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Writing letters to your Representative, or your local newspaper, are great ways to help get the world out about Peace Action and peace issues. Below are our current Actions. Clicking on any action will take you to a specific Action Page, with a form letter which you can personalize and send. Do your part to create change, one letter at a time!
Demand a Cease-Fire in the Middle East!
As the crisis in the Middle East grows, with the continued Israeli military incursion in the Gaza Strip and the escalating, daily attacks between the Israeli armed forces and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon, we urge you take action at this critical time.
Please contact President Bush and Congress immediately. Urge them to take action to bring about an immediate cease-fire in the current conflict.
TELL CONGRESS TO CATCH UP WITH THE PEACE MAJORITY!Over 60% of Americans believe the war in Iraq was not worth fighting. When will Congress catch up with the rest of the country?
Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) has introduced a great bill which has bipartisan support. House Concurrent Resolution 348 demands that the United States should not maintain a permanent military presence or military bases in Iraq, the United States should not attempt to control the flow of Iraqi oil, and United States Armed Forces should be redeployed from Iraq as soon as practicable after the completion of Iraq's constitution-making process or September 30, 2006, whichever occurs first.
Your Congressmen and women need to hear from you!
Tell the Senate to say NO to a permanent American presence in Iraq!
For the first time the Senate is considering amendments aimed at ending the war in Iraq. As part of the the Senate's consideration of Supplemental Appropriations Bill H.R. 4939, these two amendments will be considered:
1.) Senator Russ Feingold is offering an amendment that requires the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of this year!
2.) Senator Joe Biden is offering an amendment barring spending on permanent U.S. bases in Iraq and on control of Iraqi oil reserves.
Click here to tell your Senators you don’t approve of funding a permanent U.S. presence in Iraq, that you want an end to this war and that you want our troops to come home now!
Thanks to Freedom of Information Act filing by our allies at the ACLU, we know for a fact that at least two Peace Action affliates and the national Student Peace Action Network have been spied upon by the Bush's FBI. That is why this Resolution of Inquiry, submitted by our ally Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), is of the upmost importance to us.
Click here to write a letter to the members of the House Intelligence Commitee
Thank your Representative for Standing up for Murtha
Good work! Due to strong grassroots pressure on your part, your Representative has signed on to support Congressman John Murtha and his legislation, HJ Res 73, which aims to bring our troops home within 6 months.
Click here to see a list of all the members of Congress who support Murtha's Resolution.
Save New Orleans and Stop The War
In the same week President Bush unloaded his pork-pie budget on Congress, Reuters has reported that cash-strapped New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was forced to take meetings with representatives from France and Jordan in a desperate attempt to secure funding for the rebuilding of New Orleans. This year's record budget does not include the estimated $120 billion that Bush will request under an "emergency supplemental" to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq this year.
Please take the time to write your congressperson now!
Support Congressman John Murtha's Efforts to Bring the Troops home!gn for a New Foreign licy
Last week, Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) a longtime congressional hawk, took a historic stand and came out against the war in Iraq and for bringing our troops home. Republicans have sought to portray Murtha's call for troop withdrawal as "cutting and running." This is nothing but the blatant deceptions and blind partisanship of a party running from reality.Support Congressman Murtha today by writing a letter to your editors!
Force Congress to Debate the War - HJ Res 55 Discharge Petitiongn for a New Foreign licy
Congress must now take the lead on bringing the troops home.A discharge petition is a House procedure that permits members to bring to the floor a piece of legislation that has not cleared committee, but only if 218 members of Congress sign the petition. The discharge petition provides 17 hours of debate and, most importantly, allows members of Congress to attach amendments to the bill. The ability of any member, from any side, to attach an amendment ensures that all perspectives will be debated and voted upon.
With your help, we can make sure that Congress provides that leadership they were sent to Washington to provide by forcing a debate, and vote, on the bipartisan Homeward Bound Act.
Use Our Money To Bring Them Home gn for a New Foreign licy
Congress must now take the lead on bringing the troops home.Rep Jim McGovern's bill (The End the War in Iraq Act of 2005) would allow Pentagon funds to be used only to provide for the orderly withdrawal of US troops and costs associated with transition to in Iraqi/international security structure. Write your Representative and urge him/her to cosponsor this bill!
Stop the Illegal Pentagon DatabaseCmpaign for a New Foreign licy
In a desperate attempt to more aggressively target prospective recruits, the Pentagon is now contracting with private companies to create a massive military recruiting database full of extensive personal information on more than 30 million young Americans. This is an alarming violation of all citizens’ privacy, and it conflicts with the federal Privacy Act.Send a letter to your Representative today urging him or her to stop the Illegal Pentagon database and protect student prvacy today! Remember, it's good to personalize your letter!
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