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<td>Make Your Voice Heard Today -- UFPJ Plan of Action</td>
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<td>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:21:50 -0500 (EST)</td>
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face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><i>Please forward
widely!</i></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1"><b>TODAY, call the
Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to
connect to your representative's office</b>. (<a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=1&url=http://capwiz.com/fconl/directory/congdir.tt">Click
here to
find out who your Representative is.</a>)<br>
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<p><font face="verdana,geneva"><font size="1">When you are
connected, ask to speak with the aide responsible for Iraq War issues.
After
identifying yourself, tell the aide you want to leave a brief message,
such as:</font></font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1">"Please tell
Representative (Name) to take three steps to make the U.S.
more secure in the world:</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1">1. Vote
"yes" this week on the non-binding resolution opposing the escalation
of the war
in Iraq.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1">2. Take
a real step forward for peace and stop funding war: Vote NO on
supplemental war
appropriations.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1">3. Don't
escalate the war into Iran."</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="1">Be sure to ask the
office to send you a transcript of the Representative's House floor
speech on Iraq: All members have been given at least 5 minutes to make
a statement on Iraq
this week.</font></p>
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<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">Dear friends of United
for Peace and Justice,</font></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><i> NO Escalation
in </i><i>Iraq</i><i> </i></font></b></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><i> NO War with </i><i>Iran</i><i>
</i></font></b></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><i><b> NO More
Funding for War</b></i></font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
NOW!</b><br>
We are at a critical time in our movement to end the war. Now is the
time to build on the momentum of the November elections, the massive
Jan. 27th
march on Washington, the ongoing local work, the mistrial of Lt.
Ehren Watada, and the vote on Tuesday by the Vermont state legislature
to pass a resolution calling
for the troops to come home. We are in the midst of a nationwide peace
surge. <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>Over the next six
weeks, we
have new opportunities to help end this war, and UFPJ has a plan of
action! </b></font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">Below is more specific
information on actions you can take now. Whether you are working with a
group or taking action alone, everyone
needs to be in motion. We have a long road ahead of us, but
momentum is on our side!</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>Plan of Action From
United for
Peace and Justice -- Urgent Nationwide Campaign
Unfolds in the Coming Weeks</b></font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>1) TODAY, THURSDAY,
FEB. 15TH -- CONGRESSIONAL
CALL-IN DAY</b><br>
Your member of
Congress needs to hear from you TODAY, while the House is still
debating H.Con.Res. 63. This
measure will pass in the House and we can hardly get excited about a
non-binding
resolution. <i>But, and this is a very important
"but," United for Peace and Justice urges you to help make sure there
is a VERY
strong show of opposition to the Bush escalation plan</i>. Last week
the Senate discussion was hijacked
by procedural maneuvers, so this Friday's vote will be the first
Congressional
statement of opposition to the President's escalation and could lay the
foundation for stronger action in the coming weeks. </font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">Keep in mind -- a
strong rejection of the Bush administration's policies in Iraq
could be an important step in helping to prevent the widening of the
war into
military action against Iran.
The administration continues to throw out accusations against Iran,
and we must take the threat of a new front in their war very seriously!</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>2) LET OUR VOICES BE
COUNTED! NATIONAL
PETITION CAMPAIGN</b><br>
United
for Peace and Justice initiated a campaign to collect signatures on a
petition
calling on Congress to use its power to end the war in Iraq and to
prevent a war in Iran. We offer this petition as another tool -- a
mechanism to
send our message to Congress and a way to strengthen the local
organizing work
that is the heart and soul of the antiwar movement.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">Take
a moment right now to <a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=2&url=http://www.unitedforpeace.org/downloads/UFPJ_Petition2.pdf">download
the petition</a>. Be sure to make
copies before you start collecting signatures. And then go out to
gather as
many names as you can: Talk to your neighbors and the people you go to
school
with or work with; set up a table in a busy shopping area; bring the
petition
to your religious institutions, community groups, and professional
organizations and unions. <b>Imagine,
we could get tens of thousands of signatures in just a few weeks if we
try!</b></font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>3) WELCOME YOUR REP
BACK HOME! CONGRESSIONAL RECESS NEXT WEEK</b><br>
This coming week
Congress will be in recess, and most members will be in their home
districts. </font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>They need to hear from
us!</b> Let them know you want to talk. <a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=3&url=http://www.volunteerforchange.org/org/show/546">There
may be a meeting already scheduled in your district that you can join.</a>
Or you can schedule your own meeting. <a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=4&url=http://capwiz.com/fconl/directory/congdir.tt">Find
local contact information for your representative here.</a><br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">In addition to
meetings, you might want to join -- or help organize -- vigils,
pickets, rallies
or other public activities outside the offices of your members of
Congress.
Depending on where your member stands on the war and what contact you
have
already had with her or him, you might also consider planning a
nonviolent act of
civil disobedience. The point is to make sure every member of Congress
understands our message: We want the war to end, and we want them to
use their
power to end it! </font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>4) OPPOSE SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDING FOR THE WAR</b><br>
President Bush has
sent Congress his request for an additional $93 billion for this war.
Remember,
that's on top of the over $360 billion already spent on a war that
never should
have happened! United for Peace and Justice is clear in our demand: Not
one
more dollar for this war. But it will not be easy to convince Congress
to cut
off the funding.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">What is unfolding in
Congress is a reminder of the role our movement must play. Our
representatives
must understand that non-binding resolutions don't cut it -- they have
to stand
up to the Bush administration and use their power to end the war and
bring the
troops home NOW! This means voting NO on
the war supplemental.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">In the coming weeks we
will provide talking points and other organizing resources to help you
do this
work. Be sure to keep checking the UFPJ website for updates and
information.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><b>5) 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE WAR IN </b><b>IRAQ</b><b> -- MARCH 19TH</b><br>
With more and more
people dying everyday, this anniversary is an important moment to make
the cost
of war visible and make our growing opposition known! United for Peace
and
Justice has issued a call for local, decentralized actions against the
war in Iraq -- and against a new war in Iran -- in order to make sure
our voices are heard. In many places local groups are
already planning activities: rallies and marches, educational events,
and nonviolent
civil disobedience. These actions will include our focus on Congress,
as well as
continue to put pressure on the war machine by supporting GI
resistance,
opposing military recruitment efforts and disrupting war profiteers.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"><a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=5&url=http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php?sortby=&caltype=51">Check
the calendar on
the UFPJ website to find
out what's being planned in your area</a>, and be sure to list any
activities you might be planning or helping to organize. It doesn't
matter if
your activity is on the exact date of the anniversary -- any actions
around that
time will be included in our listings. Let's make sure that every city
and town
in every corner of the country has activities demanding an end to the
war in Iraq
now! <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">If you have never done
something like this before and want some help, get in touch with our
national
office at 212-868-5545.</font></p>
<p><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2">As always, we welcome and
greatly appreciate your financial support in helping us to continue
this work. <a
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=285668267&url_num=6&url=http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate">Please
help us keep the momentum toward peace growing by taking a moment to
make a donation today!</a><br>
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