Roberta
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Post by Roberta on Nov 13, 2008 11:08:43 GMT -8
change.gov/page/s/yourvisionA peace group (United for Peace and Justice?) recently sent me this way to make a comment to the incoming administration. I submitted my vision for the future along the lines of bringing the troops home as soon as we can get them on planes, that we NOT redeploy to Afghanistan where we aren't universally welcomed to say the least, and that we make major reductions in defense/weapons and instead rebuild the domestic economy and infrastructure. I started this new thread for links that enable/encourage folks to do something, online or in-person.
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Post by anni on Nov 14, 2008 16:36:52 GMT -8
Roberta, have you got the message board fever, or what??? And I love your vision for the new END OF WAR. I was getting nervous at Obama's talk of moving the war. I think it's time we grow up and end war, all together, NOW!
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Post by Brian on Nov 16, 2008 1:56:17 GMT -8
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Post by anni on Nov 16, 2008 11:52:23 GMT -8
Thanks, Brian. I'm gonna have a new sign for next time: THE WAR IS [glow=red,2,300]SO[/glow] OVER
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Post by Roberta on Nov 21, 2008 8:13:09 GMT -8
Maybe others saw the article in the L.A.Times about Obama surrounding himself with numerous Democratic "hawks". Discouraging. You can express yourself to the transition team at the link I posted above. And here's one specifically to oppose Gates carrying on as DoD Secretary. act.peaceactionwest.org/peaceactionwest/home/
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Post by Brian on Nov 21, 2008 23:39:17 GMT -8
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Post by Jeanne Lavieri on Nov 23, 2008 20:01:57 GMT -8
I like this strand. I LOVE Code Pink. The NYT is great. Creativity put to good use.
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Post by Brian on Dec 6, 2008 0:21:08 GMT -8
I hope to find more in-person -- and on the street -- activities for activism, as Roberta mentioned in the initial post. Meanwhile, here's another online petition by Codepink, calling on Israel's defense minister to release from jail the conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in occupied Palestine. The submissions will be hand-delivered on Dec. 18: salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/424/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26305
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Roberta
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Post by Roberta on Dec 7, 2008 18:04:57 GMT -8
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Post by Brian on Dec 8, 2008 19:43:04 GMT -8
Those three are great, Roberta! I was pleased to learn that "afsc" stands for the American Friends Service Committee -- the Quakers must be the original peaceniks in this country. Allow me to get that first link activated: votersforpeace.us/index2.php
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