Links to activism for June

[Roberta]

Says it all:

www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-president-obama-we-deserve-a-say-in-the-future-of-america-s-longest-war-3?akid=10872.1182728.48XL7u&rd=1&suppress_one_click=true&t=4

[Brian]

That's a good petition, Roberta.  Right now, it has nearly 32,000 signatures.

On the same topic, here's a customizable letter to your Senators from Peace Action, asking them to co-sponsor Senator Jeff Merkley's resolution calling for a vote by Congress on keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan after this year:

org.salsalabs.com/o/161/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15819

[Brian]

Is your in box filling up too?  These are my picks from the initial rush of e-mails calling for action online about Iraq.

Peace Action has a letter asking President Obama to refrain from military action and to invest in diplomacy and nonviolent solutions instead -- I removed the fire/gasoline cliche and made other changes:

org.salsalabs.com/o/161/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15861

Credo put up a petition simply telling the President, don't bomb Iraq:

act.credoaction.com/sign/dont_bomb_iraq?sp_ref=46553193.4.8162.o.1.2&referring_akid=10952.69721.FeQjM3&source=clickcopy_sp

This Move On petition to the President and Congress had 64,927 signatures when I signed it:

pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-president-obama-32?source=s.fwd&r_by=488841

[Brian]

A week has gone by, but leave it to the Friends Committee on National Legislation to take the time to assemble constructive options for Iraq in its customizable letter that you can send to your Representative and Senators.  My top priority: the humanitarian crisis that must be addressed. The folks at FCNL put up the most thoughtful actions, and their software e-mails a copy of your letter to you after you click on send:

www.capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?utm_content=Link+396185&utm_campaign=Legislative+Action+Message&utm_source=Deja+vu+in+Iraq&utm_medium=Email&alertid=63262846&type=CO

FCNL has also been in the forefront of the movement to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.  On the webpage linked below -- titled "3 Reasons to Keep Lobbying to End the Endless War" --  I learned that our Rep. Adam Schiff decided not to offer his amendment to repeal the AUMF, but he voted for Barbara Lee's amendment, which would have taken effect sooner.  It failed, 157-260.

fcnl.org/action/alert/2014/3_reasons_to_keep_lobbying_aumf/?utm_content=Link+396189&utm_campaign=Legislative+Action+Message&utm_source=Deja+vu+in+Iraq&utm_medium=Email

[Jeanne]

Thanks for the updates, Brian.

[anni]

Only one day left in June, still this seems important.

Just Foreign Policy's Robert Naiman posted a petition to the U.S. House of Representatives through Move On, calling on all members to sign the letter by Democrat Barbara Lee and Republican Scott Rigell, which asks President Obama to check with them before waging war in Iraq, just as the Constitution requires:

petitions.moveon.org/sign/join-barbara-lee-scott?source=s.icn.em.cp&r_by=488841