>From: "Mrs. Jela Jovanovic, Secretary General" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Date: Saturday, June 24, 2000 10:41 PM >Subject: Re: IRAQ/USA: National Mobilization to end the Sanctions > > >>: National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq >> >>: "We are destroying an entire society. It is as simple and terrifying >>: as that." -Denis Halliday, former UN coordinator of the Oil-for-Food >>: Program and Nobel Peace Prize nominee >> >>: Dear Friend, >> >>: The summer of 2000 is shaping up to be the largest mobilization we've >>: seen yet to end the sanctions on Iraq. Please join us August 6th (A6) >>: for a mass demonstration and rally in DC. >> >>: Why August 6th? Why now? >> >>: On August 6, 1990 the UN Security Council imposed a near total embargo >>: on Iraq, the most comprehensive sanctions in the history of the United >>: Nations. For everyone concerned, the resulting crisis was thought to >>: be a short-term problem created by the 1991 Gulf War and sanctions. Yet, >>: this summer Iraq's humanitarian crisis will enter its tenth year. >> >>: The United Nations remains at odds with the U.S. overresolving this >>: crisis; Washington insists the international embargo must continue. >>: Caught in the middle are over 22 million Iraqis struggling to survive. >>: According to UNICEF, in the seven years from 1991 to 1998, sanctions >>: contributed to the excess deaths of over 500,000 children under the >>: age of five. The International Committee for the Red Cross recently >>: described the situation in Iraq as "increasingly desperate." >> >>: The U.S. response? An air war. Earlier this month, Associated Press >>: and Reuters reported U.S. bombings of Iraqi cities for four days in >>: a row (6/1/00). Regular bombing raids since 1991 have caused hundreds >>: of casualties, making America's war on Iraq the longest continuous air >>: campaign since the Vietnam War. >> >>: In response, members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Peace >>: Action, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), American >>: Muslims for Global Peace & Justice, Voices in the Wilderness, Mennonite >>: Central Committee (MCC), Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), >>: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Life for Relief & Development >>: (LIFE), and over 20 other organizations are calling for a national rally >>: on August 6th (A6) in our nation's capital to mark the tenth year of >>: sanctions against Iraq. >> >>: With a growing number of countries, former UN officials, Members of >>: Congress, religious bodies, and organizations coming out against >>: sanctions, the time has come for us to gather and take a principled >>: stand against the Administration's genocidal policy toward Iraq. >> >>: We hope that you will join us. If you or a representative of your >>: organization are unable to attend, but are interested, let us >>: know. Please see the attached endorsement form which includes the >>: Mobilization's mission statement. If you have any questions, please >>: call us at (202) 543-3649 or (202) 258-4958. For recent updates, >>: please check out our website at http://www.saveageneration.org/a6. >> >>: In Peace, >> >>: Stephanie Schaudel Raed Battah >>: A6 Outreach Coordinator A6 Outreach Coordinator >> >>: National Mobilization to End the Sanctions on Iraq >>: 504 Eleventh Street SE, Suite #204, Washington, DC 20003 >> >>: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>: http://www.saveageneration.org/a6 >> >>: Tel.(202) 543-3649, fax (202) 543-1062  Cell (202) 258-4958 >>: *********************************************************** >> >>: National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq >>: August 5-7 >> >>: Although the Gulf War officially ended nearly a decade ago, the war >>: against the people of Iraq continues. Accordingly, we of various faith >>: communities, peace and justice organizations, and concerned citizens >>: demand that the economic sanctions and bombings end immediately. We >>: believe it is reprehensible to use the children, the poor, and the sick >>: of Iraq as bargaining chips for a political standoff in which they, >>: not Saddam Hussein, suffer. We oppose all sanctions that prevent or >>: otherwise hamper a nation's ability to provide for the public health of >>: its people. Our message is clear and direct: "Lift the economic >>: sanctions, stop the bombing!" >> >>: Name of Organization:__________________________________________ >> >>: Individual Contact:____________________________________________ >> >>: Address:_______________________________________________________ >> >>: City/State:______________________________Zip Code:_____________ >> >>: Telephone:_______________________________Fax:__________________ >> >>: Email:_________________________________________________________ >> >>: *********************************************************************** >> >>: Please Check: >> >>: _____Yes, add my organization as an endorser of the mobilization*. >>: _____Yes, we will advertise this mobilization in our newsletter and >>: in our networks. >>: _____Yes, we will mail out/distribute _____ copies of the flyer or >>: brochure. >>: _____Yes, we will send _____ people to DC August 5-7. >>: _____Yes, we are enclosing a contribution to help defray the costs >>: of the weekend. >> >>: Return to: Stephanie Schaudel or Raed Battah, DC Organizers >> >>: >>>-----------------------------------------------------------<<< >>: >> Further Informations about Iraq and Palestine: >>: >> http://irak.de.cx >>: >> http://user.exit.de/giv/index.htm >>: >> http://soziales.freepage.de/irak/index.htm >>: >> http://www.germany.net/teilnehmer/101,88843/index.html >>: >>>-----------------------------------------------------------<<< >> >>: * * * * * >> >> > > > > > --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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