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From: Susan Sarandon <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Subject: Speak your truth, even if your voice shakes!
To: [email protected]
September 18, 2009
Dear K.M.Venugopalan,
*There is nothing more powerful than hearing someone speak from their
heart. *
*That is why I was so moved by Barbara Lee's passionate speech on the floor
of Congress September 14, 2001, eight years ago this week. She was the only
member of Congress, in both the House and Senate, to have the courage to
vote no against authorizing war in Afghanistan. Her voice shakes with
emotion, but she stands her ground with strength and grace and the knowledge
that she is speaking the truth that desperately needed to be heard. Her's
was the only voice of compassion, of reason, during such a charged and
painful time. When she said "Let us not become the evil that we deplore,"
she knew the quagmire that would result from such military engagement.
This week, many of us took inspiration from Barbara Lee and used our own
voices to speak out against our woefully misguided war in Afghanistan. As
one woman, she spoke for many of us eight years ago. This week, we each have
the opportunity to follow her lead and channel the outrage and hope of
everyone who wants us out of Afghanistan; each day, we flooded the
blogosphere and phone lines and opinion sections of newspapers with the
words that need to be heard about why we need to end our involvement in
Afghanistan. If you haven't already, you can still use these tools from
CODEPINK<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=q6EJfqDb7qLd86Poyk8rDwpAKBwaVy%2FB>to
make your voice loud and clear.
*
*One of the best bumper stickers I've ever seen says "Speak your truth, even
if your voice shakes." If you haven't ever blogged or called your
Congressperson before, now is the time to do so, even if your voice shakes.
It is up to us to remember Barbara Lee's brave example, her voice trembling
with deeply felt conviction. We need more Barbara Lees to speak out against
war. We can be those Barbara Lees, ourselves. We are the ones we've been
waiting for. When we speak together from the heart, we truly can change the
world.*
*In solidarity,
Susan Sarandon *
Today is the 8th anniversary of President Bush signing the Authorization for
Use of Military Force (AUMF). The AUMF is the bill which authorized --and
less than three weeks later on October 7th --led to the invasion of
Afghanistan.
** Follow Susan's lead and call your congressperson at
*1-800-517-5696*today and use
our talking
points<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tY%2FE4qysVHyZp0ius%2BnXJgpAKBwaVy%2FB>.
*Say NO to another troop surge and NO more money for the war. *
** Tell us how your call went--report back
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.
*Keep using your voice (even if it shakes)!*
Dana, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janet, Jodie, Medea, Nancy, Paris, Rae, Tracy and
Whitney
*Use our Media Tips & Tools to speak your peace + check out our media
successes!
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*
*Watch Barbara Lee's speech that inspired Susan
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*
*Use your voice to Call Congress today
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