Dear friend of United for Peace,

Please help us STOP THE WAR ON IRAQ before it starts! Forward this call to action far and wide and join with hundreds of communities throughout the U.S. and the world by organizing \"no war on Iraq\" events ASAP! At the bottom of this email is information about ordering \"no war on Iraq\" window signs. Thanks for all your good work!

In solidarity,
Andrea Buffa
Global Exchange/United for Peace
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UNITED FOR PEACE CALL TO ACTION: LET’S STOP BUSH’S WAR ON IRAQ

SEPT. 30: NO WAR ON IRAQ LOBBY DAY AT LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES

OCTOBER 5-7: CREATIVE PROTESTS TO STOP THE WAR

George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld want to drag our nation into a disastrous military venture against a country that has not attacked us. They want to wage a war that could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis and many U.S. troops, a war that would alienate people all over the world and make us more vulnerable to attacks here at home, a war that makes a mockery of international law, a war that would cost about $100 billion at a time when our schools and hospitals are starved for funds.

Given the calamitous situation in the Middle East already, this war could plunge the region into total chaos and spread instability worldwide. We must act quickly!

Just as hundreds of communities across the nation came together in peace gatherings on September 11, we must come together in even greater numbers to demand no war on Iraq. We must call for U.N. weapons inspections, not a U.S.-led war.

PLEASE HELP BY ORGANIZING MEETINGS OR RALLIES AT THE LOCAL OFFICES OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES ON MON., SEPT. 30.
Within the next month, Congress is expected to vote on whether or not to authorize a war against Iraq. We must convince our Representatives and Senators that their constituents oppose a pre-emptive war against Iraq. For the day of September 30, we suggest that groups set up a meeting with their local Senator or Representative (or with the legislative aide if the representative is in DC), demanding that he/she sign on to a statement opposing war with Iraq. For Congress members who have been staunchly pro-war, we suggest a large, spirited anti-war rally outside the Congress member’s office. On the same day, national peace groups have called for a \"no war on Iraq\" lobbying day in Washington, DC.

LET’S FOLLOW THE SEPT. 30 LOBBY DAY WITH ANTI-WAR PROTEST ACTIVITIES FROM OCTOBER 5-7 SUCH AS:
•Organize a \"no war on Iraq\" march or protest at the U.S. federal building in your city or another central location.
•Hang a \"No War on Iraq\" banner in a prominent public place. You can hang banners from freeway overpasses and out the windows of buildings in downtown areas.
•Join with people throughout the country who plan to participate in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience to express their opposition to a war against Iraq. For more information, contact the Iraq Peace Pledge, www.peacepledge.org, pledgecoordinator@starpower.net.
•Organize teach-ins, sit-ins or walk-outs at high schools and college campuses to protest sending young Americans to fight--and die--for the benefit of U.S. oil companies. 

BE PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT BY BUILDING LOCALLY
The website www.unitedforpeace.org will provide ideas for events, educational materials, sample flyers and press releases, and tips for organizing. We will also keep a central listing of all the events, so please list your event on the site.

Working together in big cities and small towns across the country, we can build a strong, vibrant, creative, non-violent peace movement. Together we can build a nation that responds to terrorism through the rule of law instead of through more violence. Together we can build a nation that is a respectful and constructive member of the family of nations.

We have a small window of opportunity to stop this war before it starts. Let us seize the moment!

Contact Global Exchange at 1-800-497-1994, peace@globalexchange.org, www.unitedforpeace.org, www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/iraq
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