The invasion of Iraq was miltarily successful. Is the Peace
Movement's job over? No. Unfortunately the [illegal and
unjustified] invasion of Iraq
was not an aberration but "business as usual."
The amazing activist networks that we constructed around the
world within weeks must continue to be active.
The US now spends more on the military than the rest of
the world combined.
Our response to war and militarism is not just a concern
for "activists",
it is a concern
for all Americans who care about America and the America that it can be.
Think about it!
Another view:
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president
in every decision that he makes and we should just support that."
- Britney Spears, CNN, 2003.09.03
(ref)
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Rachel Corrie Memorial Vigil
Rachels' War Bush mentioned vast quantities of chemical weapons in Iraq. How come not a single gram has been found?? Somebody was fudging on the truth? |
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Feb. 15 -
International Mobilization - The World Against the War on Iraq! Stop
the War on Immigrants!
Share this information with everybody. This is our best chance to show our disapproval. Huge RALLY & MARCH in coordination with marches in hundreds of cities around the world, including Akron, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Aotearoa, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Berne, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chicago, Cleveland, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edmonton, Glasgow, Havana, Helsinki, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Lahore, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manila, Mexico City, Montreal, New York, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Ramallah, Reunion Island, Reykjavik, Rome, San Francisco, San Juan, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Skopje, Stockholm, Sydney, Tallinn, Tokyo, Toronto, Valetta, Vienna, Warsaw and MANY OTHERS including Bellingham, Olympia, Tacoma, Yakima, Ellensburg and Spokane! Join with the world against the War on the World. Gather at 11:30, Rally @ Noon, March at 1pm to the Federal Building and the INS Detention Center. Meet at the SEATTLE CENTER FOUNTAIN GROUNDS. Check website for flyers: http://www.feb15.org Sponsors: American Friends Service Committee (Seattle), The Church Council of Greater Seattle, Green Party of Washington State, Hate Free Zone, NW Labor & Employment Office (LELO), Not in Our Name (NION), No War Against Iraq Coalition, Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (SNOW) Write the UN representatives. Tell them that you are NOT in favor of going to war with Iraq and that we hope there can be a peaceful solution:
A Seattle Coalition Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War has over 55 member organizations and is helping to organize neighborhood events. Emergency Response -- What to do if the US invades IRAQ?
"Support the Poor! No More War!" 15,000 person march on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Seattle, January 20, 2003. Photo from Seattle Independent Media Center, a member of the worldwide indymedia collective.
US to Employ "Shock and Awe" Strategy "The intent here is to impose a regime of Shock and Awe through delivery of instant, nearly incomprehensible levels of massive destruction directed at influencing society writ large, meaning its leadership and public, rather than targeting directly against military or strategic objectives even with relatively few numbers or systems. The employment of this capability against society and its values, called "counter-value" in the nuclear deterrent jargon, is massively destructive strikes directly at the public will of the adversary to resist and, ideally or theoretically, would instantly or quickly incapacitate that will over the space of a few hours or days." (from Chapter 2) Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Wallingford Vigil, corner of Wallingford Ave and N. 45th in front of Wallingford Center. Join us! (Wallingford Neighbors for Peace) Sundays, 2 - 3 pm, the Green Lake Vigil. Other Seattle neighborhood vigils The Bush White House has an "opinion" line. The line accepts calls from 9-5 EST, Monday through Friday. Call 202-456-1111. A machine will detain you briefly; then a live operator will ask you to say "I oppose" or "I approve." It will take only a few minutes. The president has said that he wants to know what the American people are thinking. Tell him.
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Although we are stunned and horrifed at the tragic events on September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, we -- like many others -- are gravely concerned that the administration's response, in their haste for justice, could result in more tragic loss of life, more innocent lives taken. What should we do??
A commitment to peace with justice is the surest path to genuine security in the United States and elsewhere. America is strongest when it's following its best ideals, not when engaged in unwarranted retribution.
The world wants justice through legal means, not through military action! (Check the latest Gallup Poll for global survey results)
Contact your Elected Officials!
It is important now to send a message to all elected officials that we in Seattle and elsewhere want justice, but "justice" that compounds the tragedy of wasted human lives is not justice.
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George W. Bush president@whitehouse.gov The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 |
Senator Maria Cantwell maria@cantwell.senate.gov 717 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3441 202-228-0514 - FAX |
Senator Patty Murray senator_murray@murray.senate.gov 173 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2621 Fax: (202) 224-0238 |
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Jay Inslee; 1st district http://www.house.gov/inslee |
Rick Larsen; 2nd district http://www.house.gov/larsen/ |
Brian Baird; 3rd district http://www.house.gov/baird |
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Doc Hastings; 4th district http://www.house.gov/hastings |
George Nethercutt; 5th district http://www.house.gov/nethercutt |
Norman Dicks; 6th district http://www.house.gov/dicks |
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Jim McDermott; 7th district http://www.house.gov/mcdermott |
Jennifer Dunn; 8th district http://www.house.gov/dunn |
Adam Smith; 9th district http://www.house.gov/adamsmith |
New! How to write a letter to the editor. Also for writing letters to editors, see this: http://www.mediawhoresonline.com/contactinfo.htm. For local newspapers try http://www.thestruggle.org.
News and Upcoming Events
On September 19, 2001 over 1500 people marched from
St. Mark's Cathedral in a
PROCESSION FOR PEACE to St. James Cathedral for a closing service at
St. James.
St. Mark's Cathredral, September 19, 2001. © George P. Hickey
Westlake Mall, September 22, 2001. © George P. Hickey
Useful Links
Petitions
Petition to
George Bush and other world leaders
Call for
Peace and Justice, Petition to George Bush.
Justice, not Terror" petition.
Action for Justice, not War
Statements
In Defense of
Freedom, signed by 150 organizations, 300 law professors,
and 40 computer scientists on September 20, 2001 at the National Press Club
CPSR Statement
on the Terrorist Attack / Declaracisn de CPSR sobre el ataque
del terroristas
(Mostly) Local Programs and Resources
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
To report civil rights violations related to the September 11 tragedy:
Telephone: 1-866-76-USCCR / 768-7227,
Hearing Impaired: 1-800-877-8339, or
send
E-Mail: ocre02@attglobal.net.
Church Council announces formation of
"Watchful Eyes"
teams to protect Muslim houses of worship.
Peace and Justice Event
Calendar for Seattle
Vigils and Other Activities in the Seattle area
Independent Media
News and Views You're
Unlikely to Find in the Mainstream Mass Media
Seattle's own!
Eat the State!
Seattle Independent Media Center
is a member of
Indymedia,
a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of
journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of
important social and political issues in Seattle and worldwide.
Commondreams
Waging Peace
articles
Fairness and Accuracy in the Media
Alternet.org
Media Channel
DEMOCRACY NOW!
(real audio)
Jim Hightower
(real audio)
100Fires.com,
the first comprehensive social change ONLINE bookstore in the United
States.
It's the Oil, Stupid!, Michael T. Klare.
Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors
without Borders) "is a humanitarian medical aid agency committed to
two objectives: providing medical aid wherever needed, regardless of
race, religion, politics or sex, and raising awareness of the plight
of the people we help."
Some Peace Posters
Posters for Peace
From the Media Education Foundation
Beyond the Frame: Alternative Views on the September 11th Atrocities
includes
streaming video featuring America's leading dissident thinkers and
activists, including, Noam Chomsky, Janine Jackson, Nawal el Saadawi,
Alisa Solomon, Seth Ackerman, Henry Giroux, Sut Jhally, Michael T.
Klare, Rob Okun, Howard Zinn, Lorraine Ali, Robin Morgan, Nancy
Carlsson-Paige, Diane Levin, Cynthia Enloe, & Robert Jensen.
LOTs of peace and antiwar links!
Human sculptures...
God
Angrily Clarifies "Don't Kill" Rule -- Brilliant!
Civil Liberties
American Civil Liberties Union
(and "bustcard"
reference)
Defend Civil Rights!
Become a card-carrying member of the ACLU.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Freedoms
curtailed in defense of liberty (Satire) (we hope!)
FBI Core
Values. First and foremost: "rigorous
obedience to the Constitution of the United States." We also note
that the congress is sworn to uphold this document as well.
Guide to Homeland Security Color Coding System
Information that
has been removed from Federal government
web sites since 9/11.
In order to save the constitution we had to destroy it...
Text of USA PATRIOT Act, which President Bush has signed.
President Bush's
plans
(September 20, 2001)
for response to the terrorist attacks.
From the New York Times (September 20):
"The White House also announced that Mr. Bush would
address a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday
evening to lay out his aims for what he has called a
global war on terrorism and to detail the sacrifices that
might be asked of the American public."
(Transcript of president Bush's speech)
Iraq
Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq
& Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq Includes
critical -- and under-reported --
information on the effects of sanctions, reports of
delegations traveling to Iraq, and actions.
Comments on the State of the Union
address by the Iraq Peace Team, organized by Voices in the Wilderness.
Reflections
Reconstructions;
Reflections on media and humanity after tragedy
Peace Efforts in Other Cities
Washington, D.C.
Washington Peace Center
San Francisco:
911 Peace Network
New York:
Rapid
Deployment: New York City Peace Movement Hits the Streets
A worldwide site: Justice Yes! War No!
Support for Victims
To donate cash for relief work or to get emergency relief information.
This web site needs updating. Another task for the new year...
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