http://www.unitedforpeace.org FINAL CALL FOR DECEMBER 10-ALL OUT TO STOP THE WAR NOW!
Friends in United for Peace, The war drums are beating, and pundits are saying we may be bombing Iraq by Christmas. This coming weekend President Bush may well declare the Iraqi government is in "material breach" of the UN resolution, despite what the inspectors say, or the Security Council, or Kofi Annan. Fortunately, United for Peace and the mushrooming antiwar movement we help lead are ready to confront the warmakers directly. We agreed at our October 25 founding meeting to make December 10, International Human Rights Day, a nationwide day of action against the war. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EACH OF US--AND EVERY FRIEND, ACQUAINTANCE, COLLEAGUE, RELATIVE, AND LOVED ONE WE KNOW WHO CARES ABOUT PEACE-TAKE ACTION NEXT TUESDAY TO STOP THE WAR **NOW**. Please forward this message to every chapter, affiliate and contact of your organization, to your board members, your keylist, your listserve. Please send it to everyone in your address book or rolodex. Please post it on every listserve to which you subscribe. And then make the follow-up calls to communicate how urgent his is: this may be our last chance to send a strong, concerted message before the U.S. commits military forces. [The e-flyer for December 10 can be downloaded from http://www.unitedforpeace.org/new/downloads/Dec10flyerfinal.pdf. It will be updated later today, and the original email announcement is below, if you wan t to use that.] Every group, no matter how small, can do something next Tuesday. Even if just 5 or 10 of you go down to the Post Office or recruiting station at 5, after work, when it's dark, and light candles-that counts. Plan something (leafleting, vigilling, rallying, banner-hanging), and get the word out ASAP. We have confirmed 25 actions in 15 states, and we hear reports of many, many more, but we need to know. Once you've made your plan, it is equally crucial that you*POST THE INFORMATION* on the United for Peace website (unitedforpeace.org): the local contact person's name, phone number and email address, and the exact location and time of your activity. The national press is calling us every day, wanting to know what we are planning (see the excellent Washington Post story from Dec. 2, at the bottom of this message). What will impress them is *not* one or two "big" rallies, but dozens and hundreds in small towns, and supposedly conservative areas. That's what they want to write about-so join in, and find out how many "ordinary Americans" agree with us (a majority, according to the most recent polls). December 10 is not just for organized groups-it's a "day of action" for all of us, for individuals too. If you're old enough, think of it like the Moratorium in October 1969-wear a blue and white armband (our official colors now), or talk to co-workers or fellow students. Call the president at 202-456-1111. BUT DO SOMETHING. Did you know that more than 70 organizations are now officially signed on to United for Peace? We are growing daily, and now represent millions of Americans. Here's the updated list of member groups (and if your group is not on this list, and wants to be, email Andrea Buffa at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and she'll add you): American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee American Friends Service Committee Americans for Social Justice An Absurd Response to an Absurd War Anti-Capitalist Convergence CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities Campus Greens Center for Community Change Change the Game Citizen Works The Connected Collective Democracy Rising East End Women in Black Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Georgetown Peace Action Global Exchange Green Party of the United States International Socialist Organization Institute for Policy Studies, Peace Working Group A Jewish Voice for Peace KhaYUMbia Lamorinda Peace and Justice Group Left Turn Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Middle East Children's Alliance Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) Mobilize New York National Coalition for Peace and Justice National Council of Churches National Network to End the War Against Iraq NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby Not In Our Name Nowar Collective Pax Christi USA Peace Action Peoples NonViolent Response Coalition (PNVRC) Psychologists for Social Responsibility September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Shalom Center Socialist Action Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Students Take Action for New Directions (STAND) Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC) The Thomas Paine Project TransAfrica Forum TrueMajority United for Justice with Peace US Peace Council United Students Against Sweatshops Veterans for Peace War Resisters League West War Times Washington Peace Center Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) Western States Legal Foundation Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section Working Assets
