I’m donating my diary quota today to stark. Diary below is hers.
Emailing is great. Faxing is better. Phone calls are fun (cause you
actually
get to have some human contact).
But, hand-delivery is really the best way to go.
Iraq Pledge of Resistance has
organized an ongoing campaign of resistance, to culminate in a March on
Washington March 20, 2006.
“From Mourning to Resistance – March on the Pentagon”
Washington DC March 20, 2006
Join the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance to STOP the WAR
NOW!
Marking the end of the 3rd year since the war began.The United States government has been involved in an illegal and
immoral war
in Iraq for three years. As a result, over 2,200 Americans and 100,000
Iraqis have been killed and countless others are severely injured and
disabled. Over $120 billion is being spent by the U.S. government this
year
alone. We are demanding our government end the war NOW! [view
schedule]“A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress”
January 16 – March 20, 2006
Since President Bush has made it clear that he has no intention of
ending
the U.S. military occupation and war in Iraq, the National Campaign for
Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) is choosing to focus on our
Representatives and
Senators in Congress, who allowed this war to start, and who must act
now to
bring it to an end.You may view the full call here. Additional materials for the Call to
Conscience will be posted on this website in the beginning of the new
year,
and we encourage you to check back (as well as to review previous
actions
organized by the NCNR, below). If your organization is interested in
participating, please email pledgecoordinator@starpower.netThank you for your interest. We look forward to working together for
peace
in the new year.
“From Mourning to Resistance – March on the Pentagon”
Washington DC March 20, 2006
Join the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance to
STOP the WAR NOW!
Marking the end of the 3rd year since the war began.
The United States government has been involved in an illegal and
immoral war
in Iraq for three years. As a result, over 2,200 Americans and 100,000
Iraqis have been killed and countless others are severely injured and
disabled. Over $120 billion is being spent by the U.S. government this
year
alone. We are demanding our government end the war NOW!Schedule – March 20, 2006
9:00 am Gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Speakers and music
10:00 am Begin march to Pentagon
11:00 am Arrive at Pentagon Program of speakers
11:15 am Ceremony honoring the dead
11:30 am Die-in and other nonviolent actions by those willing to risk
arrestParticipants should RSVP to Max Obuszewski at 410-323-7200, ext. 31.
To participate in other actions of nonviolent civil resistance earlier
in
the morning at the Pentagon on March 20, contact Pete Perry at
pete_perry@yahoo.comParticipants are encouraged to identify their home town and/or state
and to
carry signs or placards with names and pictures of Americans and Iraqis
who
have died in the war. Also encouraged are signs with wording MOURN the
DEAD,
HEAL the WOUNDED, END the WAR, signs about tax dollars spent on the
war, or
signs confronting the torture of others by the U.S. government.This action will provide an opportunity for those willing to risk
arrest, as
well those who are there in support, to speak out against the war in a
powerful way.The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is a part of the Iraq
Pledge
of Resistance and follows the principles of nonviolent resistance in
the
tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This action
is
in solidarity with “A Call to Conscience for the U.S. Congress”
appealing to
elected leaders to stop funding the war and bring the troops home now.
In
addition, there are many other antiwar actions taking place during the
March
18-20 time frame. Dozens of cities, including Atlanta, Boston,
Fayetteville,
Hartford, Los Angeles, Mobile to New Orleans, Philadelphia, San
Francisco
and Syracuse, have plans to speak out against the war and occupation of
Iraq.
