to oppose this escalation.
We need to act quickly and in large numbers to oppose this escalation.
United for Peace and Justice has joined an effort initiated by Win Without War and True Majority to encourage as many local actions in communities all around the country this Thursday, the day after Bush announces his plans. We need to be visible and vocal. Our message must be heard by the White House and by the Congress. NO more troops, end this war now!
Take a moment right now to find out what's already planned in your area. And if you don't see anything listed yet, then plan your own activity and be sure to list it. It's very easy to host something and a lot of the legwork has already been done, including compiling an event organizing kit with resources and tips for making your activity a success.
This wave of activity all around the nation on Thursday can be a critically important opportunity for helping to get the word out about the Jan. 27-29 mobilization in Washington, DC. Momentum is building for what promises to be a politically crucial demonstration. People from all around the nation will be gathering in Washington to send the strongest message possible: It is time to bring the troops home; it is time to end the war in Iraq!
There is still much work to do in these last few weeks. Most importantly, we need to make sure everyone knows this demonstration is taking place. Imagine how you'll feel in the days following the mobilization when people tell you they would have also been in Washington if only they had known about the mobilization! Let's now use every opportunity, every opening we have to spread the word.
At your SAY NO activities on Thursday, be sure to have leaflets about the January 27-29 mobilization.
In any press work you do on Thursday, be sure to mention that the march on Washington on January 27th is the next major action of the antiwar movement.
Organize a phone bank, a day of leafletting, call-ins to radio talk shows and anything else you can think of to get the word out.
It's also important that we organize as many people as possible to stay in Washington, DC, for the national Congressional Lobby Day on Monday, Jan., 29th. You can find out more about this timely effort and how you can get involved by clicking here.
4 comments:
Very noble cause you have here.
In my country it´s very common to hate the United States. I think that´s because my country is considered a third world country, while the United States is considered as the leader (or the most importan leader) of the planet. Therefore, it´s very common to hate everything or everyone from that country, even without knowing that thing or person. I had the chance to meet an american girl and she felt very sad when my classmates and I told her how much we hate her country, even when none of us had ever been there.
In this context, I think it´s easy to imagine how much we hate the president of the United States (yes, I said WE). He´s considered to be a perfect idiot and it´s terrible that a person with such a tiny brain could take such stupid desicions, affecting not only his country, but the whole world. And I have to admit it feels great reading these lines you wrote, Melissa, and knowing that we´re not wrong and that mr brush picture(yeah, brush, with r) should be in any dictionary, next to words such as "stupidity", "nonsense" or "murderer".
Max:
Thank you for your visits and your thoughtful comments. I am humbled that my blog has been a place where you can find alternative viewpoints of my country. Thankfully, there are many American citizens that are united against our president and his political agenda. To learn more, please visit the sites of my friends and fellow bloggers listed in my sidebar. You will find many different writing styles, but a united voice for peace and social justice.
You are always welcome here.
Thanks for the info in this post. Max: millions of us understand what you're saying, and agree with you, and wish we could make it better. We're trying!
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