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Moratorium to commemorate Fifth year of Iraq War
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Rich Gardner | 03.19.2008
We sadly observe the fifth anniversary of a war that was based on lies, has led to almost 4000 US deaths, roughly 30,000 wounded and has cost or will cost up to $3 trillion. Iraqis have suffered horribly, with over a million dead, millions displaced and a shredding of their whole society. We call for it to end!  Local protesters The 5year of G. W. Bush’s War on Iraq, March 19 is a day that no one remembers fondly. Iraqis remember it as the beginning of a nightmare that hasn't ended. Americans see it as a huge waste of resources. We must speak truth to power and not acquiesce to more carnage. Too many returned military members with Post Traumatic Stress, or worse… too many Iraqi refugees, or worse… On October 27th many individuals, churches, synagogues, mosques & meetings joined in a “Human Chain for Peace”. We must not lose hope. Together, we can & must continue to be the voice for peace. Please, join us Pacem in Terris (Delaware), Catholic Peace Fellowship, St. Vincent de Paul (Peace and Justice Ministry), Pax Christi USA, Bainbridge House, Catholic Worker House of Grace, St. Mary Magdalene Community, Christian Association (UPenn), New Jerusalem Now, Church of the Advocate, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Church of the Advent (Hatboro), Ethical Humanist Society (Philadelphia), Gloria Dei (Huntington Valley), Central Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting (Peace and Social Concerns), AFSC, Moorestown Friends (Food not Bombs), Buckingham Monthly Meeting, Germantown Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Arch St. Friends Meeting, Jewish Farm School, Jewish Voice for Peace, Bubbes and Zaydes (um, Grandparents) for Peace in the Middle East, Shalom Center, Kol Tzedek Synagogue, Mishkan Shalom Synagogue, Germantown Mennonite Church (Peace and Justice Group), First United Methodist Church of Germantown, Arch Street United Methodist Church, Cookman United Methodist Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, Ashbury Protestant Ministry at Drexel University, Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore, Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill (Social Justice)
So, REST ASSURED THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE The folks who organized the amazing October 27th demo in Philadelphia, are called United for Peace and Justice/UFPJ Delaware Valley Network. To mark March 19th, many events are happening in Washington DC. Those of you who wish to take part can find out more information at the United for Peace and Justice (National) web site at: http://www.unitedforpeace.org and http://www.resistinmarch.org/ Locally, we are following common themes, but allowing our many groups to plan their own events. Here are the common themes: 1. We mark this period of time as "Not-Business-As-Usual" Time. We call this a MORATORIUM. Some of us will not go to work or to school on March 19th. Some of us will do something at work or school to commemorate the day and educate others. 2. We mark this period of time as "Time to CONFRONT OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS." Some of us will hold vigils at their district offices. Some of us will arrange to meet with them. Some of us will write letters and post cards. We will all ask that they stop funding this war, bring all the troops home, and care for them on their return. http://www.ufpj-dvn.org/Philly.html has a complete list as to what Congressional offices will be aproached when. Please go to the schedule to find other activities in your area! 3. We mark this period of time as "Time to MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WAR AND THE RECESSION." We note that the U.S. is in debt for over $400,000,000,000,000. This is a debt that has been largely caused by spending on the war with money we do not have. This is a debt our children and grandchildren will have to bear. Is it any wonder that our country is going into recession? http://www.ufpj-dvn.org/Economic_effects.html has a complete run-down on the economic costs of the war. 4. We mark this period of time as "Time to REACH OUT AND TEACH OUT." We see the need to hold educational sessions to teach others about the truth about this war and also about the erosion of our civil liberties (partly in connection with this war). WE HOPE YOUR MOSQUE, MEETING, CHURCH, SYNOGOGUE OR GROUP will do something to mark this time and not let it go past unnoticed.
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